A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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Sussex, England 2010s
Female: Age 41-50 regular supernatural experiences
in woodland 6 pm-9 pm ten minutes to an hour on my own
no special state reported
no fairy mood reported
loss of sense of time, hair prickling or tingling before or during the experience, a sense that the experience marked a turning point in your life

‘I often see small tree-spirit type fairies in the woods near my mother-in-law’s house. I have also seen a tall, spear-carrying fairy man, once in full daylight, many times in vision experiences. These sightings are quite frequent!’ ‘Many small individuals, no definite gender though usually unclad, they have skin that looks a little like tree bark in colour, though a little smoother. The spear carrying man is very tall and very skinny, strong featured and with longish, messy, light brown hair. He wears a simple silver helm and silver vambraces on his forearms, the rest of his clothing is grey and pale blue, not modern in style. I have also seen some very thin and pale tree spirit types and once a tiny, crow-sized little being dressed in dark clothes. He was so close to me I could almost have touched him.’ ‘The tall man has spoken to me once and I have heard someone singing once with a lovely soft voice, but no musical accompaniment.’ ‘[Fairies are] spirits of nature, and perhaps ancestors or a related race existing in another realm.’