“Look back upon your own magical history, dear kin, and we suspect that you will find that whether you are a novice or an adept that your magical lineage is wider and vaster than you may have realized, going back through the ages to the ancients of your particular tradition, even if your tradition is a new offshoot of another tradition. Remember the ancestors, beloved, for they are not only, nor primarily, the ancestors of our physical forms but even more so the ancestors of our spirits and the magic that we wield. They are our lineage and we are the elfae that they envisioned.”
All of us have a magical lineage. Sometimes it is a clear one, wherein one was initiated into and trained by this or that particular occult or esoteric group and other times our lineage is less obvious. And truly, for most of us, even those who can state a direct link to some traditional group, coven, etc., our magical lineage really includes not only what we learned in that particular group but also what we have learned from books, movies and individuals we’ve encountered in our lives that affected us and our magical and spiritual development.
Some people claim a family heritage to their magic and whether their claims are as authentic as they present them to be, they are surely valid at least in an otherworldly way. For most of us received magical instruction concerning various formulas of folk magic (what is commonly referred to as superstitious beliefs and practices), basic hedgewitchery as it were, from our families. We Silver Elves received such instruction from our families, who considered themselves to be Christian and yet still passed on to us the folk lore of their ancestors with a wink and a smile and a reference to what the old folks used to say.
This is not to say that there are not those who received instruction through association with various orders and organizations, covens and ‘churches’ of magic, our children certainly did. However, we need not deride those whose training and inspiration came to them primarily through television, movies, books or even their school friends. The significant factor is not that the initial training came from hedges but that they were instinctively drawn to magic in the first place. And for elfae folk, this would also mean being drawn to Elfin, Faerie and the enchantments of our peoples.
It is true that such haphazard modes of magical training in movies and works of fiction are frequently filled with hyperbole and fantasy concerning our powers and even worse sometimes teach the most utter nonsense concerning elves, fae and magic overall. And this is what more formal organizations and covens attempt to overcome and counteract, seeking to give realistic and practical training in the Ars Magica. But then, we Silver Elves have in the course of our lives encountered organizations that also teach the most ridiculous gibberish. So being organized is not, in and of itself, a deterrent to errant folly. And again, as we say, even those who are a part of or have been educated in magic by a particular group still receive their magical education from other sources. This is, at least, surely the case for we who are elfae, for we seek inspiration everywhere.
For our own part, we Silver Elves were trained by the Elf Queen’s Daughters. But previous to that we had been initiated into three different meditation societies, had some informal training by a fellow named Simon, that everyone called Simon the Magician, who sent us to our local college library’s reserved section where they had original copies of Crowley’s Equinox and, as we said, instruction in enchantment and folk tradition from our parents as well as gleaned from various movies and television shows about magic. Formal training is not the only valid magical training, nor always the best.
And yet acknowledging and understanding one’s magical lineage, which includes not only the individuals and groups that trained one but also the types of magic one does, can be quite important. It not only gives one a certain sense of validity and authenticity in one’s magic, but each of us through our training naturally pick up elementals that are gifted to us by those individuals and things that enlightened us and our magic. And as we do magic, including, of course, enchantment, spirits are attracted to us who not only feed off our magical energy, in a sense, but also empower us at the same time. It is a reciprocal exchange of energy and to our mutual benefit.
Look back upon your own magical history, dear kin, and we suspect that you will find that whether you are a novice or an adept that your magical lineage is wider and vaster than you may have realized, going back through the ages to the ancients of your particular tradition, even if your tradition is a new offshoot of another tradition. Remember the ancestors, beloved, for they are not only, nor primarily, the ancestors of our physical forms but even more so the ancestors of our spirits and the magic that we wield. They are our lineage and we are the elfae that they envisioned.
Ver nesidas mellun vari te (In shimmering starlight ever be),
The Silver Elves
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“When you come to the end of the road, you will find that the path still continues.”
—Olde Elven Saying
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Many Kindred have asked us what is “The Elven Way.” Although we have written books on it (see our book The Elven Way: The Magical Path of the Shining Ones), here below is our short definition:
Short definition of “The Elven Way” by The Silver Elves
“The Elven Way is the spiritual path of the Elves. It is not a religion. While all elves are free to pursue whatever spiritual path they desire, or not as the case may be, The Silver Elves are magicians and follow no particular religious dogma. We do however believe in all the Gods and Goddesses, (also Santa Claus [to whom we’re related], the tooth fairy [distant cousins] and the Easter or Ostara Bunny [no relation]) and try to treat them all with due respect. The Elven Way promotes the principles of Fairness, that is to say both Justice, Elegance and Equal Opportunity and Courtesy that is respectful in its interactions and attitude toward all beings, great or small. We understand the world as a magical or miraculous phenomena, and that all beings, by pursuing their own true path, will become whomever they truly desire to be. Our path is that of Love and Magic and we share our way with all sincerely interested individuals.”
“To remind us ever of the need to rise up and lift our others with us, to have compassion for others even those who oppose us, to endeavor to understand the true natures and motivations not only of ours’elves but all others, the Shining Ones send us Sages who appear in many forms, in nearly all cultures and speak though various social and religious philosophies encouraging us to strive toward the light, to seek ever the good of all, and to further spiritual evolution in all that we do. We elves call this the Way of the Fair or The Elven Way. The Path is never-ending, the Way is ever before us, the Choice is always now, and we are eternally evolving. This is the Elven Way. The enculturation and other protections that shield the normal folk from the realization of other dimensions are lifted when the elf steps upon the path and begins to tread the Elven Way. The Elven Way gives our lives meaning and purpose. We come to understand who we truly are, that is that we are spirits evolving and we establish a purpose in our lives, which generally might be expressed as aiding ours’elves and all others to fulfill ours’elves perfectly. That is to say, we become who are truly are, which is who we truly desire to be. Remember, we ever wish to be our own true s’elves as perfectly as possible, which means among other things to be happy and successful forever, to live Happily Ever After.”
“Elfin is a memory. Elfin is a vision. The ancient past marries the distant future and magically gives birth to we who are elfin folk in the now.”
— The Silver Elves
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We invite you to join our Silver Elves Youtube Channel where we occasionally make an elfin video! Here is one we made today in which we talk about Norse Runes and our own original Elven Runes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kAtuMRiMgo&t=7s
And if you like to hear more about The Silver Elves, then you are invited to enjoy viewing an hour long YouTube video of The Silver Elves in a conversational presentation on The Modern Elven Movement and The Elven Way at Phoenix and Dragon Bookstore in Atlanta, GA, on March 2018, at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0sv3OHkjRw
Please do come join our elven and otherkin groups on Facebook, dear Kindred! Here is our vision for the groups as a virtual community:
For those wishing to join our many Silver Elves groups for Elfae and also friends of Elfae on Facebook, here is fairly complete list below of ones that we administer: You are all invited to any and all of them! We envision our 16+ Elfae Facebook groups as all connected (so in a way all one big elfae community group) and so going from one to the other is like meandering or flying around and being in a large elven community. It is like beautiful and enchanting large multi-story house that is inhabited by a number of elfae groups: (bottom floor has three private groups inside: The Elven Way and also Feasting with the Elves with a big kitchen and dining area for chatting, along with the Elven Homegroup); (second floor has the Faerie Craft group with a large display studio for elfae art); and (in the attic is the Elven Oracles Group where group oracle readings are always being shared). There are also lots of large enclosed or screened in porches off the main house (where you will find: Magical Books of the Silver Elves, Elfin Faerie Lore, Elven Life and Magic and We Adore Elves); there are also two gazebos, one is outside in the front lawn for Elvish Magical Chat and the other is in the back yard for I heart Elven Magic; an open circle outside around the bonfire to the side of the house for the Elf Witches of the Mystic Moon group; a quaint tree house out front for Elfae Tree Folk to meet; a faerie circle that is a bit beyond the back of the house in the forest for The Faerie Circle group to meet; and at the front gate is a cozy elfae cottage for those first entering to be greeting in the group Silver Elves Embassy. There is also a path from the house that wanders down to the creek and goes through where the group Nature and the Unseen Realms with the Elves and Otherkin meet and also that leads to meeting placesfor United Otherkin Alliance and its private sister group. So please do come join us in any and all of our groups:
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Elven Home — https://www.facebook.com/groups/1712981718807166 This is an enchanting and private place for all elfae folk to share in cozy comfort. Feel free to share anything elfae related, and please do share (with images when you can) all about your own Eald (Elven Home) and the special aspects of it that make it your own enchanting elfin space.
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Elfae Tree Folk— https://www.facebook.com/groups/499002196782965 A place to share anything about the beloved trees that we elfae love so very dear and about life as a tree folk. This group is for you to spread your elven light through the day & the night and the forest. *
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The Magical Books of the Silver Elves — https://www.facebook.com/groups/539205916250397 And if you would like to find out more about our 50+ The Silver Elves books on The Elven Way, please do join us! We have discussions about our Silver Elves books as well as about Elven and Otherkin philosophy, elven lifestyle and the Elven Way. If you have read our books and would like to discuss them with us, this is the place to come join in the discussions and ask also questions. And please do come share here in this group your own creative elven works of art, music, writing, crafts, or whatever you do to manifest Elfin in your life in your own way, as well as your thoughts and feelings about living the life Elfin.
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Elven Life and Magic — A group for fae folk of all kinds posting their magic and how they manifest living as an elfae. https://www.facebook.com/groups/629491797123886
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Elvish Magical Chat — Posting and chatting all about elves, faeries, pixies, and magic! https://www.facebook.com/groups/307775362744491
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The Faerie Circle — A group for the magical elfae folk. Be ever blest!https://www.facebook.com/groups/1025483294180077
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Elf Witches of the Mystic Moon — A place to share your magic and enchantment with other elf witches! https://www.facebook.com/groups/80658324276835
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Faerie Craft —This is a group to share your elven and fae creations, and yes you are welcome to advertise your elfish/faerie crafts. https://www.facebook.com/groups/395403367195312
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I Heart Elven Magic — For those who love Elfin Magic. https://www.facebook.com/groups/221567229
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Feasting With the Elves (having fun sharing elven recipes and healthy eating) — https://www.facebook.com/groups/597948240617006
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United Otherkin Alliance —https://www.facebook.com/groups/328253710566869 This is an alliance for Otherkin/ Therians, where elves, faeries, dragons, kitsune, gnomes, hobbits, merkin, pixies, brownies, nymphs, driads, niaids, valkyrie, vampires, devas, fauns, unicorns, animal kin and all manner of Faerie Folk gather and come together! This group is open to anyone who wishes to be part of a congenial group of Otherkin. And its sister private group: *United Otherworld Friendshttps://www.facebook.com/groups/UnitedOtherworldFriends
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The Elven Way — This group creates a place for people to learn about the Elven Way and for Elves, Otherkin, and their friends to have a fun gathering place to enjoy each other’s company and share things on the path. It is open to anyone who wishes to learn about the Elven Way and friends of such. https://www.facebook.com/groups/165938637423212
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Nature & the Unseen Realms with the Elves & otherkin. A spiritual journey — This is a very active elven and otherkin group posting those generally unnoticed realms and wonders of Nature. https://www.facebook.com/groups/196916350335537
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Elfin Faerie Lore — For Faeries and Elfin Folk. This group is for sharing elfin faerie lore, magic and life as Fae. https://www.facebook.com/groups/97503806251242
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Silver Elves Embassy — This is a place of rest and gathering together to relax and share our stories, dreams for the future, and magic of our elfin adventures. We Silver Elves share some of our magical tales and adventures in this group that have lead us to further embrace the Shining Ones. https://www.facebook.com/groups/206231890276255
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We Adore Elves — This group is just a little hideaway for us to all come share our love for elves and elven and our elfin-faerie creativity as we manifest Elven in our lives. https://www.facebook.com/groups/Elfae
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Also do look for our other elfae groups on Facebook: Elfae Spirituality Group, Elfae Tree Folk, Elven Oracles Group, and Elfin Faerie Lore.
If you have enjoyed reading our over 100 articles on our two blog sites, we think you may surely enjoy reading one of our most popular The Silver Elves books: Through The Mists of Faerie: A Magical Guide to the Wisdom Teachings of the Ancient Elven:
Through The Mists of Faerie:
A Magical Guide to the Wisdom Teachings of the Ancient Elven
“Elfin, Faerie, Elfland or the Sacred Realm or Dimension of Magic that lives at the heart of the Universe, is an incredibly attractive power. It draws all true souls to it. It calls to the Elfin nature in each and every soul. This is the power that arouses the imagination of those who see or read the Lord of the Rings and say, I’m an Elf or I’m a Dwarf, or even I’m an Orc. The power calls to us through Urban Fantasy stories and the fantasy novels of old, as well as, faery tales and movies of magic and enchantment. But it also calls to us from the trees, the wild places of Nature, and sometimes most of all from magic memories of our childhood, which is really our ancient past, our past incarnations, calling to us. It can also be aroused, and quite strongly, perhaps most strongly, by others of our kind manifesting in the world. There is something magical about these beings and they arouse our own hunger for magic in our own lives and souls. These Elfae radiate starlight. They glimmer with love, kindness and compassion; and they reach out and touch our souls. Some might suppose this to be a glamor, a magic they have wrapped thems’elves within to enchant us; but while they are truly enchanting, the magic arises from the fact that they are genuine and real. They don’t need to glamor us. They just need to be their very own s’elves, for that is the most impressive magic of all. They are not trying, they are simply being: being thems’elves, being elves.”
—Excerpt from page 26 of Through The Mists of Faerie by The Silver Elves.
If you are interested in reading more on the ancestors of The Silver Elves, The Elf Queen’s Daughters, please see our two volumes that contain all their original letters (from the mid 70s) sent out to their vortices (elven covens) as Elf Magic Mail. These are fascinating letters and truly enchanting.
Click here to view a sample letter, The Primordial Egg, in book 1 and about the book: Elf Magic Mail: Book 1,The Original Letters of The Elf Queen’s Daughters With Commentary by The Silver Elves and The Winged Star (the adoption in the 1970s of the 7 pointed star as the Elven Star and its meaning), in book 2: Elf Magic Mail: Book 2,The Original Letters of The Elf Queen’s Daughters With Commentary by The Silver Elves.
“Our names have been called,
our song has been sung.
We are ready to dance with the Goddess,
and if you but read and see clearly,
but for a moment..
we are glad, so very, very glad
to have you with us.”
. . . .The Elf Queen’s Daughters
“It is not the good old days of yesteryear that we elves hunger for,
so much as making this moment
the best we can
so they will be the good old days to come.”
A Gift For You!!!!!!
What Sort of Elf, Faerie or Other Are You?
What is Your Magical Tribe?
For years various kindred have asked us, the Silver Elves, to help them figure this out. Now we’ve created a questionnaire to help us do so and to help you learn about your people, your magical tribe. This is our gift to you (free). Simply follow this link below and the directions and we will help you with your own personal narrative about your magical tribe:
https://silverelves.wordpress.com/2019/08/14/what-kind-of-elf-fae-or-otherkin-are-you-what-is-your-tribe
And for further reading on your Elven, Faerie, Otherkin tribe:
ELF TRIBES: The Silver Elves’ Guide for Finding Your Magical Kind and Kin and FAERIE, FAE AND OTHERKIN TRIBES: The Silver Elves’ Guid
e for Finding Your Magical Kind and Kin. Please click on the titles listed above to go to the pages on this blog that are dedicated to each book, where you can read more about them, view excerpts of sample magical narratives and also the table of contents from both books. Elf Tribes contains 150+ narratives of elven tribes, and Faerie, Fae and Otherkin Tribes contains another 150+ narratives of faerie and otherkin tribes. Be sure and click on the title links and read a few of these magical narratives. Perhaps, you 
will find your people as you read through these two books, or kindred quite like them. At any rate, you can always do the survey yours’elf, or do it again if you feel you have come to a greater understanding of yours’elf and our peoples in the meantime (or gentle-time as we elves often say).
“We are born of starlight woven into magic.”
—The Silver Elves
“We elves don’t always remember our past lives in Elfin, but we ever feel them in the depths of our souls.”
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Touch anywhere in this Elven Star above, dear Kindred,
for an Elven Blessing!
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