#good faeries

I just love The Frog Queen 🐸

Many faces peer down at you from the distant surface of the well—faery thoughts and impulses that you must leave behind. Name them if you can, then let them go and leave them at the surface. Follow the Frog Queen deeper and deeper, and all you no longer need is washed away. Deeper, deeper, deeper…Darkness gives way to a golden glow surrounding you with pervasive warmth as a rich golden light permeates every part of your body, every part of your soul. Rest here for as long as you desire…then ask this faery for whatever you need most. Her gift takes the form of a radiant golden ball—hold it to your heart, and its buoyancy will lift you to the surface once more. As you break through to the air above, the ball has become a part of you, radiating faery warmth, light, and power deep inside you. As you emerge from the well feeling light, refreshed, and clean, remember to thank the Frog Queen for her help. She will reply that you are welcome to return to the well anytime you need to.”

_UG84072BEABW1 by Ira Lee Via Flickr: Good faeries, Bad faeries at the Elfia 2017

"Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing glorious havoc…." In the long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller Faeries, artist Brian Froud rescues pixies, gnomes, and other faeries from the isolation of the nursery and the distance of history, bringing them into the present day with vitality and imagination. In this richly imagined new book, Brian reveals the secrets he has learned from the faeries — what their noses and shoes look like, what mischief and what gentle assistance they can give, what their souls and their dreams are like. As it turns out, faeries aren’t all sweetness and light. In addition to such good faeries as Dream Weavers and Faery Godmothers, Brian introduces us to a host of less well behaved creatures — traditional bad faeries like Morgana le Fay, but also the Soul Shrinker and the Gloominous Doom. The faery kingdom, we find, is as subject to good and evil as the human realm. Brilliantly documenting both the dark and the light, Good Faeries/Bad Faeries presents a world of enchantment and magic that deeply compels the imagination.

'The Faery of Transformation; The touch of this faery's wand brings clarity and a certain transparency. Like this faery, we become transparent to ourselves, able to see that every inner space and corner is clear, bright, free from hidden agendas or distorted motivations.' Brian Froud. (I've been in such a fairy-obsessed mood lately that I had to take out this childhood favorite!)

From 'Bad Faeries/Good Faeries'