The Ultimate Fairies Handbook by Susannah Marriott offers 432 pages of charming illustrations and articles related to the faerie (or fairy) world. Ms. Marriott is a British writer who recently moved to Cornwall, home of the “piskies” (discussed in my podcast, Flying Faeries – fairies that fly).  She’s been featured in the Weekend Guardian and [...]

Do 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 [...]

Faeries can be encountered in your dreams.  Sometimes it’s just a make-believe story — a typical dream* — in which you’re remembering a tale heard long ago… except that you’re in it. The following article is from an answer to a reader’s question about some recurring dreams featuring frightening underwater creatures that seemed dangerous. In [...]

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 [...]

William 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 [...]