The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast

Send us a text In this episode, my guest shares an experience which invoked a sense of indescribable longing. There are many stories in folklore of those who visited Fairyland never to return and those that did, often pined for Fairyland ever after (see 'The Fairy Dwelling on Selena Moor' on Episode 18 show notes). Some stories speak of a deep sense of yearning that draws folk to the precipice of no-return before something snaps them out of a trance. In many cases they are drawn in by a strange Otherworldly music and it was this form of enchantment that our guest experienced during lockdown last year. Joining Patreon: Please do not join via the Apple app which takes a third of my membership fee! please join instead via your browser at Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership⁠There’s a bonus episode on Patreon, where our guest shares another couple of strange occurrences and I offer her some advice in relation to her main experience of feeling enchanted. For more information, further reading and show notes go to: https://www.scarlettofthefae.com/episode-18-the-longing/Content warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. Some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older. Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a . Artwork: Peter Hall Studios Support the show S U P P O R T Become a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastShownotes:www.scarlettofthefae.comIf you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, please go to: https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastIf you’d prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee’ and I’d be very grateful 🙂https://buymeacoffee.com/modfairysightWarning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. This episode describes a wonderful experience but some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall StudiosPlease like, share and subscribe 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text In this episode I speak to a fellow researcher, Thomas Freese. Thomas is also an author, a storyteller and an artist. To date he’s written 11 books and 200 articles.  Much of his research is focused on people’s extraordinary encounters with ghosts, nature spirits, angels, fairies, and multidimensional beings. In his storytelling role, Thomas visits schools and finds that  children often want to tell him about their own strange experiences.  We discuss this and some of the many Otherworldly encounters that he has collected over the years.  Joining Patreon: Please do not join via the Apple app which takes a third of my membership fee! please join instead via your browser at Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership⁠ There’s a bonus episode on Patreon, where we discuss Thomas’s own fairy experiences and he also shares some very unnerving encounters with paranormal creatures known as black-eyed children. For more information, further reading and show notes go to:https://www.scarlettofthefae.com/episode-18-chat-with-thomas-freese-researcher-of-the-strange/Content warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. Some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older. Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a . Artwork: Peter Hall Studios Support the show S U P P O R T Become a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastShownotes:www.scarlettofthefae.comIf you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, please go to: https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastIf you’d prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee’ and I’d be very grateful 🙂https://buymeacoffee.com/modfairysightWarning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. This episode describes a wonderful experience but some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall StudiosPlease like, share and subscribe 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text Jo talks to an Australian lady who recalls her first fairy encounter as a very young child. She had experienced deep trauma and found herself in some dreadfully sad situations. Joining Patreon: Please do not join via the Apple app which takes a third of my membership fee! please join instead via your browser at Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership⁠Warning: Some of the content may upset people so please be aware of background themes of drug abuse and child neglect. As a listener of this Podcast, she very much wanted to share her story. It's an incredibly powerful and magical experience. There are discussions around how people feel about sharing these encounters and how important it is for those to be received with respect, sensitivity and an open mind. A bonus episode available on Patreon features extra material from the conversation and a further encounter.For more information, further reading and show notes go to:https://www.scarlettofthefae.com/episode-17-red-winged-warrior/ Content warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. Some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older. Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a . Artwork: Peter Hall Studios Support the show S U P P O R T Become a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastShownotes:www.scarlettofthefae.comIf you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, please go to: https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastIf you’d prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee’ and I’d be very grateful 🙂https://buymeacoffee.com/modfairysightWarning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. This episode describes a wonderful experience but some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall StudiosPlease like, share and subscribe 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jo talks to a folklore storyteller who experienced two contrastingly different encounters during his twenties. The first epitomises the very essence of a beautiful nature spot and the second, the stuff of nightmares. They explore how each event played out and the potential meanings behind them. Joining Patreon: Please do not join via the Apple app which takes a third of my membership fee! please join instead via your browser at Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership⁠A bonus episode available on Patreon features extra material from the conversation and further explores possibilities. For more information, further reading and show notes go to:https://www.scarlettofthefae.com/episode-16-the-green-lady-and-the-nacht-mare/ Content warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. Some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older. Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a . Artwork: Peter Hall Studios Support the show S U P P O R T Become a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastShownotes:www.scarlettofthefae.comIf you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, please go to: https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastIf you’d prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee’ and I’d be very grateful 🙂https://buymeacoffee.com/modfairysightWarning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. This episode describes a wonderful experience but some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall StudiosPlease like, share and subscribe 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A personal collection of fairy encounters and vivid dreams,  experienced by a young man from the age of 11 to his late teens, provoked by night time forest walks with his father. Having had some awareness and interest in the Otherworlds himself, his father had encouraged him to journal these experiences. This episode includes excerpts from The B.O.D.A.V.'s (The Books of Dreams and Visions). Joining Patreon: Please do not join via the Apple app which takes a third of my membership fee! please join instead via your browser at Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership⁠⁠Our guest, now in his mid-twenties and undertaking a Master's in biological science, talks to Jo about re-reading the journals and some of the events that took place.For more information, further reading and show notes go to:https://www.scarlettofthefae.com/episode-15-the-books-of-dreams-and-visions/ Warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. Some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older. Support the show S U P P O R T Become a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastShownotes:www.scarlettofthefae.comIf you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, please go to: https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastIf you’d prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee’ and I’d be very grateful 🙂https://buymeacoffee.com/modfairysightWarning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. This episode describes a wonderful experience but some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall StudiosPlease like, share and subscribe 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My guest and his friend encountered an Otherworldly creature atop a mountain in Spain. His response to the experience is admirable and most interesting. It's a great example of how faith, and spiritual connection (of any kind!) can aid us in our most challenging moments. Joining Patreon: Please do not join via the Apple app which takes a third of my membership fee! please join instead via your browser at Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership⁠⁠ For more information, further reading and show notes go to:https://www.scarlettofthefae.com/episode-14-guardian-of-the-mountain/Support the show  Warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. Some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older. Support the show S U P P O R T Become a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastShownotes:www.scarlettofthefae.comIf you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, please go to: https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastIf you’d prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee’ and I’d be very grateful 🙂https://buymeacoffee.com/modfairysightWarning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. This episode describes a wonderful experience but some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall StudiosPlease like, share and subscribe 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a text☆ 🌿Encounters continue in Series Two: Sunday 13th June at 8pm (BST) 🌿☆Support the showS U P P O R T Become a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastShownotes:www.scarlettofthefae.comIf you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, please go to: https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastIf you’d prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee’ and I’d be very grateful 🙂https://buymeacoffee.com/modfairysightWarning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. This episode describes a wonderful experience but some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall StudiosPlease like, share and subscribe 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textIn this special bonus episode, host of The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast, Jo Hickey-Hall shares her own fairy encounter which took place in 2007.  For more information, further reading and show notes go to:https://www.scarlettofthefae.com/bonus-episode-13-jos-fairy-encounter/Support the show Content warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. Some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Artwork: Peter Hall StudiosIf you'd prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can 'buy me a coffee' and I'd be very grateful :)https://www.buymeacoffee.com/modfairysightSupport the showS U P P O R T Become a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastShownotes:www.scarlettofthefae.comIf you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, please go to: https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastIf you’d prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee’ and I’d be very grateful 🙂https://buymeacoffee.com/modfairysightWarning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. This episode describes a wonderful experience but some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall StudiosPlease like, share and subscribe 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the last episode of series one, I chat with Dr Neil Rushton, author of two fairy-related novels and fairy experience investigator. We discuss my various musings during this series and Neil shares his own fairy experiences. He also offers his perspective on why and how people see fairies and how this differs to the reductionist, materialist worldview on the matter. Neil’s blog site, deadbutdreaming.wordpress.com is an excellent resource. His articles cover fairy associated folklore as well as deeper digs into the connection between fairy encounters and altered states. Joining Patreon: Please do not join via the Apple app which takes a third of my membership fee! please join instead via your browser at Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership⁠⁠ For more information, further reading and show notes go to:https://www.scarlettofthefae.com/episode-12-experiencing-fairies-interview-with-dr-neil-rushton/ Content warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children.  Episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older. Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a . Artwork: Peter Hall Studios If you'd prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can 'buy me a coffee' and I'd be very grateful :)https://www.buymeacoffee.com/modfairysight Support the show S U P P O R T Become a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastShownotes:www.scarlettofthefae.comIf you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, please go to: https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastIf you’d prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee’ and I’d be very grateful 🙂https://buymeacoffee.com/modfairysightWarning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. This episode describes a wonderful experience but some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall StudiosPlease like, share and subscribe 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us a textIn this episode we hear about an encounter which took place en route to a Wiccan ritual in a large park in England. It’s a lovely share, as the experience was so gloriously matter-of-fact. Are fairies simply an aspect of Nature that we don’t currently understand? Do they pop up unpredictably  or are there circumstances which make it more likely? We touch on these ideas in this episode.For more information, further reading and show notes go to:https://www.scarlettofthefae.com/make-haste-for-midsummer/Support the show Content warning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. Some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Artwork: Peter Hall StudiosIf you'd prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can 'buy me a coffee' and I'd be very grateful :)https://www.buymeacoffee.com/modfairysightSupport the showS U P P O R T Become a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastShownotes:www.scarlettofthefae.comIf you are looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like minded folks, access to the Discord channels and joining events with other members, please go to: https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastIf you’d prefer to support the Modern Fairy Sightings with a one off donation, you can ‘buy me a coffee’ and I’d be very grateful 🙂https://buymeacoffee.com/modfairysightWarning: These are not fairytales and the content is unsuitable for children. This episode describes a wonderful experience but some episodes may contain details which some may find unsettling or frightening. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast is designed for listeners 16 years and older.Podcast intro music: Transmutate by Snowflake (c) copyright 2020 Licensed. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall StudiosPlease like, share and subscribe 💚 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices