In her book The Lore Of Old Elfland, Linda Raedisch states that we elf folk have a tendency to travel a lot and migrate frequently. So, we Silver Elves asked ours’elves, as we do with nearly everything anyone states about we elfae folk, is that true?

Historically, or at least according to much of the lore, this is indeed the case. The Fir Blogs, the Tuatha De Danann, the Nemedians, and later the Celtic Gaels, also known as the Milesians or Sons of Mil, and even the more shadowy and mythical peoples that the Christian monks named the Cessair and the people of Partholón all migrated to Ireland from elsewhere as noted in the Book of Invasions or Lebor Gabála Érenn. Both Laurence Gardner in his book the Realm of the Ring Lords and Nicolas De Vere in The Dragon Legacy confirm this with as much historical data as they could muster as they also link those peoples to the Scythians (upon whom many of the ancient legends of elves or Sidhe are said to be based), to the ancient Hebrews and to the Egyptians. The link between the ancient Irish, especially the Gaels and the Egyptians, seems also to have been confirmed by recent archeological findings in Ireland.

The reason for these migrations, however, is another matter and may very well have to do with the various invasions by the pastural peoples with their dominating and power-over cultures spreading into the more agricultural areas of the world (see Sacred Pleasure by Riane Eisler for more on this) as well as destroying the forests and pushing out our woodland dwelling ancestors. It is quite possible that the reason for these migrations had to do with those people fleeing from invasion and oppression by others, only to run into conflict with those who were already in the areas they wished to inhabit. Which would mean that traveling and migration are not necessarily inherent to our elfae natures but a result of the circumstances our ancestors were confronting in their world.

But here we are presented with the question: is travel or migration part of our nature and not just a result of oppressive conditions in the world?

We do know from faerie lore that there are what are called Trooping Faeries, who seem to spend their lives traveling from place to place, rather as is imagined to be the case with the Romany folk who are popularly called ‘Gypsies’, a term that in our experience the Romany both reject and embrace … not wanting it as a description of themselves but often not wanting anyone else to use it for themselves either. Although, while the Romany have been known to travel about, not all of them are migratory. And, of course, there is a branch of these people who call themselves Travelers, but who often have a base or community that they travel to and from as they go out into the world to ply their particular trades. And while there may be trooping faeries that doesn’t mean that all faeries travel around constantly.

And there is the fact that in Ireland there is lore about avoiding building one’s home or some other structure upon a faerie road, thus obstructing it, and the bad luck that comes to one for violating this prohibition. Blocking a faerie road is the energic equivalent of going out to your local road and building a house or parking your van or bus in the middle of it so that no one could pass. You would be towed away quickly and probably be fined or arrested but the idea is essentially the same. However, just because there are roads doesn’t mean that these spirits don’t have homes, communities or mounds that they dwell within. Nearly all of us, to some extent, have to travel about if only to go to work or the neighborhood stores or to visit our friends and often all three.

There is also the famous Faerie Rade where we elfae travel about the country to see what is out there, but that is really a periodic thing and more on the lines of a road trip than a continual peregrination, although it sometimes seems to have the overtones of a parade, showing who we are to the world.

However, in examining such things, we Silver Elves don’t just consider the ancient lore in order to understand our elvish natures and cultures but we also always take a look at our own s’elves and our kindred and how we behave in the world.

In our own lives, one of us Silver Elves has moved nearly thirty-five times in their life and the other over seventy-five times. Also, we have lived in vans and buses and traveled to and fro across the continent and back. So, for us, while we are currently stationary, except for an occasion trip to some other country and region of the world, we can say that the idea that elves are travelers has some support in our lives. However, we think is a bit much to presume or extrapolate from our personal experience and inclinations and project them upon all elfae folk. This is a common mistake that many young elfae make. It is wise to consider that there may be other elfae folk out there who seldom move or travel and have spent nearly their entire lives in one area. We know from our own experience of our kindred that this is so. It really depends upon the individual elfae and sometimes has to do as well upon a particular period in their lives, for some of us travel a lot at one time and become quite sedentary in other decades.

So, like many things that are said of we elven, we can only say that it is somewhat true, or partially true. That it is true for some of us and not others, as is often the case. We are a unique people by our nature and eccentric by disposition (that you can safely say of nearly all of us). But in just saying that, it becomes clear that there are few things that apply to all of us and that is something we truly have in common.

This article above is an excerpt from our newest Silver Elves book Illuminating Faerie:

ILLUMINATING FAERIE: Answers to Questions About Being an Elf and Following the Elven Path, Volume 6 by The Silver Elves (You do not need to read this series in any particular order)

We hope you enjoy reading this excerpt below from Illuminating Faerie (click here to read more about this book!): 

“. . . . The Elven Way is ever changing but what one is learning is not the path itself but how to successfully travel on the path. It is, in its way, like learning to walk so one can stroll down unfamiliar lanes. Or learning to drive a car so one can travel unknown roads. The key is one’s own ability as a driver. There is no exact map for the way itself (for Faerie is ever changing) but there is a way to improve one’s skill at traveling upon it.”

“Therefore, the emphasis in the Elven Way is ever on s’elf development. And as one develops ones’elf and grows more confident in one’s skills and abilities, without becoming arrogant and thus heedless about them, one naturally feels more at ease with ones’elf and one’s ability to successfully navigate the various worlds one encounters and travels through. And that confidence, along with a sense of purpose one obtains in sharing the Elven Way with others seeking the path, inevitably eases tensions in one’s life and one’s interactions with the world.”

“Although, it is true that the world can be a stressful place. That is part of its dark magic and the web of spells it entangles one within. By its nature and design, the world of men creates tension and we who live within this modern Middle-earth cannot help but be affected by it in some ways. And yet, that is the adventure, too. What adventure doesn’t have its stresses? It is the nature of the quest.”

“But again, as we become more adept within ours’elves and more accustomed and practiced in the ways, our Mastery makes easy what was once very difficult. Even those things that previously seemed as though they might overwhelm us, are now just challenges to overcome.”

“And while the Elven Way is a very individual oriented way, we should remember that we are treading it together, each in our own way, and our frasority (fraternity/sorority) makes light and easy what would be difficult on one’s own. For as we Silver Elves say, “Together our magic is stronger by far.” And far easier and less stressful as well.”

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