I am that girl! The one that believes in all things magical, color the world silly! Pinks, purple and blue hues, of course, cascaded with oceans of sparkle! I am precisely and profoundly the person that never struggled to imagine that fairies existed. I just knew these delightful spirits existed. Indulge me for a minute, or two or three. The fairies, I imagine, are the profound masters of sparkle!
Nonetheless, I also am always on a mission to uncover all history. Therefore, it only seemed perfectly natural to search to discover more of these creatures’ history.
“Brownies” are “guardian fairies.” These fairies do housework and other odd tasks about the house. I do not have the slightest clue who or what inspired the name for the creatures. For the sake of all reasoning applied to my life, I have the utmost respect for all forms of ethnic diversity! It’s your mother effin’ sparkle and perfectly captures my mindset.
Banshees are scary and often sinister. These individuals’ purpose is to forwarn danger or foretell the auspicious event. I sincerely doubt any of us have stopped to inquire if they are scary and sinister, so perhaps another mistaken identity.
Mermaids and Mermen are nature fairies. The will-o- the wisp is considered a very dangerous fairy and lures the unsuspecting to an untimely death. Several authors have told tales or wound them around stories of fairies and other mystical creatures. One author, William Butler Yeats. A man I had come to know and develop a profound love for his quotes! “Education is not the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire” I had been living my entire life with no clue he had written these stories and now plan to check them out at my earliest convenience.
“The Celtic Twilight” – 1893, 1902, William Butler Yeats
“Fairy and Folk Tales of Irish Peasantry” – 1888, William Butler Yeats
In these books, the author does his best to outline the types of fairies. One distinction spends time defining trooping and social fairies and solitary fairies. Trooping/Social fairies band together “clannish” in the group with frolicking and merriment. Solitary fairies, an example, would be a leprechaun (Loud booming noise! Mind blown). The entire theory of leprechauns has upset the order of my brain! I much to credit my overactive imagination and stories throughout my life, imagined these creatures as a very “clannish” and family-oriented this seems very social to you right? Social fairies wear green jackets, and solitary fairies wear red or brown jackets!
Of course, I have an excellent reason for developing admiration and love for these fairy creatures and all things that sparkle! I will now share with you, and then we can all be twisted! “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” “Gnome Mobile” are movies that have been around a minute or two but might inspire a little sparkle in you! Enjoy!
Authors note: Consider my mantra to be the following, what makes you different sets you apart. The very thing that sets you apart is your sparkle. For example, in my childhood, I was often teased, taunted, and generally bullied my red, tightly coiled curls. Today the very same red coils are my superpower. Consider your power! Spread love, joy, kindness, happiness, and of course, share your sparkle.
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