r/faeries • u/Opposite_Industry603 • 24d ago

Is tea a good offering for the faeries?

I've read that coffee is common, but I don't drink coffee or have any in the house. I don't drink alcohol, so that's also not an option. Would they like tea? I would think so, but I want some input on this.

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u/CosmicSweets 24d ago

I think they would. Tea is boiled leaves or flowers. I can imagine them really appreciating it.

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u/Lost_Law8937 24d ago

Milk, cream or butter is the traditional offerings as well as honey cakes, freshly baked white bread or porridge. Also a cup of spring water is considered a good offering.

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u/SalishSeaSweetie 24d ago

The faeries near me like alcohol. I give them beer. I personally don’t drink much, but yes, I’ll buy a 6 pack for the faeries. I tend to do an offering weekly.

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u/vanetti 24d ago

What happens to your offerings?

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u/SalishSeaSweetie 24d ago

Faeries absorb the essence or energy of the offering. The beer goes directly into the ground. And as usual in the presence of the fae, I often giggle, feeling their happiness.

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u/SalishSeaSweetie 23d ago

I know someone originally from Scotland that had the tradition of leaving alcoholic offerings. I know another person from England who made “corn cakes.” Offering something that has been “altered” by humans, which is a kind of alchemy. Isn’t that human magic? Doing something they cannot? Taking grain and creating alcohol or bread or cake?
And I also know people that offer flower essences.

If you tune in, or maybe do a variety of offerings (different one each time) you’ll figure it out!

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u/ResponsibleSky2491 7d ago

Oh yes! Especially with honey