Extract from:
Number Sequences From The Angels
by Doreen Virtue, Ph.D.

The angels do their best to get our attention and to communicate with us. In this way, they help us heal our own lives. However, we often discount the signs they give us, writing them off as mere coincidences or our imagination. The angels say: “We can’t write our messages to you in the sky. You’ve got to pay attention and believe when you see any patterns forming in your life — especially in response to any questions or prayers you’ve posed. When you hear the same song repeatedly or see the same number sequence, who do you think is behind this? Your angels, of course!”

Your angels often communicate messages to you by showing you sequences of numbers. They do this in two ways. First, they subtly whisper in your ear so you’ll look up in time to notice the clock’s time or a phone number on a billboard. The angels hope you’ll be aware that you’re seeing this same number sequence repeatedly. For instance, you may frequently see the number sequence 111, and it seems every time you look at a clock the time reads 1:11 or 11:11.

The second way in which angels show you meaningful number sequences is by physically arranging for, say, a car to drive in front of you that has a specific license plate number they want you to see. Those who are aware of this phenomenon become adept at reading the meaning of various license plates. In this way, the angels will actually give you detailed messages. Here are the basic meanings of various number sequences. However, your own angels will tell you if your situation holds a different meaning for you. Ask your angels, “What are you trying to tell me?” and they’ll happily give you additional information to help decode their numeric meanings.

111 — Monitor your thoughts carefully, and be sure to only think about what you want, not what you don’t want. This sequence is a sign that there is a gate of opportunity opening up, and your thoughts are manifesting into form at record speeds. The 111 is like the bright light of a flash bulb. It means the universe has just taken a snapshot of your thoughts and is manifesting them into form. Are you pleased with what thoughts the universe has captured? If not, correct your thoughts (ask your angels to help you with this if you have difficulty controlling or monitoring your thoughts).

222 — Our newly planted ideas are beginning to grow into reality. Keep watering and nurturing them, and soon they will push through the soil so you can see evidence of your manifestation. In other words, don’t quit five minutes before the miracle. Your manifestation is soon going to be evident to you, so keep up the good work! Keep holding positive thoughts, keep affirming, and continue visualizing.

333 — The Ascended Masters are near you, desiring you to know that you have their help, love, and companionship. Call upon the Ascended Masters often, especially when you see the number 3 patterns around you. Some of the more famous Ascended Masters include: Jesus, Moses, Mary, Quan Yin, and Yogananda.

444 — The angels are surrounding you now, reassuring you of their love and help. Don’t worry because the angels’ help is nearby.

555 — Buckle your seatbelts. A major life change is upon you. This change should not be viewed as being “positive” or “negative,” since all change is but a natural part of life’s flow. Perhaps this change is an answer to your prayers, so continue seeing and feeling yourself being at peace.

666 — Your thoughts are out of balance right now, focused too much on the material world. This number sequence asks you to balance your thoughts between heaven and earth. Like the famous “Sermon on the Mount,” the angels ask you to focus on spirit and service, and know your material and emotional needs will automatically be met as a result.

777 — The angels applaud you…congratulations, you’re on a roll! Keep up the good work and know your wish is coming true. This is an extremely positive sign and means you should also expect more miracles to occur.

888 — A phase of your life is about to end, and this is a sign to give you forewarning to prepare. This number sequence may mean you are winding up an emotional career, or relationship phase. It also means there is light at the end of the tunnel. In addition, it means, “The crops are ripe. Don’t wait to pick and enjoy them.” In other words, don’t procrastinate making your move or enjoying fruits of your labor.

999 — Completion. This is the end of a big phase in your personal or global life. Also, it is a message to lightworkers involved in Earth healing and means, “Get to work because Mother Earth needs you right now.”

000 — A reminder you are one with God, and to feel the presence of your Creator’s love within you. Also, it is a sign that a situation has gone full circle.

In Light Times… A Metaphysical, Spiritual, Holistic Publication
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November, 1999 www.inlightimes.com

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How do crystals work?

All crystals have a vibration and charge. Crystals have been around for billions of years. They have been used in technology such as in computers, watches and televisions. In fact, we would not have technology without the use of crystals and their energetic properties. We also have an electrical charge since we are basically liquid crystal. Our teeth, bone, blood and tissues are all formed from minerals, some forming solid structures, and some dissolved in liquid.All living (and ‘non-living’) things vibrate to certain frequencies. Atoms are in constant motion, so this idea is fact. Crystals have a pure energy due to their regulatory lattice structure. When we are out of balance the crystals pure vibration changes our  vibration, and bring the imbalance closer to harmony. It is therefore important that you use the most appropriate crystal for your needs as the vibrations may change your state in ways you do not need. For example, wearing the crystal hematite for long periods (more than two days at a time) can distort and cause stress in your energy field.

How do I know which crystal is for me?

Usually it’s the first crystal you pick up or the one you are drawn to. If still unsure you can email me for a mini consultation . Alternatively you can look through this website leaflet and choose one yourself!

How do I cleanse my crystals?

There is always little confusion on this, but intention is the key aspect here. Crystals like a bath, place them in a nice bowl of mineral water over night or for a few hours. Another method is smudging or running incense smoke through them, or sage smoke.. a very quick simple way is easy-just hold a thought that you are “cleansing them” and visualize white light flooding through.  A tub of salt and salt water is an option I avoid as the softer crystals will disintegrate or fade. However if you know a lot about geology then salt water is also just as effective for a cleansing tool! Also a few drops of Serapis Bay Pomander is another great cleansing method.

What do I do with my Crystals?

Wearing crystal jewellery is an easy way to benefit from the crystals healing properties. (crystal jewellery available at at my FOLKSY SHOP) Also carrying tumblestones around with you, in a small pouch is also another nice way to have the crystals with you, some crystals fit nicely in our pockets too. Rubbing the crystal with your fingers is very soothing. Twiddling with a crystal anytime is also beneficial. Sleeping with your crystal under the pillow is a very peaceful way to connect to your crystal too as is placing it on certain body parts while you relax helps the vibration of the crystal go to work. Lots of simple ways to benefit from Crystals, just to  have it with you!

Crystal Jewellery

Wearing crystal jewellery is a simple way to receive the effects of crystals, as well as it looking pretty. I make a huge range of Crystal Jewellery, a piece for every emotion (and outfit) I keep my prices low and in comparison to other Crystal healing Jewellery, i also donate a % to Help For Heroes.

How to take care of your crystal jewellery

To ensure that your special crystal jewellery remains clean and energised as you received it please follow the advice below on how to take care of it:

Everyday Use and Care:

My  crystal jewellery is fairly durable as i have tried and tested it!… But extra care has to be taken to maintain its beauty. Remove jewellery before doing any housework  -  household cleaners are corrosive and may permanently damage your crystals. Remove jewellery before swimming or showering  -  chlorine and some soaps may cause damage to the crystals. Only put on your jewellery after perfume and/or hair care products have dried  – as products like this may cause damage to the crystals.

Store in a dark place, out of direct sunlight, in a pouch or box (provided)  -  sunlight can cause fading of the crystals  and the humidity in the air can cause tarnishing to silver.

Cleaning

To ensure that the silver is kept shiny it can be polished gently with a jewellery cloth.  Avoid any  harsh polishes and tarnish removers as these will damage the surface of the crystal and silver.

A soft cloth can be used to wipe over all your crystals.  Most crystals are more sensitive to getting wet than others, so it is always advisable to keep them as dry as possible.

click here for a-z of crystals

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Remember: You should not give up healthcare because of Crystals. You should always visit a healthcare practitioner or doctor or other qualified  about any illness or injury. Crystal Healing is not a diagnosis/ prescription /healthcare information; it is alternative and complementary.

All of these are available from me here in Dubai. I ship locally and internationally. Visit the store for prices. Or contact me for any further information

A-Z of common Crystals and their key healing properties

Agate– stabilizes aura, eliminating negative energies, heals emotional problems stimulates lymphatic system

Agate- (blue lace) healing stone, very soothing and calming, ideal when we are angry to help calm, helps with expression and throat chakra, deep peace.

Agate- (moss) stabilizing & strongly connected to nature, reduces sensitivity to pollution, also useful during child birth, new beginnings, abundance, increase self esteem, reduces stress, boosts immune system.

Amazonite– blocks geopathic stress, absorbs mobile phone/microwave emanations, soothing, calms the brain, soothes emotional trauma, dispels negativity, heart and throat chakra, enhancing love & communication.

Amber– powerful healer & cleansing, stimulates the intellect, clears depression promotes positive mental attitude, peacefulness & trust, brings wisdom. Cleanses chakra an, absorbs pain & negativity.

Amethyst- high spiritual vibration & very protective, enhances meditation, has a sobering effect, puts decisions into practice, calming, dispels anger rage and fear, releases tension headaches and prevents insomnia.

Ametrine-combines amethyst & citrine, useful in long standing illness as brings insights to the cause, clears stress and tension from the head, promotes healing, stimulates creativity, releases blockages on all levels.

Angelite– awareness stone, facilitate conscious contact with angelic realm, heightens perception, fills with compassion and acceptance, tranquility, originally formed fromcelestite.

Aquamarine– courage, reduce stress, calms mind, had affinity with sensitive people, helps overcome judgementalism, supports anyone overwhelmed with responsibility, clears the mind, eases soar throats.

Aventurine-positive stone of prosperity, strong connection to devic kingdom, protects against all pollution, promotes compassion and empathy, brings together the intellectual and emotional recovery, promotes wellbeing, stimulates metabolism, helps lower cholesterol, relieves  migraines.

Bloodstone– blood cleanser, powerful healer, banishes evil and negativity, gives courage, dispels confusion, helps release mental exhaustion, grounds heart energy, helps purify blood and organs, improves circulation, removes toxins

Calcite– amplifier and energy cleanser, accelerates spiritual development, connects emotions with intellect, boosts memory, useful for study, balances all chakras, strengthens joints

Carnelian– grounding, restores energy and vitality, imparts acceptance of life and the life cycle, gives courage promotes positive life changes, motivates us for success, clarifies perception, strong protection against envy and rage.

Celestite- divine energies, promotes purity of heart and good fortune, creative stone for arts, sharpens mind & dispersing  worries, opens connection to angelic realm also, dissolves pain, brings love, active for throat chakra.

Citrine– dissolves negativity, powerful cleanser & regenerator, highly creative stone, encourages wealth, prosperity, abundance,  grounds negative energy, aura protector, useful for the solar plexus, helps overcome fears, depression and stops anger, helps relieves constipation.

Coral– grounding, increases energy levels, connects with nature, stone of passion, inner peace, compassion, helps with most physical ailments.

Diamond– purity, love clarity,

Fluorite-highly protective especially on psychic level, cleanses the aura, effective against electromagnetic stress, draws of negativity, cleanses, purifies, dispels, helps overcome disorganization, increases awareness, learning aid, counter acts mental disorders, beneficial to help overcome virus’s like colds & flu.

Hematite-protection, self esteem, grounding, boosts confidence, useful for over coming compulsions, and over indulgence, helps increase iron levels and regulates the blood supply, useful also for insomnia and anxiety.

Howlite– extremely calming stone, wonderful for insomnia if places under the pillow, useful for an overactive mind, teaches patience, absorbs your own anger and any directed to you, helps balance calcium levels.

Jade– purity & serenity, harmony, peace, reflection, good luck & friendship, releases negative thought patterns, helps clear toxins from the kidneys.

Jasper– supreme nurturer, supports during times of stress, brings tranquility and wholeness, reminds people to help each other.

Jasper (red)- stimulates base chakra, grounding, brings insights, calms emotions, dissolves blockages.

Japer (yellow)- protects spiritual work & physical travel, channels positive energy, stimulates solar plexus chakra, releases toxins, helps heal digestion & stomach problems

Jasper (picture)-Contains a message from its past within each piece for those who can read it, brings hidden feelings of guilt, envy hatred and love & thoughts that are usually pushed to side whether from the now or past lives or past, once repression is released they are seen as lessons along the way, brings comfort & alleviates fear, stimulates immune system.

Jasper-(leopard) Stone of shamanic journeying. It also aids in service to others, helps discover and connect with one’s animal totems or “power” animals. It makes it easier for one to take responsibility properly, Helps with creative visualization, As with all jaspers, this is a protective stone, Physically it helps eliminate toxins and decrease body odor, and is very helpful in self-healing. protects the third eye chakra, but is associated mainly with the root chakra.

Jasper-(snake skin)

assist in moving energy, and accordingly would be an excellent assistant to use during massage or energy work. It opens up the skin layers allowing release of unwanted energies. It often will relax the brain, allowing the sympathetic nervous system to also relax which in turn enhances secretion of toxins out of the muscles

Labradorite– highly mystical & protective stone, deflects unwanted energies from the aura & prevents energy leakage, banishes fears, calms overactive mind, stimulates new ideas, useful through change and transformation, helps eye disorders, stress, regulates metabolism.

Lapus Lazuli– opens third eye, balances throat chakra, stimulates enlightment & enhances dream work & personal spiritual power, quickly releases stress brings deep peace, protective stone that can contact guardians, can reverse curses, helps finding inner truth, encourages self awareness, honesty and self compassion, bonds relationships, dissolves cruelty & suffering.

Malachite-Amplifies positive & negative energies, grounds spiritual energies into the planet, guards against radiation, clears, activates the chakras, attunes to spiritual guidance, also opens the heart for unconditional love, stone of transformation, draws out deep feelings, teaches to take responsibility for ones actions, thoughts & feelings, helps ease menstrual cramps, resonates with female organs, stimulates liver.

Moonstone– new beginnings, calms emotions, feminine energy,  soothes emotional stability, placed on the solar plexus, draws out emotional negative energy, improves emotional intelligence, physically powerfully affects female reproductive cycle and alleviates menstrual related *dis-ease*

Obsidian– careful handling with this one, can bring out a lot of negative emotions rushing to the surface, deep soul healing, strong protection stone, brings to the surface who you really are, dissolves blockages and tension on all levels.

Obsidian (snowflake)- teaches to value mistakes as well as valuing  success, purity, releases wrong thinking, helpful for circulation.

Quartz (clear)-most powerful healing and energy amplifier, absorbs, stores, releases and regulates energy, ideal for unblocking it, clear quartz wands are popular among crystal therapists, raised energy to highest possible level, works on all levels physically.

Quartz (rutilated/angel hair)- cleanses the aura, helps let go of the past, connects to soul lessons, assists in moving forward and learning from core lessons in the past, acts also acts as antidepressant, physically repairs on most levels.

Quartz (rose)- unconditional love, healing forgiveness,

Quartz (smokey)- efficient grounding stone, protection, gently rids negative emotions, lifts depression, reduces fear, helps alleviates suicidal tendencies, physically often used to support during chemotherapy, pain relief, and headaches.

Rhodochrosite-selfless love and compassion, dynamic positive attitude, helps clear solar plexus & base chakras, confronts irrational fears & paranoia , clears solar plexus & base chakra, stone of truth, helps relieves asthma & migraines.

Rhodonite-emotional balancer, encourages love of brotherhood, stimulates, clears & activates the heart chakra, useful first aid stone, supportive for emotional destruction, clears emotional wounds, helps take back projections that blame the partner but whats really inside the self, ideal to use on insect bites & wounds.

Sandstone-stone of creativity, helps with distractions of the mind, gives clarity in thought and sight, also energizing and grounding

Sodalite– unites logic with intuition, opens spiritual perception, stimulates trust, eliminates, mental confusion, encourages rational thought, truth & intuitive perception, calming for panic attacks, enhances self esteem & self trust, helpful also for insomnia, helps calcium deficiencies.

Sugalite– love stone, represents love & wisdom, opens all chakras, inspires spiritual awareness, helps answer life purpose questions, ideal for sensitive people as protects the soul, mentally encourages positive thoughts, supports dyslexia, great pain reliever, helpful for epilepsy also.

Tigerseye– grounding stone, enhances physic abilities, brings out integrity, helpful for resolving conflicts & dilemmas, helps treat mental dis-ease* & personality disorders, heals self worth & criticism & blocked creativity, aids recognizing ones talents & abilities, supports addictive personalities, lifts moods, helpful for reproductive organs.

Tourmaline-(black) protection from ill wishing, spells, helps protect from pollution, radiations & all negative energies, grounds energy, increases physical vitality, disperses tension & stress, clears negative thoughts, stimulates practical creativity, draws off negative energy, helps treat dyslexia, provides pain relief.

Turquoise– protective, warns off infidelity, enhances communication with the physical spiritual worlds, enhances meditation & intuition, ideal usage also on throat chakra, enhances communication & trust, assists in public speaking.

Unakite– stone of vision, ideal for grounding, meditation, rebirth, helps spiritual & psychological growth, reaches the root cause of the problem brings to the surface so that it can then be transformed, supports recovery from major illness.

Even though i am based in Dubai I ship internationally too, many of my clients are from various countries across the globe.
Here in Dubai UAE (i also do worldwide shipping) i sell and supply tumbled stones, rare and unusual crystals and stones for collections, healing, crystal healing jewellery, (handmade) rough & Natural Stones, semi-precious stones, cut gemstones, polished crystals all available internationally too.

Here are some of the selections i sell, Amazonite, Amber, Amethyst, Apatite, Aquamarine, Blue Adventurine, Green Adventurine, Cape Amethyst, Carnelian, Chrysoprase, Citrine, Coral, Diamond, Emerald, Green Fluorite, Purple, Rainbow Fluorite, Jade, Kunzite, Lapis, Leopardskin Jasper, Mahogany Obsidian, Malachite, Moldavite, Grey Moonstone, Orange Moonstone, White Moonstone, Moss Agate, Mother of Pearl, Black Obsidian, Black Onyx, Mexican Onyx, Black Opal, Opal, Fresh Water Pearl, Peridot, Poppy Jasper, Frosted Quartz, Rose Quartz, Rhodonite, Rhodocrosite, Ruby, Sapphire, Sodalite, Sunstone, Sugilite, Tanzanite, Green Tourmaline, Pink Tourmaline, Tree, Agate, Unikite Abalone Agalmatolite Agate Alabaster Alexandrite Amazonite Amber Amblygonite Amethyst Ametrine Angelite Apache Tear Apatite Apophyllite Aquamarine Aragonite Astrophyllite Aventurine Azeztulite Azurite Barite Benitoite Beryl Bismuth Black Onyx Bloodstone Blue Lace Agate Brecciated Jasper Calcite Carnelian Castorite Cat’s Eye Celestite Cerrusite Chalcedony Chalcopyrite Charoite Chiastolite Chrysocolla Chrysolite Chrysoprase Citrine Coral Cuprite Desert Rose Diamond Diopside Dioptase Dumortierite emerald Feldspar Flint Fluorite Fool’s Gold  Galena Garnet Geodes Goldstone Goshenite Gypsum Hawk’s Eye Heliodor Herkimer Diamond Hematite Hiddenite Iceland Spar Iolite Iron Pyrite Ivory Jacinth Jade Jasper Jet Kimberlite Kornerupine Kunzite Kyanite Labradorite Lapis Lazuli Larimar Lazurite Leopardskin Jasper Lepidolite Lodestone Malachite Marcasite Meteorite Mimitite Moldavite Moonstone Morganite Moss Agate Mother of Pearl Nephrite Obsidian Onyx Opal Pearl Peridot Petrified Wood Phenacite Petalite Picture Jasper Praziolite Pyrite Pyrophyllite Quartz Crystal Red Jasper Rhodochrosite Rhodonite Rhyolite Rose Quartz Ruby Rutile Quartz Sapphire Sardonyx Scapolite Selenite Seraphinite Serpentine Skutterudite Smithsonite Smokey Quartz Soapstone Sodalite Spectrolite Spinel Sugilite Sunstone Tanzanite Tektite Tiger Eye Tiger Iron Titanite Topaz Tourmaline Turritella Agate Turquoise Unakite Vanadinite Variscite Vivianite Zeolite Zincite Zircon

Sparklefairy offers a full range of stones fossils and hand made fairy, angel crafts  in Dubai and internationally, and can also source ANY stone fossil or crystal  you like. Just email me your request.
I hold a licence and am able to also offer Crystal Healing, Life Coaching and Reiki in Dubai and UK (i visit UK often) See my services page for information.

Remember: You should not give up healthcare because of Crystals. You should always visit a healthcare practitioner or doctor or other qualified  about any illness or injury. Crystal Healing is not a diagnosis/ prescription /healthcare information; it is alternative and complementary.

How do crystals work?

All crystals have a vibration and charge. Crystals have been around for billions of years. They have been used in technology such as in computers, watches and televisions. In fact, we would not have technology without the use of crystals and their energetic properties. We also have an electrical charge since we are basically liquid crystal. Our teeth, bone, blood and tissues are all formed from minerals, some forming solid structures, and some dissolved in liquid.All living (and ‘non-living’) things vibrate to certain frequencies. Atoms are in constant motion, so this idea is fact. Crystals have a pure energy due to their regulatory lattice structure. When we are out of balance the crystals pure vibration changes our  vibration, and bring the imbalance closer to harmony. It is therefore important that you use the most appropriate crystal for your needs as the vibrations may change your state in ways you do not need. For example, wearing the crystal hematite for long periods (more than two days at a time) can distort and cause stress in your energy field.

How do I know which crystal is for me?

Usually it’s the first crystal you pick up or the one you are drawn to. If still unsure you can email me for a mini consultation . Alternatively you can look through this website leaflet and choose one yourself!

How do I cleanse my crystals?

There is always little confusion on this, but intention is the key aspect here. Crystals like a bath, place them in a nice bowl of mineral water over night or for a few hours. Another method is smudging or running incense smoke through them, or sage smoke.. a very quick simple way is easy-just hold a thought that you are “cleansing them” and visualize white light flooding through.  A tub of salt and salt water is an option I avoid as the softer crystals will disintegrate or fade. However if you know a lot about geology then salt water is also just as effective for a cleansing tool! Also a few drops of Serapis Bay Pomander is another great cleansing method.

What do I do with my Crystals?

Wearing crystal jewellery is an easy way to benefit from the crystals healing properties. (crystal jewellery available at at my FOLKSY SHOP) Also carrying tumblestones around with you, in a small pouch is also another nice way to have the crystals with you, some crystals fit nicely in our pockets too. Rubbing the crystal with your fingers is very soothing. Twiddling with a crystal anytime is also beneficial. Sleeping with your crystal under the pillow is a very peaceful way to connect to your crystal too as is placing it on certain body parts while you relax helps the vibration of the crystal go to work. Lots of simple ways to benefit from Crystals, just to  have it with you!

Crystal Jewellery

Wearing crystal jewellery is a simple way to receive the effects of crystals, as well as it looking pretty. I make a huge range of Crystal Jewellery, a piece for every emotion (and outfit) I keep my prices low and in comparison to other Crystal healing Jewellery, i also donate a % to Help For Heroes.

How to take care of your crystal jewellery

To ensure that your special crystal jewellery remains clean and energised as you received it please follow the advice below on how to take care of it:

Everyday Use and Care:

My  crystal jewellery is fairly durable as i have tried and tested it!… But extra care has to be taken to maintain its beauty. Remove jewellery before doing any housework  -  household cleaners are corrosive and may permanently damage your crystals. Remove jewellery before swimming or showering  -  chlorine and some soaps may cause damage to the crystals. Only put on your jewellery after perfume and/or hair care products have dried  – as products like this may cause damage to the crystals.

Store in a dark place, out of direct sunlight, in a pouch or box (provided)  -  sunlight can cause fading of the crystals  and the humidity in the air can cause tarnishing to silver.

Cleaning

To ensure that the silver is kept shiny it can be polished gently with a jewellery cloth.  Avoid any  harsh polishes and tarnish removers as these will damage the surface of the crystal and silver.

A soft cloth can be used to wipe over all your crystals.  Most crystals are more sensitive to getting wet than others, so it is always advisable to keep them as dry as possible.

A-Z of common Crystals and their key healing properties

Agate– stabilizes aura, eliminating negative energies, heals emotional problems stimulates lymphatic system

Agate- (blue lace) healing stone, very soothing and calming, ideal when we are angry to help calm, helps with expression and throat chakra, deep peace.

Agate- (moss) stabilizing & strongly connected to nature, reduces sensitivity to pollution, also useful during child birth, new beginnings, abundance, increase self esteem, reduces stress, boosts immune system.

Amazonite– blocks geopathic stress, absorbs mobile phone/microwave emanations, soothing, calms the brain, soothes emotional trauma, dispels negativity, heart and throat chakra, enhancing love & communication.

Amber– powerful healer & cleansing, stimulates the intellect, clears depression promotes positive mental attitude, peacefulness & trust, brings wisdom. Cleanses chakra an, absorbs pain & negativity.

Amethyst- high spiritual vibration & very protective, enhances meditation, has a sobering effect, puts decisions into practice, calming, dispels anger rage and fear, releases tension headaches and prevents insomnia.

Ametrine-combines amethyst & citrine, useful in long standing illness as brings insights to the cause, clears stress and tension from the head, promotes healing, stimulates creativity, releases blockages on all levels.

Angelite– awareness stone, facilitate conscious contact with angelic realm, heightens perception, fills with compassion and acceptance, tranquility, originally formed from celestite.

Aquamarine– courage, reduce stress, calms mind, had affinity with sensitive people, helps overcome judgementalism, supports anyone overwhelmed with responsibility, clears the mind, eases soar throats.

Aventurine-positive stone of prosperity, strong connection to devic kingdom, protects against all pollution, promotes compassion and empathy, brings together the intellectual and emotional recovery, promotes wellbeing, stimulates metabolism, helps lower cholesterol, relieves  migraines.

Bloodstone– blood cleanser, powerful healer, banishes evil and negativity, gives courage, dispels confusion, helps release mental exhaustion, grounds heart energy, helps purify blood and organs, improves circulation, removes toxins

Calcite– amplifier and energy cleanser, accelerates spiritual development, connects emotions with intellect, boosts memory, useful for study, balances all chakras, strengthens joints

Carnelian– grounding, restores energy and vitality, imparts acceptance of life and the life cycle, gives courage promotes positive life changes, motivates us for success, clarifies perception, strong protection against envy and rage.

Celestite- divine energies, promotes purity of heart and good fortune, creative stone for arts, sharpens mind & dispersing  worries, opens connection to angelic realm also, dissolves pain, brings love, active for throat chakra.

Citrine– dissolves negativity, powerful cleanser & regenerator, highly creative stone, encourages wealth, prosperity, abundance,  grounds negative energy, aura protector, useful for the solar plexus, helps overcome fears, depression and stops anger, helps relieves constipation.

Coral– grounding, increases energy levels, connects with nature, stone of passion, inner peace, compassion, helps with most physical ailments.

Diamond– purity, love clarity,

Fluorite-highly protective especially on psychic level, cleanses the aura, effective against electromagnetic stress, draws of negativity, cleanses, purifies, dispels, helps overcome disorganization, increases awareness, learning aid, counter acts mental disorders, beneficial to help overcome virus’s like colds & flu.

Hematite-protection, self esteem, grounding, boosts confidence, useful for over coming compulsions, and over indulgence, helps increase iron levels and regulates the blood supply, useful also for insomnia and anxiety.

Howlite– extremely calming stone, wonderful for insomnia if places under the pillow, useful for an overactive mind, teaches patience, absorbs your own anger and any directed to you, helps balance calcium levels.

Jade– purity & serenity, harmony, peace, reflection, good luck & friendship, releases negative thought patterns, helps clear toxins from the kidneys.

Jasper– supreme nurturer, supports during times of stress, brings tranquility and wholeness, reminds people to help each other.

Jasper (red)- stimulates base chakra, grounding, brings insights, calms emotions, dissolves blockages.

Japer (yellow)- protects spiritual work & physical travel, channels positive energy, stimulates solar plexus chakra, releases toxins, helps heal digestion & stomach problems

Jasper (picture)-Contains a message from its past within each piece for those who can read it, brings hidden feelings of guilt, envy hatred and love & thoughts that are usually pushed to side whether from the now or past lives or past, once repression is released they are seen as lessons along the way, brings comfort & alleviates fear, stimulates immune system.

Jasper-(leopard) Stone of shamanic journeying. It also aids in service to others, helps discover and connect with one’s animal totems or “power” animals. It makes it easier for one to take responsibility properly, Helps with creative visualization, As with all jaspers, this is a protective stone, Physically it helps eliminate toxins and decrease body odor, and is very helpful in self-healing. protects the third eye chakra, but is associated mainly with the root chakra.

Jasper-(snake skin)

assist in moving energy, and accordingly would be an excellent assistant to use during massage or energy work. It opens up the skin layers allowing release of unwanted energies. It often will relax the brain, allowing the sympathetic nervous system to also relax which in turn enhances secretion of toxins out of the muscles

Labradorite– highly mystical & protective stone, deflects unwanted energies from the aura & prevents energy leakage, banishes fears, calms overactive mind, stimulates new ideas, useful through change and transformation, helps eye disorders, stress, regulates metabolism.

Lapus Lazuli– opens third eye, balances throat chakra, stimulates enlightment & enhances dream work & personal spiritual power, quickly releases stress brings deep peace, protective stone that can contact guardians, can reverse curses, helps finding inner truth, encourages self awareness, honesty and self compassion, bonds relationships, dissolves cruelty & suffering.

Malachite-Amplifies positive & negative energies, grounds spiritual energies into the planet, guards against radiation, clears, activates the chakras, attunes to spiritual guidance, also opens the heart for unconditional love, stone of transformation, draws out deep feelings, teaches to take responsibility for ones actions, thoughts & feelings, helps ease menstrual cramps, resonates with female organs, stimulates liver.

Moonstone– new beginnings, calms emotions, feminine energy,  soothes emotional stability, placed on the solar plexus, draws out emotional negative energy, improves emotional intelligence, physically powerfully affects female reproductive cycle and alleviates menstrual related *dis-ease*

Obsidian– careful handling with this one, can bring out a lot of negative emotions rushing to the surface, deep soul healing, strong protection stone, brings to the surface who you really are, dissolves blockages and tension on all levels.

Obsidian (snowflake)- teaches to value mistakes as well as valuing  success, purity, releases wrong thinking, helpful for circulation.

Quartz (clear)-most powerful healing and energy amplifier, absorbs, stores, releases and regulates energy, ideal for unblocking it, clear quartz wands are popular among crystal therapists, raised energy to highest possible level, works on all levels physically.

Quartz (rutilated/angel hair)- cleanses the aura, helps let go of the past, connects to soul lessons, assists in moving forward and learning from core lessons in the past, acts also acts as antidepressant, physically repairs on most levels.

Quartz (rose)- unconditional love, healing forgiveness,

A fairy

Etymology

The word fairy derives from Middle English faierie (also fayerye, feirie, fairie), a direct borrowing from Old French faerie (Modern French féerie) meaning the land, realm, or characteristic activity (i.e. enchantment) of the legendary people of folklore and romance called (in Old French) faie or fee (Modern French fée). This derived ultimately from Late Latin fata (one of the personified Fates, hence a guardian or tutelary spirit, hence a spirit in general); cf. Italian fata, Spanish hada of the same origin.

Fata, although it became a feminine noun in the Romance languages, was originally the neuter plural (“the Fates”) of fatum, past participle of the verb fari to speak, hence “thing spoken, decision, decree” or “prophetic declaration, prediction”, hence “destiny, fate”. It was used as the equivalent of the Greek ?????? Moirai, the personified Fates who determined the course and ending of human life.

To the word faie was added the suffix -erie (Modern English -(e)ry), used to express either a place where something is found (fishery, heronry, nunnery) or a trade or typical activity engaged in by a person (cookery, midwifery, thievery). In later usage it generally applied to any kind of quality or activity associated with a particular sort of person, as in English knavery, roguery, witchery, wizardry.

Faie became Modern English fay “a fairy”; the word is, however, rarely used, although it is well known as part of the name of the legendary sorceress Morgan le Fay of Arthurian legend. Faierie became fairy, but with that spelling now almost exclusively referring to one of the legendary people, with the same meaning as fay. In the sense “land where fairies dwell”, the distinctive and archaic spellings Faery and Faerie are often used. Faery is also used in the sense of “a fairy”, and the back-formation fae, as an equivalent or substitute for fay is now sometimes seen.

The word fey, originally meaning “fated to die” or “having forebodings of death” (hence “visionary”, “mad”, and various other derived meanings) is completely unrelated, being from Old English fæge, Proto-Germanic *faigja- and Proto-Indo-European *poikyo-, whereas Latin fata comes from the Indo-European root *bhã- “speak”. Due to the identity of pronunciation between the two words, “fay” is sometimes misspelled “fey”.

Characteristics

Fairies are generally described as human in appearance and having magical powers. Their origins are less clear in the folklore, being variously dead, or some form of demon, or a species completely independent of humans or angels.[3] Folklorists have suggested that their actual origin lies in a conquered race living in hiding,[4] or in religious beliefs that lost currency with the advent of Christianity.[5] These explanations are not necessarily incompatible, and they may be traceable to multiple sources.

Much of the folklore about fairies revolves around protection from their malice, by such means as cold iron (iron is like poison to fairies, and they will not go near it) or charms of rowan and herbs, or avoiding offense by shunning locations known to be theirs.[6] In particular, folklore describes how to prevent the fairies from stealing babies and substituting changelings, and abducting older people as well.[7] Many folktales are told of fairies, and they appear as characters in stories from medieval tales of chivalry, to Victorian fairy tales, and up to the present day in modern literature.

The Reverend Robert Kirk, Minister of the Parish of Aberfoyle, Stirling, Scotland, wrote in 1691:

“These Siths or Fairies they call Sleagh Maith or the Good People…are said to be of middle nature between Man and Angel, as were Daemons thought to be of old; of intelligent fluidous Spirits, and light changeable bodies (lyke those called Astral) somewhat of the nature of a condensed cloud, and best seen in twilight. These bodies be so pliable through the sublety of Spirits that agitate them, that they can make them appear or disappear at pleasure” – from The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies[8]

Although in modern culture they are often depicted as young, sometimes winged, humanoids of small stature, they originally were depicted much differently: tall, radiant, angelic beings or short, wizened trolls being some of the commonly mentioned. Diminutive fairies of one kind or another have been recorded for centuries, but occur alongside the human-sized beings; these have been depicted as ranging in size from very tiny up to the size of a human child.[9] Even with these small fairies, however, their small size may be magically assumed rather than constant.[10]

Wings, while common in Victorian and later artwork of fairies, are very rare in the folklore; even very small fairies flew with magic, sometimes flying on ragwort stems or the backs of birds.[11] Nowadays, fairies are often depicted with ordinary insect wings or butterfly wings.

Various animals have also been described as fairies. Sometimes this is the result of shape shifting on part of the fairy, as in the case of the selkie (seal people); others, like the kelpie and various black dogs, appear to stay more constant in form.[12]

A hidden people

One common theme found among the Celtic nations describes a race of diminutive people who had been driven into hiding by invading humans. They came to be seen as another race, or possibly spirits, and were believed to live in an Otherworld that was variously described as existing underground, in hidden hills (many of which were ancient burial mounds), or across the Western Sea.[4]

In old Celtic fairy lore the sidhe (fairy folk) are immortals living in the ancient barrows and cairns. The Tuatha de Danaan are associated with several Otherworld realms including Mag Mell (the Pleasant Plain), Emain Ablach (the Fortress of Apples or the Land of Promise or the Isle of Women), and the Tir na nÓg (the Land of Youth).[34]

The concept of the Otherworld is also associated with the Isle of Apples, known as Avalon in the Arthurian mythos (often equated with Ablach Emain). Here we find the Silver Bough that allowed a living mortal to enter and withdraw from the Otherworld. According to legend, the Fairy Queen sometimes offered the branch to worthy mortals, granting them safe passage and food during their stay.

Some 19th century archaeologists thought they had found underground rooms in the Orkney islands resembling the Elfland in Childe Rowland.[35] In popular folklore, flint arrowheads from the Stone Age were attributed to the fairies as “elf-shot”.[36] The fairies’ fear of iron was attributed to the invaders having iron weapons, whereas the inhabitants had only flint and were therefore easily defeated in physical battle. Their green clothing and underground homes were credited to their need to hide and camouflage themselves from hostile humans, and their use of magic a necessary skill for combating those with superior weaponry.[4] In Victorian beliefs of evolution, cannibalism among “ogres” was attributed to memories of more savage races, still practicing it alongside “superior” races that had abandoned it.[37] Selkies, described in fairy tales as shapeshifting seal people, were attributed to memories of skin-clad “primitive” people traveling in kayaks.[4] African pygmies were put forth as an example of a race that had previously existed over larger stretches of territory, but come to be scarce and semi-mythical with the passage of time and prominence of other tribes and races.[38]

Practical beliefs and protection

When considered as beings that a person might actually encounter, fairies were noted for their mischief and malice. Some pranks ascribed to them, such as tangling the hair of sleepers into “Elf-locks“, stealing small items or leading a traveler astray, are generally harmless. But far more dangerous behaviors were also attributed to fairies. Any form of sudden death might stem from a fairy kidnapping, with the apparent corpse being a wooden stand-in with the appearance of the kidnapped person.[7] Consumption (tuberculosis) was sometimes blamed on the fairies forcing young men and women to dance at revels every night, causing them to waste away from lack of rest.[43] Fairies riding domestic animals, such as cows or pigs or ducks, could cause paralysis or mysterious illnesses.

As a consequence, practical considerations of fairies have normally been advice on averting them. In terms of protective charms, cold iron is the most familiar, but other things are regarded as detrimental to the fairies: wearing clothing inside out, running water, bells (especially church bells), St. John’s wort, and four-leaf clovers, among others. Some lore is contradictory, such as Rowan trees in some tales being sacred to the fairies, and in other tales being protection against them. In Newfoundland folklore, the most popular type of fairy protection is bread, varying from stale bread to hard tack or a slice of fresh home-made bread. The belief that bread has some sort of special power is an ancient one. Bread is associated with the home and the hearth, as well as with industry and the taming of nature, and as such, seems to be disliked by some types of fairies. On the other hand, in much of the Celtic folklore, baked goods are a traditional offering to the folk, as are cream and butter.[32]

“The prototype of food, and therefore a symbol of life, bread was one of the commonest protections against fairies. Before going out into a fairy-haunted place, it was customary to put a piece of dry bread in one’s pocket.”[44]

Bells also have an ambiguous role; while they protect against fairies, the fairies riding on horseback — such as the fairy queen — often have bells on their harness. This may be a distinguishing trait between the Seelie Court from the Unseelie Court, such that fairies use them to protect themselves from more wicked members of their race.[45] Another ambiguous piece of folklore revolves about poultry: a cock’s crow drove away fairies, but other tales recount fairies keeping poultry.[46]

In County Wexford, Ireland, in 1882, it was reported that “if an infant is carried out after dark a piece of bread is wrapped in its bib or dress, and this protects it from any witchcraft or evil.”[47]

While many fairies will confuse travelers on the path, the will o’ the wisp can be avoided by not following it. Certain locations, known to be haunts of fairies, are to be avoided; C. S. Lewis reported hearing of a cottage more feared for its reported fairies than its reported ghost.[48] In particular, digging in fairy hills was unwise. Paths that the fairies travel are also wise to avoid. Home-owners have knocked corners from houses because the corner blocked the fairy path,[49] and cottages have been built with the front and back doors in line, so that the owners could, in need, leave them both open and let the fairies troop through all night.[50] Locations such as fairy forts were left undisturbed; even cutting brush on fairy forts was reputed to be the death of those who performed the act.[51] Fairy trees, such as thorn trees, were dangerous to chop down; one such tree was left alone in Scotland, though it prevented a road being widened for seventy years.[52] Good house-keeping could keep brownies from spiteful actions, because if they didn’t think the house is clean enough, they pinched people in their sleep. Such water hags as Peg Powler and Jenny Greenteeth, prone to drowning people, could be avoided by avoiding the bodies of water they inhabit.[36]

Other actions were believed to offend fairies. Brownies were known to be driven off by being given clothing, though some folktales recounted that they were offended by inferior quality of the garments given, and others merely stated it, some even recounting that the brownie was delighted with the gift and left with it.[53] Other brownies left households or farms because they heard a complaint, or a compliment.[54] People who saw the fairies were advised not to look closely, because they resented infringements on their privacy.[55] The need to not offend them could lead to problems: one farmer found that fairies threshed his corn, but the threshing continued after all his corn was gone, and he concluded that they were stealing from his neighbors, leaving him the choice between offending them, dangerous in itself, and profiting by the theft.[56]

Millers were thought by the Scots to be “no canny”, owing to their ability to control the forces of nature, such as fire in the kiln, water in the burn, and for being able to set machinery a-whirring. Superstitious communities sometimes believed that the miller must be in league with the fairies. In Scotland fairies were often mischievous and to be feared. No one dared to set foot in the mill or kiln at night as it was known that the fairies brought their corn to be milled after dark. So long as the locals believed this then the miller could sleep secure in the knowledge that his stores were not being robbed. John Fraser, the miller of Whitehill claimed to have hidden and watched the fairies trying unsuccessfully to work the mill. He said he decided to come out of hiding and help them, upon which one of the fairy women gave him a gowpen (double handful of meal) and told him to put it in his empty girnal (store), saying that the store would remain full for a long time, no matter how much he took out.[57]

It is also believed that to know the name of a particular fairy could summon it to you and force it to do your bidding. The name could be used as an insult towards the fairy in question, but it could also rather contradictorily be used to grant powers and gifts to the user.

Changelings

Main article: Changeling

A considerable amount of lore about fairies revolves around changelings, fairy children left in the place of stolen human babies.[4] Older people could also be abducted; a woman who had just given birth and had yet to be churched was regarded as being in particular danger.[58] A common thread in folklore is that eating the fairy food would trap the captive, as Persephone in Hades; this warning is often given to captives who escape by other people in the fairies’ power, who are often described as captives who had eaten and so could not be freed.[59] Folklore differed about the state of the captives: some held that they lived a merry life, others that they always pined for their old friends.[60]

Classifications

Main article: Classifications of fairies

In Scottish folklore, fairies are divided into the Seelie Court, the more beneficently inclined (but still dangerous) fairies, and the Unseelie Court, the malicious fairies. While the fairies from the Seelie court enjoyed playing pranks on humans they were usually harmless pranks, compared to the Unseelie court that enjoyed bringing harm to humans as entertainment.[36]

Trooping fairies refer to fairies who appear in groups and might form settlements. In this definition, fairy is usually understood in a wider sense, as the term can also include various kinds of mythical creatures mainly of Celtic origin; however, the term might also be used for similar beings such as dwarves or elves from Germanic folklore. These are opposed to solitary fairies, who do not live or associate with others of their kind.[61]

Legends

In many legends, the fairies are prone to kidnapping humans, either as babies, leaving changelings in their place, or as young men and women. This can be for a time or forever, and may be more or less dangerous to the kidnapped. In the 19th Century Child Ballad, “Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight“, the elf-knight is a Bluebeard figure, and Isabel must trick and kill him to preserve her life.[62] Child Ballad “Tam Lin” reveals that the title character, though living among the fairies and having fairy powers, was in fact an “earthly knight” and, though his life was pleasant now, he feared that the fairies would pay him as their teind (tithe) to hell.[62] Sir Orfeo tells how Sir Orfeo’s wife was kidnapped by the King of Faerie and only by trickery and excellent harping ability was he able to win her back. Sir Degare narrates the tale of a woman overcome by her fairy lover, who in later versions of the story is unmasked as a mortal. Thomas the Rhymer shows Thomas escaping with less difficulty, but he spends seven years in Elfland[63]. Oisín is harmed not by his stay in Faerie but by his return; when he dismounts, the three centuries that have passed catch up with him, reducing him to an aged man.[64] King Herla (O.E. “Herla cyning”), originally a guise of Woden but later Christianised as a king in a tale by Walter Map, was said, by Map, to have visited a dwarf‘s underground mansion and returned three centuries later; although only some of his men crumbled to dust on dismounting, Herla and his men who did not dismount were trapped on horseback, this being one account of the origin of the Wild Hunt of European folklore.[65][66]

A common feature of the fairies is the use of magic to disguise appearance. Fairy gold is notoriously unreliable, appearing as gold when paid, but soon thereafter revealing itself to be leaves, gorse blossoms, gingerbread cakes, or a variety of other useless things.[67]

These illusions are also implicit in the tales of fairy ointment. Many tales from Northern Europe[68][69] tell of a mortal woman summoned to attend a fairy birth — sometimes attending a mortal, kidnapped woman’s childbed. Invariably, the woman is given something for the child’s eyes, usually an ointment; through mischance, or sometimes curiosity, she uses it on one or both of her own eyes. At that point, she sees where she is; one midwife realizes that she was not attending a great lady in a fine house but her own runaway maid-servant in a wretched cave. She escapes without making her ability known, but sooner or later betrays that she can see the fairies. She is invariably blinded in that eye, or in both if she used the ointment on both.[70]

Fairy Funerals : There have been claims by people in the past, like William Blake, to have seen fairy funerals. Allan Cunningham in his Lives of Eminent British Painters records that William Blake claimed to have seen a fairy funeral. ‘Did you ever see a fairy’s funeral, madam? said Blake to a lady who happened to sit next to him. ‘Never, Sir!’ said the lady. ‘I have,’ said Blake, ‘but not before last night.’ And he went on to tell how, in his garden, he had seen ‘a procession of creatures of the size and colour of green and grey grashoppers, bearing a body laid out on a rose-leaf, which they buried with songs, and then disappeared’. They are believed to be an omen of death.

Literature

Fairies appeared in medieval romances as one of the beings that a knight errant might encounter. A fairy lady appeared to Sir Launfal and demanded his love; like the fairy bride of ordinary folklore, she imposed a prohibition on him that in time he violated. Sir Orfeo‘s wife was carried off by the King of Faerie. Huon of Bordeaux is aided by King Oberon.[71] These fairy characters dwindled in number as the medieval era progressed; the figures became wizards and enchantresses.[72] Morgan le Fay, whose connection to the realm of Faerie is implied in her name, in Le Morte d’Arthur is a woman whose magic powers stem from study.[73] While somewhat diminished with time, fairies never completely vanished from the tradition. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late tale, but the Green Knight himself is an otherworldly being.[72] Edmund Spenser featured fairies in The Faerie Queene.[74] In many works of fiction, fairies are freely mixed with the nymphs and satyrs of classical tradition;[75] while in others (e.g. Lamia), they were seen as displacing the Classical beings. Fifteenth century poet and monk John Lydgate wrote that King Arthur was crowned in “the land of the fairy”, and taken in his death by four fairy queens, to Avalon where he lies under a “fairy hill”, until he is needed again.[76]

Fairies appear as significant characters in William Shakespeare‘s A Midsummer’s Night Dream, which is set simultaneously in the woodland, and in the realm of Fairyland, under the light of the moon.[77] and in which a disturbance of Nature caused by a fairy dispute creates tension underlying the plot and informing the actions of the characters. According to Maurice Hunt, Chair of the English Department at Baylor University, the blurring of the identities of fantasy and reality makes possible “that pleasing, narcotic dreaminess associated with the fairies of the play”.[78]

Shakespeare’s contemporary, Michael Drayton features fairies in his Nimphidia; from these stem Alexander Pope‘s sylphs of The Rape of the Lock, and in the mid 1600s, précieuses took up the oral tradition of such tales to write fairy tales; Madame d’Aulnoy invented the term contes de fée (“fairy tale”).[79] While the tales told by the précieuses included many fairies, they were less common in other countries’ tales; indeed, the Brothers Grimm included fairies in their first edition, but decided this was not authentically German and altered the language in later editions, changing each “Fee” (fairy) to an enchantress or wise woman.[80] J. R. R. Tolkien described these tales as taking place in the land of Faerie.[81] Additionally, not all folktales that feature fairies are generally categorized as fairy tales.

Fairies in literature took on new life with Romanticism. Writers such as Sir Walter Scott and James Hogg were inspired by folklore which featured fairies, such as the Border ballads. This era saw an increase in the popularity of collecting of fairy folklore, and an increase in the creation of original works with fairy characters.[82] In Rudyard Kipling‘s Puck of Pook’s Hill, Puck holds to scorn the moralizing fairies of other Victorian works.[83] The period also saw a revival of older themes in fantasy literature, such as C.S. Lewis’s Narnia books which, while featuring many such classical beings as fauns and dryads, mingles them freely with hags, giants, and other creatures of the folkloric fairy tradition.[84] Victorian flower fairies were popularized in part by Queen Mary’s keen interest in fairy art, and by British illustrator and poet Cicely Mary Barker‘s series of eight books published in 1923 through 1948. Imagery of fairies in literature became prettier and smaller as time progressed.[85] Andrew Lang, complaining of “the fairies of polyanthuses and gardenias and apple blossoms” in the introduction to The Lilac Fairy Book, observed that “These fairies try to be funny, and fail; or they try to preach, and succeed.”[86]

Fairies are seen in Neverland, in Peter and Wendy, the novel version of J. M. Barrie‘s famous Peter Pan stories, published in 1911, and its character Tinker Bell has become a pop culture icon. When Peter Pan is guarding Wendy from pirates, the story says: “After a time he fell asleep, and some unsteady fairies had to climb over him on their way home from an orgy. Any of the other boys obstructing the fairy path at night they would have mischiefed, but they just tweaked Peter’s nose and passed on.”[87]

Fairies in art

See also: Fairy painting

Images of fairies have appeared as illustrations, often in books of fairy tales, as well as in photographic-based media and sculpture. Some artists known for their depictions of fairies includeCicely Mary Barker, Arthur Rackham, Brian Froud, Alan Lee, Amy Brown, David Delamare, Meredith Dillman, Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Warwick Goble, Kylie InGold, Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Myrea Pettit, Florence Harrison, Suza Scalora,[88] Nene Thomas, Gustave Doré, Rebecca Guay and Greta James.

The Victorian era was particularly noted for fairy paintings. The Victorian painter Richard Dadd created paintings of fairy-folk with a sinister and malign tone. Other Victorian artists who depicted fairies include John Atkinson Grimshaw, Joseph Noel Paton, John Anster Fitzgerald and Daniel Maclise.[89] Interest in fairy-themed art enjoyed a brief renaissance following the publication of the Cottingley Fairies photographs in 1917 and a number of artists turned to painting fairy themes.

Theosophy

In the teachings of Theosophy, Devas, the equivalent of angels, are regarded as living either in the atmospheres of the planets of the solar system (Planetary Angels) or inside the Sun (Solar Angels) (presumably other planetary systems and stars have their own angels) and they are believed to help to guide the operation of the processes of nature such as the process of evolution and the growth of plants; their appearance is reputedly like colored flames about the size of a human being. Some (but not most) devas originally incarnated as human beings. Less important smaller-in-size less evolutionarily developed minor angels are called nature spirits, elementals, and fairies. [90] The Cottingley Fairies photographs in 1917 (revealed by the “photographers” in 1981 to have been faked) were originally believed to have been real by many Theosophists. It is believed by Theosophists that devas, nature spirits, elementals (gnomes, ondines, sylphs, and salamanders), and fairies can be observed when the third eye is activated.[91] It is maintained by Theosophists that these less evolutionarily developed beings have never been previously incarnated as human beings; they are regarded as being on a separate line of spiritual evolution called the “deva evolution”; eventually, as their souls advance as they reincarnate, it is believed they will incarnate as devas.[92].

It is asserted by Theosophists that all of the above mentioned beings possess etheric bodies that are composed of etheric matter, a type of matter finer and more pure that is composed of smaller particles than ordinary physical plane matter.[92]

It is believed that the Fairies usually emerge and play from dusk till dawn, when all is quiet – here is a list of things you can include in your Fairy Garden that will attract and delight them:

• Wind Chimes – Fairies love to hear the tinkling of chimes and bells, anything that chimes and is gentle music is appealing for fairies and if you listen hard enough, you may hear them brush past them! They love to dance!
• A Pathway – Give the fairies a winding pathway to follow through their garden to help them find their way – this makes things much easier for the fairies, you can use stones or gravel to make a little path.
• Water – You can make them a “pond” or fairy pool, by using any shallow receptacle filled with water. But not so deep! This will also attract water fairies.
• A Fairy Door – It is said that Fairies will take up residence wherever they see a fairy door. You can buy or make a small door and attach it to a wall or tree stump in your garden, making a fairy door doesn’t have to be difficult and it can be a lot of fun.
• Glitter – Pretty , sparkles, and shiny objects attract Fairies – see what you can find to suit their sparkling taste!
• Crystals – A crystal such as Rose Quartz, which attracts love into the home, can be placed in their garden to do the same for the fairies.
• Shelter – Fairies need shelter from the wind and rain too … this can be anything from a stone toadstool to an up-turned flower pot with a door cut in it. You can use a flat stone for “seating”! Lots of ways to make shelters, using twigs and leaves and earthy materials.
• Plants - You must, of course, have some plants! Try to keep them small, and even having a fragrant herb, too, such as a miniature lavender will delight the fairies’ keen sense of smell.
• Fairy Friends – Fairies love to explore and play – small weatherproof ornaments of frogs, birds or any forest animal will charm them – let your imagination run away with you!

Additional tips & tricks: Fairies love friends, butterflies especially so by adding a small flower garden, or shrub will delight fairies as more butterflies will pass by. Fairies love to feel secure, and protected, so make sure the doorways are easy accessible so that fairies can disappear quickly from praying human eyes. Create mushroom rings, but be careful not to cross the boundary border yourself! ….

fairy by nene thomas

Enter these enchanted woods,
You who dare.
Nothing harms beneath the leaves
More than waves a swimmer cleaves.
Toss your heart up with the lark,
Foot at peace with mouse and worm,
Fair you fare.
Only at a dread of dark
Quaver, and they quit their form:
Thousand eyeballs under hoods
Have you by the hair.
Enter these enchanted woods,
You who dare. -The Woods of Westermain, st. 1 (1883)

“These Siths or Fairies they call Sleagh Maith or the Good People…are said to be of middle nature between Man and Angel, as were Daemons thought to be of old; of intelligent fluidous Spirits, and light changeable bodies (lyke those called Astral) somewhat of the nature of a condensed cloud, and best seen in twilight. These bodies be so pliable through the sublety of Spirits that agitate them, that they can make them appear or disappear at pleasure” – from The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Fairies, The Reverend Robert Kirk, Minister of the Parish of Aberfoyle, Stirling, Scotland, 1691

The dwarves of yore made might spells, while hammers fell like ringing bells… -J.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit
Just go out into the country, and sit down quietly and watch
nature at work. Listen to the wind as it blows, look at the
clouds rolling overhead, and waves rippling on the pond at your
feet. Hearken to the brook as it flows by, watch the flower-buds
opening one by one, and then ask yourself, “How all this is
done?” Go out in the evening and see the dew gather drop by drop
upon the grass, or trace the delicate hoar-frost crystals which
bespangle every blade on a winter’s morning. Look at the vivid
flashes of lightening in a storm, and listen to the pealing
thunder: and then tell me, by what machinery is all this
wonderful work done? Man does none of it, neither could he stop
it if he were to try; for it is all the work of those invisible
forces or fairies whose acquaintance I wish you to make. Day and
night, summer and winter, storm or calm, these fairies are at
work, and we may hear them and know them, and make friends of
them if we will. -  Arabella B. Buckley, The Fairy Land Of Science

“The land of fairy, where nobody gets old and godly and grave, where nobody gets old and crafty and wise, where nobody gets old and bitter of tongue.” – W.B Butler Yeats

Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!” – W.B Butler Yeats

I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now? -John Lennon

‘Ribbon of pink, I just might think.I would like to see the Fae today. Special sight of Faery’s flight, Send to me the way today. A sprinkle here a sprinkle there, A secret spell I say today. Wispy wings and little things, Are what Id like to see today.’PLEASE note this may need to be repeated to see the Fae, as they are VERY cautious little creatures!
~ Written by Barbara Morris 2ooo – 2oo7

“How doth the little crocodile

Improve his shining tail,

And pour the waters of the Nile

On every golden scale!

“How cheerfully he seems to grin,

How neatly spread his claws,

And welcome little fishes in

With gently smiling jaws! = Lewis Carroll Alice in wonderland

Ah,” thought the butterfly, “one can’t very well trust these plants in pots;