I've been homeschooling myself about the paranormal for years in the name of research for my books. Also, I've always acknowledged throughout my entire life that I am very intuitive. It's natural that these two would combine together to boost my psychic development. I've taken a few classes over the years, and have recently begun to acknowledge certain strong gifts that I've been given. More about that a different day.
However, when Suzanne Worthley announced that she was going to be doing an event at my favorite haunted hotel, The Palmer House, I signed up. As I did, I realized, it would be the first time I get to participate in a paranormal investigation where I'm not being filmed and I'm not leading a group. I. Am. So. Excited.
I'm so excited, in fact, that I am taking advantage of the Palmer House's generous offer for a free-night stay for anyone that comes up on Thursday night. I leave tomorrow. (Insert excited squeal.) Wait, it gets better. Friday, will be a lovely writing day, just for me. I plan to use it to brainstorm and develop some ghostly inspired projects.
And guess what? I invited my mother to come because I know she will love Suzanne, and enjoy the classes on Saturday (she does energy work and health coaching). She arrives on Friday. We haven't done a mother/daughter thing in a long time, and she gets major points and gold stars for wanting to come with me on a ghost hunt. She didn't even flinch when I suggested we get our own rooms. (She's my mom, and I love her, but having our own rooms will be better if I'm going to try to get some writing done.)
I am staying in Annie's room. Every time I've been to the Palmer House Hotel, Annie's room has always been especially active. Over this past week, I've grown more and more excited each day. I've been to the Palmer House enough now, that I feel like I'm going to visit dear, old friends. I adore the staff and can't wait to catch up. I'm excited to see how Lucy is doing (she was pretty quiet the last time we were there) and this will be the first time I've stayed in Annie's room.
And then I realized. I'm going on a girls' weekend...with dead girlfriends. I can't wait for my mom to meet them.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Friday, March 18, 2016
The Palmer House: Lucy
There is a ghost that haunts the Palmer House, and her name is Lucy. When we go to the Palmer House for our events with Ghost Stories Ink, Jessica and I like to stay in her room. It always feels like a girl party when we do.
Lucy doesn't like things in her room to be messy. Not that we're that messy when we travel, but one of us has a tendency to overpack. (What can I say, if we're driving, I'm going to bring the extra pair of boots! And maybe my pillow. And books. Always books. Ok, you get the idea.) Anyway. Even though I have a bunch of stuff, I make an extra effort to keep it organized when I stay in Lucy's room. It's about respect.
Which leads me to my point. There was a certain television crew, that made a point to mess up Lucy's room. They were trying to get a reaction out of her by provoking her. In our time at the Palmer House, I've also heard a story or two about hotel guests that try to recreate what happened on a certain television show.
Let's just back up a minute. I've been researching ghost stories and studying the paranormal for a really long time. I've come to the conclusion, through my work, that there is something there. And more often than not, it's not just something, but someone. Or maybe a tiny piece of someone that got left behind in this world when they passed, for whatever reason.
Some people develop an interest in the paranormal because they are looking for proof. And I get that the instinct might be to "find proof" and "evidence" by doing whatever it takes to get something to happen. But assume for the sake of argument that there is something there, and it's actually a someone. What if that someone were your Grandma? Or your friend whose life got taken too young? Would you go into their space yelling at them? Or trying to provoke them? Would you really want some stranger walking into their space to yell at them? And do something specifically to irritate them? I hope not. I'm guessing if they are stuck here, they already have enough issues.
How about one additional thought to consider. If there is something there, maybe it's a someone or maybe not...do you really want that someone or something to be mad at you?
At our Ghost Stories Ink events, we always say that we get a lot more "evidence" and "proof" when use good manners. "Please" and "thank you" go along way in this life, as well as the next. It never hurts to treat others the way you want to be treated.
It's about respect.
Lucy doesn't like things in her room to be messy. Not that we're that messy when we travel, but one of us has a tendency to overpack. (What can I say, if we're driving, I'm going to bring the extra pair of boots! And maybe my pillow. And books. Always books. Ok, you get the idea.) Anyway. Even though I have a bunch of stuff, I make an extra effort to keep it organized when I stay in Lucy's room. It's about respect.
Which leads me to my point. There was a certain television crew, that made a point to mess up Lucy's room. They were trying to get a reaction out of her by provoking her. In our time at the Palmer House, I've also heard a story or two about hotel guests that try to recreate what happened on a certain television show.
Let's just back up a minute. I've been researching ghost stories and studying the paranormal for a really long time. I've come to the conclusion, through my work, that there is something there. And more often than not, it's not just something, but someone. Or maybe a tiny piece of someone that got left behind in this world when they passed, for whatever reason.
Some people develop an interest in the paranormal because they are looking for proof. And I get that the instinct might be to "find proof" and "evidence" by doing whatever it takes to get something to happen. But assume for the sake of argument that there is something there, and it's actually a someone. What if that someone were your Grandma? Or your friend whose life got taken too young? Would you go into their space yelling at them? Or trying to provoke them? Would you really want some stranger walking into their space to yell at them? And do something specifically to irritate them? I hope not. I'm guessing if they are stuck here, they already have enough issues.
How about one additional thought to consider. If there is something there, maybe it's a someone or maybe not...do you really want that someone or something to be mad at you?
At our Ghost Stories Ink events, we always say that we get a lot more "evidence" and "proof" when use good manners. "Please" and "thank you" go along way in this life, as well as the next. It never hurts to treat others the way you want to be treated.
It's about respect.
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