Real Fairy Encounter in the Scottish Highlands (Ep 1: A Remote Encounter)

A video version of the first episode of The Modern Fairy Sightings Podcast, 'A Remote Encounter'
A man discusses his sighting which took place in the Scottish Highlands. It was the last thing he expected as he walked home along a path that evening.
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[@KagelCanyon]

The reason why I clicked on this link was because something similar happened to me in 1994 on Isle of Skye. I was visiting Scotland with my husband and girls at the time and I was driving the car. The scenery was beautiful, heavy woods on the driver side and open space to the left. As I was driving by I saw a smallish human form standing next to the trees to my right, about 50 yards away. It was about 4 1/2 feet tall and of stocky build. It had on brown clothing, possible a deerskin. It all happened so fast, probably 2 seconds but unmistakeable.

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

wow! That's so interesting. would love to talk to you sometime about that (doesn't have to be for the podcast). I completely 'get' that sense of knowing. My email is [e-mail] if you ever wanted to get in touch. so many other experiences including my own here: www.scarlettofthefae.com/bonus-episode-13-jos-fairy-encounter/

[@oldgaffer9212]

That was me sorry

[@Tipi_Dan]

It sounds like a relict aboriginal. They're still out there in the hills, some say.

[@aariley2]

"Clear your mind of the poison of the supposed civilized world." BRILLIANT!!!!! I couldn't agree more!

[@MissOrchid12]

My mother grew up in the West Indies. She's always told me how she would peer out of the backyard door, at the sane time every day to watch a family of very little people walk by. She said they walked in a straight line (each following behind the other), Father, mother, one child & then the second. She said they wore wide brimmed straw hats. As she got older she stopped seeing them. Shes in her 80's & can still vividly recall them

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

I love that. Thank you very much. I would love to learn more about the folklore of the West Indies too. The folklore doesn't always match people's true encounters like your mother's experience which is truly a great treasure to know. I wonder if the rest of the family had stories too. Wish I'd asked the elder members of my own family while I still could!

[@LeeGee]

Fascinating. The guy sounded totally honest.

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

Yes, I cannot reveal the exact nature of his employment but he holds an incredibly responsible role in society and it was definitely not on his radar to have an experience like this. Absolutely fascinating. There's no doubt in my mind that these beings exist. They are not a figment of people's imaginations.

[@julieturner3446]

We live in a strange old world full of magical beings how wonderful...

[@yggdrasild755]

🧙‍♂🧙‍♀🌲🌳❤

[@nickygriffiths7036]

I saw a sasquatch in a remote Scottish valley (Glen Affric) in August 2021. It isn't my first encounter with other worldly beings, but it was totally unexpected as they mostly are.

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

How amazing! I truly hope it is still there. Please feel free to write to me at [e-mail] if you would like to. I’d love to hear about that encounter.

[@celestenova777]

This story reminds of the time I was on holiday in Cornwall many years ago now. My friend and I had rented a holiday cottage that was situated up a lonely country lane. One night we had been out in the nearby town and were walking back to the cottage. It was well after midnight and dark, we were chatting away and laughing about the night we just had when out of the corner of my eye, I saw a light, a sort of glowing light very high up in a tree to my left. I glanced over and saw a man that I can only describe as a Robin Hood figure dressed in green. He was standing very casually on a branch with one arm outstretched high with his hand resting on the tree trunk. His other arm was bent with hand on waist. One of his legs was crossed over the other - a very casual stance. I remember his hat as it was perched to one side of his head, jauntily I thought. He had wavy hair about collar length. I locked eyes with him and he gave me a beautiful smile and I smiled back. I remember thinking there was some activity way down the tree on ground level and I quickly looked down but there was nothing. My friend and I carried on walking (which all these years later I cannot understand how we were almost unfazed by it) I said to my friend "did you see that" and she said yes. I have never forgotten him and now I am older I feel very privileged to have seen him and honoured it happened to me. What I cannot understand now is how clearly I saw him as he was so high up, and saw his smile & his eyes as I now think it would be physically impossible to see him so close up as the tree was quite away inside the woodland. Great channel and thanks for your work, it's all so fascinating!🌳🐦‍⬛

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

Oh thank you so much. What a wonderful encounter. This is what strikes me again and again…at the time they feel like rather mundane experiences, as if it is quite normal to see them. And the thing is…it IS normal to see them. We have just completely strayed away from our true innate way of being as humans. Thank you for sharing this. I really think you’d enjoy ‘Make Haste for Midsummer’ on the audio episodes (I haven’t yet had time to upload them all to KZbin). It’s about two women who see a gnome on the way to a ritual in a public park in the UK. Their response sounds very similar to yours. Also, I’d you’d like to write to me I’d love to chat to you and please consider sending your encounter to Simon Young’s Fairy Census if you feel able to 😊 www.scarlettofthefae.com/make-haste-for-midsummer/

[@celestenova777]

@themodernfairysightingspod8421 just heard the podcast and I enjoyed listening to it very much! I need to catch up on your other ones and just to say thank you so much for your lovely reply. Best wishes to you🌳 🍀

[@amanitamuscaria7500]

There are places where dimensions are more readily available to the ordinary senses. . ... the old ones would say the veil is thin. Of course, some folk have more awakened senses. I think encounters (of all kinds) are much more common than we think. I look forward to the next episode.

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

Thank you 🙂I am adding them as I go but you can find over sixty audio o episodes here: www.scarlettofthefae.com

[@amanitamuscaria7500]

@@themodernfairysightingspod8421 wow....thanks

[@enigmavariations3809]

When someone reports that they have seen something mysterious, the first thing others say is "were they drinking?". People say this even though everyone knows that alcohol does not make you hallucinate. Its not a hallucinogen, like LSD. Strange.

[@tonifish3879]

Such a good point!

[@radicalcartoons2766]

I've been listening to all your episodes on Spotify. Thanks for uploading this to KZbin. The lovely images enhance the story.

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

Thank you! I have been meaning to add them here for so long and will work through them. I like to add some visual interest if I can and if time permits. Thanks so much for seeking them out here too 🙂

[@rickbeam2975]

​@@themodernfairysightingspod84213😊

[@peterplotts1238]

I enjoy your understated tone. It's a welcome thing compared to much of what I encounter on KZbin and the internet.

[@Mark-pr7ug]

A work colleague experienced something similar within the Peak District, sometime around 2007-2008. I'll call him Richard as I've not been in touch either him since 2010 so I don't know if he'd want his true name mentioned. So, one afternoon in early Sumner, Richard had to do a Long drive from Nottinghamshire towards Glossop, which was deep within Derbyshire. The company which we both worked for was a Back into Employment business. We helped long term unemployed people get training, find work etc. The company had the jcp contracts for Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire- so we were often stretched like elastic bands with our work loads. The guy on a work placement in Glossop needed to be given a review, to make sure he was happy, getting on alright etc. Richard went out there , through and along some very beautiful scenery within the high peaks. On his way back later that afternoon something ran across the road in front of his van. It was small, had arms and legs and was very animated as it dashed over the road. Once over the road it became lost in undergrowth. The sighting scared him and his journey back was filled with him trying to explain it away as a sheep of goat. But as he told me, they don't have feet and quenched fists. He described it as looking like a small child whites, pale colouring, wasn't sure if it had fur or whether that was part of its clothing. It head had no hair but appeared humanoid in shape. We both later speculated that it could have been wearing the hide of some 4 legged creature. It speed was amazing for sonething so small, it never looked towards him and it was very close to Richards van when he saw it.

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

Thank you. I can understand how affecting it is like that. Especially when you are driving along. These sightings happen rather a lot. Quite a bit in the UK but also elsewhere around the world. If you ever wanted to send him a link to the Pod, I hope he knows he is not alone in what he experienced: www.scarlettofthefae.com/

[@user-zo8rt6ct6n]

Fairies are real. I’ve had many encounters with them, some good and some not so good. I can see and sometimes hear them. When they are around I’ve noticed other mystical being with them like the old hag, leprechauns, two black wolves and other beings.

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

Thank you! You might enjoy the audio version www.scarlettofthefae.com

[@mortonvrose]

Thanks for sharing. I believe there is a beautiful, magical world out there for all of us to see, if we are open enough and have the eyes or consciousness or even stillness, to see and feel and explore other worlds, that are undoubtedly, for me, existing. Just because we can't ecpierience them at will, does not mean they are not there. I have not seen a fairy yet, but very open to meet one. Life is an endless, fantastic adventure, all out there for us, no matter where we are, I believe. I am sure it helps to be in a magical, very still place in Scotland or elsewhere. Much love to all beings 💚💚💚

[@anastash7900]

How cool is that for your 50th birthday! I took off on my 50th birthday alone too and had an interesting experience. Milestone birthdays are like that I guess.

[@billyboomstick8657]

When I was resting in a field in Lytham in Lancashire, I was admittedly smoking some weed and cut through a fence with my bike it was a summers day, I was there for roughly an hour and had some heavy bags as I was foraging for treasure at the local tip, I approached a bush to relive myself and a fist sized creature hovered out of the brush with wings like a bee and stayed infront of my face for a sec then just belted off, I always considered it some type of undocumented natural creature but instinctively I started calling it a fairy, it looked as though it’s body was too bulky for those type of wings to be able to fly but it was absolutely no hallucination the thing scared the pants off me…I always mean to go back there one day same time of year to see what the hell it was and whether it might show up again

[@victoriag2665]

This was really enjoyable. I'm really looking forward to hearing more encounters on this channel x

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

Thank you! 🙂

[@persephonelewis2718]

Loved that!! Thank you. Can’t wait to hear more experiences.

[@persephonelewis2718]

Also I’m pretty sure the Rake is an internet online creation not based in actual folklore but I could be wrong. I pictured more of a Brian Froud type entity.

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

Thanks so much for watching! 🙂 will be releasing more in the coming months as I get time. Otherwise you can find the whole set of episodes as audio versions (almost 50 now) at www.scarlettofthefae.com

[@paula-elizabeth]

Interestingly a scientific video about scientists discovering what appeared to be Mermaids 🧜🏽‍♀️ washed up on shore came into “my feed” and it was Fascinating - It seemed a very genuine video and really seemed to prove the existence of Mermaids. 🧜🏽‍♀️🧜🏽 - So Fairies 🧚🏿🧚🏾‍♀️🧚🏾‍♂️ seems believable. Their are some mythical creatures I may Question Mark the existence of - these two seem believable real. X🧚🏾‍♂️🧜🏽‍♀️🧚🏾‍♀️🧜🏽🧚🏿X

[@user-me8ot1iw1q]

Wild and remote with a handy pub

[@singergirlly]

I have been seeing them in my backyard every summer for the last 10 years❤ I even have them on video.

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

Wow! 👀 I have to say I know nothing about videos or photographs but someone else might be. There are lots of folks looking for an expert in that area. Great that you are experiencing them in the backyard though. What's that like for you?

[@singergirlly]

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[@singergirlly]

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[@singergirlly]

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[@singergirlly]

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[@carolshannon6449]

Very good storytelling! So interesting.

[@Starchaser63]

Fascinating, I long to see a Fairy 🧚‍♀️ or Leprechaun in the woods some day..when I walk through I ask them to appear and say " good day to you " , hopefully some day ..😊

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

you never know...

[@singergirlly]

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[@singergirlly]

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[@Huyahhhh]

"Magic will return to the world when truth returns" was quoted by a fae in a girl's dream in one of Scary Fairy Godmother's videos titled Fairy Dreams - Six Encounters With Fairies In Dreams. Also a female KZbinr named Solar Glow Meditations asked if Hogwarts, fairies, mermaids, sirens and dragons were real and her spirit guide said yes through her dowsing rods, I think she's authentic because she shows genuine confusion, interest, and surprise to the answers she receives. I thought this was surprising then I found out J. K. Rowling practices meditation and I wondered if maybe she saw something or learned something while meditating. It would also explain why it's common for people to see fae or elves run through walls, doors, and objects then disappear or why people who find tunnels of vegetation and go through them end up in an alternate reality or the fae realm. I think there are hidden doorways or Jumpgates between our realm and the other realms like Harry Potter that you can walk through like on walls or in objects.

[@mememachine7044]

He sounds real Durham in his accent.

[@donlodge1230]

Great video, simply presented. Nice photography

[@karinbergman1646]

Very nice program. Interesting!

[@graemekeable8461]

I enjoyed this and you have a delightful voice

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

Thank you I’m really glad you enjoyed it

[@singergirlly]

I have been posting a real fairy video, and whoever runs this channel keeps deleting it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXKUe6WNj6djfdksi=AC_gUVNm2hsneei1

[@redguitar69]

Hello from an American in Spain, though I've never had an encounter with a fairy, I've dealt with Sasquatch (Bigfoot) encounters on several occasions in the USA... people need to talk about their encounters whatever it may be... in Alaska we have little people..

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

Wow! Thank you. Are you familiar with Joshua Cutchin's work on Bigfoot?

[@nonsensicalnonsense4260]

Imagine being the person who looks for these people. When you see one sit down in a meditative posture while sitting out on the ground the following items: paper and crayons, Picture cards, an iPad set up for communication through swiping somehow. See which one it chooses to use to communicate with you. Is that possible, has anyone ever tried that kind of approach?

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

yes, sounds like the sort of method that people do use. Thank you.

[@murtazaarif6507]

I agree these experiences tend to happen randomly when least expected and seem to belong in the hidden realm of the human mind which is very vast and contains many more things than things we are aware of with deeper otherworldly access. It probably opens the mind further in beautiful and relaxing surroundings such as the highlands where people have such experiences more often. I hope to see episode 2 as well.

[@radicalcartoons2766]

Walking, especially slightly strenuous, over rough terrain or long distance, induces a mild trance state, which might help us to see things. I've had some, and been hypnotized for other reasons ( for stress etc) and the similarity to the hypnotic state is noticeable.

[@murtazaarif6507]

​​@@radicalcartoons2766I agree. Our Tetha brain wave frequencies most active between afternoon and evening periods, meditation, praying and hypnotherapy open both conscious and subconscious states simultaneously. It makes us more receptive and responsive. I can imagine a walk in the park during this time of the day creating a calming effect where paranormal experiences can occur. Most of my experiences seemed to have occured during this time of the day too. I think it is also a good time of the day to socialize for this reason because we interact more effectively in this state by opening up more to others while also being receptive to them at the same time..

[@ufobigfoot4002]

Love your show! I do a paranormal podcast too, but yours is my favorite!!

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

Oh thanks so much! That's great that you do one too. I look forward to watching yours :) there's so much interesting stuff out there. Thanks for doing what you do too!! I imagine you will be familiar with Josh Cutchin's work?

[@ufobigfoot4002]

@@themodernfairysightingspod8421 absolutely! Im reading Ecology of Souls now!

[@aariley2]

Are there any similarities between all the people who are seeing fairies? Open minded? Positive/happy people? Aa opposed to negative people or close-minded, perhaps trapped by religion? I'm just curious if there is some commonality here.

[@willowfairyhaven3712]

I love stories an fairy being I have all my life I dream about them but never had the pleasure of seeing or meeting one

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

I never thought I would until I did. So...remain open to the possibility :)

[@singergirlly]

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[@margaretg711]

Would love to know roughly what areas the various sightings were at. I understand you don't want to give out the exact location but it would help if we knew what district.

[@ghislainehemy8333]

Thank you for that, very interesting. Was the being wearing clothes? Can you describe them please?

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

no it wasn't wearing clothes

[@KristenKras]

I am a believer and I have had experiences. I don't seem to be having them anymore, sadly :(

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

things can shift over time so don't lose heart. There is always connection even if you can't see it. Perhaps you can feel it.

[@karenfroud3612]

Do you think it was an alien?

[@bobbybrooks4826]

A grey would be that tall AND fit that description... don't worry about the eyes, they are glasses

[@bobbybrooks4826]

@@Talitha-hv3ze because they' are .... period end of story.. their eyes are small Like yours..it's common knowledge. Nothing special to know.... your very Young, or you haven't watched much

[@cannibalholocaust3015]

They don’t have lasik technology in their home world…

[@bobbybrooks4826]

@@cannibalholocaust3015 first they do, second They have far BETTER, third that's not their PURPOSE.

[@marianfrances4959]

👍🇨🇦😎💫

[@peterplotts1238]

Whatever it was, it could probably use some sunscreen.

[@radicalcartoons2766]

Pale white skin implies living underground.

[@peterplotts1238]

Like a Hobbit.@@radicalcartoons2766

[@peterplotts1238]

Not to be a pedant - but I am a pedant. Light skin is an adaptation to life at high latitudes, where winters are long and there is relatively little sunlight. On the contrary, in their original environment, these humans need to be out in the sun as much as possible, among other things, to synthesize sufficient vitamin D. @@radicalcartoons2766

[@TaffDerekBaker]

He may have seen a extraterrestrial biological entity

[@weerobot]

My encounter suspended my emotions for short Time...so i wouldn't over react...

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

FWIW, here is my *_take_* on faerie encounters. I _suspect_ a significant portion of sightings are due to misidentification or other causes, but I cannot definitively say ALL are a result. People hear or read about faerie sightings -- _unusual lights, images, whatever,_ either contemporary or historical -- and try to interpret them in terms of artwork that was done decades or even centuries ago. Those people then reject the reality of the reported encounters because they doubt the reality of the _cute little creatures_ immortalized in the artwork. What if we are looking at this in the 'wrong direction'? What if we should instead be looking at the artwork first, and then try to understand it as a {mostly} pre-20th century attempt to explain the aforementioned _unusual lights, images, whatever?_ Anyway, just _"throwing in my 2 cents."_

[@rikallan5094]

This sounds so much like the entities referred to as 'Rakes or' Crawlers', not only the physical attributes but the behaviour, darting out in front of people or car's at rapid speed. The one's seen in North America can be 9 or 10 foot in height even taller, and they often stalk and terrorize people. Witnesses often refer to a severe and impending dread and terrifying screams and mimicking voices of other people. In certain areas they often follow them home then tap on bedroom windows. These entities are never seen in clothes, certainly not the hundreds of accounts I've listened to and witnesses state there are no genitals. There is a very famous image of a thin emaciated creature looking towards a camera at night with eyes that seem to glow, many people believe this is The Rake or Crawler.

[@radicalcartoons2766]

That does sound like an internet scam...

[@themodernfairysightingspod8421]

there certainly are a wide range of beings out there! The pale skin is quite striking isn't it? it sounded like this being was hoping to be left alone. I wonder if it still exists up there. The trip to the Scottish Highlands took place about ten years ago now.

[@rikallan5094]

@@radicalcartoons2766 You clearly have done no research along these lines or you would find many alleged encounters with these entities. They are letting themselves be seen more and more because they are not lone individuals but part of something bigger....

[@rikallan5094]

@@themodernfairysightingspod8421 It will be somewhere Jo. Did you know that 250000 cats have gone missing in the uk without ever being found? They are being eaten. What would normally remain in the wild places, the creatures of the night, are on the move, and the cats are disappearing. Yes the pale skin is striking some witnesses have claimed to see the veins through it. Do you want to really know what is happening with the fairies Jo?

[@radicalcartoons2766]

​@@rikallan5094You know absolutely nothing about me. I am over 60, have been reading about these things all my life, and have had my own sightings.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@themodernfairysightingspod8421 >>> Great video...👍