Fairies are politically correct angels. Like angels, fairies are ethereal and have the super-power of becoming invisible whenever they want to. Like angels, fairies can fly.

However, when you see an angel, it is likely to be a serious matter, like your impending death or the Second Coming. When you see a fairy, however, it just means she’s come out to play and wants to be silly-billies with you.

No one ever needs to believe in fairies because you do not need to believe in something that is real. Children see fairies all the time, but adults kept telling them they don’t see any such thing because fairies do not exist in today’s fast-paced, high-tech world. So adults talk children out of fairies, which are wonderful, and give practical advice instead. Like eat your oatmeal and do your arithmetic tables, which are not so wonderful.

The most important thing to remember is that you will only see fairies when you are in a playful silly mood. Otherwise, you’re putting out the wrong vibes. Fairies are very sensitive to the slightest vibrations in any energy field.

Other websites may pretend to give out advice on how to catch fairies, but that’s just crazy. You’ll never catch them because they easily escape any traps through their superpower of invisibility. This is a very mistaken notion left over from Captain Hook’s capture of Tinkerbell, which of course, never happened. What you want to learn to do is how to see fairies.

Besides putting out the right energy, you also need to know where to look. Everyone knows they like to slide down rainbows. Duh. While you always see pictures of fairies in fields of lavender and heather, that is just British propaganda from a land that wants to own all the hobbits, elves and wizards, and keep them all for themselves.

The truth is fairies are very fond of the Sonoran Desert. They like cactus, hummingbirds and killer bees, and they like to fly over mountaintops, all of which are right here in Arizona.

The best place to start your observations is near a Baja Fairy Duster bush. These plants make little red dusters that fairies do collect to tidy up their homes and spark joy. It’s best to bring along a joke book when you’re waiting near your Baja Fairy Duster, because it will help you maintain your silly mood while you’re waiting. If you’re in the right mindset, your fairy will tease you by making funny faces.

People have the mistaken idea that fairies fly away from us because we frighten them. This is complete nonsense because fairies are fearless and immortal. They tend to avoid humans because they think we are weird.

Spring time with its beauty and wonder of rebirth is the best time to see fairies. We humans tend to feel sillier and lighter in Spring, which is why we are more likely to see them on a day just like today.

So, raise your mood level by singing, “Oh, what a beautiful morning! Oh, what a beautiful day!” Then go out there and … ta-dah! … just what to your wondering eyes should appear?

To learn more about finding fairies on the Sonoran Desert, see The Valley of the Moon.