A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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Rhondda, Wales 2000s
Female: Age 41-50 regular supernatural experiences
in a garden 12 pm-3 pm two to ten minutes on my own
no special state reported
friendly
profound silence before the experience, a sense that the experience was a display put on specially for you

‘[starts here] Then early one afternoon in May, I was sitting out in my garden. The rhododendrons were in flower and it was a hot bright sunny day. I was very comfortable and content to listen to the birds and just relax. Unexpectedly I became aware of the golden outline of a figure down at the bottom of my garden. I say outline because it was not solid, but looked as though just its outline had been drawn with golden ink. The figure shimmered and had tall wings, but mostly it was transparent, like a rough sketch. It was about three foot tall and rose up in the air a little way before descending