elliotpidge:

Hi there. I’m questioning things a bit. I’m not sure what websites or blogs or anything to go to, so I’m just gonna hope someone in these tags sees this and can help me out a bit.

I’m around 80-90% sure I’m faekin, but going through that tag I see things about “seelie” and “unseelie” and different rules and courts and it’s all very confusing. I’m super new to this identity and I’m only just now starting to get into it, so if anyone could explain some things to me, that would be great! I would love to be a part of the community, but I don’t know where to begin or if there’s any certain rules to follow to call myself faekin.

Thanks for reading, hope ya have a good day!

[rubs hands together] Local faehearted person here to help, since I’ve been with faekin for ages now.

People use the Seelie / Unseelie courts to refer to certain types of Celtic fae. Seelie is the court of fae who are generally nice but do not share our morality. Unseelie is the court of fae who don’t like humanity and enjoy fucking it over and generally being tricksters.

The book you’d probably want to pick up is Faeries, the Myths, Legends and Lore by Skye Alexander. It’ll put you through a crash course of different types of fae from all over the world – Disney and the Tuatha dé

Danann are not the only types. You can be fae without a court, or an entirely different type of fae. ‘Fae’ doesn’t just refer to faeries, it refers to a whole lot of types of spirits and mystical creatures. One could probably argue that Abrahamic angels are a type of fae. Indian djinn count, too.

Take it slow, take it easy, and focus on yourself. Figure out who and what you are separate from what others think or name it. Easier to put yourself into a box that fits your identity the most than to try and guess which box you can make your identity around. 

And when in doubt, ask @glittered-goddess, resident elder godshard and Faerie Mom. You can also ask me too, if you’re not looking for answers on morality. :p