Belief in Fairies

Many cultures refer to these supernatural beings. I prefer the point of view that they could be a form of nature spirit. One opinion from folklore is that they have special powers. It is furthermore claimed that some of them could be mischeivious, especially if insulted. People of today are still advised to treat them with respect. For instance, there is a Fairy Bridge ion the Isle Of Man where travellers are asked to acknowledge them as they pass over it. This beautiful Island has a fascinating history of the pararnormal. The Druids living there were known to to be highly skilled in their various magical arts.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was deeply interested in SPIRITUALISM and psychic phenomena. In the early days of the 1920 years he was tricked by photographs claiming to be those of fairies (see the photograph), which like popular folklore were winged female fgures. The photograph shown was taken by two young sisters named Elsie and Francis Wright of Cottingley, Yorkshire. They insisted that the pictures were genuine even though the expert view was that the photographs were fake.

While I haven’t personally seen these creatures, I don’t exclude the possibility that some form of being that occupies the inner realms might have given cause for belief in them to spread. Although modern images of them are tiny creatures with wings, earlier versions were also of tall radiant figures. Depending on what culture is referred to, as mentioned above, they can be been seen as harmful rather than helpful to humans. In fairness to a great deal of past events, the paranormal world was seen as responsible for many of what are now considered as perfectly natural phenomena. For example, illnesses were blamed on evil spirits in some cultures. One theory is that part of the responsibility of Fairies is to watch over trees, flowers and other aspects of the natural world. Like all subjects of this type, separating fact from fiction is no easy business.