There are many schools of thought as to what a faerie is or what they do, but a pretty common belief is that there are the faeries that will harm you, and ones that will be friendly and kind to you. Good faeries and bad faeries if you will. Even some of the good faeries can be harmful to humans without fully intending harm, though tricks and jokes and the like. Knowing this, traveling though faerie inhabited lands can be somewhat dangerous for an unsuspecting and unprotected traveler. And because of this people began coming up with ways to protect themselves from fair folk, good or bad. One such way is to turn your clothes inside out. Some sources say that doing this will make you invisible to them, others say that it will only protect you from their charms and spells. It’s handy either way. You never know right? …
Wearing Clothes Inside Out
August 27, 2011 by elfdart
Posted in folk lore | Tagged bad faeries, clothes, good faeries, inside out, protection, spells | 3 Comments
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