#fae magic
hot and cold
heaven and hell
For any witch who doesn’t know, these signs DO invite the fae, especially when you set things around them like this person set a coin on the sign:
I won’t reiterate my entire fae post, but generally it is a poor idea to make deals with the fae. So unless you specialize in working with them and know EXACTLY what you’re doing, please watch out for these!! Especially in thew spring, these little garden décor things are rampant!
If you want to make a little fae garden without actually attracting anything, do not:
- accept or leave out food or drinks for them
- make a faery ring
- write letters to them
- verbally invite them, even as a joke
- insult them in some way
- give them your personal information like your name (see my fae post)
Here’s another tumblr user who has an amazing post about the fae and is a well educated fae witch - https://phae-undergrove.tumblr.com/post/676918896423550976/faeries
Fae post - https://punkylilwitch.tumblr.com/post/639458230632923136/fae-and-fairies
Based on some actual experiences
- When a stranger comes to your apartment door on May day morning asking to borrow some butter or milk, don’t lend any…all your luck will go with it. Never give any stranger a light for their cigarette on May day either - giving out fire is giving away your luck as well.
- When you are walking at night and you hear music, no matter how beautiful, or voices inviting you to join them don’t acknowledge that you can hear them and turn back towards home.
- When you are out walking at night and you hear the sound of horses or hounds or riders find shelter indoors or in your car quickly. The Wild Hunt (we call them Ghost Riders in America) is mercurial and if it’s the Slua Sí passing by they will do you harm if they can.
- Never run from the Fair Folk, if you see Fairy hounds or anything uncanny that frightens you. Running is what prey does and you do not want to be prey. Don’t acknowledge seeing them, if possible, but leave as quickly as you can.
- If you are being pixy-led, if you have lost your way in familiar territory, turn your socks or coat outside in or laugh and joke about how much fun you are having. this will free you from the enchantment.
- Never speak ill of the Good Neighbours aloud, nor express disbelief in them. They take insults badly and if they happen to be nearby and hear you they may respond. You will not enjoy their reaction.
- Fairies often try to extinguish Midsummer bonfires via whirlwind, but can be stopped if fire is thrown at them.
- Leaping through the Midsummer bonfire protects one from fairies.
- Driving cattle through the embers of the bonfire with protect them from them from the attention of evil spirits.
- In order to escape the chase of fairies, cross a stream of running water.
- Carry rue in your pocket to ward off evil fairies.
- If you are being pixie-led or troubled by fairies, turn your clothes inside out to confuse them and then make a run for it.
- If your companion is being dragged into a fairy circle, throw in one of your gloves and they will disperse giving your companion time to escape.
- Scatter flax on you floor to keep fairies out of your bedroom.
- When confronted by fairies show them any form of iron and they should vanish as they are terrified of iron. Lore says to keep a knife or nail in your pocket or under your pillow at night.
- Hanging a Hag Stone above your door frame will keep evil fairies at bay.
- Rowan wood tied into a cross with red thread will protect the hearth when hung up somewhere high.
- A besom placed beside the fireplace will stop fairies from coming down chimneys.
- Burying a Witch Bottle in front of your doorstep will also provide protection from pesky fairies.
- Oatmeal sprinkled on clothes or carried in pockets will keep bad fairies at bay.
- St. John’s wart prevents fairies from carrying you off while you sleep.
- Mulberry trees in the gardens will keep away evil fairies. Dancing counterclockwise around a Mulberry tree at Midsummer will also aid in this
