We’ve All Heard the Folk Tales
Most of us have heard the stories of elves, leprechauns, fairies, gnomes, trolls and other mythical nature spirits through cultural folk tales and children’s stories handed down through the ages that originated from many different geographical regions and countries.
Every culture of the world has legends of these nature spirits that are also known as Nature Elementals.
Known by Different Names Throughout the World
Throughout the World, these elemental spirits have different names, characteristics and stories that are told about them.
A wood elf in one cultural story may be known to have one certain personality while in another part of the world this same creature may be thought of quite differently. It will likely have a different name, as well.
These spirits of nature do exist and perform a vital function in the ongoing evolution of our planet and the Universe, in which we dwell, live and interact.
According to one source found on the Internet, these Nature Elementals
“…interact with the natural world, but have their existence in the ethers. The ethers are a plane of existence beyond the upper and lower worlds of shamanism, and beyond the astral plane, but lower than the level of the gods.”
Astral plane, Wikipedia
For our purposes, what is important is that they interact with the natural world just as we do, except in different ways.
Nature Elemental Domains
The Nature Elemental domains are Earth, Air, Water and Fire.
- Air Elementals: Are often seen as winged fairies or other flying spirits.
- Earth Elementals: Elves, gnomes, leprechauns, trolls and countless other land oriented nature spirits are examples of Earth Elementals.
- Water Elementals: They can appear as a blur of color, but as we get closer they can take forms from our imaginations, such as mermaid-like creatures and other forms.
- Fire Elementals: They, too, can appear as a blur of light or fire color and can take many forms, such as small beings of flame who may spread, maintain or otherwise interact with fire for purposes of healing, cleansing and more.
All four of these Nature Elementals often interact with each other, i.e., Earth with Air, Fire and Air, Water and Earth, and so forth. They also intermingle with the plants, animals and other creatures that dwell on the earth both visible and invisible — to include those humans that are able to see them.
The Plant Life Kingdom
The interactions of plants within the Plant Life Kingdom is fascinating.
The Plant Life Kingdom also has its own communication network in the form of layers of natural earth energies that allow all plants and trees to communicate with one another.
These layers are like the strata of our atmosphere, except that several layers exist at or below waste height of less than three feet. Other thicker layers extend to the heights of the tree tops and jungle canopies.
Plants actively use these layers. For example, roses can talk to other roses, corn with corn, clover with other clover, each plant to a myriad of other surrounding plants, such as trees to flowers, shrubs to grass, and so on. The plant kingdom is truly a world unto itself.
Fairies, gnomes, elves and other Nature Elemental Spirits are aware of these Plant Life Kingdom “atmospheric” layers. They can both observe and use them as guided by each of their own individual purposes.
In fact, the natural guided evolution of these plants and even the communications of plants and trees for the change of seasons happens using these layers of innate earth energies. These energies prompt flowers to bloom and decline, leaves to grow, then later fall away, seeds to germinate and grow, followed by a retreat to Mother Earth in the autumn, and on and on.
A Vast Kingdom of Work
Just as we are guided by the Divine, our High Selves, guides, angels and others, Nature Elementals, both Spirits and Plants, take their guidance from Mother Nature (Gaia), the Universe and from the Divine. This is briefly discussed in our monthly meditation Merging with Mother Earth, the Essence of Gaia.
This happens through the angels and the Universe’s hierarchy of spiritual beings that oversee galaxies, solar systems, planets, down to the smallest of details of caring for the life forms that dwell on each planet, including the earth. Some believe the archangels guide them, as well.
All Nature Elementals Spirits and Plants know their part. They work both individually and collectively within their respective kind or species, as well as with one another, and from higher guidance, as previously mentioned.
Together, in Harmony
When the time is right, it is important that each of us become acquainted with these wondrous Nature Elemental Spirits and Plants as we, together in harmony, do our part to participate in the ever-evolving creation process.
