Fae Druids??

[MistOfTheSea86]

Are there such things??? Or only Fae Wiccans???:elf:

[Maggie]

Originally posted by MistOfTheSea86
Are there such things??? Or only Fae Wiccans???:elf:

I haven't ever come across such a path, but that doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't exist. Have you tried a websearch?

Regards,

Maggie

[Draedon]

Originally posted by MistOfTheSea86
Are there such things??? Or only Fae Wiccans???:elf:

Fae means 'fairy' or 'of the fairy folk'.

Basically Fae Something would be Something with Fairies. ie Fae Wicca = Wicca with fairies. Possibly the use of fairies as familiars, guardians, etc, references to them in circle casting, that sort of thing. It's all about belief. If you believe in fairies, anything you do will be influenced by that. So if you are a Wiccan with a particular interest in Fae, you might call yourself a Fae Wiccan.

[thefluiddruid]

Not by that name.
However Celtic culture, and Druidic Lore, is filled with stories of the Fae ,more often called the Sidhe, (pronounced she).
There are many stories about the Sidhe, they are in almost every Celtic story.
In many cases they are rumored to be incarnations of a family or tribes ancestors, but it is fairly safe to say that they are people that live on other "plains" of reality, either more advanced spiritualy than those of earthbound humans, or in some cases more primitive.
Also it is interesting that in some cases , such as Arawyn, the Sidhe are on the same level as the Gods.:cool:

[Rævyn Cigány]

Plus I know for a fact, that Druid or not, the Fae DO (and have to me) make themselves known in the funniest of places...if you have a good heart and open yourselves to their presence, they will make themselves known to you, I guarantee it!!

BB

Rae )0(

[Myst]

There's actually a separate Paganism based on fae folk, not just with an interest in them. It's often simply called Faerie Paganism, and focuses on the ecstasy and joy of life and nature rather then the turn of the wheel for example. It's also based on a different cosmology and history and doesn't technically have deities - tho there are various people related to the fae folk that are considered royalty or are worked with as though they were deities. I only wish I could find ZephyrX's old website about it :(

[thefluiddruid]

Originally posted by WillowRaven
There's actually a separate Paganism based on fae folk, not just with an interest in them. It's often simply called Faerie Paganism, and focuses on the ecstasy and joy of life and nature rather then the turn of the wheel for example. It's also based on a different cosmology and history and doesn't technically have deities - tho there are various people related to the fae folk that are considered royalty or are worked with as though they were deities. I only wish I could find ZephyrX's old website about it :(
Actually it is a type of neo-Paganism that was invented by Kisma Stepanich in the early to mid 90's.
For more information on this please visit http://www.cyberwitch.com/wychwood/Library/whenIsACeltNotACelt.htm

[Draeconin]

Originally posted by thefluiddruid
Not by that name.
However Celtic culture, and Druidic Lore, is filled with stories of the Fae ,more often called the Sidhe, (pronounced she).

If I recall correctly, 'sidhe' actually refers to the barrows and underground dwelling places of the Fae. :)

[thefluiddruid]

While the barrows were also called sidhe the entities that lived in them were also called sidhe for instance Banshee was origanal Ban Sidhe (female Sidhe)..
BTW the barrows were believed to be doorways to the home of the Sidhe.

[Draeconin]

Originally posted by thefluiddruid
While the barrows were also called sidhe the entities that lived in them were also called sidhe for instance Banshee was origanal Ban Sidhe (female Sidhe)..
BTW the barrows were believed to be doorways to the home of the Sidhe.

Looks like I'm going to have to swallow it on this one. :D While Ban (Bean) Sidhe translates at "woman of the hills", Encyclopedia Mythica says:

Sidhe (pronounced 'shee') literally means "people of the (fairy) hills". It is the Gaelic name for the fairies in both Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland. Usually these fairies are attracted to those who are beautiful as well as wealthy.

The parenthesis around 'fairy', though, worries me. It infers that it's not a literal translation, but an added convention.

[thefluiddruid]

Originally posted by Draeconin

The parenthesis around 'fairy', though, worries me. It infers that it's not a literal translation, but an added convention.
The reason for that may be that fairies were only one type of Sidhe, there were many types, not all of them small flying things like most people think of Fairies...

But do Fairies really wear boots???;)

[Draeconin]

Originally posted by thefluiddruid

The reason for that may be that fairies were only one type of Sidhe, there were many types, not all of them small flying things like most people think of Fairies...

But do Fairies really wear boots???;)

Personally, I believe the Fae were a real people who were later mythified (is that a word?) :) I don't buy into the Tinkerbell view. :sick: :D So, yeah! Fairies really wear boots! :D

[MistOfTheSea86]

YOu guys thanx for all the info!:D

[Myst]

Originally posted by thefluiddruid

Actually it is a type of neo-Paganism that was invented by Kisma Stepanich in the early to mid 90's.
For more information on this please visit http://www.cyberwitch.com/wychwood/Library/whenIsACeltNotACelt.htm

Actually Francesca De Grandis practiced a Faerie tradition before that, and she claims it has existed as a trad passed down from generation to generation. From what I can tell she's practiced it since the 70's and 80's (tho she gives no exact date, she mentions "In the ten years I have taught Faerie Tradition" in an essay copyrighted between '86-'96 and one would assume she practiced it before she taught it herself)... Kisma's version is far different (referring to the priest and priestess as ledprechaun and banshee??).. Actually after reading that essay about Kisma I'm wondering if the author was biased or if Kisma was just.. uhm... unique in her thinking... ?

Francesca De Grandis' Wiccan & Faerie Grimoire - http://www.well.com/user/zthirdrd/WiccanMiscellany.html

As usual, it is difficult to pinpoint the real origins of a trad, especially if more then one person claims they started it :)