Working with Elementals
I feel like I need to get something clear right from the get go. I never believed in faeries as a kid. It just wasn’t a thing for me. Growing up in the wonderfully Seinfeld cynicism of the northeast, faeries were pretty much the last thing I was going to invest myself in (at least publicly). I remember wishing I could believe in things like imaginary friends and earth spirits, it sounded pretty fun. But the hard tack atmosphere of Philly-style credulousness forged me as a cynic right from the start.
It wasn’t until I was an adult and began experiencing chronic pain that I started reaching for something beyond what I had been handed as truth. It wasn’t until I started talking to trees and watching the world that I realized just how much I didn’t know. How big the mystery was, and how small my own gaze could be. And suddenly, one day when I was out wandering the stream bed it hit me… oh my goodness, faeries were real all along.
Because when I left everything I thought I knew behind, I could feel the currents of just how much flows through the unseen. I could sense that the earth was animated by deep rivers of consciousness, much deeper than my simple human mind could entirely conceive. I saw my smallness, my very human self-centeredness, and it was a relief to let it go completely.
I realized that to believe that my one consciousness could perceive all there is to be seen is tantamount to a house fly thinking she has seen the entire world in her lifetime. It was liberating, to realize just how little I knew. And when I finally embraced the fact that there was an Otherworld, just beyond my gaze, I opened a channel for true magic to begin to flow from the unseen into my daily being.
I’m what you call clairsentient. I know things because I feel them. Most of the time I don’t have visions or hear voices, I just sink into the animal of my body and move from the gravity tug of feeling. I believed that faeries (or elementals) existed. I could feel them. But I never expected to see one…. Until, I did.
It was one of those moments where there is no space for disbelief. It happens, you embrace it completely, and then afterwards you find yourself spinning… what gift was I just given?
Autumn is the season of the Otherworld. The season when the skin-thin partition between the seen and the unseen softens. It’s a time when we can come more closely in contact with the denizens of the Otherworld and establish a flow of communication that can guide us through the rest of the wheel of the year.
Plants are often eager to help us make these connections. They are bridge builders between the seen and the unseen. There are certain plants I call on just for this reason. You can learn more about them (and how to open the gateways to deep perception) in my Herbs for the Otherworld course. I’m excited to gather with you there.
And as for my story of seeing a faerie, well, I’m happy to share the tale with you on this blustery Autumn day. Grab a cup of tea and come get cozy with me in my new new video below, Working with Elementals.
And remember that the easiest way to access the Otherworld is so much more simple than you think…. just play.
Asia: After listening to your elements video I have finally understood why taking your course was a clear direct from spirit guides. I have written children stories that I told my grandchildren when they were going to sleep or needed a story and then wrote them down. The stories come from channeling the fairy world, but also connect the fairy world to the energy world of chakras, spirit animals and such. THIS I feel is the direction I need to go. Of course because I have so many directions I could go it is hard to exactly figure out how to manage this. Do I write a book, have a web site for sharing these stories or where do I begin. Things are clearing up now so I thank you for this elemental gift. I have learned so much about how to do this it is just a matter of going back to my “channeling” as I do it.
Your grandchildren are so lucky Mary!! This reminds me of what Asia has shared about the filters of perception that tend to settle in for many of us as we age; it feels like you’ve given your grandchildren a beautiful bridge to the real Neverland—so they may grown up never having lost that nourishing connection. Asia will be delighted that her offerings could be a part of the clarity that’s coming in for you now around sharing this channel more widely <3 We'd be so happy to hear about it when you do!
Thank you Shannon. Once I figure out where this is going I will share with you.
I love this! And, as one might expect when dealing with fairies, the synchronicities are many. I often visit an area near me called Fairy Hills. There is no doubt in my mind that it is a magical, special place. Many times that I have been there, I have experienced unique, magical happenings. On one visit I was able to communicate clearly with my deceased uncle, and during my most recent visit, I had a healing experience and dialogue with a tree that changed me irrevocably. Over all though, there is a sense of connection and wonder present in those woods. I always feel supported and seen there in a way that I don’t experience in many other places. I’m sure that it is the presence of the elementals that makes it so very special. 💓
My phone doesn’t have sound. Would you email just a little about fairies. How many have you seen? Are they like the children’s books? Do they have a family? Read Elizabeth Kubler-Ross had a photo of one .This is why I believe. I felt water sprites at 7 bridges in Michigan but did not see them. A favorite place of mine. Would you know if a fairy is at the oak tree here. Thank you.
Hi Trace, if you click the small button that says “CC” at the bottom of the video you can access closed captioning for the video. Hope this helps!
Yes, so true!! We have 5 acres of the 6 that is completely feral. We actually took down fencing 🙂
We grow strawflowers to specifically decorate trees and rocks. And agree – if you are just seeing with your eyes as processed by your brain – then this is at most 1/3 of what is happening around you. I create art in the hopes of expanding this view for myself and all. In Kindness~
Hi Asia! Is this the same course you taught at spirit weavers this year or is it more in depth? I’d love to take it if so.
Thanks, Naya
Hi Naya! The material about the plants will be similar in this course. The major difference is that in this online course there is the particular emphasis on Fall ritual, the holiday of Samhain, and how to make this specific point in the wheel of the year.