Faeries & Elementals for Beginners: Learn About & Communicate With Nature Spirits Read Online Free PDF Page A

whenever you are too tired to finish your household drudgery. You will know that your gift has been accepted if the chores are finished in the morning, or if you notice somebody making sure that the win-
    dows, curtains and blankets are adjusted to keep children
    and pets warm.
    Black Anguses—Water
    From England and Scotland, a black angus is a creature that is not humanoid, but instead looks like a horned black dog with huge fangs, wet paws, and gleaming yellow eyes. Like
    banshees, black anguses are not dangerous themselves, but
    their howling portends a terrible or violent death, especially for those who have done such dark deeds as to expect to
    have a miserable time in the afterlife.
    If a black angus crosses your path at night and leaps in
    front of you, be afraid that you might die within two weeks.
    Otherwise, have no fear of this dog faerie passing in the
    night. Just be relieved in the same way that you might be
    glad that a passing ambulance is not coming for you. Don’t attempt communication with a black angus—you wouldn’t
    want to tempt fate.
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    Blue Hag/Black Annis/Cailleac Bhuer/
    Stone Woman—Water
    There is only one Blue Hag, but she is widespread, like a
    Goddess figure, throughout Celtic lands. She appears to be an old woman in blue (or black) and white torn clothing,
    with a crow on her left shoulder. She goes out walking on
    winter nights, and may be temperamental and dangerous.
    She carries a walking stick made of holly and with the head of a crow at its top. If you were to be touched by her walking stick, you could die. She may be the embodiment of the crone aspect of female divinity, and should be respected as a Goddess, if not feared.
    Bocans—Air
    Bocans are terrifying creatures that robbed and killed people in medieval times. It was not a good idea to travel at night, because on the highways between towns, bocans
    might be lying in wait. Since nobody ever lived through a
    bocan attack, there are no physical descriptions of the creatures. Though they were rare even in their heyday, the best way to prevent an encounter was simply to restrict travel to daylight hours and to journey together in large groups.
    Boggart/Boogey Men/Goblins/Hobgoblins—Earth
    A Scottish or English dwarf creature, a boggart is always
    male. Boggarts are malicious creatures, but are drawn to
    keep company with humans for some strange reason. Bog-
    garts will choose a household or a family and stick around for generations, plaguing them with grumpy interactions
    and greedy thievery of food and belongings. Especially
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    frightening to children, boggarts can jump upon them at
    night so that the child feels like he or she is being smothered to death.
    Like vermin, the boggart chews through objects and
    destroys them. Wood is a favorite treat, and a boggart can consume pieces of valuable furniture or even the floors and walls of the home itself. Due to their voracious appetites, leaving out wood as an offering will not be enough to sati-ate their destructive desires.
    In the wild, boggarts may have lived in bogs, so the best
    way to avoid a boggart may simply be to avoid building or
    buying a home at the side of a bog. If a boggart does take up residence, they are especially stubborn, and it may take more than one attempt to rid your home of malicious boggart activity.
    Brownies/Choa Phum Phi/Domovoi/Hobs/
    Little Men/Nis/Yumboes—Earth
    Brownies are from Scotland, originally. They are small and normally do not allow themselves to be seen. If you do
    catch sight of a brownie, he (brownies are usually male)
    will generally be naked and hairy, or only wearing tattered brown wool. They do not have noses. Two holes in the face
    mark where a nose should be. They also have no fingers or
    toes at the ends of their furry arms and legs. Add the fact that they are often seen with tails, and they are strange creatures indeed.
    Making friends with brownies can be