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Please note the excerpt. The piece on Dancing Gnomes is typical of the

descriptions in Hobson's book, Fairies at Work and Play. He was a clairvoyant

who was active in the Theosophical Society. The gnomes and Brownies that he

describes seem to be demoniac species, both in their attitudes as well as in

their physical descriptions. In fact, the gnomes described here seem to

correspond to tiny rakshashas, with their wings and everything.

 

And notice that their habitat is below the surface of the Earth.

 

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"Their wings, shaped like those of the bat, are opened out laterally behind

them, and are of a darker colour than their bodies, smooth and furry in

substance and of extremely fine texture."

 

 

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allplanets-hollowAssunto: [allplanets-hollow] DANCING

GNOMESDancing Gnomes, Pages 41 - 42"There are some gnomes here which are at a

lower stage of development than the tree-gnomes. They are smaller in size,

being about four to six inches high. The gnome photographed a few years ago

probably belongs to this type. They differ from the tree gnome in that they are

not solitary, but live and play in groups, their antics and games being weird

and grotesque in the extreme. They are gaily coloured little fellows and use

much stronger and brighter shades than do the fairies. The group which I am

observing is dancing in a half circle; they are holding each other's hands and

are swinging from side to side; their legs are not straightened and the knees

point outwards. Their arms are too long and not perfectly straight at the

elbow. They grin in an odd childlike way, and their beady dark eyes are

gleaming with a queer expression as if they were experiencing inward ecstasy.

Their wings, shaped like those of the bat, are opened out laterally behind

them, and are of a darker colour than their bodies, smooth and furry in

substance and of extremely fine texture.Apparently their contact with each

other, their oscillating movement, though purposeless on the physical plane,

produces a highly pleasurable astral sensation. I see that it has the effect of

disturbing and exciting the astral body, which is just a cloud of unorganised

matter about twice the size of the physical. Undoubtedly they are also imposing

a special kind of vibratory force upon it.In repose, or semi-repose, the astral

body is an almost shapeless cloud of matter; it is only slightly tinged with

colour and has the effect of moonlight. There are shades of red and pink, and

of gleaming yellow some-thing like that of an autumn leaf, and also russet

browns. When exalted by the dance, from the centre of the astral body

(approximately at the solar plexus) vibrations begin, stirring the whole body

into life as they sweep through it in waves and ripples. The colours then

become more intense, the aura increases, and the gnome is enjoying, to the

fulness of his capacity, the effects thus produced.Suddenly their movement

changes, although the original semi-circular formation is maintained. They now

dance backwards and forwards, raising and bending their legs and replacing

their feet upon the ground in comically fantastic attitudes. They appear only

conscious of the brilliant sunshine and the vital condition of the

atmosphere.They have nothing of the flashing rapidity of the fairies, or even

of the wood-elves. They are quaint, stiff and antique in their movements.

Nevertheless, they have, like all astral and etheric creatures, the power of

rapid motion through space."