{"id":9601,"date":"2018-06-15T13:05:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T19:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=9601"},"modified":"2019-04-28T19:08:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T01:08:58","slug":"in-the-land-of-fairy-dont-eat-the-pentagram-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=9601","title":{"rendered":"In the Land of Fairy, Don’t Eat the Pentagram Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"You have heard that advice, right? Don’t eat the food that the Good Neighbors \u2014 or however you want to describe those beings whose reality intersects ours \u2014 might offer you, or you might be there with them a very very long time.<\/p>\n

In Morgan Daimler’s view of the Fairy cities of today<\/strong>, there might be some tempting restaurants. Hmm.<\/p>\n

“Modern Fairyland, or Experiencing the Otherworld as a 21st Century City<\/a>”<\/p>\n

It is true that modern pagans seem prone to describing and viewing Fairy through a primitive lens. When people talk about experiences there they are usually couched in terms of wilderness and wild places or occasionally of settings that may be described as historic such as castles or cottages. And that is not to say that these places can’t be found in Fairy just as we can find these places in our own world, because they certainly do exist both here and there. But there is a definite and noticeable favoring of the sorts of Otherworldly scenery that correlates with the places in our own world people tend to say we are most likely to find Themselves as well. Many pagans talk of Fairy as if it were one vast forest or Europe stuck in medieval times.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the middle of grieving the effects of gentrification on her street, Anne Johnson gives some thought to the Faeries: “Faeries aka Fairies Are Real<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

So you say, “What do faeries look like?” And I answer, “What have you got?” There are as many varieties of faerie as there are of biological life in the apparent world. Some faeries are human shaped and sized, some are tiny, some look like animals, some like birds, and some are just beams of light. Be careful if you make eye contact, because they like to distract. And whatever you do, show them respect. Even the “critter” ones. Call them “Ladies and Gentlemen,” or “your majesties.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Related:<\/strong> John Beckett talks about different modes of experiencing the Otherworld here:<\/a><\/p>\n

Once you\u2019re there, stick to your plan. Not every Otherworldly resident is your friend. Some will try to distract you or co-opt you. Some may try to eat you. Go directly where you intend to go, and don\u2019t trust anyone you don\u2019t know. When you\u2019re done, come back promptly.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Letter from Hardscrabble Creek <\/em><\/a>is not one of the Pagan blogs that he recommends, so if you are reading this, you must have wandered into the woods.<\/p>\n

True Fact: <\/strong>There are more than twenty blog posts with the tag “Pentagram Pizza.” Enough weirdness to save in the refrigerator overnight and eat for breakfast! Just click on the tag “pentagram pizza” below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You have heard that advice, right? Don’t eat the food that the Good Neighbors \u2014 or however you want to describe those beings whose reality intersects ours \u2014 might offer you, or you might be there with them a very very long time. 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