‘All of my experiences were very similar, even though I was in different parts of North America. I am a practicing Pagan and all of my experiences were during full moon ritual. I don’t belong to a specific sect or group of pagans, I’m a believer in all things in nature including that which most often can’t be seen. While meditating and thinking about my intentions for the full moon I noticed these zip type noises. Trying to stay focused and not be distracted I didn’t look to see what the noise was. I started blessing some jewelry and stones for a friend when I noticed I was surrounded by a circle of mushrooms that weren’t there before. I had this feeling of deep love and happiness and remember thinking that the Earth was guiding me. I looked up toward the moon and saw tiny lights flickering white and blue. I investigated these lights leaving my ritual space. When I got to the wooded area the lights were gone. When I got back to my sacred space I was missing something, honey, honeysuckle, some hemp cord, and a small marble sized moonstone.’ ‘[The noise was] like a hummingbird flying by sort of zippy.’ ‘I had heard from people that there are places in the woods of Seattle that fairies can be found.’ ‘The feeling I had at the beginning of the experience and after. All I could think was it had to be a fairy.’ ‘Fairies are creatures that guard nature.’
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Washington State, US
2000s
Female: Age 11-20
occasional supernatural experiences
on or near water, in woodland
9 pm-12 am
two to ten minutes
on my own
no special state reported
friendly
loss of sense of time, hair prickling or tingling before or during the experience, unusually vivid memories of the experience, a sudden warmth before the experience