#phsyical

शक्तिः दुर्दम्येच्छाशक्त्याः आगच्छति


A soul you say? We could do much with a soul. A valuable commodity. It could buy you an entire kingdom to rule. Or great powers! You could bargain for a thousand slaves, or treasures of wondrous troves that have never before been seen by humanity. In exchange for a soul you could be a prince of the Fae, forever a friend, forever a celebrity. We would give you anything for a soul.But oh. You would not care for it. You would no longer be you. An empty shell, perfect for a puppeteer to play with. Humans are both soul and body. Without one or the other, they are no longer human. What use has a soul for worldly treasures? What use has an empty shell for them?Give your soul. We won’t argue if you really wish to. But do not expect us to pity you for your own foolishness, for we will only laugh.

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(Okay. So this is a tricky question. Going to break character because I have to explain some complicated things from my research.)

Do Faeries have souls?

Not in the way you might think of souls, no. A human soul is a spiritual essence contained within a body of pure physicality that exists in the dimensions of space and time. Once the body dies, the spirit (or soul) leaves it and either dissipates into nothingness or is removed to some other place beyond current knowledge or understanding. (This definition of a soul differs depending on religion and culture.)Fae are creatures who do not entirely belong. While they often have a physical body that can interact with our world, they are also somehow creatures of spirit. In a lot of contemporary literature they are described as being spirits of nature, with nature itself being the physical body while the Fae are the spirit. This is, at best, inaccurate. Faeries in mythology were described as various things. Sometimes the souls of the dead who remained or took different forms, or various spirits and creatures who lived apart from humanity. One of the most notable variations are the Irish Tuatha Dé Danann, who are described as the pre-christian gods of Ireland, or sometimes a powerful race who inhabited Ireland before the arrival of the Milesians (ancestors of the modern Irish people).Based on the way belief in Faeries and practices associated with them have evolved over time, It seems that the Fae Folk are best classified as beings who somehow are both entirely physical and entirely spiritual at the same time. I’m afraid that this too is not an all encompassing explanation given the immense number of creatures and groups that are attributed to the realm of Faerie. Many are simply said to inhabit some Otherworld, and others are supposed to be dead, or hiding, or changed.

Christianity and their influences had a lot to say on the matter. Faeries were said to be either fallen angels or even angels and spirits trapped between Heaven and Hell when the gates of Heaven were closed. There are other countless opinions and arguments that touch upon the subject as well.

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