The Elven Way is not one path but a myriad of paths all leading to individual realization, which is to say making real and manifesting our true nature. And what is our nature? Our nature is to be ours'elves. And how do we discover who that is? We do it by examining our attractions and instinctual intuition and feelings. And by this we come to understand who we wish to be, because we wish to be certain beings because that's who we are. Dragons don't wish to be elves. Trolls don't wish to be faeries. We are all attracted to our own s'elves. Although, it is true there are those who are of mixed races, elf and dragon, elf and faerie, etc. Upon the Elven Way, it is all possible.
We Silver Elves are asked "What is The Elven Way" perhaps more than any other question about our elven life and path. The answer is both very simple and quite complicated. The simple answer is that the Elven Way is the spiritual path of we Silver Elves and other elfae beings who wish to refine, improve and develop thems'elves in every way that they can in harmony with their own increasing understanding of who they are as an elfin being and in harmony with Nature and the Divine Magic.
That's the simple part. Here's where it gets complicated. We don't really have any rules other than as much as possible be polite and courteous. That is not a necessity but it is a basic wisdom of the Way. It makes for a lot less obstructions in the long run. And yes, there are people out there who will ridicule you for being an elf or faerie or dragon or whatever you are and are striving to manifest as, but, really, we Silver Elves have found that being courteous to them is the most effective way to deal with them. It unravels their expectations. That and the fact that you just have to shine some people on and, as Behavioral Psychology advises us, ignore them and give them no energy whatsoever. Otherwise, it's like feeding a stray dog. Which is okay if you don't mind it coming around, but not advisable if it is a dog that keeps trying to bite you.
Also, we don't have any doctrines. Other than do your utmost to be your best of whatever kind of elfae sort you are and ever seek to improve yours'elf in whatever way you can. But defining what that is and how to do that is entirely up to the individual. For we elfae folk are an eccentric, individualistic bunch of folk, even while we, or most of us, love being together. This is difficult for many of those who are just beginning on the path, for they are seeking instruction on how to do this and all we can say is 'be yours'elf'. We do, however, learn from each other, especially our elvish magic. However, it is not so much a matter of imitating other elfae in detail but imitating our tendency to each be unique as each individual defines it for their own s'elf. Is that clear? We don't have followers; we just have kindred on the path. We don't have teachers; we just have all of us learning from each other.
Further, we don't have dogmas. There is nothing you absolutely have to believe in order to participate on the Elven Way. Except, it helps if you believe in yours'elf and your own elfin nature and naturally it helps if you believe in magic because if you don't, you're unlikely to believe in yours'elf as a magical being. And, of course, it makes it harder to experience or recognize the magical nature of life overall. This doesn't mean that one cannot also believe in science but it is important to understand that science is a methodology for exploring and coming to comprehend Nature and the Universe and the accumulated data and the theories about it so far. We are not against science because we are in harmony with Nature and the Universe. Science merely seeks to reveal those things.
And when we say we seek to live in harmony with Nature, we mean exactly that. Elfae beings, at least those upon the Elven Way, don't seek to exploit Nature but to live in harmony with it and with all other beings, in as much as possible. We generally tend to be recyclable, renewable, sustainable lifestyle sorts of folk. Thus, we believe in reincarnation. We are into permaculture and generally prefer less concrete in our world and more trees and bushes. We like our cities covered in vines, with fruit trees along the roads so there is food for everyone.
As to living in harmony with the Divine Magic, this means that while we are not religious folk, although one could have relationships with various deities if they wished upon the Elven Way, that is up to them, we do believe in a unifying energy that lives in all of us, which is magical and which seeks its perfection through our own being, each and every one of us. We are the atoms of its being.
So, first discover who you are, which is also who you wish to be as an elfae being. Elfae magic is and has always been, according to the lore, all about making wishes come true. In this case, it is our own wish we are granting and that is the wish to be whomever we wish to be in the first place. So, who do you wish to be? And how do you become that being? You do so by manifesting it through your life. We do so by being the elfae folk we are.
The Elven Way is not one path but a myriad of paths all leading to individual realization, which is to say making real and manifesting our true nature. And what is our nature? Our nature is to be ours'elves. And how do we discover who that is? We do it by examining our attractions and instinctual intuition and feelings. And by this we come to understand who we wish to be, because we wish to be certain beings because that's who we are. Dragons don't wish to be elves. Trolls don't wish to be faeries. We are all attracted to our own s'elves. Although, it is true there are those who are of mixed races, elf and dragon, elf and faerie, etc. Upon the Elven Way, it is all possible.
Ultimately, we come to understand that we are not our bodies. Our bodies are temporary housing for our spirits. Therefore, we elfae folk upon the Elven Way don't define ours'elves by our physical being but by our spiritual being. Therefore, the fact that we are elves who don't have biological elf ears or faeries who don't have naturally attached faeries wings, etc. doesn't bother us because we know who we are within ours'elves and that is what is really important. At least, that is the case for those of us upon the Elven Way.
It is a necessity, however, to be tolerant of others. Mutual tolerance is a significant feature of the Elven Way. You can't expect others to respect your unique s'elfhood if you don't respect theirs. Everyone defines thems'elves. None of us have the right to define others. And so it goes on and on through the ages.
Kyela,
The Silver Elves,
living and sharing The Elven Way since 1975
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And if you enjoyed the article above, then you may surely enjoy these articles also by The Silver Elves on the subject of the Faerie Realm:
https://thesilverelves.blogspot.com/2019/06/how-does-one-begin-on-path-to-elfin.html
A little more on The Elven Way from: ILLUMINATING FAERIE by The Silver Elves (available internationally on Amazon). “. . . . The Elven Way is ever changing yet what one is learning is not the path itself but how to successfully travel on the path. It is, in its way, like learning to walk so one can stroll down unfamiliar lanes. Or learning to drive a car so one can travel unknown roads. The key is one’s own ability as a driver. There is no exact map for the way itself (for Faerie is ever changing) but there is a way to improve one’s skill at traveling upon it.”“Therefore, the emphasis in the Elven Way is ever on s’elf development. And as one develops ones’elf and grows more confident in one’s skills and abilities, without becoming arrogant and thus heedless about them, one naturally feels more at ease with ones’elf and one’s ability to successfully navigate the various worlds one encounters and travels through. And that confidence, along with a sense of purpose one obtains in sharing the Elven Way with others seeking the path, inevitably eases tensions in one’s life and one’s interactions with the world.”“Although, it is true that the world can be a stressful place. That is part of its dark magic and the web of spells it entangles one within. By its nature and design, the world of men creates tension and we who live within this modern Middle-earth cannot help but be affected by it in some ways. And yet, that is the adventure, too. What adventure doesn’t have its stresses? It is the nature of the quest.”“But again, as we become more adept within ours’elves and more accustomed and practiced in the ways, our Mastery makes easy what was once very difficult. Even those things that previously seemed as though they might overwhelm us, are now just challenges to overcome.”“And while the Elven Way is a very individual oriented way, we should remember that we are treading it together, each in our own way, and our frasority (fraternity/sorority) makes light and easy what would be difficult on one’s own. For as we Silver Elves say, “Together our magic is stronger by far.” And far easier and less stressful as well.”“The Way of the Elfin awakens our heart,
it quiets our mind and that’s just the start,
it stirs our spirit and deepens our soul
and weaves its magic to make our lives whole.”
it quiets our mind and that’s just the start,
it stirs our spirit and deepens our soul
and weaves its magic to make our lives whole.”
"The Path to Elfin begins in one's soul, one's urge to be loving, find kin and be whole, it moves through one's mind, one's imagination awakes, magic then swirling as the first step one takes."
"The Elven Way passes beyond the fields of the known
into the forest of the unknown illuminated by the glow of the elves."
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The Magic of the Shining Ones
"There are a number of effects of this evolutionary initiatory development for the adept elf, the first of which is that since the elf’s powers are being heightened, the elf thus has more power to do good, as well as being faced with greater temptation, which is to say opportunity, to misuse this power. This is where the development of magical maturity becomes so very important. The elf comes to understand that magic is the use of will power to create effects in the world, but also that initiation requires the development of magical and enlightened intent. It is not enough to be able to create change according to one’s will, one needs to create the type of change that will rebound positively for hir and all others and bring hir ever closer to Faerie by increasing hir awareness of and actualization of hir own true s’elf."
"Another effect, and this is an effect of growing maturity, is that the elf has a maximized increase in experience compared to most folks. That is to say that the elf experiences in a few years what others often take a lifetime to experience. This is in part why we so often are called old souls, and in fact, this is in part a result of having been through much of this in previous incarnations and are often recapitulating those lifetimes in this one, thus moving through such experiences much more quickly than a normal person tends to do."
"But also this is an effect of our increased vibrational rate in addition to our greater understanding of life and the occult, magical and mystical aspects of life. We process experiences more quickly and have less of a tendency to cling to things we have endured. We are more flexible, adaptable and less resistant to change. We are less likely to struggle with change and more likely to try to shape it to our intent. We always take with us what is valuable for us from our experience, but we are ever moving onward. Also, due to the increased vibrational frequency, we attract those who bring us even more experiences, greater knowledge and understanding. In part, this is a consequence of having cleared much of our karma and having set our course in such a way as to minimalize accumulating more negative karma, and when we do happen to do so, that is take a wrong karmic turn, we deal with it quickly, making adjustments and reparations as soon as we are able."
"Here also comes, with increasing clarity, the realization that our personal Destiny and the Destiny of all beings on our particular planetary system are in most cases intimately entwined. The threads of fate, karma and destiny hold us together lifetime after lifetime. And it is at this point that the adept elf begins to realize that the development of her power and abilities, the increasing power of her true s’elf, is not only in her own best interest, but in keeping with the true interest of everyone else as well. Thus it is also at this time that the elf plunges hirs’elf near totally into development of hir personal powers. SHe hungers to be greater, to have power in the world, and as long as sHe holds steadfast to hir intent, hir vision and the Elven Way, this is a natural and favorable advance in hir progress. This after all is the test. It is not just about increasing one’s magical and other powers in a world that is, shall we say, magically challenged at this time, but being able as spirits to hold to the greater vision and not fall for the illusion, the maya, that is the world as it appears to be, and therefore become entangled in the endless fulfillment of desires without any understanding of the true goal that we seek to actualize. One must be aware not only of this lifetime, but the progress of what is called liåle in Arvyndase, or samsara in Buddhist philosophy, that is the progress of our soulful spirit through the lifetimes."
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 Way and 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 Elves, Fae, Brownies, Gnomes,etc group meets for otherkin sharing). 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 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 place for the United Otherkin Alliance 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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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 large public group is open to anyone who wishes to be part of a very 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; Elfin Faerie Lore; Elves, Fae, Brownies, Gnomes; and Danu Folk Elves.
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 Home group); (second floor has the Faerie Craft group with a large display studio for elfae art); and (in the attic is the Elves, Fae, Brownies, Gnomes,etc group meets for otherkin sharing). 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 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 place for the United Otherkin Alliance 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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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 large public group is open to anyone who wishes to be part of a very 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; Elfin Faerie Lore; Elves, Fae, Brownies, Gnomes; and Danu Folk Elves.
Please do touch this beautiful elven star above for an Elven Blessing!
