Finding Faeryland

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The Faeries’ Return

A Faery Encounter, Read by Mara Freeman

Today, a new awareness of faeries is returning as people are awakening to the reality of worlds not normally apparent. It seems that, with the current crises on Earth, we are being called to reconnect with those beings of light with whom we once consciously shared our planet home. When we pollute, degrade, and destroy the land, sea, and skies, we are destroying their world, too; we tear apart the exquisitely woven tapestry of all creation. And so faeries are bringing messages from the Earth, urging us to change our ways from living in separateness to an awareness of our interconnectedness with all beings, visible and invisible.

 

How to Meditate With Faeries

Connecting with faeries is not as difficult as you may think—you don't need special psychic powers to do so, just a willingness to open your mind and, especially, your heart, as a child might. "You have to be content to know that you love that tree, and you want to love it more," said Ella Young, a poet and storyteller who communed with faeries in western Ireland, "and you know it's alive and you want to come closer to it."

Here is a simple way to connect with the faery kingdom:

 

This Beltane season, take a faery walk in nature, preferably where there are trees and plants. Find a place to sit and begin taking some deep breaths:

 

Mara Freeman sitting in a faery fort in Ireland. Photo by Susa Morgan-Black.

1) Inhale and imagine a wave of green light rising from the land beneath you, rising up your body to connect you with the earth below. Exhale and sense a wave of golden light flowing down from the heavens through your body, connecting you with the sun and stars. Do this several times until you feel relaxed and charged with the energy of earth and sky.

 

2) Notice three natural things around you and send a line of light from your heart to connect with each one.

 

3) Now extend this connection to everything around you.  Rest and be at peace in this feeling of oneness.

 

4) Ask for a message from the faery realm and open to receive impressions that may come to you. The response may come through feeling a light, sparkling, joyful energy, or it may come as words or images in your mind’s eye. Watch out also for signs of animal or bird movements or calls that may carry a message for you--one that brings you home to your true self. Don’t forget to send a blessing to the faeries before you leave.