The Blessings of the Faerie Godmothers

When we begin to explore folktales and myths, we find there have been many 
 beings of supernatural ability who assisted, guided or helped change the fate and life of an 
 individual. In Traditional mythologies, this ability to affect the fate 
 and life of an individual usually fell into  the hands of specific supernatural beings.
 Gods and goddesses often had their favorite humans, siding with them in conflict and providing tools to help them succeed. 
 In the Greek tale of Perseus, the god Hermes presented him with an invincible sword and information to assist him in his quest. 
 Athena also lent him her own shield to use as a mirror to be immune to the gaze of the Medusa.





There were always those who would weave the pattern of life for men and women. Once woven however 
 little could be done to change it, although gods and goddesses would often color the weaving 
 according to their own fancies. In Greek lore it was the Fates who controlled the direction of human life: 
 the goddess Clotho spun the thread of destiny,
Lachesis provided the element of luck, and Atropos governed fatality.



Many in the faerie realm have the ability to bestow great gifts upon mortals. These beings are often called patrons and patronesses, 
 and they protect, guide and help change the fate of both humans and others of the faerie realm. 
 Falling into this category are the traditional faerie godmothers, as well as those faeries and elves who may 
 simply assist us in our normal day-to-day activities. Those beings which served as inspiration for the 
 faerie godmothers of lore are spirits of great age and power. The white ladies and the fees are the two most common forms of these.
 With the rise of Christianity and its antagonistic disdain at such beliefs, along with humanity's 
 rationality and its abuses of nature, both had seemed to disappear. They are promised to return in this century, 
 and in my travels I have met people who have had the traditional encounters with them once again.

 


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