Most people are baffled at any idea that fairies could exist...and telling people you've had a fairy encounter is a major taboo. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podc...
Send us a textJoshua Cutchin is an acclaimed author and researcher of the paranormal. He is the author of seven critically-acclaimed books: 2015's A Trojan Feast: The Food and Drink Offerings of Aliens, Faeries, and Sasquatch (translated into Spanish as Banquete Troyano); 2016's The Brimstone Deceit: An In-Depth Examination of Supernatural Scents, Otherworldly Odors, & Monstrous Miasmas; 2018's Thieves in the Night: A Brief History of Supernatural Child Abductions; and 2020's Where the Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phenomenon, Volumes I & II, with Timothy Renner. In 2022, he released his two-part masterwork: Ecology of Souls: A New Mythology of Death & the Paranormal. The day before our interview, Joshua's new film The Lady of The Lake was released on Prime, so I took the opportunity to ask him about it. (frustratingly, it's not available yet in the UK). • The Lady of the Lake (2024) Trailer -... The documentary film is a Fortean perspective on the case of the murder of Haille Illingworth whose remains were found in Lake Crescent in 1940, after she had gone missing in 1937. See Joshua's blog for more info.We get into all things watery, sea monsters, thresholds and Otherworldly inversions!ShownotesJoshua's book Ecology of Souls is highly recommended (both volumes) (2022): / ecology-of-souls Check out his other excellent books here: https://www.joshuacutchin.com/publica...Rev Robert Kirk' s The Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns, and Fairies (written in 1692, published in 1815)Support the showBecome 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/themodernfairysightingspodcastS U P P O R TIf 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 💚
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Ep 95: Brother Richard: ' Peace Between the Kingdoms'
Send us a textListeners, I very much needed this chat with Capuchin Franciscan Priest-Friar, Brother Richard. I hope you feel you get a lot from it too.We discuss Brother Richard's personal encounters with Otherworldly beings, first as a child and later as a Priest-Friar. He also talks about the Franciscan Order's understandings of Non-Human beings, they steps they take when protection is required or in rare cases exorcism, and he shares his own experiences of aiding in these circumstances.We also discuss: - Rites of Passage (particularly in relation to young people)- Offerings to Otherworldly beingsand so much more.I found Brother Richard's suggestion of prayer when in a wild place such a gift:"Bless every being present, seen and unseen, even the beings I pass by, around or through, without knowing."Contacts:Brother Richard on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brorichard/⭐️ If you would like to make a donation to Brother Richard's work, please support his Order's daycare centre for the Homeless ⭐️: http://www.capuchindaycentre.ie/Books and Podcasts discussed:I highly recommend his new book: 'Calming the Storms: Meditation as a Path to Inner Peace and Happiness' Calming the Storms by Brother Richardhttps://www.awesomebooks.com/book/9781399732017/calming-the-storms?msclkid=e74d9d433d6412437ba5fa271ead2739Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the Catholic Faith by Paul Thigpen https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60772154-extraterrestrial-intelligence-and-the-catholic-faithDissertations upon the apparitions of angels, dæmons, and ghosts, and concerning the vampires of Hungary, Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia by Father Dom Augustin Calmethttps://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_dissertations-upon-the-a_calmet-augustin_1759Podcast episode around young people and rites of passagehttps://www.theearthlydelightspodcast.com/podcast/106-brother-richard-hendrickSupport the showBecome 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/themodernfairysightingspodcastS U P P O R TIf 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 💚
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Ep 94: Otherworldly Hiking Encounter (Sedona, Arizona)
Send us a textI chat to Tim about a strange interaction which took place during a hike and tapped deeply into his psyche.It marked both a shift in Tim's life direction and a return to his underlying sense of 'true' self and an openness in life which had slipped away during adulthood. It continues to hold meaning in his current relationships.We discuss how our home environment as a child shapes how we interact with the Otherworld and how, as an adult we can lose our sense of 'being'.I hope you enjoy this discussion.The discussion he watched between Patrick Harpur and 'a philosopher' was the interview between Patrick and Bernardo Kastrup.https://youtu.be/r4hEOJQpbiw?si=NTraD-Iog8xMCEzxSupport the showBecome 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/themodernfairysightingspodcastS U P P O R TIf 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 💚
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Ep 93: Fairies of Hedges and Homes (Sheffield, England)
Send us a textThis is the story of a woman from Sheffield in the North of England, who experienced a fairy flying out from a hedge near her home, in an area which had already felt particularly special to her. She later encountered an imp while staying in a holiday cottage with her family. With a history of mediumship that seems to have been passed down her ancestral lineage through her great grandmothers (listen to the full extended version on Patreon for a discussion on her mediumship experiences) , Corinne shares how her abilities showed up initially and how she was ultimately able to use visualisation to release a fairy being who appeared to be unwittingly 'stuck' in this material plane. This episode was recorded in July 2024. ⭐️ BONUS ⭐️ In the extended full length P A T R E O N version we also hear about our guest's encounter with the Angel Metatron and how her experiences with the Otherworld continue to inspire her artwork. Become a Patron! We have a community called The Curious Crew. https://www.patreon.com/themodernfairysightingspodcastShownotes:https://www.scarlettofthefae.com/fairies-of-hedges-and-homes-sheffield-england/If 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/themodernfairysightingspodcastS U P P O R TIf 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 💚Support the showBecome 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/themodernfairysightingspodcastS U P P O R TIf 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 💚
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Ep 92: David Halpin: Irish Folklore - Children, Fairies and Cillíns
Send us a textWriter, David Halpin is a mine of information on Irish folklore, fairylore and mythology in general and ideas around consciousness. David looks at the Irish stories and fairy folklore in a refreshing way, through the lens of writers such as Jacques Vallée and John Keel. His Circle Stories on Facebook is an excellent resource and there's a shortened version on Instagram.https://www.facebook.com/CircleStoriesDavidHalpinhttps://www.instagram.com/circle__stories/We discuss some of the stories on Duchas.ie Schools Collection (see link below) which relate to children. Some of these involve children being taken to fairyland NB. these are not changeling stories which are a separate type of fairy lore. We also talk about unconsecrated burial grounds called 'cillíns'.The Schools Collection Duchas.ie is collection of folklore compiled by children in the 1930s:https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/volumesDavid mentions this graveyard during our discussion:https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/kilranelagh-inspiration-for-ancient-saga-and-modern-detective-series-1.4297546The story about the child taken by the red fairies is here:https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5044715/5033787/5136106Cillínshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cill%C3%ADn⭐️ In the B O N U S episode on the Modern Fairy Sightings Patreon, I share some stories from the Duchas.ie Schools Collection of folklore from 1930s Ireland (releases Monday 17th November 2024)V I D E O V E R S I O N released early to Patreon supporters and is now available on YouTube https://youtu.be/gG_4LbHU1GcSupport the showBecome 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/themodernfairysightingspodcastS U P P O R TIf 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 💚
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Most people are baffled at any idea that fairies could exist...and telling people you've had a fairy encounter is a major taboo. The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast hears from people who’ve had experiences and want to share them. Whether you’re already a believer, or full of intrigue, come open-minded and open-hearted…simply listen, and make your own mind up. But take heed, these are not winged Tinkerbells. These are real fairies. Please note: this podcast is not suitable for children as it may contain some unsettling, frightening or creepy material from time to time. Artwork: Peter Hall Studios Music: Transmutate by Snowflake.
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