Fiona's notes
How Many ‘Ghosts’ are Faeries?
Ghost… or faerie? In my recent podcast, Faeries, Angels, Ghosts and Aliens, I explained some of the similarities — and differences — among these different entities. In my opinion, some “ghost” reports are actually faeries. Here’s an example: Seeking Spirits is a recent book by Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, from TAPS and the “Ghost [...]
Other Recent Articles
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Ultimate Fairies Handbook – Review
The Ultimate Fairies Handbook by Susannah Marriott offers 432 pages of charming illustrations and articles related to the faerie (or ...
A brief history of dragons
The history of dragons is not an easy subject. Frankly, dragons appear in earliest recorded history. Nobody ...
Faeries in your family tree
Do you have fae ancestry? I mean really fae ancestry, the kind that can be written on your ...
A faerie primer
Do You See Faeries? | How to See FaeriesDo you see faeries? Faeries can look like anyone else you see daily, and they don’t always have wings. In fact, most of them don’t. Many faeries — and people of faerie descent — are the same size as everyone else. You might pass by them on the street, at work or at school, and [...]
Faerie podcasts
Where Do Faeries Live? – mini-podcastWhere do faeries live… and is that important, right now? In this three-minute mini-podcast, Fiona Broome talks about the classic descriptions of where faeries live. [Listen now] She also gives examples of traditional ways to reach the faerie realm. They share a degree of cognitive dissonance. That is, a deliberate disconnect from what most people [...]
Faerie history
The Faeries, by William AllinghamWilliam Allingham (1828 – 1889) wrote a brief poem about faeries. To most people, it’s just a cute and catchy poem for children. However, for those who’ve studied faeries, he’s left many clues about them. The Faeries Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren’t go a-hunting For fear of little men; Wee [...]
Faerie arts and crafts
How to make a faerie doorHere are my notes from my first “gnome door,” years ago. It was a far more formal design than the faerie door shown at left, but the process of making it is very similar. The “door” that I made is actually a door and staircase. I went to a dollhouse store and bought the parts: [...]
