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    Chi Spirits—Air
    Chinese chi spirits are called spirits because they have no physical form—they manifest in the air as pure spiritual
    energy. Though they are invisible, they do establish resi-
    dence in the physical homes of humans, adopting a house-
    hold or family for generations. It is thought that chi spirits may be helpful (or even necessary) to help a family’s day to day life run smoothly and efficiently.
    Chi spirits strongly dislike their way being blocked, so
    cluttered rooms may cause them to be unable to help their
    humans. When chi spirits are blocked, they can cause ill-
    ness, bad luck, or disorder. Ask the chi spirits of your home for guidance and to be inspired when tidying up or redecorating.
    Chin-Chin Kobakamas—Earth
    Chin-chin kobakamas are Japanese elves that are elderly
    in appearance. Chin-chin kobakamas are agile house
    elves attracted to human rugs. They are friendly towards
    humans, but not terribly helpful around the house. Instead, they tease and cause mischief if one is a terrible house-keeper, encouragement for a person to get chores done. In
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    order to please the chin-chin kobakamas, one need only
    make sure to keep a tidy house.
    Cottagers/Booakers/Bwbachs—Earth
    The Welsh faeries called cottagers are always male, small, rotund, and wear fur cloaks, loincloths that look like dia-pers, and big red hats. They prefer to live in the homes
    of humans, but having cottagers around is a mixed bag.
    Though they are great guardians of homes, frightening off
    intruders, they tend to mistake friends of the household
    as intruders. If your home were infested with cottagers,
    you might offer them cake with milk for distraction when
    guests come calling.
    Cucuis—Earth
    Migrating from Mexico to America with Hispanic commu-
    nities, cucuis are monsters that look like ghouls or zombies with wide, empty eyes and a drooling maw. Like zombies in
    popular culture, cucuis seem brainless and live only to pur-sue humans to hurt or destroy them. Luckily, a cucui is not very intelligent; they can be easily outwitted and escaped.
    Devas—Earth
    Though devas became famous at a place called Findhorn in
    Scotland, they can be found anywhere in the world and may
    have originated in Persia. Devas are very small creatures, often invisible to the naked eye, but identifable in photographs as balls of light. Some believe that they are golden faeries with brightly colored robes if you were able to see through their bright orbs of light. A deva’s main goal is to Getting started with Faeries • 35
    help plants grow, so they are vital to having healthy crops or a prize winning garden. Every plant process is guided by devas, from germination of the seeds to flowering and production of fruit and even the death of the plant. Though
    devas’s main concern is with plants, they can also help with weather magic, animals, or even human health and beauty.
    Devas can be thought of as operating on a microscopic,
    molecular level. They embody the energetic force that
    makes life proceed as normal. They are the personification of atomic forces. As such, there may be different devas for each category of living thing as well as subcategories within them, down to the level of species or even individuals.
    Devas can actually evolve and change over the lifetime of
    the creature or plant that they serve within its life cycle or within the food chain. So, if a carrot deva is consumed by a rabbit deva, it too becomes a rabbit deva.
    Some gardeners spend much of their gardening time
    pleasing devas with songs and offerings. The best way
    to establish a relationship with devas is simply to remain mindful and aware of their presence and existence. Much
    like the silly part of Peter Pan in which the character Tin-kerbell is sustained by people who believe in faeries, devas thrive on the concept of belief. It is as if devas feed off the energy of humans who spend time in meditation or
    thought about the nature of the