A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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Yorkshire, England 2010s
Female: Age 21-30 occasional supernatural experiences
in open land (fields etc), on a country road 12 am-3 am two to ten minutes on my own
no special state reported
joyful
loss of sense of time, profound silence before the experience, unusually vivid memories of the experience, a sense that the experience marked a turning point in your life

‘I was driving home from a business trip. I live in a very rural part of North Yorkshire. I was driving over moorland when my car stalled and stopped. Everything cut out. In the distance I could see what looked like lanterns approaching me. They got closer and closer and suddenly it became as light as day. A faery procession came into view with the king and queen on black horses. Their manes swept the ground. Behind them came a long line of faeries, some playing instruments. Once they had passed me my ignition cut in and my car came back to life.’ ‘They varied, those at the front of the line were quite beautiful but those at the back were more soberly dressed and their features were not so well defined.’ ‘Hypnotic, pipes and flutes were prominent. Old fashioned music.’ ‘I live in the Yorkshire Dales, designated a place of outstanding beauty. Rolling hills and moors. So yes, it could easily be associated with faeries but I had never heard of any recent or confirmed sightings.’ ‘I have seen many spirits, in fact I was part of a church deliverance team. But I had never experienced faeries before.’ What are fairies? ‘I honestly don’t know. But I do know what I saw.’ ‘What I experienced was real, they were not the figment of my imagination. They paid no attention to me whatsoever. I know that they were very real because my car died on me. I was a little afraid as they came closer and locked my car doors. They passed in their own time and only after they had passed did my car start up again. I was shaking and so drove very slowly on home.’