A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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New York State, US 2010s
Female: Age 31-40 occasional supernatural experiences
inside a private house 6 pm-9 pm one to two minutes on my own
you had just woken up or were just about to go to sleep
joyful
a sudden chill before the experience

‘I had back surgery and was in a lot of pain. My boyfriend sent me beautiful purple roses because he could not be there. The faeries were attracted to the roses and also my need to have my pain alleviated. I did not see them, but I heard them, like chiming bells and I knew there were no churches or wind chimes or anything that the sound could possibly be except faeries. I also saw a flash of yellow before my eyes a few months before this which I am sure was a faerie. I also saw a fire faerie when I was half asleep/half awake. The ones I have encountered have been kind.’ ‘The fire faerie was all fire, had flaming hair, quite lovely. The yellow one that zoomed by I am assuming was a sylph, in a yellow outfit, but did not get a good look.’ ‘Beautiful chimes – like wind chimes, but prettier.’ ‘No, but it was a basement apartment in an old hospital, so I believe spirits were more prevalent (due to the morgue).’ ‘Sometimes, you just know. Ghosts are different. Angels are in the same family, but different, you just know.’ ‘Faeries are lovely beings, descendents of angels, here to help nature and to bring magic into the world.’