Spiritual and shamanic healing is a powerful process made stronger by the healing energy of the Fairies
Believing in fairies is possibly the most ridiculed, commercialised, and Disney-fied concept among the more unconventional spiritual beliefs. Fairies have become the ultimate symbol for the world of make-believe, an icon for the fables, legends, and folklore, that have long been distorted and reconstructed into the modern-day fairy tale. Even the phrase ‘away with the fairies’, a once accepted description for someone thought to have been spirited away by the fairy folk, after venturing too close to the boundary separating our world from theirs, is now commonly used to infer that an individual is living in a ‘dream world’, not facing up to reality, and is therefore assumed to be crazy, or stupid. Fairies really have suffered at the hands of our ignorance and conceit, despite the fact that for hundreds of years it is believed that they were a close companion of humans, inspiring our hearts and minds towards the arts, and all forms of creative expression. These delightful beings have been misrepresented beyond recognition, with a Tinkerbell-like image dominating our global perception, so enduring is this man-made representation.
Fairies, sprites, elves, gnomes, goblins, brownies, pixies- these are just some of the more widely known types of fairy most commonly referred to in Europe. However, acknowledgement of fairies extends right across the globe, from the Aziza fairy race in Africa, to the troublesome Mogwai in China. Fairies, or creatures of a similar form and purpose, are a central part of mythology and ancestry in nearly every race and culture of the world. This is no coincidence.
These guardians of nature are part of the fabric of the universe. They are manifestations of Mother Earth, deeply entwined in and devoted to the design of the natural world.
Unlike most depictions, Fairies are not tiny little females, flitting about with delicate wings, scantily dressed and waving wands. This common, winged representation become popular during the Victoria era, a time of increased interest in the spiritual world. A time when Sir Arthur Conan Doyle pioneered a renowned investigation of the spirit realm, including a famed pursuit of photographs apparently depicting Yorkshire garden fairies- the images are perhaps most commonly recognised nowadays for their obvious forgery, since the little winged creatures appear flat and lifeless, atop of sticks upon which they are clearly glued. The fairies of ancient stories, and those witnessed by millions throughout time, right up until the present day, are very different beings from the romanticised ideals of Victorian artists.
According to our still limited understanding, there are many different kinds of fairy, and they occupy different levels in terms of their purpose and grandeur. Connected by what we would perceive as a string of light, the fairy family range from small keepers of plants and flowers, right through to magnificent, celestial spirits at the top of the hierarchy. Those at the lower end of the line, associated with the earthly, physical functions, are less individualised compared to the nobler beings higher up the chain of command, where their purpose has a bearing on the very design of nature itself. All fairies are essentially manifestations and protectors of the four elements from which the physical universe is composed: they are sylphs of the air, salamanders of fire, gnomes of the earth, and undines of water. It is believed that just as we have physical bodies composed of the four elements, so too do we possess a soul, or spirit body made up of the etheric essence of the same four elements. It is believed that fairies have access to these, and should be thanked for the inspiration they provide to our mental and soul creations. Our music, art, literature, and dance are all thought to come from the stimulation they can lend, which is why the Victorian era’s explosion of art and literary feats is much related to a time when the veil between humans and the ethereal world was still very thin. This was until we lost our vision, our ability to see, when the industrial revolution took hold.
Fairies are above all joy-filled beings, who bring humour and fun to everything they do. They nurture the spirit of childhood, reminding us to be childlike again, to reawaken the sense of possibility, adventure and joy that we experienced more readily as children, before we were devoured by the toil and weariness of adult life. Since the rise of the industrial revolution, humanity has intentionally constructed a type of shroud between us and the spiritual world, isolating us from the other planes of existence. Over time, fairies along with other beings of the ethereal spheres, have drawn away from us, fearing us as polluters and destroyers of everything they hold dear, concealing the open connection we once shared. Our actions not only pollute the environment; we have also damaged the ethers- the essence, or energetic fields which comprise the universe- but since the ethers are pliable, we can purify these more easily through good and kindly thoughts, and an open, pure heart.
Opening our hearts again to this most wonderous world of the handmaidens of Mother Earth, or at least allowing ourselves an open-mindedness about the spiritual and natural world, will help to feed our souls with the sense of liberation, elation, and enjoyment that comes from the simplest of pleasures. The majority of us have retained from childhood, a hidden understanding of what it really means to be pure-hearted; to be open to the hidden realms, the vast dimensions of imagination, beauty, truth, and connection far beyond the immediate physical plane.
As you read these words, if you’re overriding feelings are scepticism and disbelief, there will be some part of you, deep in your subconscious, in a place where you may fear to go, that secretly wants all of this to be true. That wishes you could somehow let go of the things that tie you down, the things that keep you trapped in the density of your mind. All the anxieties, pressures and requirements of being a human adult, that have brought an element of suffering to most of us. No matter how alienated, and conditioned we make our adult selves, we can’t escape that little glimmer of hope that lies within all of us. It was present when we entered the world, and glows brightly in young children.
We simply need to allow ourselves to feel again. To stop for a second and let go of what the ego tells us we must hold onto for survival; so that we may embrace a life which is only concerned with feeling alive, feeling joyful, and giving love to the world.
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