A survey of modern fairy experiences by Dr Simon Young

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Queensland, Australia 2000s
Female: Age 41-50 occasional supernatural experiences
in open land (fields etc) 12 pm-3 pm ten minutes to an hour two other people who shared my experience
no special state reported
friendly, helpful
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

‘My ex-husband and I were helping round up a small herd of cattle at my brother’s property. Both men were complaining about how hard the job was going to be because of two rogue heifers who did not like being penned who always led the others away just as they were about to be yarded. Off the cuff, I asked them to give me a few minutes while I asked the local Gruagach for some help. Of course, I was scoffed at. I politely asked the Gruagach to help yard the cattle. The two men then began the round up and had it finished within minutes, as the two rogue heifers were the first into the yards and the other cattle followed without any trouble. Again, I was laughed at, the men insisting it was a fluke, even though it had never been this easy before. Shortly after, I had to leave to collect the children from school while the men finished tagging the cattle. When I returned over an hour later, both men were in awe, stating that within minutes of me leaving the two heifers began acting up and made the rest of their job very difficult. They did not laugh when I put an offering of fresh milk in a shell and left it for the Gruagach.’ ‘The Faeries have always helped me or pointed me in the direction that I needed go, even if I have thought that is not what I want.’ Fairies ‘are Beings/Energy of another Realm’.