A Friend of the Fae

In Celtic mythology, from a human perspective, the fox is wise and cunning. A trickster who knows the forest better than anyone else, the fox symbolizes the need to think fast and strategically. Highly adaptable creatures, they also symbolize the need to adjust to new situations.

The Celtic fox is a shapeshifter who can switch between canine and human forms at will. This unique ability means the fox can easily slip in and out of places, especially those dangerous to anyone else.

On occasion, if we are paying attention, we find such a friend slipping into our own home.

Not the five tiny black birds that flew

out from behind the mirror

over the washstand,

nor the raccoon that crept

out of the hamper,

nor even the opossum that hung

from the ceiling fan

troubled me half so much as

the fox in the bathtub.

There's a wildness in our lives.

We need not look for it.

―Jack Roberts

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