“. . . . from our point of view, the Celts are and were elfae folk and if they didn’t have that understanding of thems’elves at the time, we are more than happy to adopt them. For whatever our genetic makeup and background, many of us modern elfae peoples look at the ancient Celts and cannot help but feel, those are our fae peoples. We are descended from them in spirit, if not genetics.”
The Celts are not generally seen as being faerie folk. Although, in The Book of Invasions that accounts the legends of the various peoples who lived in Ireland, they are represented by the Sons of Mil or Milesians, who were Gaels and thus a group of Celtic tribes who are said to have defeated the Tuatha De Danann or Sidhe folk and are often seen as the ancestors of the modern Irish. It is said that in a peace accord the Tuatha De went underground, (thus the people of the mounds) or into the hills and hidden valleys, etc.
While the Gaels or Milesians are known to be actual people that lived in historical times, the Tuatha De are viewed as being a mythological people. But we ask: if the Tuatha De Danann didn’t exist then how did the Gaels overcome them in battle? Did they just make up a story about what great conquerors they were without actually fighting anyone? At the same time, we know that there were people in Ireland prior to the coming of the Gaels. That has been verified by genetics and archeology.
In modern times, the Irish are known to be a mixture genetically of various races including earlier stone age peoples that were there long before the Gaels. We think it possible that the notion that we elfae folk are allergic to iron comes from the fact that the Celts had iron weapons and may have overcome earlier stone age peoples who didn’t have iron. Those earlier peoples would surely have been fae peoples, at least to our minds, and certainly so according to the legends and mythology of the Irish.
Also, genetically, the Irish are closely related to the Scots and the Welsh, but also, and this is quite significant to our minds, to the Basque peoples of Northern Spain, who we see as one of the oldest elvish cultures of Europe. The Basque not only are known historically to have existed, like the Celtic tribal peoples, but continue to exist as a people and culture in the world.
So, to our own elvish minds, not only were the people of Ireland who lived there previous to the coming of the Gaels, fae peoples but we also see the Gaels and Celts overall as being elfae folk. This is not so much a matter of genetics really but of spirit. For, while we find genetics fascinating, our elvish nature is really a matter of culture to our minds and our peoples come from various genetic lineages.
The Celts, for instance, were noted for believing in and telling tales about we fae folk. It is often concluded that the Celts weren’t fae, because they believed in the fae, and because, as we pointed out, they were a historical people and thus de facto cannot be a mythological people as we elfae are seen to be according to the beliefs of Men. However, we are elves who also tell tales about elves and faeries and believe in elves and faeries and otherkin in our various forms and manifestations and we are living peoples in modern times, just as the Celts were. Men think we cannot be elfae folk because to their thinking our kind are fantasy beings, but we are of the opinion that the fact that there are myths about us and legends and lore and fantasies, doesn’t preclude us from being the very real elfae that we are. We may not live up to all their expectations and notions about us, but that doesn’t mean we don’t exist, only that we don’t exist in the way they think we should be according to their myths and legends and fantasies.
And, we elfae, for the most part, love the Celtic tribal peoples, although the name Celt comes from a Greek word Keltoi meaning ‘barbarian’ (wild but not uncultured really) or ‘outsider’ (in contrast to Men, then yes and nearly always) or possibly ‘to cover or hide’ (thus the hidden peoples, much like we elfae are thought to be) ‘to heat’, or ‘to impel’ (the power of magic). We love Celtic culture, we love their love of triplicities, we love Celtic Knot work designs and their colorful dress. The fact that they were ‘headhunters’ is only to say that none or few of our ancestors were perfect. Certainly, we aren’t, although we aren’t headhunters. We’ve chilled quite a bit since then.
When our various kindred answer our tribe questionnaire, in which we Silver Elves create a narrative about their particular elfin, faerie or other tribe (see our four books Elf Tribes; Faerie, Fae and Otherkin Tribes; Elves, Faerie, Fae and Otherkin Tribes; and Elfae Tribes), we have found that at least a quarter to a third of the respondents put down Celts in response to the question “what people does your tribe most resemble?” So, from our point of view, the Celts are and were elfae folk and if they didn’t have that understanding of thems’elves at the time, we are more than happy to adopt them. For whatever our genetic makeup and background, many of us modern elfae peoples look at the ancient Celts and cannot help but feel, those are our fae peoples. We are descended from them in spirit, if not genetics, and we are now headhunters in the modern sense of that word as being people on the lookout for individuals of talent and ability, which is to say other elfae.
Fost Tae Lodver (Touch the truth),
The Silver Elves
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If you enjoyed the article above about the origins of the Faerie folk, then we suggest these other articles by the Silver Elves:
https://silverelves.wordpress.com/2021/01/16/what-do-the-elves-view-as-the-difference-between-the-piscean-and-aquarian-ages
Why we Silver Elves Have Come to Reject the Idea that our Faerie Peoples are Exclusively Descended from the Scythians and Annunki?
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“We heed the Call of Elfin true,
it’s ever here for me and you.
We’re ever one where ever we roam,
and where ever we are
waits Elfin our home.”
—by The Silver Elves
For listening to the wisdom of the trees . . . .
An Elfin Book of Trees for the Elven Druid: The Ogham of the Elves Using Elvish Wizard Script by The Silver Elves. “An Elfin Book of Trees for the Elven Druid can be used as an oracle. Perhaps, that is its chief purpose. That is up to you, really. For our own part in writing it, we learned a great deal about the tree families of the world and for us that was wonderful. We love trees. Not that we’ll remember it all or even most of it. But a passing acquaintance is nice. This book is a way, in a sense, of listening to the trees. It is not the same as being out in the trees and feeling their radiant and wondrous presence, nor ingesting some of the herbs that plants and trees use to enlighten us. However, not all of us, in the modern world, can be among the trees regularly or as much as we would like and this tome is, in that sense, designed to express their voice in the form of an oracle for those of us who are unable at present to spend a great deal of time among them. Although, in our hearts and imaginations, we are ever surrounded by the forest. And in that sense, this book is a forest, an elven woodland, an elvish glade, a living book of tree lore.”
Please go here to read more about this book and read a couple of excerpts from the 111 trees or tree groups with the Wizard Script, about the magic of the particular tree and what it means to draw it as an oracle.
“We touch the Earth,
embrace the trees
and from them each a gift receive
of Elfin magic, ancient true
to guide our hearts in all we do.”
—by The Silver Elves
And for further reading:
And, dear Kindred, if you enjoyed the article above about the relationship elves have with the trees, we think you may very much enjoy reading our most popularly read book on the wisdom teachings of the ancient Elven titled Through the Mists of Faerie:
Through The Mists of Faerie:
A Magical Guide to the Wisdom Teachings of the Ancient Elven
—Excerpt from page 26 of Through The Mists of Faerie by The Silver Elves.
“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.”
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