Steph (crisis version)Mar 21

I would consider myself a sensible skeptic, in that I do not believe in the supernatural, but if I saw something that looked like a demonic possession or a hostile ghost or whatever I would immediately LEAVE.

Like, I can tell myself it was a hallucination AFTERWARDS. I'm not risking my shit on that 0.1% chance I'm wrong about demons.

Show threadSteph (crisis version)Mar 21
I've consumed far too much horror media where the skeptic refuses to believe the evidence in front of them and ends up microwaved by a demonic head laser or whatever. Couldn't be me.
Show threadSteph (crisis version)Mar 21
I think this is a characteristically Irish POV. Faeries aren't real. But also, you don't fuck with the faeries.
Show threadLulu Helle Mar 22
@astronomerritt I was raised to give the wee folk respect and even to give them treats. Might be a Celtic thing
Show threadSteph (crisis version)Mar 22
@LuluHelle Almost certainly. Though I was told giving them treats only encourages them. Mind you, my grandmother had a funny sense of humour.
Show threadLulu Helle Mar 23
@astronomerritt my mum had a wee bag strung above the door. Inside that was shiny treats she found near her home, which she gave as offerings to the wee folk. She said if stuff went missing a lot in the house, it was because the wee folk were upset. The bag above the door would then get a shiny added and the lost objects would return. So i guess i was taught to barter with them
Show threadSteph (crisis version)
@LuluHelle That’s absolutely lovely. I’ve never quite heard of anything like it.
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Show threadLulu Helle Mar 23
@astronomerritt I picked up the same habit and also have a wee bag above my door. I also leave shiny things in the base of my plants for them to play with.