glamour as energy
typically, glamour means faery magic - and specific at that, magic that fool senses.but in this court, choose also describe faery energy in self as glamour. as we see, to glamour means to pour in energy for specific purpose - so why should energy not have name glamour too?
faery have long history in this world. but in oldest tales, most describe from realms far from earth. not have full fledge theory craft or anything, but think that many modern earth faery descend from these otherworld faery.
and glamour is what share in common.
glamour also linger, seep, and influence. even as far less otherworld faery make presence in this world, that influence stay in glamour form.
from this, earth faery come about, and continue cycle as their glamour allow for more exist.
glamour as magic
glamour entice. some glamour stick like honey, where you can feel weight in air and know something strange happen here.stay around for long enough with no defense, and glamour can change you.
and some glamour feel so good that not even care, just walk headfirst to danger.
glamour can feel as if time change - minutes last for months, or months last for minutes.
through glamour, can see things for mien inside, not seeming outside. or false illusions outright.
in welsh folktale y pwca'r trwyn, one pwca - which have several meaning, but here akin to something like goblin or brownie - become troublesome after servant play prank on him and eat his food. that probably take cake for worst prank yet, but anyway.
job john harri, this house's master, get lost in mountains on way home from fair at night. he stumble on unfamiliar paths, until lantern light appear in near distance. as he follow, he think must be child that carry, with how low to ground this lantern appear.
finally he come up to source, and very near take one more step... until suddenly moon illuminate truth: he on horrible cliff's edge, led here by y pwca'r trwyn. angry that trap fail and not kill job, y pwca douse light and disappear with shrill laugh.
job not dare move again until morning light, and from then, y pwca never return to trwyn farm.
job john harri, this house's master, get lost in mountains on way home from fair at night. he stumble on unfamiliar paths, until lantern light appear in near distance. as he follow, he think must be child that carry, with how low to ground this lantern appear.
finally he come up to source, and very near take one more step... until suddenly moon illuminate truth: he on horrible cliff's edge, led here by y pwca'r trwyn. angry that trap fail and not kill job, y pwca douse light and disappear with shrill laugh.
job not dare move again until morning light, and from then, y pwca never return to trwyn farm.
in short, y pwca use glamour to deceive with light on false path. far as job could see until moonlight shine down, nothing here amiss - this just ordinary path that bring home.
so while glamour beauty, glamour also danger.