lunar_rabbit
SunChariot said:But I have been reading Good Faeries/Bad Faeries a lot and I am rather scared of encountering any "bad" faeries. Although I suspect that faeries are like people, no one is all good or all bad, there is some of each in everyone.
I had similar feelings when I first got the deck. Like, I don't want them messing with my stuff! Or giving me nightmares! But keep in mind that even the "bad" faeries aren't evil. I would call them mischievious or naughty rather than bad. Because by and large they still have good intentions, and just don't understand (or care!) that it causes a little havoc in people's lives.
For example, look up the Soul Shrinker in the book. I was just studying him last night. In my opinion, he is only of the scariest cards in the deck, but after reading about him I see it in a whole new light. Even this one is trying to teach you something. He used to be a beautiful faery, but all the meanness and nastiness of humans affected him so much that it made him ugly. The lesson is to treat people better.
One of the naughty cards is the Bodacious Bodach that I mentioned in the previous post. He likes to help you get rid of clutter. But not in a way you might appreciate. "Oh! I see you have dirty dishes all over the counter! I think I'll help you clear them off." So he startles the kitty, who jumps on the counter and knocks all those dishes off on to the floor. "There! All cleaned up! Aren't I a good helper?" :-D Don't want the BB to help you out? Then clean up your own stuff before he gets to it. Teehee!
Remember that the faeries are part of you. If you are scared about one of them, then it is a perfect opportunity to confront that faery face to face and try to understand it is trying to teach you. Thankfully, even the bad faeries aren't really *that* scary, so they are easier to face than most things.
LR