Conference hydra::dejavu

    There are indeed many books on fairy lore.  The Victorians produced
    monumental tomes on several subjects, and this is one of them:
    Keightley's "Fairy Mythology," which is a compendium of fairy myths
    from all over Europe and a few non-European places.
    
    There are also several recent books on the subject by an author
    whose name I cannot now remember.  Her latest title is "The Vanishing
    People."  I'll look her up for you.
    
    The stories told about fairies are very consistent all over Eurasia,
    from England to Japan.  These books document that fact and give
    a run-down of all the standard fairy myths (not to be confused with
    "fairy tales" like Cinderella and Red Riding Hood, in which fairies
    usually have no more than bit-parts).
                                  
    Earl Wajenberg

    
    
    I found your experience very interesting.  The faries are sometimes
    referred to as a part of the Deva kingdon, and I believe they are
    a dedicated energy assigned, through a hierarcical structure - to
    assist the earth.  They include dedicated energies called fairies,
    gnomes and angel type beings who are dedicated to the four elements.
    All these beings are a seperate kind of intelligence whose sole purpose
    is to assist the natural growth on the planet; for instance, there is a deva
    energy at each flower, tree etc.  If you look hard enough you can
    see them playing in the snow, sitting on mushrooms etc. 
    
    It's said they also assist the animals and certain humans.
    They apparently were an everday part of daily living in Atlantis
    before the energy turned negative. When man's vibration turned dropped
    and became destructive they withdrew their communications with us
    including appearing to us.
    
    They are allowing more and more contact with certain loving souls
    on this planet and are acting as teachers.  You can invoke the Devas
    to help your plants, grass etc. grow and flurish; if asked and if
    they trust you (which apparently they do) they will let you know
    when your plants need water, feeding etc.  You may get the information
    through indirect ways such as a sudden irrisistable urge to water
    your plants or know "sometings wrong" - I recommend if you start
    doing this that you then aslo act on these feelings and you will
    build the trust between you and that kingdom. They will also teach
    you about crystal energy when the time is right. 
    
    Loving intent and desire to know more about them will bring in 
    energy  and the information you need to you without your
    going in search of it.  They are your best teachers.  Sit with your
    favorate plant and start tuning in...you may be able to see a strong
    aura appear - if you can't see the actual color, ask "if I could
    see a color what would it be", I guarentee something will come to
    mind and suggest you make an assumption that it's the correct one.
    Start trusting and accepting more and you will begin to see more.
    Then the information will come to you quickly.  They're wonderful
    beings so have fun.
    
    Re your sundaynititis, I suggest you stop sleeping with your crystal
    sunday nites for a while and do a meditation just before going to
    sleep.  During the meditation ask the devas to assist you in a peaceful
    nights sleep and if they want to play, they are to go somewhere
    else.  Be respectful but stern, they are sometimes childlike and
    can be very playful.  Tell them if they have something to say to
    you they will have to contact you during a meditation.  You may
    want to then set some time aside in that room for the purpose of
    allowing them the vehicle to contact you. If you still cannot sleep
    I suggest you have a glass of warm milk to address your pattern
    and then be quite stern with them and tell them to be quiet.  That
    they can stay only if they are peaceful and allow you to sleep.
    You may want to do this even if it seems silly at first or if you
    cannot "see" anything, assume they're playing again.
    
    
    Good luck and have fun - they are a very loving energy.
    
    
    Lora

    The author I alluded to in .1 is Katherine M. Briggs.  Judging from
    the entry in Books in Print, she makes fairy lore a career.  I found
    the following titles:
    
    		The Anatomy of Puck [the Shakespeare character]
    		British Folktales
    		An Encyclopedia of Fairies
    		Fairies in Tradition and Literature
    		Pale Hecate's Team
    		The Personnel of Fairyland
    		The Vanishing People
    
    She discusses psychic reports and interpretations of fairies, but
    her main approach is literary and anthropological.  I've read some
    of the above titles, and as I recall she is a good stylist and easy
    to read.
    
    Earl Wajenberg

    And if the advice in .2 doesn't work, leave the warm milk out
    for the sidhe.
    							Ann

    Some other observations:
    
    Many of the reputed fairy folk aren't "little people" at all; they
    are supoposed to be the same size as humans and, in a few cases,
    can interbreed with them.  Morgan le Fay was reputed to have fairy
    blood.
    
    However, the energies might _not_ be fairies, but other manifestations
    such as succubi or incubi.  In that case, if you can find someone
    with the requisite Talent and training, he or she could cleanse
    your dwelling and put up wards to keep such critters out of your
    home.
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.
    
    P.S.: There is probably little relationship between the manifestations
    you describe in the base note and the Hag.
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.
    

    ...and since tomorrow is relentlessly Irish, a word or two about
    leprechauns.
    
    Leprechauns, among other things, were reasonable beneficient, and
    milk was left for them in saucers outside houses is Ireland.  Maybe
    it's just coincidence, but at the time cat ownership was discouraged,
    and many felines like milk served that way.
    
    Happy St. Patrick's day tomorrow!
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.

    Why was cat ownership discouraged Steve?  Cats are so cute!  And
    besides, the Irish don't have snakes but they must have had mice_:-)
    Mary 

    Re .7 (Mary):
    
    There was a period of time when cats were [wrongly] associated with
    devils.  This was due in part to cats being nocturnal animals, and
    due also to the idea that [Christian_tradition] (Satanic) witches
    were supposed to have "familiars" in the form of animals, and cats
    were prime candidates.  So in many locales, particularly where the
    Medieval Church was strong, having a cat around _officially_ was
    cause for some suspicion.  But if there were "little people" around,
    who just happened to like milk out of saucers ... well, that was
    okay.
    
    Interestingly, those areas of Europe most hard-hit by the Black Plague
    (which was spread by rats) were those where cats were most persecuted
    (killed, etc).  So, the Irish had the right idea.
    
    I stand second to none as an appreciator of cats.  See my notes
    and responses in FELINE if you wish...
    
    Steve Kallis, Jr.

    A downed network link almost made me miss this:
    
    On the Leprechaun lore:
    
    They're often cobblers.  They are very clever, can be mischevious;
    often they're supposed to be somewhat manic-depressive (happy one minute,
    morose the next).  Many have caches of gold (often in crocks), and
    if you can catch one _and maintain your attention on him or her
    so that he or she doesn't get away_, you can get one.
    
    A story:
    
    Once a man caught a leprechaun.  He knew that if he took his eyes
    of the little one, it would vanish.  So he kept full control until
    the little one brought him to a bush, under which (some of the)
    gold was hidden.  The man, honorable, let the leprechaun go.  Before
    he went home to get digging tools, he tied his red garter to the
    bush so that he could identify it.
    
    He was only gone for a few minutes, but when he returned to the
    field, every bush had a red garter on it.
    
    Sterve Kallis, Jr.
    
    
                      HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!

    RE: .8 (Steve)
    
    > I stand second to none as an appreciator of cats. <
    
    
    Well, we all have our faults.  ;-)
    
    Now if only I could find a saint to drive all the cats out of America!
    
    John M.

    re: .10 (John M.)
    
    >>	Now if only I could find a saint to drive all the cats out 
    >>	of America!
    
    	I'm no saint, can I still volunteer?  =8*)
    
    						Carla