“Even when the wings are just etheric, they still affect our incarnate being, for from an elven point of view the material world is shaped upon the ethereal and imaginal worlds and not the other way around as most people seem to presume…. Elf ears (pointed) for instance may be a bit atrophied and in need of being exercised by hearing intuitively, so imagine your Elven spirit body and then practice listening from that perspective on the shamanic and psychic plane.”
It is a simple fact that faerie love their wings in the same way that we elves love our pointed ears. And even though time and the circumstances of fate have served to remove the points from most of our elven ears and apparently there aren’t any humanoid faeries with physical wings, we still love to put on prosthetic ears and faeries love to wear their wings around whenever they are around their kindred and can feel free and safe in doing so. This wearing of wings and pointed ears is a recognition of our love of our ancient peoples and our attachment to the lore that surrounds them. Whether there were even humanoid beings with elf ears and faerie wings doesn’t entirely matter to us. What matters is, elf ears and fairy wings are cool, and we love them. While we might not have physical elf ears or wings anymore they still exist for us in our hearts, our imaginations therefore upon our bodies of light.
For the most part, in our experience, no two wings are exactly alike, just as snowflakes and fingerprints are each unique, and Otherkin wings come in a variety of thin/thickness, curves, range and which all effect the lift of the wing. One common problem that our winged otherkin brothers and sisters speak of (the angels, faeries, vampires, dragons, etc.) are the effects on one’s health when incarnated in a human body and while still having etheric wings, they no longer have physical wings to use for movement.
One of our kindred, Reinero De Valois, proposes that it is possible that this lack of use of the wings may cause or be caused by blocks of energy in the winged area that may even cause back problems and other ailments. A number of fae have verified his theory as he has helped them to unblock the energy, and one such fae sister did so adding that she feels it may be the lack of use of the wing when in human form that makes her walking difficult and even painful, effecting her lower back and legs. We see this as completely plausible from an aerodynamic view of wing lift and drag, in that a somewhat atrophied wing may have an incredibly burdensome drag on the human body. As we have said, the wing section characteristics, i.e. the shape and diameter of the wing area, effects the wing lift or ability to give assistance in motion to the body as does the ability to use devices like flaps to assist the lift. Even when the wings are just etheric, they still affect our incarnate being, for from an elven point of view the material world is shaped upon the ethereal and imaginal worlds and not the other way around as most people seem to presume.
But we feel too that this ‘disability’ can be corrected with proper visualizations and exercises. And so, we suggest that if any of our faerie kindred are having back or walking problems, they try some wing exercises to strengthen the use of the etheric wings and increase the lift ability. We are not suggesting that this will help you actually fly (although we leave that possible idea up to your imagination) but it may help your wings to assist you in ground motion, like walking and running and even jumping and it may help lessen the burden (and thus pain) on your body of carrying etheric wings around that have inadequate lift, even in their own realms, due to lack of use.
We suggest some visualization in which one first (in a standing position) exercises the full spread of their wings and full range of motion for 3 to 6 cycles (do this in pairs so if you have more than one pair of wings then you may wish to repeat the exercise for each pair separately). Once one has mastered this in a standing position, the next step is to try walking slowly at the same time, and eventually walking or running at a faster pace and a longer period of time (in time you may be able to use more than one set of wings at a time if your magical form has and uses multiple wings for flight). Take it very slowly at first and only do what feels right to you, using your own intuition to guide your exercise. You may also wish to visualize some etheric flaps at the bottom of your wings to help in the gliding once you have begun walking and running. And it should have a positive effect upon your posture overall.
There is a larger question subject here and that is “What effect are our magical body parts (wings, elf ears, tails, scales, etc.) in etheric form having upon our physical bodies and how can we heal and improve our bodies by increasing the use of these magical parts?” Elf ears (pointed) for instance may be a bit atrophied and in need of being exercised by hearing intuitively, so imagine your Elven spirit body and then practice listening from that perspective on the shamanic and psychic plane. We Silver Elves have long thought that is most likely what our elf ears are really for—increasing our psychic perception and our non-verbal connection to each other, past, present, and future.
While some folks might think this crazy, none-the-less, when someone loses an arm or a leg through injury or accident, they often still feel that phantom limb (or wing or elf ear) as though it were still there. It may still itch or ache and the solution they have found is to have a mirror of one’s other limb so one can see the phantom limb and scratch it. This is really the same principal at work here in understanding the astral limbs or other etheric body parts.
And it should be noted that while the lack of use of our etheric wings or ears may burden our physical bodies, this neglect can also have an effect upon our psychological well-being. When faeries get depressed perhaps they just need to get their etheric wings going and fly in spirit. When we elves, as so often happens, feel so very alone in the world, searching ever for our others, perhaps we might consider listening to them with our etheric elf ears. For if you listen carefully, you can hear them in the distance drawing ever closer, calling to us in their hearts as we are calling to them.
So, dear Sisters and Brothers, may your wings be fluttering, your ears be attuning, your tails be waving, and your scales be shining!
Ver nesidas mellun vari te (In shimmering starlight ever be),
The Silver Elves
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And what about those faerie wings? Here is an excerpt from Caressed By An Elven Breeze: The Poems of Zardoa Silverstar of an enchanting poem about a faerie who had no wings:
The Faerie Who Had No Wings . . . . . .
There once was a faery that couldn’t fly
He was born without wings
But no one knew why.
They took him to doctors
And wise women, too
But no one knew why
Or what to do.
They said, “It’s a shame,
That’s certainly so.”
But when asked the cause
They said, “We don’t know”.
And when asked the cure
They said much the same
Despite their titles, diplomas or fame.
So this faery named ‘Wingless’
By all of his friends
Grew up on the ground
While they did ascend
To the tops of the trees
To the bottoms of the clouds
He felt quite ashamed
While they felt most proud.
But his mother did love him
As good mothers do
She said you’re without wings
Oh yes this is true
But that’s not your fault
It’s nothing you’ve done
And though you can’t fly
You are still my son.
And you know among faeries
You are quite unique
You’re special, my son
But he felt like a freak.
And he thought to himself
What’s the matter with me
Why don’t I have wings,
Like a normal faery?
Why can I not soar
Why can I not fly
And look down on the Earth
From way up high
Like everyone else
Like all faery kind
Why is it me
Who’s left behind.
And as he did grow
And was given chores
They were close to the ground
Or near to the shores
He tended the flowers
And the roots of the trees
And the branches low hanging
That swept in the breeze.
And sometimes he’d climb
As high as he could
And watch all his friends
Sail like birds though the wood
And then he would wish
And then he would sigh
And gaze with great longing
Across the sky.
But always in time
He’d have to climb down
And have his feet
Once again on the ground
And though he’d enjoyed it
He’d still have to frown
For he felt like a fool
He felt like a clown.
For his friends seemed so graceful
As they skimmed cross the sky
And he felt so clumsy
As he climbed way up high
His mother would tell him
It’s really okay
But strangely it never
To him felt that way.
But he worked very hard
And he did his best
Completed his chores
Like all the rest
Was good at his job
In every detail
Bringing love to the flowers
Everyday without fail.
And as the days came and went
And nights passed him by
He came to accept
He never would fly
He gave up trying
And wishing, too
He came to accept
There was naught he could do.
He was born without wings
And that was his fate
Though he hoped as a teenager
That they’d grow in late
But that was a wish
That never came true
And once again
There was naught he could do.
So day by day
And night by night
He did all he could
To be happy and bright
And accept his life
As it came to be
Tending to flowers
And loving the trees.
For while it was true
That his friends could all fly
What did they do
Up in the sky
But tend to flowers
And love all the trees
And laugh in the sun
And sway in the breeze.
They did all that he did
And he did the same
Except for flying
There was naught one could name
That he couldn’t do
As good as another
He was a faerie true
Like any other.
And so he accepted his fate
As he grew up at last
His life was his own
The dice they were cast
And now the only thing
Left him to do
Was accept himself
As he was, he knew.
And so off he went
Into the deep woods
To think on his life
And all the great goods
That had come to him
In the course of his days
And the mysteries of Nature
And all of her ways.
For our lives each have meaning
Or maybe they don’t
You have to decide
Or maybe you won’t
Things are as they are
As they’re meant to be
But still we can change
If our minds are free.
On this our dear faerie
Without wings he did think
As he strolled through the trees
And the dew he did drink
And thankful was he
For his life as it was
Because it was his
And perhaps just because.
So walking about
He happened to spy
A lovely young elf
With a twinkle in her eye
He said, “Greetings, elf kin,
How goes it today?
Do you live here about
Or pass on your way?” …………
This is quite a long poem, so we could not post it all here. But if you would like to read what next happens and the entire poem, as well as all 90 of Zardoa’s poems, please click here to go to our webpage and read all about Caressed By An Elven Breeze: The Poems of Zardoa Silverstar.
Caressed By An Elven Breeze:
The Poems of Zardoa Silverstar.
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