In this short series of brief essays the renowned Occultist, Horatio Grin, examines the secret history of European fairies.

Today we think of fairies as 'cute little things with gossamer wings', but to our ancestors they were real people - a distinct race with extraordinary powers.

Mr Grin discusses the history of the fairy race. Using his extensive knowledge in the both the occult, and modern sciences, he comes to some surprising conclusions about who and what fairies are.

From ancient myth to the earliest fairy legends of the Celts, he considers the relationship of fairies with ancient gods and Christian saints. He asks why we are so quick to dismiss ancient eye witness documents that no longer fit in with our scientific way of thinking.

He speculates how such powerful beings fell from the historical record and why they are not around today.

If indeed they are not; for he presents convincing arguments the fairy race are still among us.

He asks the reader to consider whether they in fact have fairy ancestry themselves.

Something which is not as preposterous as it sounds when considering recent genetic evidence.