"Describing Elves is like describing the shimmering hues of a
rainbow."
—from Elf Quotes by The Silver Elves
Photo is one we took while on The Big Island
at the "faery pond" near Black Sand Beach.
at the "faery pond" near Black Sand Beach.
The thing that elves have in common is our love of all
things elven. Beyond that, and a propensity to do and be interested in magic in
various forms, particularly in enchantment, which is the chief magic of the
elves, what we have most in common is that we are nearly all of us eccentrics
in some way. Thus what we have in common is our differences.
This can be
somewhat frustrating for those who are eager to define us in more precise ways
and particularly frustrating for those newly awakened elven who wish to have
some sort of guideline to base their elven nature upon. But really, what they
need to base their exploration into Elfin most upon is their own s’elves, their
own love of Elfin and their individual nature without projecting that nature
necessarily upon every other elf.
It is
understandable, of course, that those who feel a kinship to elves and Elfin
wish some guidance in the quest of their true natures, particular since the
world is ever trying to tell them to be something else, something acceptable to
the masses and the masters. But, alas, all we can really tell them is to be
true to their s’elves, to be tolerant of others, and most of all to be the best
elves they can be as best they are able to understand it their own s’elves and
thus to be ever ready to change and evolve, to adapt and develop their s’elves
in this never ending quest toward ‘elf realization.
A lot of
awakening elves get their ideas of the nature of the Elven from Tolkien and
surely he is a good source for while he didn’t understand us entirely, he did
give us some very advanced and wise models of elfin being. Not perfect beings,
surely, but often advanced spiritual beings whose nature is a good thing to
aspire toward.
And numerous
folks attain their ideas of elvishness from the ancient lore, either directly
or through modern works of fiction based upon these works. Always, they will be
drawn to what appeals to their own natures and this is natural and, in its way,
wise as long as one doesn’t assume, as unfortunately some do, that the way they
understand elves to be is the way all elves are or must be. That will never
work out because elves are not only incredibly diverse but also ever
diversifying. As our numbers grow, as more and more individuals awaken to their
elven natures, the more myriad shall our people be. But if we don’t exercise
and promote mutual tolerance of all save that which is intolerant, then we have
surely lost our way and will wander out of Elfin and back into that world that
is so eager to judge everyone by its own standards and seeks to pressure each
and everyone to conform.
We are elves and
although we honor our ancestors, we are not bound by the past. And while we
find much in the world amazing and the works of modern writers who speak of us
sometimes fascinating, we are ever creating our own styles. We are neither
parrots nor cuckoo birds. We are the flocks of Elfin and we each have our own
song that we sing in harmony together.
Kyela,
The Silver Elves
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"Some folks believe we are born elven, that elfin magic is in our blood, but we elves think it is greater yet when it is in our souls and spirits, for our material bloods will fade and our blood drain away, but our energetic bodies of light are immortal and will persist forever."
—The Silver Elves
If you liked this article, you may be interested in our book
on elven enchantment, which is about our most loved magic of the elves. While we are a diverse people, our way of magic is enchantment:
FAERIE NEVER LETS US GO . . . .
Faerie never lets us go
When we’ve been starlight touched
Ever through us it does flow
Easing all we’ve clutched.
All that’s held us to this world
The sorrows and the pains
And every sad desire
Frustrated, from us drains.
But all that we have ever loved
It wraps around us still
Till that loving’s all we know
And we have known our fill.
And then with magic deep and kind
It braids us in its strands
And to its’elf it does us bind
And makes of us its hands.
So we enchant the world with spells
And every soul we’ve passed
The stardust of our crossing tells
Of charms that ever last.
—From An Elven Gameof Rhymes: Book Two of the Magical Poems of Zardoa Silverstar by
The Silver Elves
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