345: Gnomes, Trolls & Duendes

One of my favorite unexplained subjects is Fae Folk, and for many people, the topic conjures up thoughts of friendly forest elves that act as guardians to the natural world. Growing up, even my grandparents had books that spoke of these illusive beings. And although I, and my grandparents never fully believed that Fae Folk were in fact real entities, I was taught to respect them all the same, as well as the lore that surrounded them. Maybe it was my grandparent's way of teaching me to respect the woods, and all of the animals that reside within, or maybe it was actually something more.It may sound strange, but as I’ve gotten older, I’ve started believing in the possibility that these creatures could be real. Maybe they don’t reside in our world as we know it, but perhaps they live alongside us, dwelling in an alternate reality or dimension, and stepping into our consciousness at opportune moments. This of course is just a theory, and I can’t say with 100% certainty that I believe in The Fae, but I want to.The belief in these beings is deeply rooted in almost every culture throughout the world, albeit with slight variations as to how they look, their intentions, and their overall disposition. But one of the resounding characteristics that people everywhere seem to agree on, is that these creatures have a mischievous side. In some cases, which I’ve shared in previous episodes, some of them seem to be downright insidious. And this brings me to the main focus of tonight’s episode.TELL YOUR STORY Email or Voice Message: https://www.paranormalmysteriespodcast.com/tell-your-story SUPPORT THE SHOW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/paranormalmysteries?BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/paranormalPayPal: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MG24QCZBAWRRNMerchandise: https://www.zazzle.com/store/paranormalmysteries WEBSITE, FORUM & SOCIAL MEDIA Website: https://www.paranormalmysteriespodcast.com Forum: https://www.paranormalmysteriespodcast.com/forum YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ParanormalMysteriesPodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paranormalmysteriespodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paranormalmysteriespodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParaMysteryPod MY WIFE’S “SLEEP AND RELAXATION PODCAST” YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SleepandRelaxationPodcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3aOsZoy Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zwS29T Pandora: https://bit.ly/3xjB1NX EPISODE REFERENCES 1. Encounters with Gnomes – Part 1 (Mysterious Universe – Jason Offutt – April 17, 2013) https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2013/04/encounters-with-gnomes-part-1/2. Scary Encounters With the Evil Gnomes of Central and South America(Mysterious Universe – Brent Swancer - November 27, 2017) https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/11/scary-encounters-with-the-evil-gnomes-of-central-and-south-america/ 3. National Cryptid Society https://nationalcryptidsociety.org/ 4. Darkness Prevails https://www.darkstories.org/ 5. ThoughtCo https://www.thoughtco.com/ 6. World UFO Photos https://www.worldufophotos.org/#/page/home/ 7. Strange Encounters with Real Gnomes(Mysterious Universe – Brent Swancer – January 8, 2019) https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2019/01/strange-encounters-with-real-gnomes/ 8. Your Ghost Stories https://www.yourghoststories.com/PODCAST MUSIC & MEDIA https://www.paranormalmysteriespodcast.com/stock-music-media PODCAST SOURCE https://www.spreaker.com/show/paranormal-mysteries-podcast © Copyright Paranormal Mysteries Podcast