You may recall in my journal entry entitled, Fairy Work, that I discussed the idea of “Prana.” In that article, I talked about the Sanskrit origin of Prana and its general translation as being “life force.” I also talked about faeries absorbing Prana from the sun and distributing it to the physical world. This, then, is fairy “work,” their job.
As you can see in the photo, I found another hastily-constructed
fairy work den today. If you look
closely, you will see a little gray hat hanging just inside the entrance. Careless, I know, but remember that we are fast
approaching autumn now, and a great deal of work needs still to be done. Surely we can forgive them the transgression
of having made their presence known?
After all, they only remain invisible to us because they know that most
of us couldn’t handle the knowledge of their existence, which would change everything
forever.
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| A hastily constructed faery work den. |
More must be said on Prana.
The ancient yogis believed that Prana was made available to humankind
through the breath, and they developed many different breathing exercises to
affect the body in different ways with Prana.
The ancient Chinese referred to Prana as “qi” or “chi,” the literal
translation being “air” or “breath.” Qi
was regarded as an active energy flow in all living things, with varying
degrees of intensity from solids, to liquids, to gases. Similar ideas are found in other cultures as
well. The ancient Greeks called it “Pneuma,”
Hawaiians called it “Mana,” ancient Hebrews called it “Ruah,” and here in the West
we call it “Vital Energy.” But it’s all
really the same stuff.
And what do fairies have to do with all of this? Well, as I said in Fairy Work, they absorb
Prana from the sun--the ultimate energy source in this solar system--and
redistribute it to our world. So they
are a vital liaison in the process of energy transfer, and without them we
might not be here, or at least we’d have to find another way to get that
energy. While humans possess both a
physical body and an etheric body (aura), fairies are comprised only of an
etheric body, although some can temporarily manifest physically. Therefore, it is in their nature to work
within energy fields. They build and
care for the forms of the mineral, plant, and animal kingdoms. They are architects of nature, following the
designs of the great archetypes.
Yet they have their shortcomings, just as we do. And like us, they also are on an evolutionary
path fraught with pitfalls, although their path is different from ours. Still, all roads will eventually lead to the
same place, and along the way, it might benefit us to get to know our etheric cousins
a bit better. Be lenient in your
outlook, kind in your consideration. Leave
your ego hanging on the hook when you venture out, just as the fairy left his
hat in the above photo. Look for their
signs, and I promise you will see them everywhere. But you must seek.
