Las
Vegas, Nevada was never one of my favorite places because of the desperation
and bullying of entities that I could feel. Recently, my family descended on
that town for a reunion of sorts, so I found myself there, feeling like a
prisoner on a decade’s sentence who recently got freed. The changes are phenomenal!
I
was shocked when I entered a casino and couldn’t hear the coin-dropping noises,
the sounds that came with the flashing lights, the one-arm bandits being pulled
all around me. (I don’t recall hearing any music in the past, whereas now, it’s
everywhere, even in some parking lots!) The ceiling laden with smoke, though
people were smoking just not to the extent as before. Children walking close to
the gambling because now there are indoor malls everywhere. No more restaurants affiliated
with this casino and Keno while you wait. Instead, individual businesses have restaurants,
cafes, shops booths, etc. just like in any city in any place in the world
cookie-cutter fashion. Though I saw one small group of coin slot machines, they
have been tweaked and they aren’t the old-time machines. The new machines are
really tall. They accept bills, a gambling card, or the credit slips you may
receive with your winnings or when you’re simply finished playing. The credit
slips and chips from the tables may be taken to a human cashier just like the
old days. The gaming tables are costly, but then if minimum wage is going to be
$15/hour or so then that would figure. (Back when I made $4ish/hour, a minimum bet
on a low-cost table might have been $1. Now, you’re lucky to find a $10 bet
permitted.)
The
town to me felt like I had virtual goggles on. Though we met many nice
employees all around in the different establishments, the malls under or as
part of the casinos made it feel so unreal. In a few where we went, you looked
up to the ceiling to see fake sky with white clouds. (No painted on chem
trails.) Outside, simply sweeping your eyes at the sites as you drove by, you
saw fake Paris, a fake looking castle and other odd, out-of-place sites.
The
only place I sensed three sparks of life was at the Bellagio. We walked through
the inside gardens, which felt very virtual and devoid of feeling overall. But
at one point, 1) a group of flowers, while I was standing there looking for
life, suddenly released a whole bunch of scents. Usually, that’s fairies or
Nature People saying hello. It was possibly that, yet a “wall” between them and
me still separated us. It was strange. 2) There’s a mermaid over near an
entrance. The Spirit with her was strong, but again, as if a wall separated me
from her. If I had to place it into words, I’d say she’s created a Space for
herself to send a part of herself there or it’s as if she can be elsewhere, but
has a Screen to look in on things, but may interact somehow if she chooses,
because she interacted with me. (Just not the same as when I’m face-to-face
with Power. You can feel her in this picture above, though.) 3) Across from her on another path is a man holding a container
that is a waterfall. He was just as her but felt slightly different. The
mythological creature that is the masculine of Nature (which I remember as Pan)
is most likely what is keeping an eye out in this area just as perhaps his
female qualities do on the other side. Of course, I may not be of a frequency
to feel that they are the same thing, different, or completely different to
what I’ve stated here.
When
I first came to America, a lot of my time was spent in the casino babysitting
area and so the sounds are very much a part of my childhood. I had no idea
those sounds would go away.
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