Fae Pagan Path?

[AutumnSprite]

Can someone tell me more about the Fairy pagan path? Is there one? Where can I get good information about it on the web or in books? Is anyone here on that path who is willing to share their path with me?

Leslie

[Maiden Zafirbel]

i am also interested in a pagan path that is faery influenced...
the only information that i can think of off the top of my head.. is that there are two different kinds... one is faery and the other is feri...but i'm not sure how they differ

any other info or links would be great! if anyone has any :D hehehe.. thanks :D

[RubyRose]

I believe there's some information regarding these two traditions here:

www.witchvox.com

[Mystra]

I one good author/practioner from Feri at least is Francesca DeGrandis she has a couple books out on it. One of them is called Be a Goddess and it is a 15 week sort of course that takes you through some of the foundations of that path. Good place to start in my opinion.

mystra

[AutumnSprite]

Thanks for all the information!

Leslie

[moonmorgan]

I'm going to put this here because I can't figure out where else to put it.

Is there a difference between a fairy and a faery. If so what? If not, why are there two spellings? Where are there orgins?

[RubyRose]

I'm going to put this here because I can't figure out where else to put it.

Is there a difference between a fairy and a faery. If so what? If not, why are there two spellings? Where are there orgins?

Personally, I don't think there is any real difference, other than to distinguish between a fairytale and a faery (as in a otherworldly creature, plus not all faeries are nice, like they seem to be depicted in fairystories)

Bendithion,
RubyRose

[Fairywolf]

You can correct me if I am wrong but I think that some cases of the spelling IS because of different origans. I believe different parts of the world have it spelled differently. I think it also comes from different types of Fae. But this is just my thoughts. I am not 100% sure :lol:

[Faeawyn]

I'm currently studying the world of faeries :)

The word “fairy” is derived from the Latin “fata” or fate, referring to the mythical Fates, 3 women who spin and control the threads of life. The archaic English term for fairies is fays, which means, “enchanted or bewitched”. In Ireland, they were known as the Thuathe de Danaan. They were in union with nature and possessed keen psychic senses. There is much evidence of fairy lore in relation to witchcraft. The “little people” gradually became identified with witches.

Some scholars of Irish legends and myths would have it that the Faery were/are remnants of the Tuatha de Danaan (children of the Goddess Danu) who, when having been beaten in battle by the invading Milesians, fled to the hills and burrows (the Underworld) of Ireland. Being endowed with magical powers, for which they were well renowned, they were able to survive (supposedly) to this very day.

The fae is mainly used to signify enchanters and enchantresses with supernatural powers. Some fae are mortal, others are supernatural beings or are part human and part supernatural. Two well-known fays are the Lady of the Lake and Morgan le Fay.

Nature fairies.
The nature fairies are mermaids, water-spirits, tree-spirits and such.

Faery people.
This may be considered "true" fairies. Two main groups: The communal fairies, who belong to a group, tribe, and/or nation and live together, or the individual or solitary fairies, who are usually associated with a place, occupation, or household.
For the most part communal fairies live in a Faery land and may have a loosely organized social structure, or a distinct structure with a king and/or queen.
The solitary fairies are of two general types. Some have a connection with humans, others avoid them. The hobgoblins are friendly spirits who live in houses and do domestic chores, such as helping bread to rise and caring for unattended babies. The brownie is another type of solitary Faery. The banshee is a solitary Faery who wails to foretell the death of a family member. The leprechaun is a solitary Faery who shuns human contact.

[moonmorgan]

The word “fairy” is derived from the Latin “fata” or fate, referring to the mythical Fates, 3 women who spin and control the threads of life. The archaic English term for fairies is fays, which means, “enchanted or bewitched”. In Ireland, they were known as the Thuathe de Danaan.

Wow. I was unaware that the fates and Thuathe de Danaan had anything to do with Fairies.

Very cool and thanks for the info, as well as what others posted too, thanks to you as well.

Faewyn, may I pass along this info to another group?

[Faeawyn]

Wow. I was unaware that the fates and Thuathe de Danaan had anything to do with Fairies.

Very cool and thanks for the info, as well as what others posted too, thanks to you as well.

Faewyn, may I pass along this info to another group?
I don't mind. Since it was "taught" to me in class....I don't think it will be a problem spreading it to others :)

[mucgwyrt]

Aren't the Tylwyth Teg welsh faeries?
(dont really know, not my strong point, but maybe worth googling ;) )

[RubyRose]

Aren't the Tylwyth Teg welsh faeries?
(dont really know, not my strong point, but maybe worth googling ;) )

I believe the Tylwyth Teg is the welsh name for Faeries or Faery Witchcraft

[SylverStar]

Hmm, I always thought the faery tradition was a sort of gay movement in the Wiccan community. I never thought gained much popularity though. Margot Alder writes about it in "Drawing Down the Moon"

[Mòrag Elasaid Ní Dhòmhnaill]

There is a Feri tradition that is most popular with gay men yes. Then there are those who follow a faery path as related to Them (faeries, sidhe, Tuatha de Dannan, etc.), and there is also the tradition that was mentioned above that Francesca DeGrandis is involved with.

[Phi]

I have read that there are certain places that are sacred to aboriginal peoples that are guarded by the fae, or by faeries, elves, pixies, ect. Anybody know of any?
Also that it is never wise to step inside a fairy ring, or fairy circle.

Also that they often appear as colored light balls to humans.
Also I read somewhere that "pixie" might come from the Roman word "Pict" for some aboriginals in Great Britain that were known to be in Scotland historically, but I cannot find that reference now...anybody else know of it?

[moonmorgan]

So would it be right to say that the Feri Tradition is for gay men?

[Mòrag Elasaid Ní Dhòmhnaill]

One form of it yes. The other form no. Go to witchvox.com, look at their traditions pages, they have a lot of good info there.

[Happy_Dissident]

An interesting thread to be sure :antennae: - I never realised that there were specifically paths of paganism that were faery related - learn something new everyday.
As for fairys/faerys/fae themselves - I have been enamored with them (or enchanted by them :tongueout ) and have been studying about them and slowing making "official" contact with them over the past 3 months(after studying I have concluded that actually, I have been in contact with faerys since I was a child roaming the woods at every opportunity, but I just didn't realise that was what I was "talking" to and "sensing"). The only thing that I am absolutely certain about is that faerys are as mutable as their many names! Though we, as humans, have a love of neatly putting things in an order and labeling them, one just can't reliably do that with faerys. It is true that most of the time a faery of a certain type with usually act a certain way or appear a certain way or do certain things, but one must always be prepared for that to suddenly change and then, just as suddenly, change back again. The words to remember about faerys are:

Fluid Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid. Readily reshaped; pliable. Smooth and flowing; graceful. Changing or tending to change; variable. Characterized by or allowing social mobility.
Whimsical Determined by, arising from, or marked by whim or caprice. Erratic in behavior or degree of unpredictability.

Another thing to definately keep in mind is that they love jokes, laughter and play - if you can't take a joke, don't play with faerys as most times the joke will be on you and you've got to be able to laugh about it. I actually had a bit of a problem about a month ago when the faerys (or perhaps a small dragon or some other astral being) decided that it was great fun to tease my one cat. It is worth noting that of my two cats, this is the one who can be rather pompus and arrogant, two things faerys don't like. The cat would suddenly perk up and begin intently focusing on something that I myself couldn't see, but often could feel the presence of. He'd cautiously creep up on it - looking for all the while as if he were focusing on empty space - and then suddenly he'd leap strait away into the air, spinning around to look behind him as if he'd been pinched in the bottom. After about a week of this the poor animal was a nervous wreck and so I had to have a kindly and respectful talk with the perpetrators, explaining that, yes, it was quite funny, but could they please ease off as it was beginning to be torturous for the cat. The "attacks" stopped immediately.

The Happy Dissident

[mystic_firefae]

Leslie,
I follow the path of the Fae, the Tauwathen De Danon to be exact.....there is such a thing you just have to know where to look......There are books you can buy......"Faery Wicca" is a good one......that should give you a start......any questions, just give a shout......... melinnium_angelface@yahoo.com

[MuseSick]

I suggest you read everything and anything by Brian Froud, and build your own practice based on what you learn there. Go by mostly fae lore and try to use few books of helping you build connunicatiooooon with them.

Lore of the fae is the base. Its all you need to know. You may guide yourself from there.

But a good foundation faerie magick book is Enchantment of the Faerie Realm

that and Lore books is all you need.