Fae in Christian Belief

[Aumoe]

This summer, I went to the Bristol Renaissance Fairre in Wisconsin. It was a short trip, and my date ended up feeling sick from the heat, so we had to leave early. However, while we were there, a man commented on my outfit. I was dressed in a green faerie dress that I had bought there years ago, and some cheap, but nice, glittery dragonfly like wings from a Halloween store. I wore a flowery wreath on my head. The man was dressed in Renaissance garb, and I was fairly certain he worked there. "Ah! A faerie!" he said, looking at me, "I am the King's advisor to the faeries, because I can see them!" He turned to my mate, and asked, "Can you see her too?" My mate giggled.

Of course, all this was in jest. Yet in the Mideaval and Renaissance period, there seems there was a good deal of faerie lore. That was a primarily Christian time. However, faerie lore, if I am not mistaken, is Pagan origin...not Christian, as they are nature spirits. Perhaps this is due to the fact that there were many Pagans being converted at the time, as Christianity does not tend to believe in such thing...Or at least, barely.

So how does all this tie in? What are faeries from a Christian point of view? Do they exist? How might someone be a fae in a human body from a Christian perspective? Is it purely psychological? Or is it sort of "wrong spirit in wrong body", but not reincarnation sort of deal?

Discuss!



-Aumoe

[Kai]

lol, based on his dialogue to you I'd say it's pretty definite that he worked there. The folks who work at ren faires are really good at interacting in character. ^^

I think you're right, that the reason fae lore was still around and circulating at the time was because the druidic people (one of the original propagators of faerie lore), hadn't quite disappeared by that time, and being nomadic they left traces of their beliefs all over medieval Europe.

It's true though, fae and most other humanoid mythological beings don't line up with Christianity. Personally I think it's possible they could have existed, but not in the way most people think. I see them like how I see dragons, gryphon or other mythologicals. They are simply another form of animal, like humans. But the only thing making a humans different is that we were given free will and hold a special place in God's heart, as his children.

I'm pretty sure you've heard my beliefs on how therianthropy comes about, but just in case...based on the imprinting theory behind the psychological aspect I'd say it's unlikely that fae-kin-ism (XP) is psychological, but on the other hand. God is flippin' God. If he wanted to make someone with a non-human soul, no matter the purpose there's no reason he couldn't do it. Maybe you were given a fae soul to help you empathize and spread God's love to others like yourself. I really can't say. =/

[Aumoe]

Sept 30, 2011 14:53:52 GMT -5 Kai said:

lol, based on his dialogue to you I'd say it's pretty definite that he worked there. The folks who work at ren faires are really good at interacting in character. ^^

I think you're right, that the reason fae lore was still around and circulating at the time was because the druidic people (one of the original propagators of faerie lore), hadn't quite disappeared by that time, and being nomadic they left traces of their beliefs all over medieval Europe.

It's true though, fae and most other humanoid mythological beings don't line up with Christianity. Personally I think it's possible they could have existed, but not in the way most people think. I see them like how I see dragons, gryphon or other mythologicals. They are simply another form of animal, like humans. But the only thing making a humans different is that we were given free will and hold a special place in God's heart, as his children.

I'm pretty sure you've heard my beliefs on how therianthropy comes about, but just in case...based on the imprinting theory behind the psychological aspect I'd say it's unlikely that fae-kin-ism (XP) is psychological, but on the other hand. God is flippin' God. If he wanted to make someone with a non-human soul, no matter the purpose there's no reason he couldn't do it. Maybe you were given a fae soul to help you empathize and spread God's love to others like yourself. I really can't say. =/

Agreed. God is "flippin God" Heh. He can do anything He likes. Now the question obviously is, is this a gift? A curse? A lesson? Perhaps I wanted to be human, and negotiated somehow with God, and He agreed because he loves. *shrug*


-Aumoe

[Kai]

Hehe, I dunno if I'd call it a gift or a curse per se. More like a job, or a purpose. I think he gave you the tools (being otherkin/therian) to do a job for him. :3