Mer-Sidhe: Incredible Lightness of Being

‘Mummy is going to meet her friend again,’ I told my son who was gripping a beachball in the blazing sunlight.

‘Ok’ he replied, not batting an eyelash even though he knew my friend was not physical. For a child it did not seem surprising at all that mummy has invisible friends.

Off I went, taking my snorkel with me. We were on holiday at the Red Sea and every morning I would do one swim on my own. Before jumping off the jetty, there was always the question in my mind: would I see my friend again? And each time, as soon as I plunged into the glistening waters, he was there. He would swim up to me with disarming, sincere warmth. I would say he had a big smile, but I could not perceive his features too clearly, because he is a shapeshifter and he appeared to me as somewhat transparent. He is part of the fairy folk who inhabit the ethereal dimensions of Earth.

One name for these beings is the Sidhe (pronounced as ‘she’). Just as there are genetic and ethnic variations among the human species, the Sidhe are not a homogenous race. One subgroup I have met are the ones who inhabit the water realms: I call them the Mer-Sidhe.

As my friend belongs to a world much more subtle than ours, it took me a little while to perceive his being. The first day when I went swimming, I felt there was something or someone continually next to me. The presence felt benevolent, and therefore I allowed myself to open further to its frequency. I sensed an intelligent, kindred spirit whose movements were in deep harmony with the sea. At first the sea fairy presence felt androgynous and I could not tell if it was a mermaid or merman. As it was not my first encounter with the Sidhe, I was aware that they do not embody masculinity and femininity in the same way that humans do.

The Sidhe live alongside us, on a different dimension of Earth. Here in Sharm el Sheikh I befriended a Mer-Sidhe, a Sidhe of the sea.

My new Sidhe friend was there each time I entered the water and with every passing day, I became increasingly ready to interact directly. As my field adjusted to his vibration, he became more visible to me. I perceived he was a male with long hair and a transparent body. He glided in the water with such agility that the bottom part of his body moved too quickly for me to see if he had a fishtail. It is also highly possible that he did not want my mind to develop an image of him with a fishtail and therefore he retained more transparency in the lower part of his body. As shapeshifters the Sidhe are intentional in the way that they appear to us. There was a youthfulness in my friend’s appearance but I felt this was a reflection of his character rather than his age.

Meeting him was like meeting the kindest stranger, someone who I felt I could instinctively trust. He accompanied me as I swam in the water and gestured for me to relax my abdomen and back. Then he indicated that I could bring the light of the water into my body, and this would harmonise my vibration with the field of the water.

Unlike certain groups of land-based Sidhe who seem more familiar with human language, my Mer-Sidhe friend did not use any human words but communicated telepathically through a mixture of gestures, imagery and feelings. I sensed my friend’s deep interconnectedness with everything around him- his world was one of play and flow, and his love extended to all of his environment.

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid by Edvard Eriksen sits on a rock in the harbour of Copenhagen, Denmark. The bronze sculpture is based on the fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen.

I initially wondered if he showed up because he needed help with a blockage in the sea or surrounding landscape. But everyday his instructions were simple: he asked me to bring my presence into the wavelength of love as much as possible and then to radiate this through the water. When I did this, I felt I was embracing the whole sea. As we became more familiar with each other, I allowed myself to be guided by him.

He showed that he is part of an entire clan of Mer-Sidhe, with male and female beings. He led me to one part of the reef with a large stone formation and telepathically communicated that this was one of their sacred rocks. In one moment as we swam over some mounds of corals, he demonstrated that he could spin his body into pure light and enter the corals like magic and as a way of co-creativity. Dimensionality is very fluid for his kind and they can merge with the universes of even the smallest creatures.

We humans tend to think of aliveness as a physical energy. My Mer-Sidhe friend taught me that aliveness is not concentrated in material animation but is a Gaia-bestowed power generated when we are in touch with the stream of life. The Sidhe are invisible to the naked eye, yet they are just as alive as we are. My fairy friend is ethereal in his form but what impressed me the most was sensing the remarkable buoyancy of his being which emanated pure presence, joy and heartfelt connectivity.

The novel by Milan Kundera titled ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ explores the vicissitudes and dramas of human-centric experiences. As humans we often do not realise how much we are weighted down by our emotional armouring and compulsive and controlling behaviours. Our Mer-Sidhe friends inspire us towards another way: the ‘Incredible Lightness of Being’ which happens when we are truly present and we extend our love towards the whole, like embracing the entire sea.

Gaia Sophia is now opening the doors for humanity and the Sidhe to get to know each other once again: will we take the dive?

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