This episode along with accompanying photographs are also available as a blog post: http://rainbowwarriorshaman.com/2020/12/22/distrusted-leprechaun-so-magically-hellacious/
In this episode, one of many to be made public from literally hundreds of encounters and experiences with otherworldly beings. I've never really believed in Leprechauns, Fairies, Elves and Little People. Like most serious minded folks had dismissed them as the subjects of fairy tales, child's play and fictitious inventions by man to instill a bit of fear in children from venturing out into the forest at night, not talking to strangers and all the other "lessons" most Fairy tales convey. All of the mental programming of childhood fantasy and fears associated with these sort of mythological beings would change my mind forever, shortly after moving to rural Western North Carolina near the border of Pisgah National Forest. Virtually pristine mountain land, where as far as the eye can see were rolling hills of green, like an ocean of trees and no signs of man could be seen. This sort of environment I would later learn was in the domain of the Spirit World, Elementals, Hidden People, Ghosts, and Inter-dimensional Beings.
Leprechauns were the last thing I'd thought I'd be seeing around these parts after half a year into interacting with what I firmly think are the "Yunwi Tsundi" Cherokee Little People "Yuwi Amayinehi" the Water Indians, and the "Nunnehei"People Who Live Everywhere... all of course being the core of First Nations Cherokee lore and legends. I'd had so much interaction in less than half a year of these three types that I began to feel like close friends and family. They were always friendly, kind and caring. The Little People were the most timid the Water Indians and Mermaids were very outgoing and friendly, the People who Live everywhere very kind and caring who seemed to show up when you needed them the most.
So without a doubt I was shocked when what had started as wisps of movement kept catching the corner of my left eye gave way to blobs of scintillating energy to a Leprechaun standing on my kitchen counters with two other Gnomes or Little People of Western features instead of the Native American looking ones I'd got used to seeing. Their appearance and presence shocked me much the way I'd imagine the sight of the first white man would have shaken the eyes of First Nations peoples. Dressed in the stereotypical "green and red" clothing and hat. After this encounter and a lot of reflection, realized this started shortly after taking a photo of a "Fairy" while checking out a cave behind my home. This Fairy wasn't Native American looking at all and in the photos I'd taken that day went through them to see if there were anything else photo-bombing the cave and cliff shots I'd taken. Then I recall I'd seen a Leprechaun in one of those photos or what appeared to be one crouched down on a rock ledge in the shadow of the outcropping. But funny thing is, after going back to located it dozens of times never found it again and couldn't remember which of the dozen or so photos I'd spotted it.
Another insight that came was that the area I live in is very steeped in old world music, that is the folk music and ballads of ancestral lands the first white settler's and descendants my present day neighbors came from; Ireland, Scotland, Britain mostly. I've never seen one since, but my relationship is ongoing with the Beings of Myth and Legend of the Cherokee. However I've seen more of the "Hidden Folk" of European features like Gnomes, Dwares or Little People. I wouldn't mind having another encounter with Leprechauns however if given the chance would suspend disbelief and embody the air of respect and honor I think they deserve as they're considered to be the world Trickster Archetype.
