‘Large group of people dancing in two circles around a fire, felt impelled to the place, had the feeling that my job there, was just observe.’ ‘Tall, thin, long curly hair and wearing medieval clothes.’ ‘The only music around was from the drums.’ ‘The feeling was way too strong, and like I said before, I was impelled to that place.’ ‘[Fairies are] magical creatures.’
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Portugal
1990s
Male: Age 21-30
never or almost never has supernatural experiences
in woodland
12 am-3 am
ten minutes to an hour
with several other people, none of whom shared my experience
you had taken alcohol or a medicine or drug, you were extremely happy
joyful
loss of sense of time, a sense that the experience was a display put on specially for you, a sense that the experience marked a turning point in your life