A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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California, US 1990s
Male: Age 21-30 occasional supernatural experiences
inside a private house 9 pm-12 am one to two minutes with one other person who shared my experience
you had taken alcohol or a medicine or drug
friendly, mischievous
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

‘Small points of light resembling campfire sparks appeared and began to ‘dance’ before our eyes. First slow, then faster. One darted from one end of the room to the other and appeared to ‘jump’ from within a mirror on the wall and landed in a spotted plant across the room, causing the plant to shake. The whole thing lasted probably one to two minutes but would often repeat for many years afterward whenever my partner and I began talking about anything outside of the ordinary.’ ‘The beings seemed playful, and I just had a sense of knowing that they were fairies.’ Fairies ‘are beings of the hidden spiritual side of nature.’ ‘This experience led me to pursue training and initiation in the Faery/Feri tradition of American Witchcraft.’