In the seat of the Gods

Ask random set of people at any Pagan gathering what the
word 'fairy" means to them, and you'll get a different
answer from each and every person.  In today's eclectic spiritual mar-
"ketplace, the word  "faery" is applied to a cornucopia of non-human
spiritual beings,including elemental, plant Deva's, tricksters,  house-
hold elves, wood spirits and many others.  Even the term "feary"
itself has a plethora of meanings, ranging from the nature or powers

of these sacred beings to their Otherworldly realms of existence.
Ask the same question in one of the Celtic Lands of Europe--
particularly in the United Kingdom or Ireland--and you'll get
an entirely different response.  there , the spiritual entities who
ar popularly referred to s " the faeries " are a very specific type
of being .  'Fairy" isn't even the preferred name used to refer to
them; they ar most often referred to by respectful euphemisms
such " The Good People," The Good Neighbors" or " The
People of  Peace," and less obvious  labels like" The Others"
(or even simply "them" 
By Sharynne Mac Leod NicMhacha
Witches and Pagans Magazine issue  19