"FAIRY WINGS.--The wings are a feature that one would hardly expect to find in conjunction with arms
- Date of account
- Published 1922
- Source
- The Coming of the Fairies
- Reference
- The Coming of the Fairies · selected passage 105
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
"FAIRY WINGS.--The wings are a feature that one would hardly expect to find in conjunction with arms
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention only"FAIRY WINGS.--The wings are a feature that one would hardly expect to find in conjunction with arms. In this respect the insect type, with its several limbs and two or more wings, is a nearer model. But there is no articulation and no venation, and moreover the wings are not used for flying. 'Streaming emanations' is the only description one can apply. In some varieties, particularly the sylphs, the streamers surround the body, as by a luminous aura sprayed to a feathery mist. I was told that the earlier and more elaborate Red Indian headdresses must have been inspired from this source, so suggestive are they, though the best of them are but poor copies of the originals.
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis comes from historical psychical research. Methods, witness handling and standards of evidence differ from present-day research and should be assessed from the cited passage and edition.
Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThe passage can support a history of claims and recurring descriptions. It does not establish a paranormal mechanism, and competing psychological, social and physical explanations remain relevant.
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