‘I was eight to nine years old when I found a fairy ring in our yard. I leaned over and asked them to visit me when they danced. That night, as my sister (six to seven) and I were getting ready to sleep (lights out, but still able to see). Tiny balls of light darted into the room and began dancing against the wall. They visited for a long time. One of the most magical experiences of my life.’ ‘I’m not sure [they were fairies]. I often experience ghosts and other beings. Everyone in my family can see/speak with the dead.’ ‘Cautious. I’m inclined to believe we were visited by pixies rather than Sidhe.’
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Kentucky, US
1970s
Female: Age 0-10
regular supernatural experiences
inside a private house
12 am-3 am
ten minutes to an hour
with one other person who shared my experience
you had just woken up or were just about to go to sleep
friendly, mischievous, joyful
loss of sense of time, hair prickling or tingling before or during the experience, a sense that the experience was a display put on specially for you, unusually vivid memories of the experience, a sense that the experience marked a turning point in your life