The letter to Whitley Strieber
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Back in the 80's I read Communion by Whitley Strieber, and was very deeply moved by the experiences documented therein. At the end of the book, Mr. Strieber called for people who had had similar experiences to write to him. I thought about for a few years, then decided to try to write something to send to him. I never sent him my letter, but I still have the first draft of what I'd planned on mailing to him.
Now that he has a website, I may refurbish the letter and email it to him. What do I have to lose?
Dear Mr. Strieber,
It has taken me quite a few years to get up the nerve to write this letter. I just hope you can make heads or tails of it.
I am 27 years old and am a single female. I have been a practicing Wiccan since 1988, and am Third Degree in a Celtic Tradition in the nearby city of Greenville.
I read Communion in 1987 and, although I have no memories of encounters or abductions, I was very deeply shocked by the book. What affected me was your speculation that Faeries and the Visitors could be linked or may even be the same entities. The fact that the Visitors are associated with owls struck me on a level I've yet to explain.
The information in your book has changed my perceptions of my life and my history because, from early childhood until my early teens, I would draw owls and deer everywhere. Also at this time in my life I was deathly afraid of "beezers." swarms of buzzing insects that would come into my room at night and terrorise me. Then, in 1982 at age 14, my art took a drastic turn. Instead of animals (particularly deer and owls), I began drawing these strange people. I'd give them names, a language, a history, and a religion (which later turned out to be the basics of most Pagan paths). I have even drawn their skull bone structure and mapped their dental construction.
Most people have called them Elves. I've called them Tarmi, Urqhui, Deaghydhe (DYAH gih thuh), Rhyllans, and Tarsalogu. they have huge eyes, small noses and mouths, and softly pointed ears. They can reach heights of 9 feet tall, but weigh very little, for their bones are hollow. The Tarmi were on Earth before humankind, and they took care of us and taught us. They are not the children of the gods; instead, they are the gods' siblings, and they are all children of the cosmos. In their journeys they were divided into three families. Family Chlatorvialloth, who never reached Earth and became stranded on another world. Family Konot'incalime, who chose to wander the multiverse and watch. And Family Sechlourendal, who came to Earth and became the Tarmian tribes.
What prompted me to finally write to you about my obsession with these people is one of the pictures I drew. You see, I was doodling one day when I messed up the hair and facial expression of the Tarma I was drawing. the shape of the head and eyes were perfect, so I erased everything but the head and eye outline. What I had left was the image on the cover of Communion. This not only frightened me, but it also intrigued me. What if I've been in contact with these same beings and the results just came out in a different way?
Do you think you'd be able to shed some light on this for me? I would deeply appreciate it.
Kindest Regards,
Tracy A. Evans
Now that he has a website, I may refurbish the letter and email it to him. What do I have to lose?