‘I was going downstairs in my own house. It was around 10 pm and I hadn’t put on the light as it was summer time and only dim, not completely dark. As I proceeded down the stairs I saw what appeared to be an orange, lighted butterfly. It flew quickly to the tread of the fourth or fifth stair to hide. I stopped for a moment because I was startled, but when I came to the stair in question, no fairy was there. This is not the only encounter in my home, as my sister has witnessed a fairy peeking in our window as we chatted one night during a visit, and a few friends has also reported seeing sparkles at the side of their vision.’ ‘As I said bright, lighted orange wings, and various coloured sparkles.’ ‘High pitched sort of insect noise.’ ‘This particular encounter was definitely with a fairy. However, I do believe in Angels and I do believe I work with them too.’ ‘[Fairies are] Nature Angels and Elementals.’
§180
Scotland
2010s
Female: Age 51-60
occasional supernatural experiences
inside a private house
9 pm-12 am
two to ten minutes
on my own
no special state reported
friendly, joyful
loss of sense of time, hair prickling or tingling before or during the experience, unusually vivid memories of the experience, a sense that the experience marked a turning point in your life