Faeries and ETs - appeal to different kinds of person

An "alien" disguising itself as various faeries

Many have noticed that there is a generic similarity between reports of sightings and contact with faeries and with Extra-terrestrials (ETs) - and this has been variously explained in Jungian terms, either with or without some objectively real +/- perceptual basis. 

In other words; at some deep level (whether psychological or physical), faeries and ETs are "the same phenomenon" that manifests superficially in very different forms. 

But the kinds of people who are interested by (and report) faeries versus those interested in ETs, seem quite different in terms of their general stance and motivations.

Faeries are a focus for people with a range of New Age and esoteric interests; those who I would characterize as seeking a reversion towards the ancient and early-childhood consciousness of "Original Participation". 

In other words such people seek an escape from the cut-offness and alienation of modern consciousness; and desire immersively to integrate with a living (animated) world; that includes faeries along with animals, plants and landscape. 

Thus, faeries seem to serve as an intermediary between Man and Nature - or Man and The Earth more generally.  

By contrast; ETs are of interest to people with an alternative ("conspiracy theory") political stance. The idea that alien species from outer space have an interest in the earth, a presence among Men, a desire for contact with Men - and they desire to exert an influence of some kind on this world... 

ET enthusiasts therefore usually "place" ETs into a world view that is "mundane", and indeed primarily socio-political. ETs are variously regarded as either/or/both benign and malign in their intentions for the organization and goals of the Earth. 

Sometimes ETs are interpreted as intending to protect the earth (eg against catastrophic pollution, or against the possibility of nuclear war) - and also sometimes other kinds of ET are understood to be among or influencing the Global Establishment in their sinister plans to enslave and exterminate Men and the planet.  

So, maybe their is some kind of common basis for experience of faeries and ETs; but if so, differences in personality and ideology/ spirituality lead to a different ascribed function, motivation, and human-role for these beings.