Alissa
I just got Brian Froud's Good Faeries/Bad Faeries and am agog at all the faeries around me.
Some I've known for years, others are new to me. But I thought I'd mention some unique ones of mine, in hopes that some of all of yours would want to get acquainted
Gnome-elves are the ones I'm really most familiar with. I call them that, but the word is really like "gnomelves" in their language. Also called home elves, and home gnomes. They're the Borrowers, the ones who live in your home and borrow things all the time. They are particularly fond of Carmex (a type of lip balm) as I have yet to finish a jar or tube yet since they always take them first. I don't know *what* they do with it, but I think it's industrial
You will rarely notice that they've taken something, since they're good at picking up the kinds of odds and ends that you don't notice disappear -- like barettes, half-used lighters, hair rubber bands, Carmex, amongst many many other things. If you DO happen to find they've taken something, you can call out to them aloud, asking specifically that they return it as you've noticed it's gone and you really need it back. A day or 2 later, it will inevitably turn up.
My husband believes in the laundry faeires ... the ones who magickally pick up your laundry, wash it and fold it for you so it's always there fresh and clean for you each day. (I haven't had the heart to break it to him that it's actually me this time, not the fae, so don't tell him).
The Faery of the Capricious Hunger is a mischievious little sot. He is the one who gives you bizarre hunger pains at 4 a.m. and wild, impossible-to-fill cravings, especially those that are dirty or disgusting, like licking potatoes. Menstruating and pregnant women are especially prone to his caprices. He seems to delight in making fun of the fact that as humans, we need to eat, and that They (as Fae) do not.
Just about everyone has found out by now that Microsoft has secretly bred a race of Gigobyte Gnomes and sent them out to live in mother boards around the world. These gnomes start out pretty alright, but eventually they get hungrier and hungrier as the computer's memory begins to shrink. Then, they turn into Gremlins and start eating everything in sight. This causes chunks of things to disappear in your computer. Nasty buggers ... and the only way to fix them is to get new computers with plenty of fresh crystalline memory for them to munch, and therefore keep them at bay. Not easy on the pocketbook.
I was amazed at the number of Faeries who hid in the spinning wheel I just acquired. Once assembled, the elegant spinning wheel now purrs when treadling. The slight breeze that the wheel gives off when it's turning swiftly will lightly blowly your hair back from your face. And, if you let yourself, you will feel spining wheel faeries pull back your hair as they flutter and hover in the breeze that you make, drifting and watching as you draft fluff into yarn. To them, it is a gentle alchemical process, changing the nature of something, that they really like to watch, but have no use for themselves.
The Coin Roll Faery is another who made me laugh recently. This is the faery who decides which way something will roll if you drop it, much like the Buttered Toast Faery decides which way your toast lands. Often, he decides to roll under the couch or cabinet. Sometimes, he rolls it back to you! The other day, the little devil, he did BOTH to me. I dropped a milk cap and it rolled beneath the cabinet (groan, eye roll) and then rolled back on out and to my feet (wild grin of delight~!) And I know he does this just because he thinks it's funny to see our reactions. For me, he thought it was hilarious to see BOTH reactions for a change.
There's only one particularly unsavory Faerie I've ever met thus far. The Faery who lives in Salvia Divinorum (a shamanistic plant). He was not particularly nice and was pissed I found him. It smelled strongly of wet forest leaves where he was, dank and decaying, and I knew it was the Mexican forest where the plant had been harvested from. I thought to myself, "Oh my god, is this it?" ["It" meaning the vision, "It" meaning the Faery world, "It" meaning enlightenment]. The Faery sneered and mocked me," 'Is this it?' 'Is this it?" Is that all you humans ever have to say? Go away.... you bore me." And he pushed me out and I came right out of it.
Personally, I don't recommend you go visiting him, myself. Not a hospitable chap in the least. He made sure I felt a little nauetious all the rest of the day from the journey too, blech
Last, but not least, are the Dog Faeries. I have always been a dog person, so I'm familiar with Dog Faeries more than others. I'll leave it to the rest of you to tell me about yours and your pet's.
One dog faery that has been particularly sweet to me is the Faery of the Outed Dog (this doesn't translate right, I will try to explain). This is the Faery who gives a dog the inclination to stay put or to run away when an inside-dog finds himself suddenly displaced outside (lost, locked out, etc). Twice, my dog Angel has been helped by this Dog Faery, who made sure to keep her safe and return her to us. Unfortunately, this same Faery will also give a dog the wild-nose inclination and make him chase after every wild new smell, unable to hear your calls, and they just go until they are lost beyond all recognition (as happened to my sister-in-law's dog, Elvis).
The other Dog Fae I've noticed is the One who gifts certain dogs with the ability to catch food in midair. Angel, who has been with the Outed Dog Fae, can't catch food in midair -- it will hit her in the nose first. But my Dalmatian sure can!!
And what about all of you? What Faeries do your homes contain?
Some I've known for years, others are new to me. But I thought I'd mention some unique ones of mine, in hopes that some of all of yours would want to get acquainted
Gnome-elves are the ones I'm really most familiar with. I call them that, but the word is really like "gnomelves" in their language. Also called home elves, and home gnomes. They're the Borrowers, the ones who live in your home and borrow things all the time. They are particularly fond of Carmex (a type of lip balm) as I have yet to finish a jar or tube yet since they always take them first. I don't know *what* they do with it, but I think it's industrial
You will rarely notice that they've taken something, since they're good at picking up the kinds of odds and ends that you don't notice disappear -- like barettes, half-used lighters, hair rubber bands, Carmex, amongst many many other things. If you DO happen to find they've taken something, you can call out to them aloud, asking specifically that they return it as you've noticed it's gone and you really need it back. A day or 2 later, it will inevitably turn up.
My husband believes in the laundry faeires ... the ones who magickally pick up your laundry, wash it and fold it for you so it's always there fresh and clean for you each day. (I haven't had the heart to break it to him that it's actually me this time, not the fae, so don't tell him).
The Faery of the Capricious Hunger is a mischievious little sot. He is the one who gives you bizarre hunger pains at 4 a.m. and wild, impossible-to-fill cravings, especially those that are dirty or disgusting, like licking potatoes. Menstruating and pregnant women are especially prone to his caprices. He seems to delight in making fun of the fact that as humans, we need to eat, and that They (as Fae) do not.
Just about everyone has found out by now that Microsoft has secretly bred a race of Gigobyte Gnomes and sent them out to live in mother boards around the world. These gnomes start out pretty alright, but eventually they get hungrier and hungrier as the computer's memory begins to shrink. Then, they turn into Gremlins and start eating everything in sight. This causes chunks of things to disappear in your computer. Nasty buggers ... and the only way to fix them is to get new computers with plenty of fresh crystalline memory for them to munch, and therefore keep them at bay. Not easy on the pocketbook.
I was amazed at the number of Faeries who hid in the spinning wheel I just acquired. Once assembled, the elegant spinning wheel now purrs when treadling. The slight breeze that the wheel gives off when it's turning swiftly will lightly blowly your hair back from your face. And, if you let yourself, you will feel spining wheel faeries pull back your hair as they flutter and hover in the breeze that you make, drifting and watching as you draft fluff into yarn. To them, it is a gentle alchemical process, changing the nature of something, that they really like to watch, but have no use for themselves.
The Coin Roll Faery is another who made me laugh recently. This is the faery who decides which way something will roll if you drop it, much like the Buttered Toast Faery decides which way your toast lands. Often, he decides to roll under the couch or cabinet. Sometimes, he rolls it back to you! The other day, the little devil, he did BOTH to me. I dropped a milk cap and it rolled beneath the cabinet (groan, eye roll) and then rolled back on out and to my feet (wild grin of delight~!) And I know he does this just because he thinks it's funny to see our reactions. For me, he thought it was hilarious to see BOTH reactions for a change.
There's only one particularly unsavory Faerie I've ever met thus far. The Faery who lives in Salvia Divinorum (a shamanistic plant). He was not particularly nice and was pissed I found him. It smelled strongly of wet forest leaves where he was, dank and decaying, and I knew it was the Mexican forest where the plant had been harvested from. I thought to myself, "Oh my god, is this it?" ["It" meaning the vision, "It" meaning the Faery world, "It" meaning enlightenment]. The Faery sneered and mocked me," 'Is this it?' 'Is this it?" Is that all you humans ever have to say? Go away.... you bore me." And he pushed me out and I came right out of it.
Personally, I don't recommend you go visiting him, myself. Not a hospitable chap in the least. He made sure I felt a little nauetious all the rest of the day from the journey too, blech
Last, but not least, are the Dog Faeries. I have always been a dog person, so I'm familiar with Dog Faeries more than others. I'll leave it to the rest of you to tell me about yours and your pet's.
One dog faery that has been particularly sweet to me is the Faery of the Outed Dog (this doesn't translate right, I will try to explain). This is the Faery who gives a dog the inclination to stay put or to run away when an inside-dog finds himself suddenly displaced outside (lost, locked out, etc). Twice, my dog Angel has been helped by this Dog Faery, who made sure to keep her safe and return her to us. Unfortunately, this same Faery will also give a dog the wild-nose inclination and make him chase after every wild new smell, unable to hear your calls, and they just go until they are lost beyond all recognition (as happened to my sister-in-law's dog, Elvis).
The other Dog Fae I've noticed is the One who gifts certain dogs with the ability to catch food in midair. Angel, who has been with the Outed Dog Fae, can't catch food in midair -- it will hit her in the nose first. But my Dalmatian sure can!!
And what about all of you? What Faeries do your homes contain?