THE MAGICAL GRAND OLD LADY...THE CRESCENT HOTEL

The Crescent Hotel

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

December 31, 2012

7:05 p.m.

Room 301

The Crescent Hotel located on top of Crescent Mountain, one of the highest points in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Opened in May, 1886 and earned the motto of "On Top Of The Ozarks." In that time it was styled as "The Capitol Resort Of The Ozarks, located on the top of the mountains in the 'Land Of Smiles'."

Over the years, the Crescent has gone through numerous changes from being a hotel to a women's college, then back to being a seasonal hotel and then considered a "health resort," better known as the The Baker Cancer Hospital. Then became empty and now it has been restored and is a hotel (and spa) once again.

The Crescent Hotel has been said to be one of the most haunted places in the United States.  There are many mysteries and unexplained events that people have witnessed and have experienced at the Crescent Hotel. There has been a lot of mishap and doom that has surrounded this building. From an Irish man who fell to his death from the beginning to a cancer patient who has been seen going in her room, jiggling her keys, to the smell of her perfume. Along with the other stories of a young girl who tragically fell to her death from the fourth floor to a young child falling down the stairs from the fourth floor...to the nurse pushing a gurney down the 3rd floor and a waiter delivering butter to a room.

It has been said that around 420 patients died at the Norman Baker Cancer hospital...but many claim there were more than that. It is a very active place and you can feel the intense vibrations there...I have felt lots of sadness and spirits who seem lost or stuck...each with a story to tell. I believe that there is definitely a message being shown about the reality of our lives. The connections between the physical and spiritual worlds. The signs and the beauty of EVERYTHING that surround us and our life...What can be seen and what can not be seen. Everything is connected and everything has its purpose.

In my video you will see lots of orb activity or balls of light...some of which is dust and some of which is unknown. Some of these balls of light are moving in different patterns and in different speeds...changing directions and changing in color. I find orbs interesting because of how they move...as if they are communicating with you through their movements and patterns. Orbs to me seem playful, happy, curious, responsive, and peaceful.

The last part of my video is absolutely bizarre...it involves the chain next to the door. I felt a lot of energy there and was shocked by the way the chain moved...changing speeds, changing directions, almost at a stand still but moving ever so lightly just to begin moving again. There was no draft coming from the door or the bathroom door to make this chain move like this. It wasn't from above the room because there was very little movement upstairs and the chain on the ceiling fan was not moving. It was absolutely interesting and I will be posting more videos on the chain as soon as I can. My friend was unable to get her camera to work while I was filming (which is also bizarre) but the one picture she did manage to capture will hopefully amaze you. I posted that at the end of the video.

What I do find even more fascinating is what the chain can be interpreted as...
A chain can be unity through bondage in friendship and communication. Broken chains signify freedom and salvation. Chains can stand for marriage at the social level, and also for the marriage of spiritual and earthly powers.The Greek Poet Homer, spoke of a a golden chain hung from heaven to earth...it was later interpreted as a metaphor for prayer. Nonetheless, just very fascinating and felt grateful for that moment and experience.

So with that said, I just wanted to share my experience with you. Thanks for checking it out. Hope you enjoy.

Let Life And Love Live Through You...

The nature of love is one of the most complex things to comprehend. One of my favorite quotes by Bruce Lee is: "If one loves, one need not have an ideology of love." Instead, love--true love--is a state or condition of being wherein the activities of the self have ceased. And in order to experience this state, an understanding of the workings of the self in all of its many varieties of consciousness is required.

You must think of love as a mutual experience of the body and the mind. When you love you must believe on one level that there is something constant about the body (physical constant) and that this physical constant is inherently and intrinsically enduring and tightly "connected" to what you perceive to be the identity of the person you love or even the object you love.

However, we do change or better said...we are change, as it is our ability to change with the change. Bruce Lee referred to this as "the changeless state." And in order to have success in the people and things you love you must have its experience transcend your physical body, and in order for love to evolve, you must experience the powerful emotional state as well.

In the case, that the emotion of love is not present, a state of not being able to change with change results in a changed state--which will lead to "growing apart." We must allow things in our life to evolve in its natural process, which will bring a truly wonderful experience. We must often remind ourselves not to possess or cling to the physical world.

As I mentioned in the past, the physical world is itself illusory, you're engaging in non-reality-based behavior, and this will set you up for failure. But instead if your experience of love can allow you to "let go" by not clinging to it, you will find that your relationships, goals, everyday activities will not only become more interesting, but will grow into a very strong unity of body, mind, and spirit.

Love can only exist in an environment that is free of ego--where one has forgotten oneself. To Bruce Lee, one did not have or possess "love" but rather lived the emotion in the present to the fullest possible degree and reveled in the experience of it. When love surrounds you, it becomes a tremendous physical, mental, and spiritual experience. "Love is like a friendship caught on fire.In the beginning, a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep burning and unquenchable."-Bruce Lee

You must value happiness and know that happiness in relationships, family, workplace, everyday activities should be derived, not from a whirlwind that involves an extreme emotional state, but from a more balanced relationship/behavior...remember that true Yin/Yang is expressed through temperance and moderation--not by running to extremes. "Nothing can be secured by extremes...only sober moderation lasts, and that persists through all time. Only the mid-part of anything is preserved because the pendulum (of life) must have balance, and the mid-part is the balance," says Lee.

So I leave you with this thought...allow life to live through you and remember that to get the most out of life lies simply in your decision to live your life with the principle of balance and to learn to cooperate with the natural patterns of our world. And most importantly, let your career, relationships, and daily activities be harmonious expressions of who you truly are.

Little, J. The Warrior Within. 1996. Pgs. 64-66.

The Way Of Yin-Yang

A balance and union. All things are in balance. To take on the idea to not resist nor embrace either side, but to accept both in perfect balance. Understand that one can not exist without the other. Peace and Chaos. Pain and Joy. Light and Dark.

Shine Your Light

The adventure of life is to learn. The purpose of life is to grow. The nature of life is to change. The challenge of life is to overcome. The essence of life is to care. The opportunity of life is to serve. The secret of life is to dare. The beauty of life is to give. The joy of life is to love. Be all the things that you CAN BE. Find YOUR LIGHT  and let it SHINE BRIGHT for everyone to see.

Always Believe

ONE OF THE GREATEST WEAKNESSES A PERSON CAN HAVE IS....NOT BELIEVING! You must ALWAYS believe that you can do anything that you set your mind to. Each person has the capacity to follow a dream or to recognize that within each of us is a place of refuge. BELIEVE that you can succeed in school, BELIEVE that you can find a good job, BELIEVE that you can overcome a break-up, BELIEVE that you can BE THE BEST! And remember a person who cannot believe in themselves cannot believe in anything else. 

Turn On The Light In A Dark Room...

If it wasn't for darkness, we wouldn't appreciate lightness..We would take it for granted. Light shines on us giving us hope on things that don't make sense...on things that are difficult to overcome. Treat darkness as a gift that is bringing you closer to the light.

Be Strong

Adversity weakens the weak and strengthens the strong. Be Strong...Stay Strong.
Enjoy this song from the Goo Goo Dolls- Iris.

Don't Cry Out

Hope in your heart and courage to move forward.

All Around Me...

There are so many amazing things that surround you. You just need to stop and pay attention...Embrace all of the little things that don't seem important now, but will eventually all come together to make up the big picture for YOU.

*Remember: Nothing can be achieved to those who give up. Make your own history and achieve away. Accept yourself. I want to share this wonderful and touching song by Flyleaf: All Around Me. Hope you enjoy.

So I Thought...

Never lose hope. Believe in not. Never stop seeing. Never stop believing.
Stay positively charged, and make a promise to yourself to practice maintaining a positive attitude each and every day...NO MATTER WHAT.
Beautiful song...So I Thought by Flyleaf. Enjoy and Embrace.

Go To The Center Of Your Circle

When we are in conflict with someone or something, we must understand how to go to our center/core in order to understand the full meaning of ourselves and the conflict that presents itself. The tension between you and that conflict (your storm) is like the circumference of a circle. In order to learn about yourself and your purpose, be present to this conflict and move toward your CENTER...where the peace of yourself lives.

You must embrace your conflict with love, support, acceptance, and prayer. These four corners mold you and will help bring you to your center. In order to capture the four corners, you must accept your challenges and face them in order to OVERCOME them. You must free yourself from this grip that this tension has on you and your life. You need to consider your conflict as an experience that presents itself to help you grow from...relate to it and change your way of thinking with love, support, acceptance, and prayer. Allow your conflict to help you discover what is truly happening inside of you. Hope, Believe, and Faith!

Live In the Now

Life is a MYSTERY. We are all here for special reasons. We each have a purpose in life. You must hold yourself and your life at the highest value.  You must constantly relate to every experience and situation in your life...because each is a lesson to be learned. We live by moving and changing...gain incredible strength as time passes on. We live to express which leads to creating ourselves through each moment, experience, and relationship. Life must be understood from moment to moment. Enjoy your life because life is too short. You must live in the NOW! Live each moment as if it was your last MOMENT!

A Brothers Bond