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Do they exist? Or are they just figments of our imagination? What is our imagination and what is it capable of producing?
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Maybe it is humanities imagination that contains a collective memory of other worlds?
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Fairies - What are they and do they exist?
Many cultures talk of miniature mythical creatures such as fairies and elves.
So we could ask where do all these similar universal descriptions of paranormal beings originate from?
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Fairy Folklore
The fairy myth can be traced back as early as 3000BC and can now be found in
many cultures around the world, although fairy folklore varies from culture
to culture. There is generally a common consistent interpretation for the fairy
concept across all cultures. The fairy type creature is known to be supernatural
and inhabiting the same world as humans. However instead of living on the human
physical vibration they live on a parallel spiritual plane. The fairy could
be considered to be projections of the human personality in a spiritual form.
Because fairy folk are living in the same space as human folk, albeit a different
dimension, it is possible for the fairy to get very close to their human physical
counterpart, particularly human children. The creatures of fairy land and the
folklore that surrounds these magical beings is fascinating
Fairies
These fairy creatures have a reputation of being both good and bad; when
a fairy element likes you, particularly if you are a child, it can be magically
charming; if however you cross such a being then watch out because some
say that their supernatural powers are immense and can be used for both
good and evil purposes. Fairies are sometimes known for their specific
roles or dwellings and sometimes for their behaviour such as their love
of dancing. There are several places around the world where they are known
to meet to carry out their magical dancing. The county of Sussex in England
has several spots known to be Iron Age hill forts, these include Chanctonbury
Ring and Cissbery Ring. These Iron Age forts are also believed to be the
meeting point for fairies when they carry out some of their magic rituals.
The Tooth Fairy
Many cultures have created rituals around the loss of children's teeth.
However the myth of the tooth fairy is a comparatively new within the history of fairy folklore.
It is said that if a child loses one of her baby teeth, then places it under her pillow at night,
the tooth fairy will come and collect the tooth while she is sleeping.
This tooth is then replaced with a small amount of money. But why do fairies want teeth anyway?
Well some myths state that a fairy may use teeth to build their fairy castles and some darker
myths say that a child's tooth can be used to ward of witches and demons.
Master Dobbs
Master Dobbs is also known as the house fairy and it is said that this helpful
little elemental will help overworked housemaids complete their chores more easily.
Changelings
Much of fairy folklore today portrays a little fairy creature as gentle and
kind. Fairy folklore, further back in history, sometimes depicted the fairy
as darker being. The concept of a changeling is a good example of this.
It has always been believed that fairy's love children but are unable to
produce a baby's themselves. This love for infants has tempted them into
resorting to baby theft. In day's gone bye, if a baby became grizzly, it
was presumed that the real baby had been stolen by the fairies and replaced
with an identical looking baby. This identical looking baby, however, was
believed to really be an old grumpy fairy, disguising its self as the original
baby. The fairy disguised as a baby was known as a changeling.
Elves
The name Elf comes from the Anglo Saxon plural name oelf.
Elves are known to be small elusive magical beings belonging to the fairy kingdom.
They have the capacity to be invisible and carry out both good and bad magic.
They can be found in the woods and grass and delight in the presence of the full moon.
Although elves can do harmful spells they are known more to be annoying with their magic rather than dangerous. Not all elves are mischievous. More recent folklore depicts these elementals
as positive and helpful individuals. Take for example Santa's helpers, many
of whom are elves. Another magical fairy tale which portrays the little elf
in a very favorable light is the story of The Elves And The Shoemaker.
Elf-Shot
A common practice that the naughty elf may carry out is known as 'Elf-shot'.
In fairy folklore an elf has the ability to fire tiny invisible arrows at creatures belonging to the physical realms.
If the damage it inflicts is mild the victim may feel, what we commonly call today, a stitch.
However in times gone by human folk believed that it was the practice of Elf-shot the caused mysterious ailment of a stroke.
Elf-Dreams
Elves are also known to be capable of bringing Albtraum or bad dreams.
It is said that a bad elf will sit by a human, at night while they are sleeping, and whisper bad dreams into their ears.
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