A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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Sydney, Australia 1990s
Female: Age 0-10 occasional supernatural experiences
inside a private house 12 am-3 am less than a minute on my own
no special state reported
focused
unusually vivid memories of the experience

‘I was eight and I was losing my teeth. I believe that I saw the tooth fairy but I feel that she may be one of many. I had lost a tooth and kept it in my special tooth holder. Usually my parents would swap it for a dollar coin. That night I woke to see a full human size glittery and flowing woman with blonde hair, a crown and a sparkly pale blue dress float past my bedroom door down the hallway. I slept with my bedroom door open until I was twelve. I don’t know why I woke at that moment, but I did. She did not react but disappeared down the hall. She, I guess now looking back, looked a lot like Walt Disney’s Cinderella but real and glittery. She lit up the hall with a luminous blue. I was definitely not dreaming, nor was I scared. I, in fact, did not even believe it to be a big deal until the next morning when I received not just a dollar coin in the tooth holder, but a sparkly purple and blue fairy princess themed Polly Pocket (my favourite toy growing up) wrapped in a sparkly paper. My mum swore she didn’t know where it came from but was quick to dispose of the wrapping and note attached. All I have is the Polly Pocket and she won’t talk about it.’ ‘Adult size, blonde hair, sparkly, luminous, big dress.’ ‘[Why was she a fairy?] Because she was the tooth fairy. She came the night of my tooth and left me a special present.’ ‘I think they are old creatures who exist in another dimension on our planet. They have harmony with nature and remote places. They could have links to disappearances in national parks etc, for example I believe they may have something to do with the Missing 411.’