Throwing things off a little
Topic: Pics

Continuation from A Witch's Guide to Faery Folk by Edain McCoy
Topic: Chapter 1
Midsummer (Summer Solistice)
-most faery lore
-wise to leap balefires (ritual bonfires) and drive heards through for protection
-time when one can most easily travel to Faeryland and the night when the burghs were open to human vistors

Spring
-faeries love Spring as much as humans do
-Beltane Sabbat faeries seek to steal ritual fire and the fresh butter made for the celebration
-good to leave out portion of butter to maintain their good will
-never give Sabbat fire-breaks a taboo which folk legends tell us could cause your enslavement

Imbolq
-pause to rest and to honour Goddess
-fear malevolent faeries?-ask patron Goddess for protection

When seeking
-leave last fruit of any harvest out for the faeries
-leave small portion of your Sabbat feasts left out
-any food left out at night cannot be eaten by humans or animlas should be regarded as gift to faeries

A Witch's Guide to Fairy Folk-Chapter 1
Mood:  don't ask
Topic: Chapter 1

At eight Sabbats of Winter and Summer Solistice, the Spring and Autumn Equinox, and the four crossquarter days of Beltane (May 1), Lammas (Aug 1 or 2), Samhain (Oct 31) and Imbolq (Feb 2).

Ireland

Tuatha De Dannan
-active just before Samhain and will bless the home for small portion of harvest
-crop left unharvested after sundown Oct 31st, is taken by Phookas

Phookas
-render crop unfit to eat after sundown Oct 31st
-baneful faeries
-remain active until Spring

Scandinavian countries
-faeries are most active at Ostara, the Spring Equinox
-come to collect a portion of the Sabbat feast
-denied this portion they will cause havoc until Midsummer when payment of food can be doubled
-if again ignored havoc will last until next Ostara

Introduction to Faeries
Topic: Introduction
This is a online journal/blog dedicated to my research into faeries. Currently I'm reading A Witch's Guide to Faery Folk by Edain McCoy. Through my posts I will be sharing information about things that I've read from the book and things I've learned from others online and offline.

Brightest Blessings,
GypsyMoon_Fairywings

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