‘I was creating a garden just for the Faeries as well as for my enjoyment and called for them, promising them they could have use of the garden (home, shelter, etc.) for as long as they wanted and, in return, I would care for it as best I could if they would help me with it. Specifically, it was meant to be for their use and as caretaker I would leave them undisturbed if they wished. If they want to make contact with me, they would initiate it. From that moment on, there was always a presence felt there, plants grew better, quieter, profoundly peaceful, and alive. To say enchanting would be accurate and yet fall short.’ ‘Just at the edge of hearing. Whispers.’ Why a fairy experience ‘Because it makes sense on an intuitive level. I specifically asked for the Sidhe and made it clear they were the only ones welcome, if Angels were present, they were as guardians and were not interactive. I could explain away the experience from a purely scientific stance, but it wouldn’t disprove or prove the experience. Explain/give examples of anomalous and I might have a better idea of what is being asked.’ ‘I believe [fairies] are real, but not what we expect them to be. They seem more spirit in nature, but culture and lore are consistent on them also being flesh and blood. They are part of our unseen world, the invisible framework that supports our ‘reality’.’
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California, US
1990s
Male: Age 21-30
never or almost never has supernatural experiences
inside a private house, in a garden
6 pm-9 pm
many hours
on my own
you were undertaking a repetitive task (e.g. picking blackberries) [‘usually I had just meditated, or was getting ready to’]
friendly, 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