Don’t be fooled. The little folk of fairytale and fable are the keepers of the wisdom. What’s more, they’re not stuffy about it. Worldwide, no matter the tradition, folk tales challenge the norm, encourage creative problem-solving, even question who you are in order for you to grow into someone else. We need these stories. Proof is in the fact that if our families don’t provide, we will look elsewhere for them. I have a...

If you meet a hobgoblin and he asks for a coin, find one. Dig deep if you have to. Otherwise, he’ll turn the forest around and you’ll lose your way. When I read that old eastern European tradition, I thought, THAT explains it. Aren’t we all lost in one sense or another? Maybe, we aren’t paying the hobgoblin. Too many of us underestimate the Little Folk. Or think we outgrow them. Generations past didn’t make that...

Old Man Coyote, an American folk figure, is said to be too clever for his own good. He’s always getting into trouble and frequently gets himself killed. No matter. His shit is magic. No, really! When he jumps over it, he comes back to life. If you don’t believe that, you haven’t been paying attention to American politics lately. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Pos

“If you don’t believe in fairies, you’re not Irish.” –Liz Weir, storyteller   “When the first baby laughed for the first time, its laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about and that was the beginning of fairies” –JM Barrie, author of Peter Pan Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Share on Posterous share via Reddit Sh