So, who was Robert Kirk, why was he writing about supernatural races on earth at the end of the 17th century, and what happened to him? The Strange Fate of Robert Kirk Much of the discussion in his text centers around people with the 'second sight', An Dà Shealladh in Gaelic, and their ability to sense the faerie world, which was apparently occupying the same space as consensus reality, but would only interact with it under special circumstances.Īugust Malmström - Dancing Faeries (1866) ( Public Domain ) When read carefully, the text of his 1691 manuscript describing the faeries of Aberfoyle, Scotland gives many clues as to the reality of what he calls the Subterraneans, and how people were able to perceive them and interact with them. Robert Kirk and his Secret Commonwealth of Elves, Fauns and Faeries is very peculiar.
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