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Firstly, due credit for inspiring this video goes to Daniel J. Hay who composed the Opus "Taking Tea With Lady Grey", utilized as the focal point for the compilation I made, which this video was made in response to. The title of the song alone immediately sent me on a vision quest within which I almost got lost in the entire paranormal hype of it all. Given, throughout Europe there are apparitions known as "The Grey Lady". Even JKR couldn't help but acknowledge this in her Harry Potter series. Yet, through my love for research before embarking upon any endeavor, written and otherwise, I established that it goes well beyond simply this spirit of a deceased woman of brilliance beyond compare. Don't get me wrong, I love every bit of the idea that is Miss Helena Ravenclaw: the Ghostly mascot to the most intelligent houses of students ever to come-&-go from the magical academy. According to JKR, she is a highly intellectual young lady who never found true love as she never found a man up to her standards. In Deathly Hallows, it is revealed that the Grey Lady is daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw, from whome she stole the Diadem of Ravenclaw from in an attempt to become smarter than her, then went into hiding. It was a dying Rowena's wish to see her daughter again and so she sent for the Bloody Baron to look for her, knowing that he would not rest until he brought her back. However, she refused to come with him and, in a moment of blind rage, he killed her with a single stab wound to her chest. Overcome with remorse, the Bloody Baron killed himself using the same weapon in turn. If that isn't enough of a gorgeous tragedy for you, perhaps it rings other bells the likes of which I also have used as inspiration for these videos.

Such as, Janet Douglas a.k.a. Lady Glamis. The Douglas family was far from favored by King James V of Scotland, whose hatred for extended even to Janet. James had Janet accused of witchcraft against him, although it was clear that the accusations were false. To gain "evidence", James had Janet's family members and servants subjected to torture. Janet was convicted of the crimes against her and was burned at the stake on 17 July 1537 on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, which her young son was forced to watch. Between that and the setting alone, the paranormal is quite potent in the air. The estates surrounding the castle, lush in gardens and walking trails, also produces tremendous inspiration for the child of nature theme from which the feminine sprite dancing amidst it all originates. Much akin to Rufford Old Hall, reputedly haunted by a gray lady, Queen Elizabeth I and a man in Elizabethan clothing. Grey Lady & Bloody Baron, anyone? While none of the aforementioned can truly be known for sure, the fact remains that the entire essence behind The Grey Lady demands respect, and thus homage paid by a woman who humbly prides to walk in her likeness. It is a tale of great tragedy, sorrow, and injustice. It is a tale of witch trials. Of the payment required in blood for the wounding of a man's pride and ego. Like the story of Vincent, a tale to honor of the sacrifice of any soul knowing their own worth in a world holding little to no beauty to match it. Woman. Wife. Mother. Sister. Daughter. Friend. Queen. Goddesses by all accounts, to which many an early nation has prayed and paid tribute to since the dawn of spirituality. Religion having little to do with it given during the age of Witch Hunts, many a woman like this were unjustly put to death for the crime of being simply what they were born to be ... gorgeous creatures, "hauntingly" beautiful, who knew their own worth and let no man put them asunder. Pagan souls born from nature and thus shamelessly devoted themselves to it, dancing in the rain, under the moonlight, naked before the very beauty that had spawned them ... babes in the wood and water. We all love them when we see them. To such women who have come before and who will come even after I'm gone ... with this video ... I humbly pay tribute.

Audio Credits: Eternity & A Day, by Paul Haslinger. Shutting Down Grace's Lab, by James Horner. Fleur Du Mal by Sarah Brightman. Excerpt Chant & Poetry Read from the Tudors television show, season two, the Boleyn executions.