Faeries & Elementals for Beginners: Learn About & Communicate With Nature Spirits by Alexandra Chauran Page B
Authors: Alexandra Chauran
Tags: supernatural, Body; Mind & Spirit
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you should enter a mine in which knockers may
dwell, doff your hat to them before entering and make sure to bring food and drink to offer. Never swear or whistle in a mine with knockers, as they hate the sounds of either. If you ever hear insistent and fast knocking, leave the mine
and never return, or you may be buried alive or killed by
poisonous gases.
Korreds/Kores/Korrs/Pyrenees—Earth
Celtic creatures with cloven feet, small bodies, and thin
arms, korreds are hairy and have enormous heads. Their
faces sport pointed features and even spiked hair. Korreds guard standing stones. Some stone circles and dolmens
have been attributed to them as architects.
If standing stones have korreds in residence, they will
try to scare away people who are not seeking the stones for Getting started with Faeries • 55
spiritual reasons. Korreds will appear and make hooting
noise to frighten people away. They may accept an offering of metal, since they enjoy its ability to conduct energy.
Korrigans/Corrigans—Water
Korrigans, meaning dwarves and sometimes encompassing
faeries as well, come from ancient Celtic regions of France.
Dwarves are always short and are usually not friendly to
humans. Like elves, they can do all manner of evil deeds,
from killing humans to stealing babies. At night, korrigans wear white, woolen robes, and flowers in their light-colored hair. They look exactly like people, and are not too much
shorter than a particularly short person. The only way you might be able to find out if a korrigan is impersonating a human is by asking him or her to name every day of the
week, since they always leave out one or more, or try to
change the subject to trick you.
By day, korrigans are ugly, and the men who fell in love
with them at night usually reject them. Korrigan dwarves
in particular love water, and will be attracted to play in fountains. In a myth that is perhaps related to the stories of sirens in ancient Greece, female korrigans can sing songs to make men fall in love with them. If korrigans live near you, it is best to give them a fountain or dolmen in which to play and then leave them alone. If you don’t reject a korrigan for her ugly appearance during the daytime, she may be able to become human.
56 • Chapter One
Leprechauns—Earth
Of course, leprechauns hail from Ireland, and they don’t
look like faeries at all. With dark, even grey skin and bright red noses, they wear red or green waistcoats and look
elderly, even when young. Leprechauns are shoemakers for
the faeries, and rather than wanting more gold to add to his hidden pot, a leprechaun would greatly prefer quality Irish whisky and tobacco for his pipe. You can find a leprechaun in an Irish tree hollow or in old ruined human structures
like castles.
Leprechauns are moody folk, so they can be quite unpre-
dictable. Beware a cheerful leprechaun, because in the next moment he could be drunk and irate, or even depressed and
crying. Yes, they supposedly have that pot of gold under the rainbow, but are quite wary of thieves. Leave a leprechaun an offering of pipe tobacco or a little libation of whisky to gain his friendship.
Another important tip about leprechauns is that you
shouldn’t spend all of your time searching for that mytho-
logical pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. They are actually quite the tricksters, and love to lead humans on a the search for hoarded treasure that either doesn’t exist or isn’t worth the chase. The pot of gold is a metaphor for the good fortune that leprechauns can bestow on people. So, don’t
plan on cashing in on some physical gold. Instead, enrich
your life through forming alliances with all people, even if they be as capricious as leprechauns, and you will find your own source of wealth.
Getting started with Faeries • 57
Leshes/Lesidhe/Leshiyes/Vodyaniyes/
Zuibotschniks—Air
Across Europe and India, leshes live in the woods and are
rarely seen. They have the basic
dwell, doff your hat to them before entering and make sure to bring food and drink to offer. Never swear or whistle in a mine with knockers, as they hate the sounds of either. If you ever hear insistent and fast knocking, leave the mine
and never return, or you may be buried alive or killed by
poisonous gases.
Korreds/Kores/Korrs/Pyrenees—Earth
Celtic creatures with cloven feet, small bodies, and thin
arms, korreds are hairy and have enormous heads. Their
faces sport pointed features and even spiked hair. Korreds guard standing stones. Some stone circles and dolmens
have been attributed to them as architects.
If standing stones have korreds in residence, they will
try to scare away people who are not seeking the stones for Getting started with Faeries • 55
spiritual reasons. Korreds will appear and make hooting
noise to frighten people away. They may accept an offering of metal, since they enjoy its ability to conduct energy.
Korrigans/Corrigans—Water
Korrigans, meaning dwarves and sometimes encompassing
faeries as well, come from ancient Celtic regions of France.
Dwarves are always short and are usually not friendly to
humans. Like elves, they can do all manner of evil deeds,
from killing humans to stealing babies. At night, korrigans wear white, woolen robes, and flowers in their light-colored hair. They look exactly like people, and are not too much
shorter than a particularly short person. The only way you might be able to find out if a korrigan is impersonating a human is by asking him or her to name every day of the
week, since they always leave out one or more, or try to
change the subject to trick you.
By day, korrigans are ugly, and the men who fell in love
with them at night usually reject them. Korrigan dwarves
in particular love water, and will be attracted to play in fountains. In a myth that is perhaps related to the stories of sirens in ancient Greece, female korrigans can sing songs to make men fall in love with them. If korrigans live near you, it is best to give them a fountain or dolmen in which to play and then leave them alone. If you don’t reject a korrigan for her ugly appearance during the daytime, she may be able to become human.
56 • Chapter One
Leprechauns—Earth
Of course, leprechauns hail from Ireland, and they don’t
look like faeries at all. With dark, even grey skin and bright red noses, they wear red or green waistcoats and look
elderly, even when young. Leprechauns are shoemakers for
the faeries, and rather than wanting more gold to add to his hidden pot, a leprechaun would greatly prefer quality Irish whisky and tobacco for his pipe. You can find a leprechaun in an Irish tree hollow or in old ruined human structures
like castles.
Leprechauns are moody folk, so they can be quite unpre-
dictable. Beware a cheerful leprechaun, because in the next moment he could be drunk and irate, or even depressed and
crying. Yes, they supposedly have that pot of gold under the rainbow, but are quite wary of thieves. Leave a leprechaun an offering of pipe tobacco or a little libation of whisky to gain his friendship.
Another important tip about leprechauns is that you
shouldn’t spend all of your time searching for that mytho-
logical pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. They are actually quite the tricksters, and love to lead humans on a the search for hoarded treasure that either doesn’t exist or isn’t worth the chase. The pot of gold is a metaphor for the good fortune that leprechauns can bestow on people. So, don’t
plan on cashing in on some physical gold. Instead, enrich
your life through forming alliances with all people, even if they be as capricious as leprechauns, and you will find your own source of wealth.
Getting started with Faeries • 57
Leshes/Lesidhe/Leshiyes/Vodyaniyes/
Zuibotschniks—Air
Across Europe and India, leshes live in the woods and are
rarely seen. They have the basic
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