Ep 138: Claire Casely 'The Heart of Pixieland'

Claire Casely joins me to discuss her new book (in two volumes) on West Country Pixies (which includes a foreword from Joshua Cutchin). Claire lives in Devon, right next to Dartmoor and she hosts the heartful, Fairy Whispering Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/2DAOaYOrzMn5eavq0jFExS And Claire’s substack is https://substack.com/@clairecasely?utm_source=global-search Claire's books are available on Amazon and she created all the illustration in the books. Volume One: The Heart of Pixieland: West-Country Faeries & Their Haunts: Volume I — Pixie Tradition, Origins, and Landscape https://amzn.eu/d/07vXOw0r Volume Two The Heart of Pixieland: West-Country Faeries & Their Haunts: Volume II — Encounters & Living Traditions https://amzn.eu/d/0fEO7Q09 In this LIVE chat, members of the Patreon were able to ask questions at the end of the interview. Patreon Bonus: Claire will be sharing slides of her paintings with us on the Patreon. Come and join us and support. https://www.patreon.com/c/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership Shownotes https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5529366801547264Shownotes:Prisoner of Dartmoor Prison sees wild man eating a bird:https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1LG1R7jJG8/Teign and Bovey Eco Warriors and local residents save local river: https://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/news_features/2002/teigngrace.shtml The ‘pygmy theory’ is mentioned in Evans Wentz’s book 'The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries’ (1911) based upon David MacRitchie’s work 'The Testimony of Tradition' (1890) https://www.gutenberg.org/files/34853/34853-h/34853-h.htm ⭐️ JOIN THE MODERN FAIRY SIGHTINGS COMMUNITY ⭐️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you're looking for exclusive bonus material, monthly zoom chats with like-minded folks, access to the Discord chat channels, quiet meditation gatherings and meeting other members, join us at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/c/themodernfairysightingspodcast/membership⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ S U P P O R T 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://buymeacoffee.com/modfairysight Or send a one-off donation to PayPal at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://paypal.me/modernfairysightings/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ M E R C H ! M F S P T - S H I R T S ♥️ Sustainably made, organic cotton T-shirts are available at Teemill (ships anywhere in the world) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://the-modern-fairy-sightings-podcast.teemill.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Warning: 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. Other music in this episode - Burnt Paw ‘Transmissions from the Beyond (Part 1) ‘ ⁠https://burntpaw.bandcamp.com/album/transmissions-from-the-beyond-part-i⁠ Green Man Artwork: Peter Hall Studios ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/peterhallcomics/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TMFSP is part of SpectreVision Radio SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices