An Evening With The Lemps
The Dahli Lama says that each year, I should visit some place new. To take him up on this, I plan on visiting the Elvis Cafe in Wright City, MO, very soon with my friend Jennifer. When we go there, we are going to dress up and try to look like we just stepped out of the 1950's. I can't wait!
Last Monday, I went some place I have wanted to go, ever since I found out it was haunted. This place is the Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, MO. The Lemp Mansion is listed as one of the top ten most haunted places in North America. On Monday night's tour, I learned that it was just bumped up to number two, for having the most paranormal activity. This house is a ghost hunter's haven. It is also a popular hangout for other spirits who are just wandering about the earth, not yet ready or willing to "cross over." This doesn't suprise me, as the Lemp's were known to throw great parties for the elite businessmen and their wives back in the day (mid-1800's). Of course, there was always cold beer around, because the Lemps were known for their refridgeration techniques and owned a vast cave system underneath the city in which to store their brew. This cave system even has its own theatre, which is still very much in-tact. The mansion itself is amazing and has been almost completely restored to the way it looked in the mid-1800's to the mid-1900's. It is open to the public during the week for lunch and dinner and is also a bed and breakfst.
I started out my tour in a large candlelit room, which could have been used as a sitting room or study back in the day. After welcoming everyone, the tour guide proceeded to give us a history of the Lemp family brewing business as well as details on all of the suicides that took place in the house over the years. There were also some deaths by natural causes, like two children who died at birth or from childhood diseases, and an adult who died of cancer. Then, the guide used dousing rods, which are copper rods that can detect energy masses of the living and dead, to try and make contact with a spirit. These rods are sometimes considered a form of lower magic and are one of the best ways to talk to a spirit or spirits, though you have to know what questions to ask. The spirit can be asked to move the rods one direction for "yes" and the other direction for "no." The guide asked that if there were any spirits there that night, to please let us know. Once she established that there was a spirit there, she set the guidelines for the spirit to answer her questions- move the rods to the left for "yes" and to the right for "no." She asked if Billy Lemp was the one communicating with her and the rods moved to the left. She then asked other yes and no questions, and Billy answered yes or no. Now, to an outsider, this probably looked pretty funny, like "Carol Ann, go towards the light" kind of funny. Sure, she could have been moving the rods herself, but I tried to keep an open mind and attempted my own communication. As the guide kept talking more about the history, I felt like something hopped upon my lap, like a child or cat, and the hairs would stand up on my neck from time to time, though I was not cold. I felt a presence to the left of me, but when I would look over, no one was there.
My group began the actual tour in what used to be the Lemp office and was where one of the Lemps commited suicide. As the guide was talking, some of us, including the guide started to get extremely hot, for no reason at all. Even the guide was a bit freaked out and found it hard to speak in that room and hurried us out of there. She then took us to the bar, another sitting room, where dinner guests sometimes comment on how nice it is that cats can run about freely. Of course, there are no cats at the Lemp mansion, only cat ghosts! We went to a dining room, where a mother and child in period clothes appear and disappear from time to time, while other guests are eating, causing some customers to freak out and flee the premises. Then, we went into some of the bedrooms and finally on to the attic.
The Lemp attic is where the most paranormal activity takes place in the house and why not? From the looks of the place, I would think it is one of the best places for a ghost to hang out. The guide took us to the attic and made us stand in a circle around the room. She then blew out some candles, which was the only source of light in the room. The guide then proceeded to call upon the spirits to join us. I closed my eyes and cleared my mind. All of a sudden, my heart rate almost doubled and I felt as though something was pushing me forward. Now, I have had anxiety attacks before, and this was no anxiety attack. Then, the dark became dark, and what looked like a large dark mist and a smaller dark mist started circling around the room, going from person to person, as if these mists were checking us all out. One of the mists seemed to really like my friends Angie and Heather, because it lingered in front of them for a while. Then, a faint white mist appeared in front of me, and I could barely make out a face. Then, just like that, it was gone. While all of this was taking place, one of the other guests felt something tugging on her pants leg. This could have been the ghost of Selva, one of the Lemps canine companions. After we were allowed to turn our flashlights back on, some of us continued to explore the attic. The attic was drafty, but there were also some cold spots. The attic was the last stop on the tour, before we were "let loose" so to speak, to go off on our own and take pictures. We were not allowed to stay in the attic, however. I, of course, could have stayed up there a lot longer!
Now, at no time did I ever feel like there was anything malicious there that night. I never felt scared or nervous, even though I did get the feeling that I was being followed down some steps one time, when I was clearly the only one around! All I can say is that everyone in my group got something from going on this tour. Some got pictures in which orbs were visible. Others just got a good laugh and some interesting history. I got another reason to believe that there are spirits around us all of the time. Some of us just choose not to see them. After all, we are all just energy occupying something tangible, until our physical bodies deteriorate, then that energy is set free once again.
Check out some photos: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/guitargirl63376/
Last Monday, I went some place I have wanted to go, ever since I found out it was haunted. This place is the Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, MO. The Lemp Mansion is listed as one of the top ten most haunted places in North America. On Monday night's tour, I learned that it was just bumped up to number two, for having the most paranormal activity. This house is a ghost hunter's haven. It is also a popular hangout for other spirits who are just wandering about the earth, not yet ready or willing to "cross over." This doesn't suprise me, as the Lemp's were known to throw great parties for the elite businessmen and their wives back in the day (mid-1800's). Of course, there was always cold beer around, because the Lemps were known for their refridgeration techniques and owned a vast cave system underneath the city in which to store their brew. This cave system even has its own theatre, which is still very much in-tact. The mansion itself is amazing and has been almost completely restored to the way it looked in the mid-1800's to the mid-1900's. It is open to the public during the week for lunch and dinner and is also a bed and breakfst.
I started out my tour in a large candlelit room, which could have been used as a sitting room or study back in the day. After welcoming everyone, the tour guide proceeded to give us a history of the Lemp family brewing business as well as details on all of the suicides that took place in the house over the years. There were also some deaths by natural causes, like two children who died at birth or from childhood diseases, and an adult who died of cancer. Then, the guide used dousing rods, which are copper rods that can detect energy masses of the living and dead, to try and make contact with a spirit. These rods are sometimes considered a form of lower magic and are one of the best ways to talk to a spirit or spirits, though you have to know what questions to ask. The spirit can be asked to move the rods one direction for "yes" and the other direction for "no." The guide asked that if there were any spirits there that night, to please let us know. Once she established that there was a spirit there, she set the guidelines for the spirit to answer her questions- move the rods to the left for "yes" and to the right for "no." She asked if Billy Lemp was the one communicating with her and the rods moved to the left. She then asked other yes and no questions, and Billy answered yes or no. Now, to an outsider, this probably looked pretty funny, like "Carol Ann, go towards the light" kind of funny. Sure, she could have been moving the rods herself, but I tried to keep an open mind and attempted my own communication. As the guide kept talking more about the history, I felt like something hopped upon my lap, like a child or cat, and the hairs would stand up on my neck from time to time, though I was not cold. I felt a presence to the left of me, but when I would look over, no one was there.
My group began the actual tour in what used to be the Lemp office and was where one of the Lemps commited suicide. As the guide was talking, some of us, including the guide started to get extremely hot, for no reason at all. Even the guide was a bit freaked out and found it hard to speak in that room and hurried us out of there. She then took us to the bar, another sitting room, where dinner guests sometimes comment on how nice it is that cats can run about freely. Of course, there are no cats at the Lemp mansion, only cat ghosts! We went to a dining room, where a mother and child in period clothes appear and disappear from time to time, while other guests are eating, causing some customers to freak out and flee the premises. Then, we went into some of the bedrooms and finally on to the attic.
The Lemp attic is where the most paranormal activity takes place in the house and why not? From the looks of the place, I would think it is one of the best places for a ghost to hang out. The guide took us to the attic and made us stand in a circle around the room. She then blew out some candles, which was the only source of light in the room. The guide then proceeded to call upon the spirits to join us. I closed my eyes and cleared my mind. All of a sudden, my heart rate almost doubled and I felt as though something was pushing me forward. Now, I have had anxiety attacks before, and this was no anxiety attack. Then, the dark became dark, and what looked like a large dark mist and a smaller dark mist started circling around the room, going from person to person, as if these mists were checking us all out. One of the mists seemed to really like my friends Angie and Heather, because it lingered in front of them for a while. Then, a faint white mist appeared in front of me, and I could barely make out a face. Then, just like that, it was gone. While all of this was taking place, one of the other guests felt something tugging on her pants leg. This could have been the ghost of Selva, one of the Lemps canine companions. After we were allowed to turn our flashlights back on, some of us continued to explore the attic. The attic was drafty, but there were also some cold spots. The attic was the last stop on the tour, before we were "let loose" so to speak, to go off on our own and take pictures. We were not allowed to stay in the attic, however. I, of course, could have stayed up there a lot longer!
Now, at no time did I ever feel like there was anything malicious there that night. I never felt scared or nervous, even though I did get the feeling that I was being followed down some steps one time, when I was clearly the only one around! All I can say is that everyone in my group got something from going on this tour. Some got pictures in which orbs were visible. Others just got a good laugh and some interesting history. I got another reason to believe that there are spirits around us all of the time. Some of us just choose not to see them. After all, we are all just energy occupying something tangible, until our physical bodies deteriorate, then that energy is set free once again.
Check out some photos: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/guitargirl63376/
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