Legends about Pixie Dust, a sparkling material seen wherever these faeries have walked (often seen in cartoons and fantasy films as coming from the ends of magic wands), are as old as the pixies themselves. It was once believed that one could tell if a Pixy had been around by the silvery gold footprints they left behind.

Some have tried to explain away this phenomenon as being either some type of naturally occurring fluorescent gas or else some sort of etheric residue picked up when traveling between the physical and astral worlds.

It is more likely that the belief in the dusty footprints dates back to the first contacts between the Picts and the Celts. The Pictish people's greatest achievement was their extensive work in gold, silver, and bronze. Residual dust and small shavings from their efforts would logically collecto n their feet and be tracked about where they walked.

The Celts, who first coined the term Pixy Dust, may have actually been calling this substance "Pict's Dust" or "Pictish Dust."