Fairy. I have always identified with this word. Or elf. Or changeling. The mythology of fairies taking human children and replacing them with one of their own, a changeling, has always spoken to me. It is a common early explanation of autism in the centuries prior to Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger. Obviously, I don’t agree with this, but I do understand it.
When Elena, one of my most spiritual alters, first emerged, she didn’t see herself as entirely human. She was the first to claim a fairy, elf or changeling identity. ChangelingGirl is one of my most commonly-used nicknames on bulletin boards.
I still like the idea that I have some spiritual aspect to myself. I don’t fully believe in Indigo children or the like. Besides, the theory of Indigo children is rooted in racism, usually favoring White children over those of color. However, somehow, there is some appeal to it. I do believe everyone has some spiritual aspect to them though.
When the body was a teen and Elena was most prominent, we had these weird superstitious rituals. We would’ve been open to pendulums and the like if we’d known about them at the time. More recently, when we did know about alternative stuff like this, I’ve tried to explore the tarot. I have several tarot apps on my phone. Of course, they’re marketed as for entertainment only. I like to use them to inspire my self-reflection. I don’t care that there’s no scientific proof.
This stream-of-consciousness piece was inspired by today’s word of the day challenge.
A Multitude of Musings 
While I don’t believe in anything or almost anything at least that’s a part of new age, I do like the indigo children theory too. I once read a book about what could have been possible descriptions of autism in various folklore sources like fairytales or legends, and that was very interesting. I also really like the idea about some children being changelings, it’s fun to think about some diagnoses in such a creative way rather than just say someone has autism or ADHD or whatever.
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Yes, I agree. I know the changeling theory is often used by some people to say that autistics are somehow less than human and that’s not okay, but I like the creativity of it.
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Wow less than human, that’s awful to look at it this way, rather than simply say different.
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Fairies are magical and we all have magic within us.
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