Jinn, Fae, and Elementals

Besides Giants and Monsters being the offspring of the Watchers known as Nephilim, other thoughts and interpretations are those of Jinn, Fairies, and other Elementals. In some traditions of Christian folklore or pious tradition (with a lowercase "p"), these magical creatures are believed to be some form of Nephilim.

Others may speculate that they are neither Angelic nor Human, but perhaps their very own thing—be they extraterrestrial, extradimensional, or interdimensional beings from this very planet, within a different plane of existence.

The Jinn are of pre-Islamic Arabic origin, although they were later incorporated into the Muslim creation story as a third race between Angels and Humans. Then there are the European Fairies or Fae, the offspring of the Tuath Dé Danann, who themselves were believed to be gods, druids, kings, and queens, and warriors. These fairy people lived in an underground world in fairy mounds. It may just be that the Tuath Dé Danann and the North American Mound Builders are one and the same, since there seems to be the possibility that they were of European origin, having bronze swords and crowns. Other possibilities were that the Mound Builders were Vikings or a long-lost race of humans that predated written history. The Native Americans describe them as red-haired giants and sometimes as cannibalistic. They also have stories of Sasquatch or Hairyman that, in some versions, ate people, but they were distinguished as being separate from the Giants.

The Christian Monks of Ireland would explain that the Tuath Dé Danann and various fairy folk were themselves Fallen Angels who neither took the side of God nor the Devil and were cast down to earth. This may have also been an explanation for things like the Watchers and the Nephilim, but in either case, this was a pious tradition with no theological or dogmatic bearing.

I remember as a child asking my mother where Leprechauns came from? Or what Leprechauns were? She told me that Leprechauns were once Angels that took neither the side of God nor Satan and were cast down to earth. When I told my mother about this as an adult, she had no recollection of it, but she obviously must have read about it in a book or article somewhere.

Much of the Irish lore known today was preserved by Christian monks. There are four pseudo-historical writings on the history of Ireland:

 * Historia Brittonum, written approximately 828 AD, is a historical compilation historians believe to have been anonymously written but was attributed to the Medieval Monk Nennius.

 * Lebor Gabála Érenn, written in the 11th century, which historians believe borrowed from Christian pseudo-histories from St. Jerome, St. Augustine of Hippo (particularly his work The Six Ages Of The World in The City of God), and St. Isidore of Seville.

 * Foras Feasa ar Érinn, written in the 17th century by Geoffrey Keating, borrows from the previously mentioned works and works as a synthesis of Irish mythology and ending as an apologetic work in defense of the Protestant Reformation.

 * Annals Of The Four Masters, published in 1846, was a group project sponsored by the Gaelic Lord of Coolavin, Fearghal Ó Gadhra, and written and compiled by historical scholars and religious monks and clerics.

The history of Ireland begins with the Muitnir Partholoin, who are the second inhabitants of Ireland and descendants of Noah. They all died of a plague until their relatives, the Muitnir Nemid, set sail for Ireland thirty years later. They sailed the Caspian Sea with 44 ships for several years until only Nemed's ship arrived.

The Nemedians were the third group of humans inhabiting Ireland after Noah's flood, led by their leader Nemed.

Nemed was the son of Agnoman of Scythia, who was the son of Piamp, who was the son of Tait, who was the son of Sera, who was the son of Sru, who was the son of Esru, who was the son of Friamaint, who was the son of Fathochta, who was the son of Magog, who was a son of Japheth, one of the sons of Noah.

Nemedian in Irish Gaelic means privileged or holy. The Nemedians battled the Fomorians, who were historically believed to be Irish pre-Christian deities but in legend were pre-deluvian gods or preternatural beings. In the last battle, the remaining Nemedians were wiped out by a tidal wave, and only a ship of thirty-three men escaped. Some men migrated to Britain, and some migrated to Greece.

The Fir Bolg, who migrated from Greece, were the fourth inhabitants of Ireland and were the descendants of the Muitnir Nemeds. The Fir Bolg were overrun and overruled by the Tuatha Dé Danann.

Irish Monks record that the Tuatha Dé Danann were kings, queens, or ancient deities and heroes of old with supernatural powers. The Tuatha Dé Danann are elemental beings who battled the Formorians, who are their negative counterparts. The Tuatha Dé Danann are believed to be the parents of the Daoine

Both the Tuatha Dé Danann and the Daoine Sídhe are described in Christian Irish mythology as fallen angels who remained neutral in the angelic war. They were considered not evil enough to be cast into Hell but were instead exiled to Earth.

After the Tuatha Dé Danann defeated the Fomorians, they were invaded by the Milesians. The Milesians sailed from Iberia (in Portugal) and battled the Tuatha Dé Danann, who in these myths represented the pagan gods. An agreement was made: the Milesians took the upper world above, and the Tuatha Dé Danann the inner world below. This is why the Fae and Fairies are said to live in fairy mounds in the underworld.

To name some common Fairies: the popular Leprechauns (beloved in children's cereals, make-believe activities on St. Patrick's Day, and as Hollywood monsters); the Scottish Brownies and Spanish Duendes, known as house spirits; the murderous Red Cap Gnomes and Tommy Knockers and Kobolds among miners; and Gremlins among pilots in the Royal Air Force during WWII.

Many cultures have creation stories where humans originally came from beneath the earth or stories about creatures that helped or harmed mankind, having lived or been banished beneath the earth. For some reason, the center of the Earth or its cavernous pockets and mounds play a role in our shared human experiences across the world throughout history.

Even though J.R.R. Tolkien was English, I wouldn't be surprised if, beyond his Catholic faith, the story of Fairies and St. Augustine's The Six Ages of the World somehow inspired The Silmarillion.

Beyond Fairies and Fae, there are numerous Elementals in various mythologies across cultures, such as the Salamander (a fire elemental) and the Sylph (an air elemental) written about by Paracelsus, the Swiss physician and alchemist.

The Jinn themselves are types of Elementals that take on the forms of various animals. Prior to Islam, the Jinn were worshiped and venerated as minor Arabic deities. In Islam, they were considered a race similar to humans, in that they were either good or evil, aligned with God or the Devil. They bridge the gap between the spiritual world of Angels and Demons and the physical world of Humans, being formed from fire instead of clay. The Jinn are known to be mysterious and are known as tricksters or blatantly malevolent.

John Keel, the journalist and author most known for his book The Mothman Prophecies, studied these various myths and investigated strange happenings involving UFOs and strange visitors. His take on these things and religion altogether was pessimistic. He dubbed these beings "Ultra Terrestrials." These Ultra Terrestrials inhabited this same Earth but in different planes or modes of existence. These beings were no friends to mankind and manipulated humans through strange and mystical experiences for some unknown purpose, except for personal gain. In essence, these were alien beings, not necessarily from a different planet or universe, but from some hidden veil, pulling the puppet strings of various disguises as gods and devils, steering mankind towards their intended fate.

I personally do not share John Keel's interpretation of the supernatural or preternatural, nor do I just explain away everything unknown as being entirely or only demonic in origin.

When we consider the diversity of the universe and of plant and animal life, right down to the microscopic level, there are numerous hierarchies of greater and lower species. Just as there is a hierarchy of people being of greater or lesser physical and intellectual capabilities or in their state in life and in society. There are bridges that gap various species, some now extinct like the Dinosaurs. The Dinosaurs shared attributes of both reptiles and birds, and it's believed both reptiles and birds have some shared ancestry with the Dinosaurs. However, Dinosaurs are uniquely their own thing, in a manner similar to amphibians, who are neither reptiles nor fish.

It may be that there are things that go bump in the night that exist within the veil between the inner spaces of places and things; that are neither spirit, animal, or man, but someplace between.

Perhaps the Fae and Jinn exist as a separate rational race of beings or as irrational animals that occupy different planes of our shared existence, or perhaps they are the offspring of the Nephilim, and that such creatures exist directly or indirectly through the action of Fallen Angels through physical reproduction or through Incubi and Succubi by way of diabolical apports transporting the seed of men into the wombs of women or by way of possessing and tempting the Sethite Men of Mount Hermon.

While the Bible does not mention mythological elemental beings directly by name, it alludes to many of the pagan gods and demigods as being an explanation of the Nephilim or Men of Renown in Genesis 6. Psalm 96.5 calls all the gods of the gentiles demons, and St. Paul, correcting the Galatians Galatians 4:8-11, mentions the Galatians as once being the slaves of the elemental spirits.

This doesn't answer the question about things like Cryptids, or Extraterrestrials, or even creatures from different dimensions that might accidentally or purposely come into our realm, but it warns us not to worship these creatures or to be deceived by them. It tells us that these things are not God and may not even be aligned with God, but whatever their true origin, we must not lose sight that God is greater and more magnificent than any myth or fairytale.