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 my reply, [...]

Someone asked me if the faeries are basically all the same.
The resounding answer is, “No.”
They are very different kinds of beings, and different kinds may have starkly different ancestry.
Here’s my email about this:
There are many words that categorize the beings who are able to readily move [...]

Faeries… would you like to see them? Many of us who see faeries are artists, or have had some art training.
This is a quick lesson in seeing faeries. It’s not difficult, but it might take some practice.
What people usually see
People usually see what’s in front of them. They mentally discard the [...]

First of all, hardly anyone sees faeries (or fairies), full-face and in bright light. Most people see them slightly out of straight-on vision, or out of the corner of an eye. (When you look straight at them, they vanish. Part of this may [...]

Do you have fae ancestry? I mean really fae ancestry, the kind that can be written on your family tree?
If you have Irish ancestry, the answer is probably yes! Most people with Irish roots also have faerie ancestors.
Here’s a short version of the history.
The Irish fae world includes the Tuatha De Danann, [...]