As such, it can take many forms: fables, religion and folklore, but also formal philosophical systems and scientific theories.” “Myth is a story that implies a certain way of interpreting consensus reality so to derive meaning and effective charge from its images and interactions. So who are the faeries, where do they come from…and what do they want? Faerie-tales His assessment fits well with both folktale motifs, and some modern theories about their ancient origins and how they have permeated the collective human consciousness. In his 1691 treatise on the faeries of Aberfoyle, Scotland, the Reverend Robert Kirk suggested they represented a Secret Commonwealth, living in a parallel reality to ours, with a civilization and morals of their own, only visible to seers and clairvoyants. Middle-Earth-like elves by artist (Araniart/ CC BY 3.0 ) From the Huldufólk in Iceland to the Tuatha Dé Danann in Ireland, and the Manitou of Native Americans, these are apparently intelligent entities that live unseen beside us, until their occasional manifestations in this world become encoded into our cultures through folktales, anecdotes, and testimonies. They’re known by many names but there is a conformity to what they represent, and perhaps also to their origins. The faeries appear in folklore from all over the world as metaphysical beings, who, given the right conditions, are able to interact with the physical world.
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