Faery Gold
All That Glitters Is Not Faery
Folklore tells of mortals who, upon visiting Elphame or Faeryland, were astounded by the wealth there to be seen. Piles of gold and jewels, rich tapestries, luscious fruits. They lusted to have this wealth for themselves, so the greedy mortals stuffed their pockets and bags with the loot, and then upon returning to the light of the Dayworld, found the gold turned to lead and the jewels to glass. Apples taken from Elphame turn to wood, silks to burlap. That which is stolen from the Elves profits nothing, and can not sustain life nor satisfy desire. The gifts of Elphame are not to be seized by force or fraud; only that which is freely given may be said to be of the Grey Folk.
This website is for the purpose of exposing plagiarisms and misrepresentations regarding the Anderson Faery Tradition (also spelled "Feri") on the Web, so that honest seekers will not be misled by the appearance of a cloak of Faery glamour. By the Dancer in the Flames, may the light of truth reveal the Way to those who would be pixie-led down the garden path to destruction, and may the stones of Earthwoman cause the dishonest to stumble and fall of their own carelessness and ignorance. May Dawnwoman's wings shelter the just, and may the Lady Sirena pour all Her love upon those seeking wisdom.
By Our Lady Of The Stars, Queen of Heaven and Hell, So Mote It Be.
News Flash: 27 June 2005
Since it has come to our attention that there has been a schism in YTT, the above open letter no longer applies to The Church of Y Tylwyth Teg properly speaking, whose new web site is now located at Ytylwythteg.org. Faery Gold is satisfied at this time that its editorial concerns have been met. Their current website does not impinge on anyone's copyrights as far as we can tell. The Church has separated from its previous leader, Bill Wheeler, aka Rhuddlwn Gawr, who has constituted a "new" organization called Dynion Mwyn, using the same web domain however, Tylwythteg.com.
Here is The Church of Y Tylwyth Teg's statement regarding their future directions.
For the time being, due to a diversity of projects, we will leave the YTT Files as they are as an historical document. Some minor editing may occur in the near future. We wish the Church of Y Tylwyth Teg the best in their pursuit of integrity and honor as they move forward under the leadership of Cerridwen and its board, and hope they will endeavor to scrutinize their offline lessons and materials for scholarship and attribution. The materials on our site will give them a good place to begin this research.
As the original web domain still exists, some of these concerns above may still apply to the owner of that domain that is now unaffiliated with Y Tylwyth Teg. We hope the situation in that regard has improved since we began this site in 2001.
~ FG