‘My mother pointed out a fairy flying above a stream outside a National Trust-type property we were visiting. It glowed brightly, and clearly had wings, arms and legs. The recent Rossendale exhibition of fairy photos made me realize this was almost certainly an insect lit up by the sun. But I still choose to believe it was a fairy. I’m ok with that.’ ‘Bright, glowing, palm-sized, human-shaped.’ ‘It was too small, too alive and too human.’
§98
North East, England
1990s
Female: Age 0-10
never or almost never has supernatural experiences
on or near water, in open land (fields etc), in a garden
12 pm-3 pm
less than a minute
with one other person who shared my experience
no special state reported
‘beautiful’, ‘wondrous’
unusually vivid memories of the experience, a sense that the experience marked a turning point in your life, a sudden chill before the experience