From ancient times comes the mention of an oral Faery Tradition: a tradition mixed with magic and surrealism; a tradition that enchants the listener, drawing you into the mystery teachings hinted at it in its mythos.

Once known as the oral Faery Tradition, belief in the fairy and Faeryland has survived for thousands of years and is alive and practiced as a spiritual tradition in the Faery-Faith Tradition today. The Faery-Faith Tradition includes Irish history and Irish Faery folklore, from sacred sites, to sacred stones circles, Faerie Mounds, Faery Forts, Underworld crystal palaces, and sacred trees. The Faery-Faith Network offers many on-line classes and spiritual teleclasses & workshops on our various subjects and spiritual practices.

The modern Faery Tradition's teachings and its dimensions are not about little creatures flitting about with wings on their backs, today commonly called "fairy, fairies, fey, or fays," as is so popularly misconstrued by individuals who are not part of this authentic tradition. As a spiritual tradition, the Faery-Faith is centered in the primal earth and the power contained therein, the stars above, inside, and below the earth, and multiple cirlces of existence. The Faery Tradition is a spiritually transformative tradition, rich with the divine guidance of the Sidhe, or Ancient Ones, the Gods and Goddesses of Ireland, as well as the Celtic Ancestors, and the continuum.

The Faery Tradition is a Bhairdic (bardic), Druidic, and Peaceful Warrior tradition for today.

The Faery Tradition has survived for over thousands of years and is alive today and very much practiced by members of a Beloved Community that formed under the aegis of The Faery-Faith Network. Because the Faery Tradition spans generations and has crossed over into other cultures, it is therefore replete with rich and varied practices; it is multi-cultural and multi-religious.

Whether one is of Irish ancestry or not, it is most likely there is a familiarity with the myths or folk tales and fairy tales based on an ancient race of beings known as the Sidhe. Most modern children grow up being read such tales before bedtime; tales in which the Ancient Ones, the Sidhe, have become dimunitive and are shown as miniature creatures with gossamer wings flitting about, often creating havoc in their wake. And, more often then not, children still anxiously await the part in the story where the mischievous beings bestow some wonderful gift on their victims, thus demonstrating their magical abilities.

For the most part, children reach adulthood with a rememberance of a fantasy class of beings commonly labeled as "fairies," and if such an adult enters into the ever-deepening, ever-continuing world of the occult (mean secret or unseen) mysteries, they retain some belief in these creatures, no matter how misconstrued or misunderstood that belief might be. (See THE TRUTH ABOUT FAERIES.)

What most of the fairy tales do not convey is that such tales are based on the mythology of ancient Ireland, in the days when it was known as Banba, Fotla or Eire, and that the miniature creatures in these tales are remnants of a past race of gods who dwelled in Ireland, known as the Tuatha De Danann, the Star People, and even before them, the most arachic of the Irish gods, who are obscure.

It was from this ancient race that the first religious tradition in Ireland may have developed. It was a pagan tradition by virtue that it existed in pre-Christain times, which came to be known as a the oral Faery tradition and is the origin of the Bhairdic & Druidic tradition. There is not one Irish alive today who will deny knowing of the ancient Faery-Faith, whether they have personally had a brush with the Sidhe or not.

The Faery-Faith Tradition & Network Spiritual Practices

The Faery-Faith Network is an on-line community that was founded by Kisma K. Stepanich-Reidling in 1994 as a worldwide forum for believers in the Sidhe, nature spirits, fairy allies, Faeryland, and lovers of Ireland. We are a sacred community that offers Mind Body Spirit transformation and spiritual classes through our online Faery School and Teleclasses, online membership, sacred pilgrimages to Ireland, and apprenticeship & adept training in one our Three Pathways. Kisma and other Mentors within FFN are ready to assist you in undergoing a deepening in your spirituality, aligning you with greater balance, sharing and celebrating in all things fairy, and delving deeper into the mystical magical world of life.

With hundreds of worldwide members, the Faery-Faith Network has evolved into a small but lovely community of like-minded individuals, who share a very important commonality: we all stand together In Faith & Unity in our belief of the Sidhe and the Faery Realm.

FFN Central Grove holds an annual Gathering of Clannad Banba between Summer Solstice and Lughnasa. Public seasonal celebrations are offered through our Inter-faith groves located around the world, as well as through ourSpiritual Teleclasses with Kisma and the Beloved Community.

Each year an intensive training program is offered by Ard-Ollamh, Kisma K. Stepanich-Reidling in Ireland. The Sacred Pilgrimages give participants first-hand experiences at some of the most ancient and sacred sites of our spiritual tradition, as well as a intimate setting in which to work privately with Kisma.

We invite you to join our network of Faery Believers and the Faery-Faith Tradition practitioners by becoming a MEMBER today!

The Faery-Faith Tradition & Network

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

1. Power to live on through meeting the Goddess and God first for spiritual enlightenment and continually through healing and devotion both public and private;
2. Kindred Friends to join with through fellowship opportunities, the Bhairdic College, Bansagart/Sagart (Priestess & Priest) Training, Druidic Training, Gatherings and private lunar venerations.
3. Principles to live by through the study of High Faery Lore & Theology, ranging from private devotion to study groups, and the traditional wisdom teachings available through Kisma's books and CDs;
4. Purpose to live for through membership service options, and Mentorship guidance to help others discover their true "shape,"; and,
5. A Spiritual Plan to fulfill through outreach opportunities that allow each member to become a Key Factor in the Faith, and have a High Impact on the world.

These purposes are fulfilled with a focus on Dia & Bandia's Grace.

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