Monday 25 July 2016

Faeries of Change

Faeries of Change



I am using The Heart of Faerie Oracle by Brian and Wendy Froud and The Faeries Oracle by Brian Froud and Jessica Macbeth.



Bright Spark - The Heart of Faerie Oracle

As a creative person I often feel that creative sparks drift through my mind and if not written down float right back out again. Like glowing golden thistle seeds. Sometimes there are hundreds, so many, too many too fast for me to pluck just one. Sometimes, the wind is not blowing in my direction!
Not every flash of inspiration is faery based. Yet this faery says

"Write it down! Do something with it."

Alright maybe not everyone will like your revelation, and it may not come to fruition the way you imagined but that isn't the point! The point is it will lift you from where you are, and who knows where you might end up?




Nelys the Alchemyst - The Faerie Oracle

Nelys and I have a long history. We are quite alike. Sometimes accidentally, often deliberately we like to unstick things. We wrinkle our noses at the wonky picture, the squeaky door, add a little extra dash of this and pinch of that. We like to make things better. To leave things better than we found them. From giving sugar water to a bee, or rescuing a spider, or finding a tiny soaked kitten a new home. Sometimes it is just a nudge. Sometimes is a well placed thump on the casing to stop it fart-assing about and get on with it!
She is probably already concentrating on next thing on her list but she says

"It's happening now! Keep up!"

Nelys doesn't have time to lead you by the hand step by step. She just fixes things and breezes along, like a pleasant whirlwind. Something like Mary Poppins or a great chef. If you need more salt, you will get it (sometimes tears are the best solution), or a little honey (how is being bitter working out for you?) or do you need some oil to loosen up? While she sometimes lacks in subtlety she is a great teacher and a wonderful friend. She also isn't short on humour. So spit spot, you have some work to do!

 


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