dakota8595 Posted June 5, 2014 #1 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I'm sure there probably already is a topic on this, but does anyone believe in them or have any stories relating to them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted June 5, 2014 #2 Share Posted June 5, 2014 They used to leave me a shiny sixpence whenever I lost one of my junior teeth. Been a long, long time since I've had a visit though. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabby Kitten Posted June 5, 2014 #3 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Yes I believe in them, but not the same Tinkerbell fairies. There are different kinds of fairies, some are associated with nature spirits, ghosts and will o the wisps. Fairies are also said to be nature being extraordinary and producing amazing visuals like rainbows and fairy rings. Fairies have been part of indo European tradition for thousands of years, and Irish fairies in particular are linked with their old gods and former ancient royal families. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr no Posted June 5, 2014 #4 Share Posted June 5, 2014 You might want to check this thread out http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=264621&st=45&p=5167158&hl=+fairies%20+photographentry5167158 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keel M. Posted June 5, 2014 #5 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I do believe in them, yes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted June 5, 2014 #6 Share Posted June 5, 2014 What was the Dudley Moore line? "I'm not a faerie, I'm an elf!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakota8595 Posted June 5, 2014 Author #7 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Yes I believe in them, but not the same Tinkerbell fairies. There are different kinds of fairies, some are associated with nature spirits, ghosts and will o the wisps. Fairies are also said to be nature being extraordinary and producing amazing visuals like rainbows and fairy rings. Fairies have been part of indo European tradition for thousands of years, and Irish fairies in particular are linked with their old gods and former ancient royal families. So you think they're more of a spiritual entity rather than physical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr no Posted June 5, 2014 #8 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I must admit just like elfs and little people I just think they're folklore, I don't believe they exist or ever existed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbyssWalker Posted June 5, 2014 #9 Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) I've seen fairies before.... those were different times... but I decided I didn't want to see fairies anymore. Fairies are a little different from bigfoot or Nessie, I haven't heard of too many sightings or alleged encounters. Yeah, Fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me! I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes! Edited June 5, 2014 by OUTSIDER F-XILES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanB Posted June 5, 2014 #10 Share Posted June 5, 2014 The way we picture fairies now, the little Tinkerbell, winged creatures has a lot to do with Victorian-era representations of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted June 5, 2014 #11 Share Posted June 5, 2014 its spelt fairies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr no Posted June 5, 2014 #12 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I've seen fairies before.... those were different times... but I decided I didn't want to see fairies anymore. Fairies are a little different from bigfoot or Nessie, I haven't heard of too many sightings or alleged encounters. Yeah, Fairies wear boots and you gotta believe me! I saw it, I saw it with my own two eyes! Black Sabbath? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted June 5, 2014 #13 Share Posted June 5, 2014 its spelt fairies A fairy (also fay, fae; from faery, faerie, "realm of the fays") http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astab Posted June 5, 2014 #14 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I do believe they may exist. Having read some of the literature including Jacques Vallee and Evan-Wentz's classic study, I thing that "something is going on". I wouldn't venture to slap a definite identity on fairies, any more than I would with ufos or ghosts. The core phenomenon in all these anomalies is, at this time, unknown, and may be unknowable. But I do seriously wonder if there is a non-human intelligence operating in these various uncanny areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted June 5, 2014 #15 Share Posted June 5, 2014 IIRC Vallee has been caught out outright faking his evidence too often to be cited as a valid source. However, referring to the traditional literature about the Fair Folk, it may be a good thing they don't bother humanity any more/exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted June 5, 2014 #16 Share Posted June 5, 2014 its spelt fairies It's spelt fairies. Banned for lacking the correct punctuation. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astab Posted June 6, 2014 #17 Share Posted June 6, 2014 IIRC Vallee has been caught out outright faking his evidence too often to be cited as a valid source. However, referring to the traditional literature about the Fair Folk, it may be a good thing they don't bother humanity any more/exist. That is a very large and potentially unfair claim. Examples, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefenceMinisterMishkin Posted June 6, 2014 #18 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Fairy washing up liquid is made from real processed fairies. How else do your dishes get so clean if not from magic fairy power? It's a conspiracy i tells ya.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted June 6, 2014 #19 Share Posted June 6, 2014 That is a very large and potentially unfair claim. Examples, please. Well the Fair Folk traditionally had a habit of stealing babies, getting vindictive if they're not treated with respect, doing "favours" for people without being asked and then getting really nasty when it's not reciprocated, messing with travellers for kicks and giggles, they're capricious, spiteful, dangerous, like to collapse mines just to hear people scream... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astab Posted June 6, 2014 #20 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Well the Fair Folk traditionally had a habit of stealing babies, getting vindictive if they're not treated with respect, doing "favours" for people without being asked and then getting really nasty when it's not reciprocated, messing with travellers for kicks and giggles, they're capricious, spiteful, dangerous, like to collapse mines just to hear people scream... And the examples you have to support your accusation that Vallee faked his evidence are conspicuously missing from your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Merton Posted June 6, 2014 #21 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Well the Fair Folk traditionally had a habit of stealing babies, getting vindictive if they're not treated with respect, doing "favours" for people without being asked and then getting really nasty when it's not reciprocated, messing with travellers for kicks and giggles, they're capricious, spiteful, dangerous, like to collapse mines just to hear people scream... Sound genuinely unpleasant; glad we never had them in Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astab Posted June 6, 2014 #22 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Sound genuinely unpleasant; glad we never had them in Vietnam. Weren't looking hard enough? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%82u_C%C6%A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Merton Posted June 6, 2014 #23 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Because someone translates a Vietnamese word with "fairy" doesn't mean it was one. The behavior is completely different and the stories don't go together at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astab Posted June 6, 2014 #24 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Because someone translates a Vietnamese word with "fairy" doesn't mean it was one. The behavior is completely different and the stories don't go together at all. Because one fairy tribe's MO differs from another's doesn't mean they both aren't fairies. Obviously this is getting too silly to continue, I'm out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Merton Posted June 6, 2014 #25 Share Posted June 6, 2014 All sorts of Western words get applied to non-Western concepts leading to misunderstanding. The words "ghost," "demon," "god," "worship," "soul," and now apparently "fairy." My favorite is "dragon," not the same beastie at all as the Westerner imagines. Besides being basically mistranslations, the use of the same word leads to the impression that these notions are worldwide, but they are local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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