Fairy by Sophie Gengembre Anderson
Why contact fairies?

In earlier times, contacting fairies was not seen as a desirable
activity. Fairies were believed to be dangerous and unpredictable, even
hostile toward humans. They might kidnap you, bewitch you, play tricks
on you or steal your children. Today our attitude has shifted: it is
not only desirable but necessary to have an understanding of the beings
in the natural landscape and in our homes and machines. In turn,
fairies have responded with increased openness to mutually beneficial
communication and work. Knowledge about fairies and the ability to discern them is useful in
personal spiritual work and also in paranormal investigations.
Fairies that occupy homes may make their presence felt to the
occupants in ways similar to ghosts and poltergeists, especially the
latter. In lore, fairies are fond of moving objects around, and if they
are unhappy they make messes and create disturbances. They can appear
and disappear like apparitions. In natural settings, a strong fairy
presence can contribute to a “haunted” atmosphere. If you learn how to
tune into them, fairies will distinguish themselves from other entities
present, and this information will be conveyed to you intuitively.
How fairies make themselves known
Special psychic gifts aren’t necessary to perceive fairies. They
show up when you’re in harmony with your environment. We often don’t
notice them because we don’t know how to look for them, or we dismiss
them as our imagination. They may be right in front of us.

Fairy

Photos

A recent discover of a mumified faery located within a garden.
For more details and photos check out the site here.

It was believed that hanging gorse and fern on May Eve would keep the

fairies out.
(Taken in 1918 near Moria, County Down, Norther Ireland, Ulster Folk and

Transport Museum)

This fairy stone was tied to a cow's horn to keep pixies from stealing the

milk.
(Warrington Museum and Art Gallery)

The 'fairy shoe' found on the Beara Peninsula, Ireland in 1835
(Christopher Sommerville)

Have you ever been to the Museum Of Science And
Industry in Chicago? Have you ever seen the exhibit "Colleen Moore's
Fairy Castle." This permanent exhibit is my second favorite exhibit at
this Museum. (The first favorite is the German U-boat--which was
recently (June, 2006) moved from outdoors into a new exhibit building.)
This Fairy Castle was the culmination of Colleen Moore's fascination
with doll houses. She had had several previous doll houses, but this
one was the grandest of all. I don't know of any other doll house that
can match the grandeur of this one--it is fantastic! Miss Moore toured
the nation with this "doll house" during the 1930s, and raised a lot of
money for children's charities. But, in 1939, she was convinced to
donate her doll house to the Museum. It has been at the Museum ever
since its arrival, inside a glass, climate controled room.

The Museum's web site has more information
on the Fairy Castle. As it is difficult
to use flash when taking pictures through glass, you will notice some
fog on some of the pictures--sorry 'bout that. Also, I have decided to
include the text that accompanies the pictures from the Museum's site.
If you ever get to go to the Museum to see the Fairy Castle in person,
you will also be able to listen to Colleen Moore's own voice as she
describes each room.

Click on these small pictures to see the larger versions.

Come along with me on a trip to Fairyland. In order
to go on this trip, you have to pretend that you are only 5 inches
tall, so that you can walk through the rooms.

We
will start in the kitchen. Over the door are the 3 Little Pigs, and to
the right, Jack and Jill tumbling down the hill. The copper stove in
the back of the room is the stove in which the wicked witch locked
Hansel and Gretel.

The set of china on the table has the
Queen of England's crest on it. This is Royal Doulton china, and two
sets were made, one for the Queen of England's doll house, and the
other for my fairy castle.

Look closely at the large picture of Cinderella's
Drawing Room. On the round silver table to the right of the piano sits
a portrait of a girl in a silver frame. This is a portrait of Colleen
Moore done by her friend, James Montgomery Flagg

Here are alternate views of Cinderella's Drawing Room.

"Alluring... Arrogant... In magic she shimmers. Delicious soft whispers, Come hither, come hither! Dark enchantress, wicked delight, A sentry to lure in mortals by night. To come away, come away, Dash softly hand in hand Slip through the veil Off to fairy land."

"Come faeries, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame." -- W.B. Yeats "The wall is silence, the grass is sleep, / Tall trees of peace their vigil keep, / And the Fairy of Dreams with moth-wings furled. / Plays soft on her flute to the drowsy world." -- Ida Rentoul Outhwaite "Where round the bed, whence Achelous springs, That wat'ry Fairies dance in mazy rings." -- Homer (Iliad, B. xxiv. 617.)