The Tuatha de Danaan (the Childre of Danu) were a race of divine
beings extremely knowledgeable in magick and druid lore. The Tuatha de
Danaan were the last of the Gods and Goddesses to rule Ireland before the
Milesius, the ancestors of the modern Irish, invaded. The Gaels drove the
Tuatha Dé underground, where they established the kingdom Tir Na
Nog, the land of the forever young. They became immortal and came to be
know as the faerie folk who inhabit the mounds on the Irish countryside,
known as Sidhe. The sidhe is the magickal opposite of the human world,
where everyone enjoys themselves. Time runs at a completely diferent pace;
what may seem to be a few hours could actually be hundreds of years. Through
their special powers, this magickal race can move quickly through the air
and change their shape whenever it pleases them. Farmers believed that
these Gods could control the events of mother nature and left offerings
to the Gods, hoping to bring their blessings upon them. One kind of sidhe
walks the land after the sun sets, and another kind travels through the
air in the evening hours, sometimes taking humans along with them on their
travels; most of the lakes in Scotland and Ireland are guarded by yet another
type. All these diferent types have been divided into several different
varieties of sidhe: the wood spirits, the water spirits, the air spirits
and other elemental spirits for each distinct area. Because of this, the
Children of Danu are joined in the ancient cross-quartered circle symbol,
which represents uniting male and female energies. The Cross, represents
the four directions, the four elements and the four corners of earth, signifying
male energy. The Circle represents the Whole and the Womb of Mother Earth,
signifying female energy. It is on October 31st, the ancient Celtic holiday
of Samhain, the beginning of a New Year and a day of respect for those
who have departed this Earth, it is said, that the Tuatha De Danann will
sometimes let certain humans enter their world.
These Sidhe came form here.
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