To my little group of beloved friends that hang with me here on the forum, I thought I'd update on the last month in which I have been absent from the forum. Me and D took time out to visit one of our favourite places -- Los Angeles. We rented a lovely bungalow in Marina Del Rey a short walk from Venice Beach.

The sun was warm (winter here in Australia, so that was very nice!). And there was the most pleasant cool breeze that would come off the pacific ocean. It was a constant mixture of cool and warm which is much more exciting IMO than a consistent temp.

We took our bikes...



Boxing up for flight


At Venice Beach


There was a nice flat path specific for bicycle use. It was wonderful! Below are a couple of examples of the many vendor stalls along the beach.



Singing, rapping, freakshow, etc.


Henna tattoos


More to come...

Venice Beach was full of interesting people and performers. One lad hammered a 6 inch nail into his face through his nostril (via nasal passage/throat, I assume). Then he swallowed a billiard ball and coughed it back up. It was strange, but amazing.

There were several stilt wearers. This plant man was so cool and would fold himself down in this planter/garden area, blending in totally, then pop back out...reminding me of a preying mantis for some reason. I loved it.







Another stilt performer...







This guy was at Universal Studios but fits the stilt theme. And I like that he is Anubis! Interestingly, later on at the park, when I was unaware, this Anubis character came up behind me, bent down and growled in my ear and scared the living bejeebers out of me!

We went to Las Vegas for a few days. What a strange experience Vegas is. The commercialism is almost absolute. Everything costs! Yet, fun can still be had if you don't mind just goofing off and walking around a lot...in the heat!



Excalibur



My fav sign!


Ohh Great Lion!

Wow, I envy your vacation! I'm not much for gambling, but always wanted to check out Vegas. Did you get a chance to see any good shows? I loved your pics of Venice, such a culture clash! Hope you all are enjoying yourselves to the fullest, you deserve it!

Love ya oodles & oodles,
Bless ~Jaime~

That is so cool ! Ever since you used Anubis as your avatar last spring, you're all I think about when I see him. I wonder if your guides were giving you a warm "Hello" by placing him there at the exact time you would be there?! Anyhow, I think it's great that you bumped into him!

Love ya lots & bless,
~Jaim~

Thank you so much for your comments, Jaim. I must say that Las Vegas atmosphere was so stark in contrast to the seaside in LA, that it was palpable and a bit depressing. I was counting down the days to leave there...but I will say that we made the best of it and still managed to have quite a bit of fun. We gambled very little (it is virtually like flushing your money down the drain and that is only fun for a second...). We had fun winning a few stuffed animals for Wes and basically walking and walking and finding the best and least expensive places to have lunch.

Speaking of Vegas, while I was there I decided to see if any ghosty orbs wanted to show up for a photo so I stood out in the hallway of the hotel, mentally asked any beings to show up, and snapped 3 photos. All had orbs in them. Here are the two most interesting in full size in case you want a close look... (right click "view" to see full image)




I find it interesting how orbs can appear so different in density. Like in this shot above the orb is very faint and foggy as opposed to its bright, condensed appearance below (taken only a moment later). Also in this one there are orbs that appear to go down the hallway.





Then there was this mirror in the hallway that I felt an urge to snap. I took only the one photo so there is no other of this mirror to compare it to --->


It appears there is possibly a ghost in the centre of this mirror...what do you think? I also find the cross hatching light on the ceiling in the reflection to seem a strange appearance.


A close up of the anomaly


Applied "photocopy" which shows interesting swirls of energy.


Yet more to come...

WOW! Leave it to you to find something REAL & organic in a place of illusion & commercialism Alisa. I love all the pics above, but my fav is your friend in the mirror! I do see the swirls of energy in your Black/white version & trust that you did indeed catch something that responded to your request. WELL DONE! I just love the way you bring things into your reality, you are a pro !

I wonder what it could be? I have pondered taking photos of a mirror, but never have. Well not on purpose anyway. I'm inspired to start a little project. I think I'll start to snap mirror photos & see what I can come up with, thank you for the inspiration....you always inspire me!

It's nice to see that even on vacation, the wheels in your higher self's mind are always a turnin ...thank you.

I'll await more exciting photos of your vaca., as there's always something exciting to see in your pics!
Off to go look at your friend in a bigger blown up version to see what I can 'see'!

Aww, thanks so much for that Jaime! How kind and uplifting you are to me. You made my day much brighter.

And I have more pics to share (as I find some time to prepare them), but I feel like adding a comment inspired by the smilie you used:

I had a super cool spiritual experience in Las Vegas. It was on my first morning waking there. As I woke, rather than opening my physical eyes, I opened my third eye. I could sense the eye and it was really large (maybe 5x the size of one of my physical eyes) - above and between my eyebrows. How I did this, I don't consciously know for the sake of repeating it.

What I saw was so confronting to my basically fully conscious mind that I very quickly shut that eye. I can only try to comprehend what I saw and am even less able to describe it well. My vision was black and white (as it always has been thus far when I see clairvoyantly, though this is the first time I have ever been aware of actually opening my third eye whilst fully conscious). I saw what I can only sorta describe as a ball or balls racing about as if on a track. After thinking about this and trying to describe it a couple of times, I have decided it might be that I saw my interpretation of atomic structure in which I was near the nucleus.

Whatever it was, I knew it to be a realer reality and something my consciousness/brain was entirely unused to perceiving and freaked out by. Nevertheless, it made me feel amazingly energized and grateful. As I pondered it song lyrics would loop in my mind, the angel opened her eyes.

But I digress. And as I said, more vacation-related photos to come. Meanwhile, I'll be very interested in the results of your mirror photograph experiment!

Here are some photos I took inside Caesar's Palace where the shops are. I saw strange things in the reflection of this shop's window so I took 3 photos to see if anything would turn up.



Pic #1 (click for FULL image)


Close up of guitar plaque (notice dark hand on fret bar?)


Pic #2 (click for FULL image)


Close up #2


Pic #3 (click for FULL image)


Close up #3 (hand and clearer face)

Oh my ! I can hardly wait to start highlighting all of the things I see in these awesome pics of yours! Each pic brings something new into view, even the ones that are different pics of the same guitar. Do you happen to know who's guitars these were? I believe when music (creative art energy) is played on instruments like these, that the energy & essance of the artist lingers within & around the instrument always (even if the artist is still alive). I am blown away by the things you've caught in these pics! Surprised? NO! Since you always seem to produce such gems of this sort .

Unfortunately I have to work the next 5 days in a row, so I don't know when I'll actuallyu fit a good highlighting session in. But I promise to make a real effort at making time to do this. I wonder if you are seeing all of the things that I am seeing in these? Thank you Alisa for yet another great example of how strong the power of the mind & spirit work together, I just love your work !

Thanks for such great feedback and comments, Jaime! You really know how to make a person feel fantastic and special. Bless you.

I agree with your belief that creative energy lingers around instruments. But at the time I didn't even think about that at the time. I just saw interesting reflections in the glass and I thought, there is definitely some sort of spirit here. I didn't even think about the fact that antiques were sold here. To be honest, I was sat on a bench outside the store having a little rest from lots of walking, and for kicks D decided to have a go at the little grabber machine (and he got one of the little balls). So I had time to "reflect" and realized it was a good place for a pic.

I'm sure you see many things that I don't, so I'll be anxious to have them pointed out if you get a chance given your busy schedule. I don't know for sure who owned any of the guitars, but it looks like maybe the Beach Boys for the center guitar.

Thanks again for the uplifting comments and point of view on these pics!

I still have more to add. Soon!

Whilst standing in line for a ride at California Adventure Park (part of Disneyland), I noticed in the distance what looked like a wolf in the form of a mountain (or the other way around). I've tried to look this up to see if the mountain design is intentional, but the most I can find is that a few people say it is supposed to resemble a bear. And it kinda does resemble a bear actually. But for me, it looks more like a wolf. And still, I don't know if it is intentional. What do you think?







My Interp


A couple of other nice, crisp shots I found on the net:







Eeek, such better quality.

But I do love my little old 2.1 megapixel in large part for the fact that it does tend to capture that blurrier world between stark reality and ethereal spirit.

I went to an excellent deli-restaurant (where I had a hot turkey sandwich with cream cheese and cranberries, and with mash potatoes and gravy on the side ). Whilst there, I kept glancing to the window where I noticed a giant eye that was staring in my direction.

As usual, I could not stop being pulled to it. I happened to have my camera with me so I decided to take a shot and see if the eye would be visible in a photo. I took about 5 shots and I can see the eye to some degree in all of them. But I also see a set of eyes with heavy eyebrows that somehow ties in. I think it might be a ghost in this instance. Maybe someone tied to the deli.



The first photo (full view, but shrunk down)


Enlargement of window containing eye


My interp of the large eye (iris tinted blue just to help highlight)
To highlight, I've created a face for the set of eyes I see


A closer full view (reduced) shot of window (shaky/blurry)


A close up of left middle of photo in which I see a face


Enlargement of face


My Interp of face which is looking off to viewer's right
The brows are heavy (again), and cheekbones high


I think this may be a ghost because it is so human looking (unlike most of my other captures which I think are usually tree spirits, elementals, or aspects of my spirit/animus).