‘Friends had gone ahead and I straggled behind. As I turned a corner, it was misty. The mist had a weird glow. As I walked into the low mist there was a procession. Around three feet tall. With lanterns ! But in the mist, I paused and they saw me. They came forward and I waited for them to pass. They passed. I have never taken drugs and was not on any alcohol. This was the weirdest experience. It lasted three to five minutes, by [the] time I got back to cottage my friends were concerned as I was away for around forty-five minutes! Very strange.’ ‘They looked medieval in dress. But clothes were covered by the mist at times.’ ‘As they were clear in their looks as being human [were fairies].’ ‘[Fairies are] an earth energy possibly entity.’ ‘Before this I had an open mind. But since quite relaxed to this viewpoint. I have since read about fairies in academia and philosophy.’
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Somerset, England
1990s
Female: Age 21-30
occasional supernatural experiences
in woodland
9 pm-12 am
two to ten minutes* [‘5 minutes for me, waiting friends at end of hill around an hour’]
on my own
no special state reported
friendly
loss of sense of time, profound silence before the experience, hair prickling or tingling before or during the experience, a sense that the experience marked a turning point in your life