Will o’ the Wisp is known as mysterious lights flashing in swamps or marshes. In most stories these lights are said to draw in lost travelers to the marshes. The United States mainly calls these lights spook lights or ghost lights. The lights are thought to be caused by fairies or other elemental spirits. The name comes from the word wisp which means, a bundle of sticks used as a torch.
One version of Will o’ the Wisp is written by K.M. Briggs. This version starts with Will the Smith being at the gates of heaven. St. Peter is at the gates and he will not let Will the Smith into heaven. Then St. Peter gives Will the Smith a second chance to change and try and get into heaven. Will the Smith continues to be bad and St. Peter will not allow him into heaven. So Will the Smith goes down to the Devil. The Devil decides to give Will the Smith one burning coal to stay warm. Along with using the coal for warmth, he also uses it to lure lost travelers into the marshes and swamps.
An Irish version of the story starts with a man named Stingy Jack who is said to be almost good for nothing. Stingy Jack owes the Devil money, so he offers the Devil a deal. He tells the Devil that he will give him his soul for payment. The Devil agrees on this and comes to get Stingy Jacks soul. When the Devil arrives Stingy Jack tricks him into climbing a tree. When the Devil was in the tree Stingy Jack drew a cross beneath the tree so the Devil could not come down. Then Stingy Jack tells him the only way he is letting him down is if he does not have to pay the Devil any money or have to give him his soul. The Devil agrees and Sting Jack erases the cross. The only problem is that Stingy Jack was not good enough to make it to heaven when he d...
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... to prove another theory. This time it was said that during the day you could see gas bubbles rising to the surface in swamps. In the same place where the gas bubbles were rising is where these mysterious lights would appear. When the scientist would get close to the light it would go away. The scientist, Major Louis Besson, concluded in 1832 that these lights were caused by ignited gas in the swamps. Other scientists have recently tried to prove that the lights are caused by tectonic plates sliding, but there is not enough information to fully prove this yet.
These mysterious lights will continue to show up in the future no matter how much research is put into it. Whether it is evil goblins, Stingy Jack, Will the Smith, or a fisherman’s spirit the lights will continue. It is your decision whether you follow the mysterious light, of will o’ the wisp, or not.
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