Was the song 'Hotel California' by seventies band 'The Eagles' inspired by (or even written about) the Bohemian Grove?

The song itself is quite an enigma to music lovers the world over.  Some will say that the song is about drugs, some about an asylum for the insane, others will go as far as to say that it is about Satanism, but nobody seems to really know for sure. 

As a whole you can easily explain that the piece is about the artists unease in being swept up by a greedy hedonistic music industry of the seventies (as claimed by Don Henley).  But where exactly did the specific inspiration for some of the lyrics come from.  Having looked into this, my own personal opinion is that at the very least there is more to the song than one can easily explain.  It would be certainly interesting to know for sure though.

Chapter 27 starting on page 201 of Cathy O’Brien’s controversial book Trance Formation of America documents how the 'Hotel California' was used within the mind control programmes of which she fell victim to at the Bohemian Grove.  Also Mike Hanson’s 2004 book Cult of Conspiracy also elaborates on the use of the song within the sexual abuse activities also involving the Grove. 

The lyrics themselves seem to contain very specific innuendo of many of the occultic philosophies, pastimes and perverted activities at the grove, such as: -  

• being a member of the Bohemian Club ‘for life’ (“you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave”)

• the enchantment of the female (the Owl aspect of Molech)

• cross dressing (“She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends”)

• the doorway to Hell (Babylon)

• the “mission Bell” (Baal, aka Molech)

There are several more examples throughout the song.

And consider the name of the band the Eagles.  A modern (nowadays Masonic) symbol of the Babylonian and Egyptian Phoenix bird which is so prevalent that it appears all over the major crests and currency of the United States.  Could the song really be about the California based forest where the guests check in every summer?

There is little other solid reference to the disputed meaning of the piece on the internet, except for maybe http://www.snopes.com/music/songs/hotel.htm, so the evidence must stand purely in the lyrics themselves, now presented…

On a dark desert highway

Cool wind in my hair

Warm smell of colitas

Rising up through the air

Up ahead in the distance

I saw a shimmering light

My head grew heavy, and my sight grew dim

I had to stop for the night

There she stood in the doorway

I heard the mission bell

And I was thinking to myself

This could be Heaven or this could be Hell

Then she lit up a candle

And she showed me the way

There were voices down the corridor

I thought I heard them say

Welcome to the Hotel California

Such a lovely place

Such a lovely place (background)

Such a lovely face

Plenty of room at the Hotel California

Any time of year

Any time of year (background)

You can find it here

You can find it here

Her mind is Tiffany twisted

She's got the Mercedes Benz

She's got a lot of pretty, pretty boys

That she calls friends

How they dance in the courtyard

Sweet summer sweat

Some dance to remember

Some dance to forget

So I called up the Captain

Please bring me my wine

He said

We haven't had that spirit here since 1969

And still those voices are calling from far away

Wake you up in the middle of the night

Just to hear them say

Welcome to the Hotel California

Such a lovely Place

Such a lovely Place (background)

Such a lovely face

They're livin' it up at the Hotel California

What a nice surprise

What a nice surprise (background)

Bring your alibi’s

Mirrors on the ceiling

Pink champagne on ice

And she said

We are all just prisoners here

Of our own device

And in the master's chambers

They gathered for the feast

They stab it with their steely knives

But they just can't kill the beast

Last thing I remember

I was running for the door

I had to find the passage back to the place I was before

Relax said the nightman

We are programmed to receive

You can check out any time you like

But you can never leave

Conclusion:  Whereas the lyrics do certainly indicate inside knowledge of the occultic activities of the Bohemian 'Grovers', one must also consider that it is also equally possible that the song did not intentionally cover these aspects, and that the coincidental meaning was picked up by an insider hence the alleged use of the song within the satanic circles of the California Grove.

If anyone reading this has any further comments or suggestions pertaining to the songs connection to Bohemian Grove, please e-mail us.