jaimethepooh
01-26-2004, 08:17 AM
TREES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED FAERIES
Alder – The Fae of the Alder have been known as the "dark Faeries". They are very protective. When they leave their trees, this Faerie will take the form of a Raven.
Apple – This also known as the home for Unicorns.
Birch – This is sometimes known as the "Lady of the Woods".
Elder – The Elder tree is sacred to the Druid clans. It is the tree of the beginning and the end.
Oak – Linking with the Oak Faeries awakens visions of your future.
Willow – It is associated with Brigid in the Celtic tradition. It opens visions and communication.
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THE SOOTHING ENERGY OF WATER
A simple pool can add soothing energy to your garden. All you have to do is dig a small hole and put a liner or small "kids" pool in it. Add a few floating plants and some goldfish if you like. Put rocks around the garden. Every time you water your garden, you can replenish the water in the pool. A pond can attract all sorts of wildlife.
An alternative pool is a bird bath. Float flower blossoms in the filled bird bath.
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WINTER
During winter the fae folk sleep as do their plants and trees. If you make an area of your home welcome, they just might spend the cold winter months inside with you. It will take some patience and coaxing. They can be wonderful friends to both humans and animals. They are especially fond of small children.
The wee folk are also a good "barometer" of the vibrations in your home. If there is negative energy around, they become withdrawn and very quiet.
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HOW TO MAKE HUMMINGBIRD NECTAR
4 parts water
1 part sugar
(1 gallon of nectar = 8 cups water, 2 cups sugar)
NOTE: Do not substitute with honey, and a weaker solution is better then a
stronger one.
Bring water to boil, stir in sugar and boil for 2-3 minutes to purify the solution. Do not over boil. Doing so will remove too much water form the solution.
Let cool before placing it in your feeder.
Store remainder in refrigerator.
You should never add red day or food coloring to your nectar mix because it could make hummers very sick and even kill them.
You should clean your feeder every 2-3 days and replace the nectar, especially in warm weather due to growth of bacteria.
RITUAL: HOW TO MEET A FAERIE
Don't take this lightly. The Fey Folk are wild, and their integrity so strong and unusual that you must be careful with them. However, if you approach one correctly, he\she can be an honorable, powerful and delightful friend and ally.
If you find you cannot handle the power of this rite, courteously end the visit. If an evil entity arrives by accident, end the visit, either with courtesy or rudeness, whichever is safest and most effective.
Do each numbered step before going onto the next.
1. Focus on the darkness of the mind's eye, the darkness that's automatically there when your eyes are closed.
2. See that darkness filled with a glowing green, a Faerie green, a magic glow.
3. Feel that magic, green, Fey glow start swirling around you, bathing you in its beauty, bathing you in its magic.
4. Enjoy drinking in that magic for a minute.
5. Let that Fey power feed you, cleanse you, and give you things you need. Let it work its magic on you.
6. Into that green mist, call out for a Faerie friend. Don't demand a visit, for we do not control the Fey Folk. Invite with warmth, courtesy, good will and good cheer.
7. Greet and welcome your visitor with dignity and courtesy. Ask his\her name and his\her need of you. If no name is given you, usually you should end the visit. When you meet someone on the physical plane who will not tell you their name, there is usually something awry, right?
8. Never lightly make an agreement with a Faerie. They take commitments seriously. And are tricksters, who often have an unusual view as to what life should be like. You may not want the same goals as they.
9. Visit. Then do the following steps. If you fall asleep, your visit might be happening on an unconscious level so you would still need the following steps upon awakening.
10. If you would like, ask your visitor for something you need.
11. Make thanks for the visit, and for any help you were given. At this point it may be appropriate to give or promise a gift, E.G. a bit of food and drink left out at night.
12. Perhaps this spirit will become your friend for a while or even a lifetime. You can use this ritual to visit with him\her again. But for now say "Farewell."
13. After doing something like this ritual, one might be in an altered state without realizing it. If you then do something like drive, walk at night along a city street, or cook, you could possibly go through a red light, get mugged, or burn yourself, all because you were off in another world! So, after you finish step 12, do the following two steps:
A. Spend some time consciously focusing on the embodied, mundane plane by making your mind concentrate on physical things.
B. Then continue this focusing by looking both ways carefully when crossing streets or paying special, conscientious attention to kitchen safety or whatever focus is appropriate to the activity in which you become involved. Use these two steps until you are well focused onto the embodied plane.
You may feel very sharp and alert, so think there is no need for step 13. Please do it anyway. For one thing, alert as you are, you might be alert only to the SPIRIT plane! Take the time to become alert to the physical realm. If you're feeling really spacey or "out there" add body stretches or do some other very physical but safe activity that will focus you onto your own body.
Alder – The Fae of the Alder have been known as the "dark Faeries". They are very protective. When they leave their trees, this Faerie will take the form of a Raven.
Apple – This also known as the home for Unicorns.
Birch – This is sometimes known as the "Lady of the Woods".
Elder – The Elder tree is sacred to the Druid clans. It is the tree of the beginning and the end.
Oak – Linking with the Oak Faeries awakens visions of your future.
Willow – It is associated with Brigid in the Celtic tradition. It opens visions and communication.
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THE SOOTHING ENERGY OF WATER
A simple pool can add soothing energy to your garden. All you have to do is dig a small hole and put a liner or small "kids" pool in it. Add a few floating plants and some goldfish if you like. Put rocks around the garden. Every time you water your garden, you can replenish the water in the pool. A pond can attract all sorts of wildlife.
An alternative pool is a bird bath. Float flower blossoms in the filled bird bath.
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WINTER
During winter the fae folk sleep as do their plants and trees. If you make an area of your home welcome, they just might spend the cold winter months inside with you. It will take some patience and coaxing. They can be wonderful friends to both humans and animals. They are especially fond of small children.
The wee folk are also a good "barometer" of the vibrations in your home. If there is negative energy around, they become withdrawn and very quiet.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOW TO MAKE HUMMINGBIRD NECTAR
4 parts water
1 part sugar
(1 gallon of nectar = 8 cups water, 2 cups sugar)
NOTE: Do not substitute with honey, and a weaker solution is better then a
stronger one.
Bring water to boil, stir in sugar and boil for 2-3 minutes to purify the solution. Do not over boil. Doing so will remove too much water form the solution.
Let cool before placing it in your feeder.
Store remainder in refrigerator.
You should never add red day or food coloring to your nectar mix because it could make hummers very sick and even kill them.
You should clean your feeder every 2-3 days and replace the nectar, especially in warm weather due to growth of bacteria.
RITUAL: HOW TO MEET A FAERIE
Don't take this lightly. The Fey Folk are wild, and their integrity so strong and unusual that you must be careful with them. However, if you approach one correctly, he\she can be an honorable, powerful and delightful friend and ally.
If you find you cannot handle the power of this rite, courteously end the visit. If an evil entity arrives by accident, end the visit, either with courtesy or rudeness, whichever is safest and most effective.
Do each numbered step before going onto the next.
1. Focus on the darkness of the mind's eye, the darkness that's automatically there when your eyes are closed.
2. See that darkness filled with a glowing green, a Faerie green, a magic glow.
3. Feel that magic, green, Fey glow start swirling around you, bathing you in its beauty, bathing you in its magic.
4. Enjoy drinking in that magic for a minute.
5. Let that Fey power feed you, cleanse you, and give you things you need. Let it work its magic on you.
6. Into that green mist, call out for a Faerie friend. Don't demand a visit, for we do not control the Fey Folk. Invite with warmth, courtesy, good will and good cheer.
7. Greet and welcome your visitor with dignity and courtesy. Ask his\her name and his\her need of you. If no name is given you, usually you should end the visit. When you meet someone on the physical plane who will not tell you their name, there is usually something awry, right?
8. Never lightly make an agreement with a Faerie. They take commitments seriously. And are tricksters, who often have an unusual view as to what life should be like. You may not want the same goals as they.
9. Visit. Then do the following steps. If you fall asleep, your visit might be happening on an unconscious level so you would still need the following steps upon awakening.
10. If you would like, ask your visitor for something you need.
11. Make thanks for the visit, and for any help you were given. At this point it may be appropriate to give or promise a gift, E.G. a bit of food and drink left out at night.
12. Perhaps this spirit will become your friend for a while or even a lifetime. You can use this ritual to visit with him\her again. But for now say "Farewell."
13. After doing something like this ritual, one might be in an altered state without realizing it. If you then do something like drive, walk at night along a city street, or cook, you could possibly go through a red light, get mugged, or burn yourself, all because you were off in another world! So, after you finish step 12, do the following two steps:
A. Spend some time consciously focusing on the embodied, mundane plane by making your mind concentrate on physical things.
B. Then continue this focusing by looking both ways carefully when crossing streets or paying special, conscientious attention to kitchen safety or whatever focus is appropriate to the activity in which you become involved. Use these two steps until you are well focused onto the embodied plane.
You may feel very sharp and alert, so think there is no need for step 13. Please do it anyway. For one thing, alert as you are, you might be alert only to the SPIRIT plane! Take the time to become alert to the physical realm. If you're feeling really spacey or "out there" add body stretches or do some other very physical but safe activity that will focus you onto your own body.