Free Faeries & Elementals for Beginners: Learn About & Communicate With Nature Spirits by Alexandra Chauran

become lost or turned around in the forest.
    If they do help people, they do so only at their own
    choosing, rarely if asked. When a pixie is given an article of clothing or thanked for help, he or she disappears. What you can do to attract pixies is to make sure that your home is swept to welcome them. In lieu of thanks or clothing
    gifts, an offering of water can be given to the pixies. The water offering should be placed near a candle or the hearth fire of a home. Pixies love horses, so if you have horses
    yourself, you may find the pixies more likely to come near.
    But be sure to lock your horse up at night so that the pixies don’t make off with it! Evidence that pixies are around your home include seeing pixie dust, mushrooms, and ants.
    Poltersprites/Cobalds/Heinzelmannchens/Hutchens/
    Kobaulds/Koboldes/Kolbalds—Earth
    Poltersprites are short faerie people found in Germany and Scandinavia. They wear brown shorts and brown or red felt
    hats. They carry pipes but do not smoke them. They can be
    either friends or enemies depending upon whether they feel they are getting enough attention and respect. In nature,
    they live in hollow trees, and if seen you should leave an offering of food and milk and take care not to let one follow you home.
    If a home becomes infested with a poltersprite or a
    group of them, they will demand your constant attention.
    If you ignore them or are rude to them, they may angrily
    throw objects and make a terrible racket. The best way to
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    move them is by filling the rooms with smoky incense so
    that they become irritated and leave of their own accord.
    Queens—Earth
    In mythology around the world, faerie royalty is frequently mentioned. You may recall Queen Mab from Shakespearian
    reference. It is said that faeries are governed by monarchy, and that faerie kings exist as well, but certainly faerie queens receive more attention in mythology. Another example
    is Queen Aine, an Irish faerie queen of the summertime,
    fertility, relationships, gardens, and abundance. Another
    Irish faerie queen is Dana, who rules over wisdom, peace,
    insights, solutions, abundance, fertility, and power. A third Irish faerie queen, Oonagh, rules over the hair on your head as well as the concepts of monogamous marriage. Greeks
    and Romans were not without their faerie queens as well.
    Flora was a Greek and Roman queen of spring flowers and
    fertility. Here are a few more queens and their domains.
    • Queen Cordelia: Flowers, gardens, spring and summer
    • Queen Maev: Femininity, menstruation and menopause
    • Queen Nemetona: Trees, gardens, prayer, meditation
    • The Snow Queen: Cold, cruelty, power, energy
    Faerie queens sometimes reach the cultural status of
    Goddesses, receiving prayer and petitions that would not be offered to other faerie beings. Some faerie queens that have strayed into the deity archetype are listed below along with those things over which they hold dominion.
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    • Epona: Celtic queen of protection, healing, equestri-ans, and guidance.
    In order to best work with the faerie queens, treat them
    as if they are goddesses in their own right, even if they have not earned the title in mythology and lore. Instead of trying to make friends with them, or to trick them, be certain to give them offerings. Lift up your voice to them in prayer
    if you would like to ask for their assistance with any matter. Know that they won’t show up in droves to clean your
    house like other faeries, but they may grace you with mag-
    ical solutions to your problems. You may find that your
    troubles simply disappear, or you may find that you have
    acquired the wisdom in your own mind to solve the issue.
    Either way, if you pray to a faerie queen for help, be sure to thank them when your issue is resolved, no matter how the
    road block may have been removed from your life.
    Rat Boys/Fir Darrigs—Water
    Nobody knows whether rat boys came from Ireland or
    Scotland