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 [...]

The history of dragons is not an easy subject. Frankly, dragons appear in earliest recorded history. Nobody ever thought about where they came from, just as few people research where frogs come from. They just are. However, there are few current stories about dragons, unless you include the Loch Ness Monster. Today, many people think [...]

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, [...]

You do not have to believe in faeries. You must be willing to objectively see what’s going on around you, but you don’t have to believe. The faeries are real, whether you believe in them or not. They won’t stay where they’re ignored or ridiculed, but they are very, very real. I fully realize how [...]