‘I was visiting ***, an iron age hill fort in Hampshire as I needed some yew trees to photograph for a commission. I had my best friend with me as she had the camera. We had never been there before but I asked the fae, in my head, to show us the way to the trees as, from the entrance, they [the directions?] were not clear. Within seconds, a bronze-winged creature appeared and fluttered in front of us then flew away as if to say follow me. We walked along the path that was indicated and the winged creature kept appearing and indicating then flying ahead. The last time we saw it was when we were at a point near the trees but [we] could see no clear way to get to them. Again, the creature appeared and showed us the way. I would say it was, initially in a guise similar to a dragonfly but it was bronze and seemed humanoid but had very long limbs. He – as I felt he was a he – was approximately six to seven inches in length and clearly indicated the way to walk at our requests for guidance. After we found the grove, we never saw our fae friend again.’
§55
Hampshire, England
2010s
Female: Age 41-50
occasional supernatural experiences
in woodland, in open land (fields etc)
12 pm-3 pm
one to two minutes
with one other person who shared my experience
no special state reported
friendly
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