Faeries and Faery Wicca...Alpha Work to See the Fae... ~*~GOLDUNICORNS~*~

The following Faery ritual and information was submitted by Thalannas Moonbeam, although the author is unknown.

The Fae folk are elusive creatures, temperamental, and wild in nature. Calling upon them is like calling upon any force of nature; they must be treated with care, respect, and reverence. Faeries play by their own rules, and those humans that choose to play along with them must obey the faeries. Contact with wee ones should not be taken lightly! Their integrity is strong, but unusual by human standards. If faeries are approached correctly, they will be an honorable, powerful and delightful friend and ally.

Always set up your magick circle when working with faeries!!! If you are unfamiliar with this, PLEASE read my other Faerie page, and my basic Witchcraft page before going any further with this ritual. Your magick circle will protect you from any unwanted entities, and will contain the power that can be raised with this rite, BUT it must be done properly! 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. If you do end your rite early, you still must go through the procedure of putting anything back that you may have called, and sealing up any "holes" you have created, grounding yourself, and ending the circle as you normally would. And, even though this is funny, remember it "Do not conjur anything bigger than your head!"

Alpha Work to See the Fae Do each numbered step before proceeding to 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 magick glow.

3. Feel that magic, green, Fey glow start swirling around you, bathing you in its beauty, bathing you in its magick.

4. Enjoy drinking in that magick for a minute.

5. Let that Fey power feed you, cleanse you, and give you things you need. Let it work its magick 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. They are often 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, (example: 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 your faery friend 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 spacy or "out there" add body stretches or do some other very physical but safe activity that will focus you onto your own body.

Hints to help guide you in your endeavor

There are many well known ways to see Faery Folk. One is simply to gaze through the opening of a holey stone or self-bored stone. These are usually found near running water or by the sea. They are often seen within a natural ring of mushrooms at sunset or full moonlight. When seeking nature spirits never wear, or carry iron, whistle, or ring bells in the woods.

Trees:

There are many trees which are sacred to the Faery. The elder is said to offer protection for the Faeries from evil night spirits, and it will work for mortals as well. Try looking in oak groves for "Faery Folks are in old oaks". Acorns can be made into Faery talismans when found by the light of the full moon. The adler is also connected to the Faery, as Robert Graves states in "The White Goddess":

"The Adler was, and is, celebrated for yielding fine dyes: green from the flowers and brown from the twigs and red from the berries: typifying fire, water and earth. One reason for the adlers sanctity is that when it is felled the wood, at first white, seems to bleed crimson as though it were a man. (or dryad or Faery tree spirit!) The green dye is associated in British folklore with the fairies clothes; so in so far as the fairies may be regarded as survivals of early tribes, forced to take to the hills and woods, the green of the clothes is explained as protective coloring; foresters and outlaws also adopted it in medieval times. Its use seems to be very ancient."

Roses:

The scent of roses is a powerful attracting force to the Faery. Wear rose oil when seeking the Fae Folk. A rose water preparation can be made to bathe in before doing any rite of the Faery Wicca Tradition. It is traditionally made by taking 21 measures of rose petals and steeping them in a copper kettle with a lid. They should be left to soak for the space of full moon to full moon. This rose water can be used to scent the body and hair and as "holy water" in works of Faery Magick.

Stones & Metals:

When performing any type of Faery Magick be sure that all your ritual tools are made of copper, silver or woods that are sacred to Faery, especially oak. The appropriate gem stones to use are Faery stones (staurorite), quartz crystal, Celestite (blue quartz), Selenite, Labradorite, Amethyst, Flourite, Moonstone, and Amber. Flint is good to guard against mischievous nature spirits. Magickal implements should be carried in a rabbit fur pouch lined with red linen and engraved with the appropriate Faery Runes. *On a personal note, I would not carry anything in rabbit's fur because of my feelings about things made out of animal fur. One idea could be using the red linen to make the whole sack out of, and perhaps draw, or appliqué a rabbit onto the front of the pouch.*

The best time for seeing the fae? I would imagine that anytime would be good as long as a few simple guidelines are followed. These "rules" are open to debate, but do what you feel is right.

1.) Being a bit sleepy is a good idea. Not TOO sleepy that you will fall asleep as soon as you close your eyes.

2.)You ought to feel a little - what one may call "fairyish" - the Scottish call it "eerie", and perhaps that's a prettier word.

3.)The last rule is, that the crickets should not be chirping. So, if all these things happen together, you have a good chance of seeing a Fairy - or at least a much better chance than if they didn't. (Good luck finding a warm summer night when the crickets are not chirping! I am not certain to the necessity of this rule either since it is MY feeling that since crickets are there in nature with the fae that they would not be a deterrent.)

If you should be so lucky as to see a Faery, remember, it is said by some that you can only see the Wee Ones when you gaze steadily upon them. If you hold a Faery in your eye it cannot escape.

Incantation and Dance to See Faeries

This can be done anytime during the summer, when the fireflies are out. ( I argue the necessity of it being summer, but, again, use your own judgment. The season being summer would be most conducive to going skyclad, however. Take some bug repellant, or make your own out of a strong steeping of chamomile and orange peel. If you live where there are no fireflies, the proper season when they would be out is August, and what most people call "Indian Summer.") The rite can be performed clothed, but is best done skyclad. Find as private a place as you need to to feel comfortable. The place should be very quite, however. Start with your arms out and walk in an open area that fireflies are in. Stop in the same position and call upon the great mother with the following chant:

"Fireflies come dance with me Fireflies come be with me Oh Great Mother be with us tonight With (your name) and the Fairy Folk Fireflies show your true self Do not fear me for I am (your name) Your friend, Your Sister/Brother Invite me into your world to dance"

(Dance a joyous dance from your heart. Allow yourself to be free and at peace.)

Continue Chant:

"Fireflies, Fairy Folk, Oh Great Mother Come dance with me, Be with me Fairy Folk show your true self to me I will protect you tonight as we dance"

Dance the dance of the Fairy Folk

*Repeat the above five lines, and dance the dance of the Fairy Folk until you feel and see that the Fairy Folk are with you...Play with them as you like, when you are done do the following:

Begin Chant to End the Dance

"Fairy Folk, Fire Flies, Oh Great Mother Fairy Folk, I (your name) leave you now Go back to hide from where you came Be not sad, or cry or weep For I (your name) will return To dance the Dance of the Fairy Folk Peace be with you. Blessed Be."

The word "firefly" could be left out, or substituted with the word "faery" instead. No sense invoking fireflies if you have none! Remember, faeries like the number five, so you may have to do the chant, and keep dancing that many times before you see any. Of course you may not see the fae either. According to your own "sensibilities" you may only feel their presence.

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