A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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Co. Cork, Ireland 2000s
Female: Age 41-50 regular supernatural experiences
in open land 12 pm-3 pm one to two minutes with several other people, some of whom shared my experience
no special state reported
no fairy mood reported
No special experience reported

‘It was the Summer Solstice 2004, and I was excited to bring offerings to the Drombeg Stone Circle. I brought butter, honey, Jamesons. And I included a stainless steel knife to serve the butter. When I arrived in the circle and began to serve the butter with the stainless steel knife, the knife was knocked forcibly from my hand, as if someone had struck the knife out of my hand. I picked it up and tried to serve the butter once again, only to have the knife again knocked out of my hand. I did not feel any touch on my hand itself. It was as if the knife was flipped out of my hand. But no one was there. I apologized much later for the solecism of bringing cold iron into a stone circle on a high holiday. But I also did a good job telling people visiting there about the holiday and the old ways. There was an English lady tourist there, who thought she was asking me a clever question about how long I’d been a Pagan person, expecting a short time period. But by the time of my solecism at Drombeg, I’d already been Pagan twenty years. So while I was clumsy about the offerings, I hope I was also found to be lovingly good hearted.’ ‘When I was a child growing up in Washington, DC, I found two pink cowrie shells in the forest at different times. ??? [sic] In Columbia County, NY, I visited Faeries on a hillside, and the last summer we were together, they gave me a small emerald.’ ‘Faeries is a very large taxonomic category for various etheric races, from the tiny spirits of individual plants up to beings. Who are basically Gods. This category also includes Faeries who are our ancestors, continuing to evolve in the non-physical, etheric realm. Faeries are deeply reflective beings, and I believe the alien abduction stories are actually Faeries. The stories are the same: faerie abductions in days of old and alien abductions these days have essentially the same story line.’ ‘1. I believe alien abduction stories are actually the Faeries. 2. I have had ghost experiences and this was quite different. 3. Drombeg is known as a Faerie site. 4. My views on angels are distinctly non-standard. I only believe in archangels, pretty much.’