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Faery FAQ

Fairy, Faery, or Faerie? You may have noticed these mixed spellings in books, on the web, etc. What's the difference? "Fairy" usually refers to the more romantic and whimsical view of Fairys as soft, gentle, small, pretty creatures in floating skirts and dresses, tending flowers and playfully going about their business. This notion of the Fairy is the commonest, and it was mostly derived from by the ideas and fantasies of philosophers and poets of 19th century Britain, particularly those of the Theosophical Society. This image of Fairys has been revived by late 20th New Age ideals with talk of Nature Spirits and the like. This is the Faery race tamed and romanticised to suit humans. However, according to other sources, this is not the true nature of these beings and it is a shallow representation of a much more powerful race of beings.

"Faery" and "Faerie" are the interchangeable. These terms are used to describe the rich and deep traditions of races and tribes of beings that live in a reality that is of the Earth and close to our own. These are the powerful race of beings that closely resemble humans in many ways, and in others couldn't be more different. They can be any size and are often quite large, with hair, fur, scales, or more like humans. They are the beings that populate the myths, legends, folklore, and daily reality of human beings across this planet. In Britain, there is a great deal of history and memory of these beings in the Celtic traditions of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and Cornwall.

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