Air Faeries

AIR FAERIES:

Air faeries are the winged fairies and sylphs, which is very popular and loved by everyone, with their beautiful wings, pointed ears and enchanting smile, which is guarantee to fascinate even a person with a stone of heart.

Popularized by Irish fairy lore, Tinkerbell, Victorian painters and creative writers, this winged faeries have their own work in protecting mother earth such as The Fay , and Pixies. They are tiny, delicate with a translucent wings, who are born a teasers, very fanciful or witty, and friendly. They are honored to help plants like shaking trees in autumn to help loose the dead leaves and opening blossoms on spring flowers.


Moss People known as Monarchs of the Forest, Butterfly Faeries, Flying Leaves, and Greenies. They are either both both male and female and have large butterfly wings attached to the little bodies that look mostly human. They are very beautiful creatures though hard to detect in the wild, maybe because they have learned it is safer from them to hide from us, so they hide in moss and other dark wood foliage. They are shy and humble in nature

In England and Wales,Flower Faeries are well known , they lived in wildflowers which grow at the foot of large oaks. They do not play pranks to human but love to mimic human behavior especially in dance and weddings. They love to ride with the bees, from one flower to another as they nurse along tender flora each spring.

The blessed trooping faeries Seelie Court of the winds who have been heard but never seen. Scottish folklore presents them as a huge host of light and benevolence riding on the night air. they said this faeries are responsible for weather phenomena, such as mistral winds, whirlwinds, and storms.

Dryads the tree dwelling spirits,they are known as female spirit trees, they are seen as wisps of pure light, sometimes gently colored found in trees. Dryads are friendly to human, who do not harm trees, they create beautiful music with their voice, such an irresistible sounds, if you befriend them they may teach you the secret of divination, astral travel, and tree magick, but be very patience for they are moody, its hard to tell if they want to help, play or just tease.


The she Dryads has a counter part, the Hamadryads, the male spirit tree, but not like the Dryads who can move from tree to tree , The Hamadryads could not and spent entire life in only one tree,if the tree they were born and lived died, the Hamadryads will die also.

The Lesidhe (Lay-shee) is a guardian of the forests. although they are usually found in groups, they seem to have little to do with one another. they consider themselves solitary fairies , They are very hard to distinguished from green plants to trees, they mimic birds,they love to play pranks usually by confusing human to find their way back home and get lost in the deep forest.

Reference: A Witch's Guide to Faery Folk. Copyright 1994 by Edain McCoy