I met Mary in Laughlin, the week that this video was shot. She was the leader of the "experiencer" support groups that met on 6 of the 7 nights at the conference, so I got to see her in that environment. Sadly, these meetings were crowded in a small and claustrophobic room, with a loud air-conditioner fan in the ceiling, making it almost impossible to hear anyone.
She is a very dedicated woman, and the busy format of the conference made it hard to get to know her. The circus environment at Laughlin can be a distraction, limiting some of the real connections. She was there with a troop of other Australians, all with either direct experiences or doing research. They were quite an impressive group. There was a woman from New Zealand named Susan that was exceptionally interesting!
At on point I had a chance to sit with her for a little while. I showed her some drawings I had done (and Anya has seen these) and I saw a side to her I hadn't seen yet. She was immediately very focused and both of us shared some very intimate experiences concerning the paranormal.
She had a three-ring binder full of pencil drawings from a "client" and these were amazing. Fine line illustrations with densely packed little diagrams, they looked like a detailed overlay to some complex series of astrological charts. Really interesting stuff!
That said, I liked her enormously, she was VERY serious about the subject, and refused to treat it in anyway that would seem exploitative. And - She did wear a feather boa to one of the organized dinners!
Oh that bland wallpaper.
ReplyDeleteI met Mary in Laughlin, the week that this video was shot. She was the leader of the "experiencer" support groups that met on 6 of the 7 nights at the conference, so I got to see her in that environment. Sadly, these meetings were crowded in a small and claustrophobic room, with a loud air-conditioner fan in the ceiling, making it almost impossible to hear anyone.
She is a very dedicated woman, and the busy format of the conference made it hard to get to know her. The circus environment at Laughlin can be a distraction, limiting some of the real connections. She was there with a troop of other Australians, all with either direct experiences or doing research. They were quite an impressive group. There was a woman from New Zealand named Susan that was exceptionally interesting!
At on point I had a chance to sit with her for a little while. I showed her some drawings I had done (and Anya has seen these) and I saw a side to her I hadn't seen yet. She was immediately very focused and both of us shared some very intimate experiences concerning the paranormal.
She had a three-ring binder full of pencil drawings from a "client" and these were amazing. Fine line illustrations with densely packed little diagrams, they looked like a detailed overlay to some complex series of astrological charts. Really interesting stuff!
That said, I liked her enormously, she was VERY serious about the subject, and refused to treat it in anyway that would seem exploitative. And - She did wear a feather boa to one of the organized dinners!