Fairies abduct their victims through paralysis; then they simply carry (levitate and fly) the abductee away into “fairyland.” Fairyland is always nearby; under normal conditions, we can’t see or perceive it. The paralysis induced on the victim is how fairies get their abductee to enter fairyland. The modem word “stroke” (meaning paralysis) is derived from the ancient terms “elf-stroke” and “fairy-stroke.” Fairies travel in circular globes of light, sometimes called “will-o-the-wisp.”
There are so many different types of fairies that going through them would be tedious. Some of them, however, are virtually indistinguishable from what has been described as demons. One particular type, the “bogie,” looks a lot like the traditional bigfoot. Virtually every society has some lore of these “little people” and myths of them forcing their sexual attention on human victims.
Fairy lore has a tradition of thousands of years. Fairies have been said to be abducting humans, human babies, flying in lighted globes, striking paralysis and amnesia on their victims, forcing strange drink on their victims, and having sexual relations with humans for all time. If we could remove the mythological aspect from fairy abductions and dress them a little differently, the folklore reports of a thousand years ago would be virtually indistinguishable from present UFO abduction reports. The same thing could be said for the reports of demons.
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On the left are artist renderings of the creatures associated with the famous 1955 Kelley-Hopkinsville, Kentucky UFO goblin case (reprinted from People of the Web). The two figures on the right are from Collin de Plancy’s Dictionnaire infernal (1863). The figure on the left is Ronwe, a demon with language knowledge. The figure on the right is Urobach, a demon from the lower order.
As my eyes fell on the demon drawings in Plancy’s Dictionaire infernal (1863), I was struck by their similarity to the famous 1955 Kelly-Hopkinsville UFO case. Imagine the demons as gray in color, and they would also fit the description of the ubiquitous grays in recent abductions.
There are many in the UFO field (as well as various religious leaders) who believe that the creatures associated with UFOs are demons. The similarity of some demons to the grays of UFO reports are probably no coincidence.
“UFO” Abductee?
One of the first known illustrations of a demon appearing in physical form to “make love” to a witch. Note the feet and hands of the demon. It was said that the demons could assume any shape to make themselves more pleasing to their victims. From Ulrich Molitor’s De Laniis et phitonicis mulieribus (1489). Note that the book contains numerous illustrations of demons taking different shapes and forms for sexual purposes.
The resemblance between modern UFO abduction reports and ancient accounts of demonic visitations are striking, indeed. Ulrich Molitor’s De Laniis et phitonicis mulieribus (1489) shows the first known engravings of demons who abduct and then have sexual relations with humans. Olaus Magnus’ Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus (1555) contained engravings of the devil and demons carrying women (witches) away for sex. The early accounts of these are similar to UFO abductions; however, in that era it was not seen as a good thing to happen to you (as contrasted to many UFO abductees who view it as a positive and special experience).
In the early days of the church, people who told of having visitations by “demons” were tolerated. Somewhat later, they were fined or removed from the church. It was in the 15th century that the church was no longer content to simply throw the “witches” and “sorcerers” out of the church. From that point onward they sought to wring confessions out of suspected witches and then burn or hang the accused. To have sex with a demon meant you were a witch or a sorcerer. Witches almost always had sexual relations with the demons or Satan himself and they were said to have some power over elemental demons. It is the lower orders of the demons that supposedly take on the appearance of UFO-like beings and fairies. In fact, in many of the witch trials in the 15th and 16th centuries, the “lower orders” of demons were described as leprechauns, gnomes, and other fairies.
According to this ancient witch lore, Satan and demons had their favorite humans for sex. Both women and men were abducted for sex, but women were favored. Most victims were unwillingly abducted in their bedrooms at night. Many victims described several demons (of different types) being present at the time of their abduction. Some of the demons “stood by” just watching during the act.
The first written mention of Satan himself forcing sex on a victim was probably at the trials of Artois. The writer Vignate (1468) chronicled the trial. Here too, was the first mention of Satan’s sexual organ as being cold as ice. This statement is similar to what some UFO abductees have said about their abductors who forced sex on them — particularly the insects or grasshopper-like creatures.
Far more frequent was mention of sexual intercourse forced on victims by demons known as incubus or succubus. “Essentially the incubus is a lewd demon or goblin which seeks sexual intercourse with women …the corresponding devil which appears to man is the succubus” (Dictionary of Witchcraft & Demonology). Guazzo’s (1608) Compendium Maleficarum stated: “(The demon) can assume either a male or female shape; sometimes he appears as a full-grown man, sometimes as a satyr.” St. Augustine firmly believed that demons abducted people and forced sexual relations on them: “(Demons) have often injured women, desiring and acting carnally with them.”
Virtually no one disputed the existence of these sex-seeking demons. Martin Del Rio (1599) wrote of the reality of incubus in the Disquisitionum Magicarum, “…to disagree (with their existence) is only obstinacy and foolhardiness; for it is the universal opinion of the fathers, theologians, and writers on philosophy, the truth of which is generally acknowledged by all ages and peoples.” Peter Binsfeld’s De Confessione Maleficarum (1589) stated, “(The incubus) is an indisputable truth which is not only proved most certain by experience, but also is confirmed by history..”