A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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US 1990s
Female: Age 0-10 occasional supernatural experiences
in a garden 9 am-12 pm two to ten minutes on my own
you were undertaking a repetitive task (e.g. picking blackberries), you were extremely happy
joyful
profound silence before the experience, 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, a sudden warmth before the experience, a sudden chill before the experience

‘While I was alone playing in the backyard a small butterfly came to land on my foot, soon after it was followed by a dragonfly I began to feel an instant surge of happiness and relief in my being they flew away after a few minutes, but the stop where they were left with a light heat warming feeling.’ ‘A dragonfly and a butterfly.’