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Sparkle Weekly Wonderings: Air Fairies

I believe in Fairies. Let’s start there.

As human beings, we naturally see the world through a very specific lens: the human lens. And since human beings understand everything through our senses, we then “make sense” of what we see, hear, taste, and smell … and this results in our understanding being naturally very human-focused.

We say a mountain “sits” because human beings sit. We say that trees “stand” because human beings stand.

Therefore, when we experience the magical side of nature — the shimmering, incredible mystery of nature … we personify the dynamics as fairies.

I’ll be talking about each of the classic kinds of fairies over the next four weeks, so this week, I’d like to introduce you to … air fairies.

Air fairies – or pixies or sylphs – represent the flighty, changeable, and playful side of nature. When a squirrel jumps overhead or a gust of wind blows your hat off or you hear a bug but can’t see it, well … the air fairies are at work.
In stories, they often represent communication, enthusiasm, curiosity, and secrets — the whispers of the wind.
Children have a special connection to air fairies because they are a lot like them! They live moment to moment, full of ideas and wonder, but are quick to change and drop whatever they were doing a moment ago. As you listen to this week’s stories, perhaps it will help you see and appreciate the qualities in your child most associated with air fairies.