“The fact is that the cities haven’t driven us away. Nor has science gotten rid of us either. It is dominator men that tried to eliminate us and the normal folk who still wish to deny our manifest existence. Not that we are all that found of cities. We much prefer Nature, but we make do and will continue to do so until we once again have manifested Elfin and Faerie upon this planet and, in time,
out in space.”
There is the idea that with the encroachment of Mankind and of towns and cities, which men mistakenly consider civilization, that we elfae folk and fair folk are all now dead or departed, perhaps to the last remaining wild places and wilderness areas that still exist. This goes along with the idea that is sometimes found in fantasy novels that the magic is now all gone or nearly so. That once the world was a place of magic but it has now left, having been chased off or killed off, presumably by science making this into a mundane and magic-less world, unless you consider science and technology magic, which we Silver Elves do.
And yet, it should be quite clear that while we elfae folk do tend to enjoy and love Nature and the wilds that we are also rather fond of each other, which usually means towns, cities, etc. Not in and of thems’elves. We are seldom fond of cities for their own sake. But they do give us a chance to find and interact with each other and while most of us would retreat to a more rural life closer to Nature if we could, the vast majority of us, as yet, are unable to do so at this time in our evolution. And even then, we would generally only do so once we have found our significant otherkin.
In that way, we are rather like the trees and birds. Many of them still live in the wild but others have adapted to living in towns and cities. It is a somewhat dangerous life for trees in a city because you never know when some man might decide to cut you down. But really, the same is true of the trees in the wild, which is why we have so few wild areas left anymore and most of our great forests are gone and those that are left are fast dwindling, again at the hands of men.
And birds also, or some of them, at least, have adapted to city and town life. We listen to the birds every day and, of course, say hello to them when we take our walks about our neighborhood as well as greeting the trees, the geckos, lizards, dogs and every other creature we come across. We are friendly elves.
The fact that we elfae, or many, even most of us, have adapted to urban life is reflected in novels that are identified as Urban Fantasy such as Charles DeLint and others write. It is also reflected quite often in what is known as Magical Realism, as reflected by Alice Hoffman’s Practical Magic series. Our own novel of modern elven, The Elves of Lyndarys, takes place mostly out in the countryside but, even then, the characters sometimes go to the local town or to the city. Elves like those in Tolkien’s works that live isolated in places like Rivendell or Lothlorien would be able to do so because they have an organic community that they rely upon. Most of we elfae in the modern world have lost our tribes through the ages. They were persecuted out of existence or forcibly absorbed into the cultures of men. So, for us, finding our kindred in a world that is often hostile to the notion of our identity and sometimes our very existence naturally leads us to those places where others of our kind may be found and that is most often towns and cities or gatherings out in the countryside or wild areas organized by those from the towns and cities.
First, we find each other. Then, perhaps, if we can, we retreat from the world.
But the point is that we incarnated elfae are not gone from the world. Even those more ethereal faeries that ‘fairy seers’ talk about living in trees here and there, are not gone from the world either, apparently. There are all those gardens that they can abide in, at least according to the lore and the accounts of those psychics who claim to see them.
For our own part, we Silver Elves consider the butterflies, dragonflies, moths and other such winged beings to be faeries and we saw two monarchs a week ago just a block over. We know most of those who ‘see’ faeries tell us that they are little people with wings, while at the same time usually denying our essential elfinness, but we think that most likely they are just anthropomorphizing faeries and do not understand we elfae are not all humanoid in appearance. Some of us are, surely, but the vast majority of elfae kind most probably are not.
The fact is that the cities haven’t driven us away. Nor has science gotten rid of us either. It is dominator men that tried to eliminate us and the normal folk who still wish to deny our manifest existence. Not that we are all that found of cities. We much prefer Nature, but we make do and will continue to do so until we once again have manifested Elfin and Faerie upon this planet and, in time, out in space.
La tae lun u Eldat te vari elsorin (By the light of Elfin be ever blessed),
The Silver Elves
http://silverelves.angelfire.com
If you would like to read more about our elven novel mentioned in the article above, The Elves of Lyndarys: A Magical Tale of Modern Faerie Folk, please click here https://silverelves.angelfire.com/HALyndarys.html and you can read the first page, the table of contents, and some reviews from readers.
And if you enjoyed the article above on otherkin life, then you may certainly enjoy the following other articles by The Silver Elves:
https://silverelves.wordpress.com/2020/07/19/when-faerie-returns-will-there-still-be-a-race-of-men-and-are-elves-halflings-part-man-due-to-manifesting-in-human-bodies
https://silverelves.wordpress.com/2019/02/11/how-do-elves-deal-with-our-homesickness-for-elfin
The bird of memory long thought gone,
the song of awakening it doth sing,
as the flocks of Elfin do take wing.”
—by The Silver Elves
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We also invite you to 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 Wayand also Feasting with the Elves with a big kitchen and dining area for chatting, along with the Elven Home group); (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 places for United Otherkin Alliance and its private sister group. So please do come join us in any and all of our groups:
The Magical Books of the Silver Elves — https://www.facebook.com/groups/539205916250397 This is our largest elfae group on Facebook and where you will find us Silver Elves often hanging out! And if you would like to find out more about our 60 The Silver Elves books on The Elven Way, please do join us! We have discussions here 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 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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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/806583242768352
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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/2215672296
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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.
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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. This is one of our few private groups on Facebook. 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/975038062512421
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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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New Group!
The Elvish Shine of Danu — The Elvish Shrine of Danu group is a place to explore ancient elven and fae people and our culture of the past, as well as a place to join together for those elven living in the present who feel connected to the spirit of the elfin ancestors, and to share the dream of the elves of the ancient future. From our Silver Elves point of view we are essentially spiritual, energetic and thus magical races. If you have an elfin soulful spirit, then you are related to all those who came from Faerie in the past. We hope all of you will enjoy sharing about our eldars like the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Daoine Sidhe as well as others of our elven ancestors around the world of all cultures that stir our hearts and souls, and awaken our spirits to the realms of Faerie. https://www.facebook.com/groups/740612329835931
Also do look for our other elfae groups on Facebook: Elfae Spirituality Group, Elfae Tree Folk, Elven Oracles Group, Elfin Faerie Lore, and Danu Folk Elves.
“You can search for what seems
like forever for Elfin and never find it.
You can wait for it to come
and it never seems to arrive.
But if you live the life Elfin,
it emerges all around you
like buds in the springtime.”
—by The Silver Elves
Touch this Star Above for an Elven Blessing, dear Kindred!
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