Friday, October 9, 2020

What Say the Silver Elves about the Difference Between an Elf Witch and an Elf Wizard?

 "When it comes to elf witches and elf wizards, the issue gets even murkier, because we elves tend to be wizards and witches and conjurors, sorcerers, shamans and nearly everything else, all at the same time, so sequentially jumping from one practice to another randomly. Our magic is blended together and most of us who are elfae study nearly every sort of magic that we come across from every culture and tradition that we encounter."

 

There is no need, really, to distinguish between elf witches and wizards (and of course one can be or function as both, doing both witchcraft and wizardry at different times), but we could make up such a distinction if it proved necessary. After all, both witches and wizards do magic but a witch's magic may be very personal, in the sense that Hir (combination of him/her) coven are often seeking to cast spells for their own fulfillment or for someone who has come to them for help. For instance, see the movie Practical Magic or Alice Hoffman's wonderful book of the same title (also see her books The Rules of Magic and Magic Lessons) for witchcraft of this sort.

     Wizards, however, often seem to work for a community or group and while they may benefit personally, this seldom seems their motivation. Even if you apply the term wizard, as sometimes happens to a creative genius or inventor of some kind, as the term was applied to Thomas Edison and certainly would be well deserved by Nicola Tesla, their works still seem to be directed on a scale to affect society and the world at large. And someone like Walt Disney, whatever you may think about him, was surely a great imaginal wizard as well.

     This does not mean that witches couldn't also apply their magic on a larger scale, and certainly this occurs at times. But, for the most part, when the terms wizard and witch are used, wizards seem more inclined, at least according to the lore, toward this vaster field of activity. While witches often get a bad rap that wizards generally don't have to deal with. Witches are frequently portrayed as being wicked and scary while wizards, at worse, are usually seen as being eccentric and perhaps a bit grumpy. Wizards are generally linked to one's idea of a peculiar uncle or grandfather, while witches get traditionally associated with wicked stepmothers.

     When it comes to elf witches and elf wizards (of which elves do not use these terms as gender specific like in traditional lore), the issue gets even murkier, because we elves tend to be wizards and witches and conjurors, sorcerers, shamans and nearly everything else, all at the same time, so sequentially jumping from one practice to another randomly. Our magic is blended together and most of us who are elfae study nearly every sort of magic that we come across from every culture and tradition that we encounter. We are an eclectic bunch by our very nature and while we may specialize only in doing a specific sort of magic, we seldom do. We love it all. We study it all and we practice most of it, merging our various practices into a sort of elf magic which encompasses everything really, each of us in our own way.

     At the same time, at the heart of nearly all elven magic is Enchantment. We are enchanting witches and enchanting wizards or wizards of enchantment and charming witches, sorcerers exploring the source of enchantment and conjurors summoning up the powers of enchantment and so forth (see our book The Keys to Elfin Enchantment). Elven magic revolves around our ability to persuade, charm, intrigue, fascinate and induce others to willing aid us, if they will, to be better as individuals, to uplift their own s'elves and join our aeons-long conspiracy to enlighten ours'elves and all others who are open to seeing the light and truth of the Universe and sharing life in a loving and healing way. And we elves don't so much do magic, although we do, but "are magic" as our sisters of the Elf Queen's Daughters used to say (see The Elf Magic Mail, vols. 1  and also volume 2).

     We, obviously, haven't been totally successful in our attempts to make the world more loving and kind, more attuned to Nature in a harmonious way and to get Mankind to stop fighting among themselves and squabbling over everything so that they may join us in fighting against the true enemies of humanity, which are ignorance, prejudice and the various viruses and diseases that are able to prey upon us because Men spend more time and money upon war than upon health, healing and the general welfare of all the members of their societies.

    Still, our elf witches and wizards and spell casters and every other sort of magic wielder continue to do what they/we can to alter the world for the better and create a true Elven civilization upon the Earth. We haven't entirely succeeded as yet, that's for sure. But we haven't given up either and we probably never will.

Kyela,
The Silver Elves
http://silverelves.angelfire.com

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To read more on elven witches and elven magic, you may enjoy some of these other articles by The Silver Elves:

What is Elven Magic?

What’s the Difference Between Elves and Witches?

Why Do Elven Witches Call their Covens "Vortexes"?
https://silverelves.wordpress.com/2019/07/02/why-do-elven-witches-call-their-covens-vortexes

 Also, be sure and scroll down to check out all the over 100 blog articles with their links (many of which are on elven magic) on the list at the very bottom of this blog article.

 

The Keys to Elfin Enchantment:
Mastery of the Faerie Light Through the Portals of Manifestations
 
by The Silver Elves

THE KEYS TO ELFIN ENCHANTMENT is a book of enchantment, for enchanters, revealing the Keys to Enchantment, the true and greatest magick of the elfin folk. It is filled with the philosophy of the elves and how they encounter and subtly transform the world wielding and fulfilling its dreams and desires while guiding it toward a better and more elfin future.

 

. . . . . And  if you are interested in reading more about our elven enchantment magic, The Book of Elven Magick: The Philosophy and Enchantments of the Seelie Elves (see both Volume 1 & 2) go through a complete progression of color magics and and also explore Elven Vortexes and Covens, as well as our theories on calling the directions and dimensions and more. In these two books we explore the Elven viewpoint concerning magick and the tools of magic with magical ceremonies that may be adapted for use by modern faerie folk:

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The Book of Elven Magick:
The Philosophy and Enchantments of the Seelie Elves
(see both Volume 1 & 2)

 

 

And Now 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. Each narrative is based on your answers to the questions and our intuition and is a unique narrative just for you. This is not a computer generated result and we Silver Elves concentrate on only one narrative a day to give you special consideration: https://silverelves.wordpress.com/2019/08/14/what-kind-of-elf-fae-or-otherkin-are-you-what-is-your-tribe

 

 

The Silver Elves books:
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Among our 8 newest The Silver Elves books, besides our most recently published book 
ELFIN SPIRIT TALK: Elven Sign Language for Magic and Spell Casting you will also find: BEYOND DEATH: The Elfin Book of the Dead; ELVES, FAERIES, FAE AND OTHERKIN TRIBES: More Descriptions of Otherworldly Folk; ELF TRIBES: The Silver Elves' Guide for Finding Your Magical Kind and Kin; FAERIE, FAE AND OTHERKIN TRIBES; MANIFESTING ELFIN: Answers to questions about being an elf and following the Elven Path, volume 2; THE NEW DAWN OF ELFIN, Answers to Questions About Being an Elf and Following the Elven Path, Volume 3; AN ELFIN BOOK OF TREES FOR THE ELVEN DRUID: The Ogham of the Elves Using Elvish Wizard Script; and ELVEN HEDGEWITCHERY AND FOUND MAGIC: Using Art-Making for Evoking Elfin Magic and Living the Elven Way.

 





 


Let’s Study Arvyndase, the Magical Language of the Silver Elves!

As many of you know, we now have published not only our book teaching you how to speak and write Arvyndase (see Arvyndase (Silverspeech): A Short Course in the Magical Language of the Silver Elves), but also The Complete Dictionary of  Arvyndase with over 30,000 words from English to Arvyndase and from Arvyndase to English. Arvyndase is a complete elven language and one of the best ways (at least one of the most fun ways) to learn it is to study Arvyndase vocabulary by translating our Silver Elves “Elf Sayings”. We have begun posting our Elf Sayings in Arvyndase in our Facebook group Magical Books of the Silver Elves, and we will also post them here for you with each upcoming blog. Below is the first, and by studying this one you will learn some important words in Arvyndase including tree, star, and moon:

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"Elf folk live behind this door

before you knock be very sure

you want elf magic in your life

to sooth away your every strife

to stir your spirit to your soul

and make you s'elf complete and whole."

—The Silver Elves

 


Come Join our Silver Elves Facebook Elven and Otherkin Groups !!!

The Silver Elves invite you to come join us in some of our elven and magical otherkin Facebook groups where you will find our elven-faerie-fae otherkin community interacting and sharing The Elven Way:

 
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.
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.

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


Elvish Magical Chat — Posting and chatting all about elves, faeries, pixies, and magic!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/307775362744491


The Faerie Circle — A group for the magical elfae folk. Be ever blest!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1025483294180077


Elf Witches of the Mystic Moon — A place to share your magic and enchantment with other elf witches!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/806583242768352 


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


I Heart Elven Magic —For those who love Elfin Magic.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2215672296


Feasting With the Elves (having fun sharing elven recipes and healthy eating) —
https://www.facebook.com/groups/597948240617006


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.


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



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



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



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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And you can find all our the Silver Elves books on The Elven Way on Amazon here:
US Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/The-Silver-Elves/e/B0070R8ER2

 

 



Touch this star above, dear Kindred, for an Elven Blessing!

Why Are Elves So Often Associated with Bows and Arrows? How Does Archery Effect Elven magic?

 

“. . . for us modern elves, we are drawn to the love of archery as a way to enhance our magical skills . . . . Archery not only improves eye-hand coordination, but also and most importantly to the elves, it gives us practice in aiming and projecting our intention. To be an accomplished archer, one literally needs to ‘feel’ the arrow hit the bulls-eye just prior to letting the string go. Isn’t this exactly what we must do to be effective elven magicians?


A great deal of the notion that elves have bows and arrows as a common theme has to do with the fact that elves are generally portrayed as woodland folk living in ancient times in which bows and arrows, much like Robin Hood and his Merry (elven) men, were the common tool of the forest and the forester. The fact is, of course, that we elves are not just creatures of the forest, although most of us do very much love and admire the trees, but we can be found in nearly any clime upon the Earth and, at least in fantasy stories, out in space as well. However, we nearly always prefer Nature, in as much as it is possible; to be in Nature and think it would be ideal if every town and city was filled with trees lining the streets and on the rooftops and every building covered with vines.

And elves and fae folk have, like all other peoples, existed through time. We exist now, we lived in ancient times and in every period between. For example, while it might seem to some folks that elves don’t belong in stories about pirates and buccaneers, we surely lived in those times and considering our nature it is quite likely that at least some of us were members of the Brotherhood of the Coast. The pirate life may have appealed to some elves (perhaps more of the ocean elf tribes) because it was one of adventure and freedom upon the seas, and also importantly because there was a time when pirates represented a small photo-democratic society in the Caribbean, electing their captains. But this is only one example of possible lifetimes for some elven.

So, also, we lived in ancient Roman times, among the Greeks and others. Most elves, for instance, feel quite comfortable among the ancient Celts of various sorts, the British, the Gallic and others. But, you can also certainly find us among the cowboys of the Old West, of Australia, and South America and other places. If not in every place, we surely were in every time. And most often, but not always, you will find us being reincarnated and living among and as the various aboriginal peoples of every continent. Chiefly because, as we said, we cling to Nature and seek in each life to be as close to it as we can, to protect it as best we may, unless duty requires us elsewhere.

Now, it is true that we elfae folk are, for the most part, naturally inclined to be snipers. We are less likely to be of the hack and slash Conan variety that Men see as their ideal, wielding swords and axes. Instead you would find us ever more inclined toward bows and arrows, blow guns, poison darts, boomerangs, throwing knives, spears and anything that puts a distance between us and our opponents. This is due to the fact that we ever rely upon tactics, strategy and intelligence rather than brute force to achieve our aims whatever they may be. We don’t Go With the Force, We Go With the Flow. We don’t cast spells to compel but rather to enchant. Willing participation is a must with us. Mutual consent is obligatory. We do not seek to overpower others, but to entice their willing assistance.

On the other hand, while we would rather carry out our warfare (if ever necessary) at a distance as much as possible, we have always been much less likely than Mankind or some of the Unseelie sorts, to just drop bombs upon a population randomly knowing that among those killed will potentially be numerous individuals who are simply considered collateral damage. We elves have tended to be more precise in our warfare, at least as much as we could be. We aim for the target we wish to hit and that and that alone.

And we have always left a place for Nature and Her will. In that way, we are a wee bit like the Bene Tleilax or Tleilaxu assassins in the Dune series who always leave a way out for those they have been hired to eliminate. We elfae folk always leave a place for the Divine Magic and understand that ours are not the only wills that exist and that greater and wiser beings may change the course of our intentions.

Still, even in the modern times when we elves have no reason for warefare to defend ourselves, bows and arrows are wonderful. We Silver Elves spent years taking archery classes at a local community college to the point where the teacher had to declare us assistants in order for us to keep taking the classes. And we got fairly good at it. Not great, alas, but pretty much able to hit the target every time at forty yards, and the bulls-eye at least once, sometimes thrice out of six shots. Not exactly Robin Hood or Legolas, but not entirely bad either.

Surely for us modern elves, we are drawn to the love of archery as a way to enhance our magical skills (See Zen and the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel). Archery not only improves eye-hand coordination, but also and most importantly to the elves, it gives us practice in aiming and projecting our intention. To be an accomplished archer, one literally needs to “feel” the arrow hit the bulls-eye just prior to letting the string go. Isn’t this exactly what we must do to be effective elven magicians? Not merely think our magical intentions but to also feel and know them so that we may enchant the world with manifestations of Elfin?

Kyela,
The Silver Elves
http://silverelves.angelfire.com

See all 50+ of the Silver Elves books on The Elven Way on Amazon US here:
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and on Amazon UK here:
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To read more on Elfin Lifestyle, you may enjoy some of these other articles on living the life elven by The Silver Elves:

How Do Elves Form Families?
https://silverelves.wordpress.com/2018/07/02/how-do-elves-form-families


Why Are So Many Modern Elves So Into Fashion?
https://silverelves.wordpress.com/2018/05/12/why-are-so-many-modern-elves-so-into-fashion


What’s the Elfin View on Wearing Fur?
https://thesilverelves.blogspot.com/2017/09/whats-elfin-view-om-wearing-fur.html


What Do the Silver Elves Think of People who Wear Fake Wings to be like Faeries? https://thesilverelves.blogspot.com/2017/09/what-do-silver-elves-think-of-people.html


Are There Specific Elfin Holidays that the Silver Elves Celebrate?
https://thesilverelves.blogspot.com/2017/11/are-there-specific-elfin-holidays-that.html


How do Elven Communities Govern Themselves? Do They Have Kings and Queens? https://thesilverelves.blogspot.com/2017/08/how-do-elven-communities-govern.html

 

"An arrow quivers when it strikes the target." Olde Elven Saying meaning that there is a natural excitement that occurs when one accomplishes something and often a sort of celebration, but the elves also note the fact that quiver means both the tremble or shake but also is a container for arrows, thus the elves are indicating that one should not celebrate for too long but should return the arrow to its quiver, which is to say get ready for new projects and goals.

 —The Silver Elves

 

Want An Elf Name Gifted by The Silver Elves?

We Silver Elves have been gifting elf names for decades, now over 6,000 names, in our beautiful magical elven language, Arvyndase! If you are interested in having us gift you an elven name in Arvyndase, you are welcome to visit our website page Want An Elf Name.” There we give you suggestions for what to email us about yours’elf so we can give you a name that is magically fitting for you. 

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Many people ask us which of our 54 Silver Elves books on Elven Philosophy and Magic and The Elven Way to begin reading first and so we say, which ever sounds right to you, follow your elven intuition, as there is really no right order! You may wish to visit our Sample Our Books page on our Silver Elves website and read through the excerpts on each book. But if you would like a suggestion, you may wish to begin with one or more of these four books:

1. Through The Mists Of Faerie: A Magical Guide to the Wisdom Teachings of the Ancient Elven This is our most popular book and one we highly recommend reading by anyone interested in elves, elven magic, elven lifestyle and the elven way.

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2. The Elven Way: The Magical Path of the Shining Ones This is a companion book to Through the Mists of Faerie, but may be read in any order. It is also a very popular book and a good one to start with.

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3. The Book of Elven Runes: A Passage Into Faerie

This is not the Norse Runes but our own original elven rune divination system. It consists of 40 runes. The book is 130 pages with photos and illustrations that feature each rune and explain the rune system, how to make your own set of runes (runestones not included), and the interpretation for each of the runes.

4. The Book of Elven Magick: The Philosophy and Enchantments of the Seelie Elves (see both Volume 1 & 2)

5. The Magical Realms of Elfin: Answers to Questions About Being an Elf and Following the Elven Path.

If you have questions about the Elven Way and being an elf, then you may also wish to read The Magical Realms of Elfin: Answers to Questions About Being an Elf and Following the Elven Path. If you are curious about elves and want to learn more about modern elves, then you will surely find The Magical Realms of Elfin to contain many of your questions answered and it will be a great comfort and help in finding your way home to the magical realms of Elfin.

 

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“Through all the ages of the world, the Voice of Elfin can be heard singing songs of love, and life and harmony.”
—The Silver Elves

 

You can find all 50+ of our the Silver Elves books on The Elven Way, elven life and elven enchantment magic to purchase on Amazon here:
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UK Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Silver-Elves/e/B0070R8ER2

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OUR FACEBOOK AND OTHERKIN GROUPS:

The Silver Elves invite you to come join us in some of our elven and magical otherkin Facebook groups where you will find our elven-faerie-fae otherkin community interacting and sharing The Elven Way:

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.

Elven Homehttps://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.

Elven Life and Magic — A group for fae folk of all kinds. 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/629491797123886

Elvish Magical Chat — Posting and chatting all about elves, faeries, pixies, and magic!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/307775362744491

The Faerie Circle — A group for the magical elfae folk. Be ever blest!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1025483294180077

Elf Witches of the Mystic Moon — A place to share your magic and enchantment with other elf witches! https://www.facebook.com/groups/806583242768352

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

I Heart Elven Magic —For those who love Elfin Magic.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2215672296

Feasting With the Elves (having fun sharing elven recipes and healthy eating) — https://www.facebook.com/groups/597948240617006

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.

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. Although it is a private group, it is open to anyone who wishes to learn about the Elven Way and friends of such.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/165938637423212

Nature & the Unseen Realms with the Elves & otherkin. A spiritual journey —A group to share together our occult experiences of Elfin-Faerie that are usually not shared and also to share about the wonders of Nature in the Unseen World.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/196916350335537

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

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 also share here in this group some of our own magical true tales and adventures that have lead us to further embrace the Shining Ones.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/206231890276255

 

"An arrow seldom flies straight but if well aimed will still hit its target." Olde Elven Saying. The elves have observed that arrows wobble when they fly, rather like a wave coming to the shore, they take this to mean that nearly everyone vacillates upon the path but that doesn't mean they will not reach their goals. They also see this as advice for parents in that if they parents have raised their children with the right values, they don't need to worry about the choices their children make upon the way, or be overly concerned about their minor detours from the path, if they have been well aimed, in other words, they will reach the target.
—The Silver Elves

 

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“Starlight brings us messages from long ago and far away, of Elfin that once was, and yet they ever seem to say, ‘Look ye to the future, for Elfin comes carried by our glimmerings’.”
—The Silver Elves

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Let’s Study Arvyndase, the Magical Language of the Silver Elves!

As many of you know, we now have published not only our book teaching you how to speak and write Arvyndase (see Arvyndase (Silverspeech): A Short Course in the Magical Language of the Silver Elves), but also The Complete Dictionary of  Arvyndase with over 30,000 words from English to Arvyndase and from Arvyndase to English. Arvyndase is a complete elven language and one of the best ways (at least one of the most fun ways) to learn it is to study Arvyndase vocabulary by translating our Silver Elves “Elf Sayings”. We have begun posting our elf sayings, chants, and elven spells in Arvyndase in our Facebook group Magical Books of the Silver Elves, and we will also post them here for you with each upcoming blog. Below is one of our most important magical chants in Arvyndase:




"The Elves say: 'It is the bow's flexibility that lends the arrow power'."

—The Silver Elves

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Announcement For All Tree Lovers!

We Silver Elves are very happy to announce the publication of An Elfin Book of Trees for the Elven Druid: The Ogham of the Elves Using Elvish Wizard Script! We are quite excited because it is an oracle book about the magic of trees, our loving cousins. Reading this book, you will learn about the magic that individual trees and tree groups may bring you, written from the point of view of the elves. And besides using this book as an oracle, each tree or tree group (of which there are 111) has an Elfin Ogham in the Wizard Script of the Silver Elves that may be used in your own magic. This book is easy to use as an oracle and the specifics on just how to do so are covered in the introduction and through out the book, with elven spells at the end of each chapter, written in English and also Arvyndase (the magical language of the Silver Elves), to be used for enchantment magic upon drawing the tree or tree group. To read more about this book and some sample chapters, please click here as we have a special blog page dedicated to this book.

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An Elfin Book of Trees for the Elven Druid:
The Ogham of the Elves Using Elvish Wizard Script

 

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Touch this star above, dear Kindred, for an Elven Blessing!

 

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

What is the difference between Elves and Druids?


 

". . . . whatever the origins of Druidry, there is nothing to the Elven mind that prevents us from being Druids if we so desire or from Druids being Elfae, which they often are in our experience. We are all weaving our way through the mystical and magical realms of Nature and it is better for all of us if we do this as harmoniously as we can."

     Elves and Elfae of various sorts can be Druids as can Men and various other kinds of beings. Druidry is really a form of education. This question of the difference in elves and druids is rather like asking what is the difference between Black people, White people, Asian people and those individuals who have PhDs. Well, anyone with the sufficient qualifications and enough money (which is a lot) to pay for going to college can get a PhD. in whatever. While some races may have a tendency to get PhDs. more in one area than another (we don't actually know if this is true, we are just putting forward the possibility) there is nothing about race that disqualifies one from getting a PhD. (except social conditions, prejudice and economic inequality) or, therefore, from a person having a PhD. being of this, that or some other race.  Druidism was sort of the educational system of the Celtic ancients, which deeply involved spiritual and natural knowledge, as well as those things one might study in modern education. Druids seem to be a combination of Naturalists, Healers (Medical Practitioners), Astrologers (Astronomers), Priests, Poets, and Wizards all rolled into one and much more. This is also true of Elfae people. We can be all of those things, although most of us who are Elven are unlikely to be Priests. But then if you translated Priest as Shaman and Caretaker of the Spirit and Soul, then, yes, that too.
     In fact, years ago, we Silver Elves had a young witch come to us for spiritual counseling who wanted to start teaching what she knew of witchcraft, which we encouraged her to do. However, when we ask her what her spiritual race might be, Elf, Faerie, Pixie, etc. she insisted that she was of Witch-kind. We pointed out the sort of difference that we just outlined above between being an Elf and being a Druid as being also the difference between being an Elf and a Witch. But she, insisted that for her, being a Witch was the equivalent of being an Elf or Faerie. So, how could we deny her? She has a right to define herself as she pleases and to her being a Witch was a spiritual race. As long as she didn't deny other people's right to be Elfae or other who do witchcraft, this seemed perfectly reasonable to us.
     So, if someone wanted to say that they were a Druid and being a Druid is their spiritual race, that they were of Druid-kind, we'd accept that as well, as long as they didn't deny other people's right to be Men who are also Druids or to be Pixies who are also Druids or whatever.
     Now, technically speaking, we Silver Elves, are not Druids. We like the Druids very much, or at least most of the ones we've known and encountered and we used to carry on a correspondence with Isaac Bonewits, the founder and Arch-Druid of Ár nDraíocht Féin who invited us to join his organization (see our book Eldafaryn). Alas, we Silver Elves are not very organization oriented and we politely declined but we did feel honored thereby.
     But we have studied many of the same things as the modern and ancient Druids (see our book An Elfin Book of Trees for the Elven Druid: The Ogham of the Elves Using Elvish Wizard Script), although, for the most part we have our own system of education, which we call 'Play.' It is based upon the same principles as the ones that small children use for learning but whether one wishes to believe that we learned this from children or that, being forever childlike, we just do this naturally as children do, is up to the individual.
     Nicholas de Vere in his book The Dragon Legacy wrote that Druids or the Druidhe had a strong connection to the Elven race. He even seemed to express the opinion that the Druids arose out of Elven society. Whether this is true or not, we do not know, although he made a strong case for his assumption. But then, as much as we love de Vere's book, we are rather inclined to take what he writes with at least several grains of salt.
     Still, whatever the origins of Druidry, there is nothing to the Elven mind that prevents us from being Druids if we so desire or from Druids being Elfae, which they often are in our experience. We are all weaving our way through the mystical and magical realms of Nature and it is better for all of us if we do this as harmoniously as we can.

"Me tae Lun u tae Mėlli Verat te ver le’na Born,"
(in Arvyndase, the magical language of the Silver Elves: May the Light of the Stars Always Be in Your Heart),
The Silver Elves
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 Please, when you come to our website please enjoy reading sample pages and reader's reviews of all our 45+ books (published prior to March 2019) on magic and enchantment, elven lifestyle, elven poetry, elven short stories, an elven novel, on elven philosophy and the Elven Way at: http://silverelves.angelfire.com/HAelfbooks.html

Also, our newest Silver Elves books (beginning March 2019) may be found on this blog site at https://silverelves.wordpress.com/2019/03/20/magical-books-by-the-silver-elves-on-the-elven-way-magic-and-enchantment-elven-oracles-and-elven-lifestyle.

 



A Gift For You, Dear Kindred!  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. Each narrative is based on your answers to the questions and our intuition and is a unique narrative just for you. This is not a computer generated result and we Silver Elves concentrate on only one narrative a day to give you special consideration:
https://silverelves.wordpress.com/2019/08/14/what-kind-of-elf-fae-or-otherkin-are-you-what-is-your-tribe



"The elven spirit is wild and free, the elven soul is deep and connected, the elven mind is open and curious, the elven body is born of these three."—Ancient Elfin knowledge




And For the Elven Druids . . . . 


The Ogham of the Elves with Wizard Script



An Elfin Book of Trees for the Elven Druid: The Ogham of the Elves Using Elvish Wizard Script is an oracle book about the magic of trees, our loving cousins. Reading this book, you will learn about the magic that individual trees and tree groups may bring you, written from the point of view of the elves. And besides using this book as an oracle, each tree or tree group (of which there are 111) has an Elfin Ogham in the Wizard Script of the Silver Elves that may be used in your own magic. This book is easy to use as an oracle and the specifics on just how to do so are covered in the introduction and through out the book, with elven spells at the end of each chapter, written in English and also Arvyndase (the magical language of the Silver Elves), to be used for enchantment magic upon drawing the tree or tree group. To read more about this book and some sample chapters, please click here as we have a special blog page dedicated to this book.


 



Some Silver Elves books for you if you have questions about the Elven Way, Elven Awakening, Being an Elf and Living the Elfin Life. . . .


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magicalRealms2If you have questions about the Elven Way, Awakening, and Being an Elf, then you may wish to read The Magical Realms of Elfin: Answers to Questions About Being an Elf and Following the Elven Path. We also suggest our volume 2 in this series of questions and answers: Manifesting Elfin: Answers to Questions About Being an Elf and Following the Elven Path, Volume 2. And we now also have a recently published Volume 3, The New Dawn of Elfin: Answers to Questions About Being an Elf and Following the Elven Path, Volume 3. If you are curious about elves and want to learn more about modern elves, then you will surely find The Magical Realms of Elfin, Manifesting Elfin, and The New Dawn of Elfin to contain many of your questions answered and either or all three books will be a great comfort and help in finding your way home to abide in the magical realms of elfin and in manifesting elfin in your daily life. Click on the links above to read what specific questions are discussed in each book.









"The Elven Druids say: Nature creates its own runes. Reading them takes a bit of magic."
—The Silver Elves


Are you are looking for answers about finding your Elfae Tribe? More on the Elven Way and Following the Elfin path? We Silver Elves invite you to come read more about our 8 newest books since 2019 https://silverelves.wordpress.com/…/magical-books-by-the-si…. Information and excerpts on our first 45 Silver Elves books are all on our website (see our book page http://silverelves.angelfire.com/HAelfbooks.html).

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Among our 8 newest The Silver Elves books, besides our most recently published book    BEYOND DEATH:: The Elfin Book of the Dead, you will also find: ELVES, FAERIES, FAE AND OTHERKIN TRIBES:: More Descriptions of Otherworldly Folk; ELF TRIBES:: The Silver Elves' Guide for Finding Your Magical Kind and Kin; FAERIE, FAE AND OTHERKIN TRIBES; MANIFESTING ELFIN: Answers to questions about being an elf and following the Elven Path, volume 2; THE NEW DAWN OF ELFIN, Answers to Questions About Being an Elf and Following the Elven Path, Volume 3; AN ELFIN BOOK OF TREES FOR THE ELVEN DRUID: The Ogham of the Elves Using Elvish Wizard Script; and ELVEN HEDGEWITCHERY AND FOUND MAGIC:: Using Art-Making for Evoking Elfin Magic and Living the Elven Way.
 


And you can find all the 55+ Silver Elves books on The Elven Way on our author Amazon international pages here: 

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AU (Australia) Amazon: https://www.amazon.com.au/The-Silver-Elves/e/B0070R8ER2/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1 

 

 

Come Join our Silver Elves Facebook Elven and Otherkin Groups !!!

The Silver Elves invite you to come join us in some of our elven and magical otherkin Facebook groups where you will find our elven-faerie-fae otherkin community interacting and sharing The Elven Way:

 

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.

Elven Homehttps://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.

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


Elvish Magical Chat — Posting and chatting all about elves, faeries, pixies, and magic!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/307775362744491


The Faerie Circle — A group for the magical elfae folk. Be ever blest!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1025483294180077


Elf Witches of the Mystic Moon — A place to share your magic and enchantment with other elf witches!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/806583242768352 


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


I Heart Elven Magic —For those who love Elfin Magic.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2215672296


Feasting With the Elves (having fun sharing elven recipes and healthy eating) —
https://www.facebook.com/groups/597948240617006


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.


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



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



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



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





"Elfin is an echo of the future, resonating from the forests of the past."
  —The Silver Elves



We Silver Elves invite you to join us on Facebook on our "Elf Sayings from the Silver Elves" page where we post a new inspirational elf saying each day!



"Sing bright songs of tomorrow today to bring a better future winging our way."
—Olde Elven Saying




If you would like to read about our Elfin realm, the Elf Haven or Eldafaryn of the Silver Elves, we suggest that you may truly enjoy ELDAFARYN: True Tales of Magic from the Lives of the Silver Elves.  Click on the title link and you will go to our website where you can read excerpts of this book and view the Table of Contents.
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ELDAFARYN:
True Tales of Magic from the Lives of the Silver Elves

Eldafaryn (Elf Haven) contains a series of vignettes from the lives of the Silver Elves starting in the present and going back and forth through time describing their lives, their magic, their philosophy and their unique view of the world. If you've ever wanted to see Elfland from the inside, as the elves view and live it, here's your chance.




"Now we muse upon the days, when morning mist did turn to haze and through the haze the folk did come to dance and sing and beat the drum, and round and round we circled 'bout, and sometimes yelled out with a shout, our spirits strong our hearts were stout, and darkness we did soon give rout, as then the light of Elfin rose, we reached to it upon our toes, and grasped it close as magic knows, this is the way we bring it, as usual we wing it, join us now and sing it, it is the song of Faerie."
—The Silver Elves


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And don’t miss reading more about our newest book published Sept. 6, 2020:
Elfin Spirit Talk: Elven Sign Language for Magic and Spell Casting






And you can find all our the Silver Elves books on The Elven Way on Amazon here:
US Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/The-Silver-Elves/e/B0070R8ER2


And just for fun! What is your elf name? 

Without looking at the list below, use your intuition to pick any letter in the English alphabet, then pick any number between 1 and 30. Next find the corresponding first and last elf name in the list! Please comment your elf name below! Feel free to write your new elven name in the comment section of this post!





And if you are interested in having us gift you an elven name in the magical elven language of The Silver Elves, Arvyndase, you are welcome to visit our website page "Want An Elf Name." There we give you suggestions for what to email us about yours'elf so we can give you a name that is magically fitting for you.


"May the Mists of Elfin part and reveal the way." An Elven Blessing

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