A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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Tennessee, US 1980s
Female: Age 21-30 occasional supernatural experiences
inside a private house 3 pm-6 pm one to two minutes on my own
No special state reported
joyful
hair prickling or tingling before or during the experience, unusually vivid memories of the experience, a sense that the experience marked a turning point in your life

‘There had been a drought. For several months there has been no rain and I was standing with my head pressed against a window facing a tall hill and meadow. Suddenly it started raining and then I heard voices singing. They sounded like they were made of metal. I heard the voices singing in the rain for several minutes. It was NOT the rain falling on the roof. The roof was not metal. And it sounded like a song with some sort of odd melody. The hair on the back of my neck stood up and I felt all over that there was some presence there.’ ‘A metallic singing. There was a melody, but I didn’t recognize it.’ ‘It felt like fairies. It was in daylight. But I can’t be sure.’ What are fairies? ‘I’m not sure. Nature spirits? Inter dimensional creatures?’ ‘I am very agnostic about the world and supernatural experiences. I normally think of some physical or material reason for odd experiences. But I felt overwhelmed by this experience, certain that it was something more.’