It’s hard for me to sit here, especially these days, and bag on anyone for wanting to remove sadness, negativity and pain from their lives. I will say, however, that in my experience, simply pouring some of the alcohol from the bottle into myself rather than onto something that I’m trying to set on fire in order to burn all that bad stuff away has generally worked out fairly well for me. Not once has doing so resulted in me setting my apartment building on fire, leaving six of its units uninhabitable in the process.
As the fire was being investigated, Moss approached police and claimed she had started it, the affidavit alleges.
When questioned by police and fire crews, she claimed she “intentionally used a Bic lighter to ignite a tree of life, which was placed inside a cauldron near her bedroom closet. According to Crystal, it was difficult to ignite the tree of life, so she poured a bottle of alcohol on it to speed up the process. Crystal said the intent was to burn away the negative energy, sadness and pain in her life. According to Crystal, she wanted to burn the universe, but didn’t want to hurt anyone,” according to the affidavit.
Police said Moss claimed she did not attempt to warn any of her neighbors but did bang on the garage door of the nearby fire department.
At the time the story was published, police were considering charging her with arson. That sounds pretty negative. May be time to start worrying if you’re in the area.