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[misteranttenna]

He really did that huh

[a-pair-of-iris]

Just a few things of my boy bonding with his dinosaur C: that I'll paint properly someday.

[flappyhappystim]

We are Flappy Happy! We are a small Canadian business run by two autistic women.

When searching for fidget items, we’ve noticed that the vast majority are marketed towards children or the parents of children. We wanted to focus on adults that need fidgets. This partially comes from us wanting to say it’s okay to use fidgets (more than okay!), but also us wanting to include more discreet fidget items for those that may need or want them.

We carry a lot of your standard fidgets you’d expect like push pops, fidget spinners and similar.

But we also carry more discreet or adult focused fidgets. These might include things like calm strips (textured stickers), fidget earrings, fidget necklaces, and spinner rings.

Any signal boosting or help spreading the word is so beyond appreciated!

Our website is here.

We appreciate the word about us being spread, especially to other Canadians!

Here are some photos of some of our products below!

These are some of our Calm Strips! These are textured stickers you can place on your phone, bag, etc. They can be very grounding and soothing to touch.

You can see our full calm strip collection here!

These are some of our chewables! These are safe to chew on fidget items!

You can see our full chewable collection here!

[xobangchan]

skz: the dominate experience: thunderous ♪

[zotash]

[teamfortressblr]

Portraits of Miss Pauling and The Administrator by Heather Campbell (Makani)

[magpiesmagicnestarchive]

What is a Fylgja?

In Norse belief, a fylgja (Old Norse: fylgja, “to accompany”) is a spirit that follows a person throughout their life. It can appear in dreams, visions, or moments of heightened awareness.

The fylgja is often seen as:

An animal form reflecting your nature (wolf, bear, fox, deer, etc).

A feminine spirit tied to luck, fate, or ancestral power.

A being that embodies both your hamingja (personal fortune) and your inner self.

A fylgja is not just a “spirit guide” in modern terms - it is deeply linked to your soul and destiny. To see your fylgja was considered a powerful omen.

How to Connect with Your Fylgja

There’s no one fixed method, but these practices are common:

Dreamwork: Keep a journal; many people first meet their fylgja in dreams.

Meditation / Journeying: Visualize yourself entering a liminal space (a forest, crossroads, cave). Invite the spirit that follows you to show itself.

Offerings & Respect: Treat your fylgja as you would an honoured guest - through offerings of food, incense, or time spent in nature.

Patterns in Life: Notice recurring animals, symbols, or encounters that feel significant - these may be your fylgja trying to make itself known.

A note of caution: traditional sources also mention that seeing your fylgja outside of dreams (in waking life) could foreshadow death. In modern practice, many people approach this with a more symbolic interpretation - as a sign of deep transformation or change.

Sources & Further Reading

The Saga of Erik the Red (mentions fylgjur in dream visions).

Eyrbyggja Saga and Laxdæla Saga (contain accounts of fylgjur).

Turville-Petre, Myth and Religion of the North.

Jenny Blain, Nine Worlds of Seid-Magic (modern Heathen perspective).

Blessed be, Wren 🌙