Ep.362 The Fae in the Wheelhouse

Ep.362 The Fae in the Wheelhouse

Published: 30 November 2025

Tonight we’re joined by Jim Whitehead, calling in from Costa Rica, and podcast host of Fascinating Fae. He shares a most striking experiences. In 2019, while out on the water in British Columbia, Jim and his partner witnessed something neither of them were prepared for: a small, illuminated, winged humanoid that appeared between them, filled them with an intense sense of euphoria, and seemed to bend their perception of time. What followed set Jim on a path that would eventually reshape his understanding of the paranormal, and a run of events that raised more questions than answers. In this episode, Jim walks us through the encounter in full detail, the ripple effects that continued for years, and why he believes this moment may have been part of something bigger and older than he ever imagined. 

1. The Primary Encounter (2019)

Jim’s foundational experience happened in 2019.
He repeatedly states that this single event is the reason he became obsessed with understanding fairies and the paranormal.

Details:

  • Jim and “Mrs. X” witnessed the same winged, illuminated, purple humanoid figure at the same time.

  • They both shared an identical perception of the being, which Jim describes as physically present and visually astonishing.

  • Both felt immediate euphoria, a surreal emotional state, and a warped perception of time.

  • Mrs. X became overwhelmed and vomited multiple times immediately after the encounter.

  • The entity appeared to hang in the air between them, possibly for longer than they consciously perceived.

  • The craft/being passed through glass, which they could not rationalize.

  • They attempted explanations such as a hummingbird carrying a firefly but rejected all natural explanations.

Location clues:

  • The event involved considering the flora and fauna of British Columbia, strongly suggesting the encounter occurred on the water in British Columbia.

Time distortion:

  • Jim notes that after the event, the music they had been listening to had inexplicably progressed several tracks into a different album.


2. Emotional and Psychological Impact

  • Jim now believes the event may have been “meant to happen.”

  • He feels the entity may have known he would pursue the experience and not dismiss it.

  • He connects the event to the death of his friend DK, who had also reported an encounter.


3. Subsequent Paranormal Activity

Jim describes a chain of events that followed the initial 2019 sighting.

A. Glasses Changing

  • Three physical objects (glasses) changed form “before Emma’s very eyes” while recording the podcast.

B. Wedding Ring Disappearance and Return

  • A woman Jim spoke to showed him video evidence of a gnome-like entity that took her wedding ring and later returned it.

C. Phone and Music Anomalies (Pink Floyd Events)

  • Jim asked Siri to play “Time” by Pink Floyd, and the phone gave no response for nearly 10 minutes.

  • Suddenly, “Echoes” began playing.

  • The song kept freezing between sonic “pings.”

  • Then a totally different track began: “The Gnome” by Pink Floyd.

    • Jim had never heard the song before.

    • The lyrics mention a gnome named Grimble Grumble, which connects to his ongoing gnome-themed events.

This chain of audio anomalies reinforced his belief that the events were interconnected.


4. The Brett Manning Encounter

Artist Brett Manning appears on Jim’s podcast and shares interest in the “Grimble Grumble” arc.

Key moment:

  • Brett stepped outside to sit on a stump to talk during a recording.

  • During the interview, Brett gasped mid-conversation, in a way that mirrored Emma’s earlier reaction during the glasses incident.

This reinforced for Jim that multiple people connected to the show were experiencing phenomena.


5. Research After the Encounter

Jim spent 2 to 3 years searching for explanations through:

Eventually, he concluded his entity was most consistent with a fairy, though reluctantly.

Right Image: The activist boat named the Seaquarium’s Shame, which is a former Canadian Forces Navy vessel. It is painted red and black with images of orcas along the base. This is the boat used by Jim Whitehead to protest commercial whale watching on the West Coast. The vessel is 75 feet long.
 
News article outlining Jim’s activism using the boat

Right Image: Map of where they were

Right Image: This is a photo of the actual owl that Jim saw, that he referred to when spoke about the first portion of my fairy sighting 2019

Photo of the owl that came to my window. On several occasions, as Jim reference in the podcast. 2024

Photograph of the raccoon skull that Brett took exactly, as she found it in front of her facing her

Video Right: Brett Manning receives a raccoon skull on air (Audio Fascinating Fae)

Right Video: Danielle and the glasses (Audio Fascinating Fae)

Emma and the cards the first and second time (Audio Fascinating Fae)

Right Video: Strange frog man fairy who came to Jim’s door bleeding (Audio Fascinating Fae)

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