In this first part of a two-episode journey into Dartmoor’s otherworldly landscape, Claire Casely is joined by Ian to explore a remarkable fairy encounter. Ian recalls a hot summer day whilst crossing an old bridge over a river, when he noticed a young girl, on the riverbank below, dressed in striking, almost old-fashioned black-and-white clothing — immaculate, unexpected, and strangely out of place. The sighting left him questioning whether he had glimpsed a fairy maiden stepping through from an invisible doorway into the present day.

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Richard Dadd’s The Fairy Feller’s Master‑Stroke is one of the most intricate, unsettling, and mesmerising fairy paintings ever created — and few people speak about it with more insight and imaginative clarity than Lena Heide Brennand. Lena is a curator, researcher, and host at the Last Tuesday Society and the Viktor Wynd Museum.

In this episode, we explore the uncanny brilliance of Dadd’swork, the story of his life and legacy, and the strange magnetism of The Fairy Feller’s Master‑Stroke.

Lena shares her love of Nordic and fairy folklore, the threads of myth and music that run through her creative practice,and the ways folklore becomes a living, breathing presence in her work.

Elimination of a Picture & its Subject—called The Fellers' Master Stroke - Queen – The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke

In this mini 'field notes' episode, Claire shares her encounter with hearing mermaid music in a small fishing cove in 2019 and how she used her experience to help a friend to heal a past relationship. Plus, Claire shares some thoughts on connecting with mermaids and other elementals, and mermaid lore!

The Heart of Pixieland: West-Country Faeries & TheirHaunts - Release date 13th July!

We were taught that fairies vanished into old stories long ago.Yet many people today are encountering them — quietly, unexpectedly, in the midst of ordinary life.On Fairy Whispering, I speak with guests who have met these beings at the edges of perception and the thresholds of the everyday.To catch a fairy whisper, you have to listen closely… listen with me.

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I’m Claire Casely — a Fairy Whisperer, researcher, and guide. Since childhood I’ve sensed the unseen and listened for messages from the Otherworld. My work is to bring awareness to the many beings who share the Earth with us, just a whisper away.Join me as we explore how fairies reach out, how they shape our lives, and the wisdom they offer from beyond the veil.

Tonight, we step into the strange fairy folklore of Pennsylvania.

I’m joined by Timothy Renner— host of StrangeFamiliars Podcast, artist, illustrator, musician, and author—whose work has long explored the shadowed edges of the unseen world. Tim shares stories from his upcoming book, The Keystone Hagstone, in which fairies, Sasquatch, black dogs, and other mysterious beings emerge from deep woods andancient stones. Their stories are as rich and uncanny as any found here in the West Country.

We talk about the Eternal Hunter, the goblin‑like bouts, and the curious parallels between Pennsylvania’s fairy lore and thestories of my own southwest England. Tim also speaks about dousing, the art of gifting to the fae, and the strange synchronicities that seem to follow him through his research.

This is an episode for anyone who senses that theworld is stranger—and more enchanted—than it first appears.

This is The Keystone Hagstone, Part 1 - because Tim will return for an upcoming episode!

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What the Fairy Podcast – Fairy Stones

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In this episode of the Fairy Whispering Podcast, we return to a recording I created in February 2022 and have re-edited and updated. It is a journey into the wild heart of Dartmoorto follow a trail of folklore, intuition, and personal synchronicity in search the Pixies’ Door. This hidden threshold is said to open into the otherworld at midnight—revealing itself only to those the pixies choose to guide.

This episode blends field‑journal storytelling with lived experience, and extracts from my forthcoming two-volume book series The Heart of Pixieland: West-Country Faeries & Their Haunts. I invite listeners into the liminal spaceswhere myth and reality meet.

Book News / Reminder

My two‑volume series, Heart of Pixieland, is now available for Kindle pre‑order. The hardback and paperback editions will open for pre‑order on 1st July, and all formats will be published on 13th July. I’m so excited to finally share these stories with you — they hold the spirit of this landscape, and the quiet magic that has shaped my life.

Thank you for walking this path with me and for supporting my work.

Love from Claire

✨ Book Announcement My Heart of Pixieland books are now available for Kindle pre‑order on Amazon, with paperback and hardback pre‑orders opening in July. All formats will be published on Monday 13th July. Thank you for supporting this next chapter of my creative work.In this quiet, resonant conversation, we step into the world of ancient sites—places where stone, sky, and story meet. I’m joined by Palden Jenkins, affectionately known as Paldywan Kenobi: astrologer, writer, and long‑time explorer of the sacred landscapes of Glastonbury and Penwith.

Palden shares the moment that set him on his life’s path: a transformative experience in an Orkney stone circle that opened the door to dreams, insights, and a deep relationship with Earth energies. We talk about the consciousness of ancient sites, the significance of stone circles and crop formations, and how these places act as energy centres that expand our awareness.

He also reflects with wisdom and humility on living with Myeloma—bone marrow cancer—and on the clarity that comes from walking close to the threshold of life and death.

On his Penwith Beyond blog, Palden describes himself as “an interesting veteran oddbod with a way of seeing things and saying it that rings bells and lights lightbulbs.” His writing offers moments of wonder, grounded observations, and a rare honesty about the state of the world.

This episode is for anyone who feels the pull of old stones, sacred landscapes, and the subtle forces that shape our humanity.

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In this evocative archive episode of the Fairy Whispering Podcast, Claire Casely journeys across the rugged beauty of Dartmoor with Dartmoor Chris and storyteller Henry Everett, unearthing the legends, histories, and hidden mysteries in this ancient landscape. Their path leads toward Venford Falls, where stories of tin mining, folklore, and the supernatural converge.

Chris shares how his childhood adventures sparked a lifelong fascination with Dartmoor’s mining heritage—an extraordinary network of about 500 mines scattered across the moor. Along the way, he recounts eerie encounters with mysterious blue‑green lights seen while wild camping, phenomena that sit at the crossroads of natural science and local legend.

Together, the trio explore Dartmoor’s unique flora and fauna, the significance of its granite foundations, and the art of capturing the moor’s shifting moods through photography. Their conversation reveals Dartmoor as a living tapestry of myth, memory, and wild beauty—an enchanted landscape that continues to inspire wonder.

This episode invites listeners to step into the heart of Dartmoor and experience the stories that breathe life into its windswept hills.

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Podcast theme music: Spirit of the Land by Claire Casely & Typhaine Dargon

Tonight, we enter the dreaming world—where trees become cathedrals, goddesses walk beside us, and the unseen communicates through symbols and shadows. In this episode, I welcome back Lauren (Ep 50 Elf Wood), who shares an extraordinary dream encounter with the Welsh goddess Branwen.

In the heart of a vast tree cathedral, Branwen appears as protector and guide, offering her strength as Lauren faces a dark shapeshifter moving through the dream’s shifting corridors. We explore the layers of this dream—the ravens, the food offerings, the sense of urgency—and how these symbols connect to Welsh mythology, intuition, and the subtle ways the fairy realm speaks to us.

Lauren’s story opens a doorway into a deeper conversation between our waking selves and the unseen world around us. This is White Raven Dreaming.

The music of Lena Heide Brennan - Do Not Follow the Fair Folks Down - guides our journey over the threshold into Faerie.

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