Welcome toEvil Week, our annual dive into all the slightly sketchy hacks wed usually refrain from recommending.
Weve got all the info it’s crucial that you be successfully unsavory.
What exactly is a seance?
Who says the spirits dont want to talk to a regular person like you?
According to California clairvoyantSansa Asylum, this is not some thing that anyone should do.
It absolutely opens a door to God-knows-what, and unsavory spirits can wreak havoc in subtle ways.
The guest list: Who do you invite to a seance?
That said, a dyed-in-the wool skeptic surprisingly might be thebestkind of guest at a seance.
You dont wanttoomany people at your seance, lest it become unmanageable.
Take this as seriously as you might manage.
Traditionally, seances involved a leadera mediumthrough whom guests talked to the dead.
Dont hog the ghosts for yourself.
Next, do something to separate ritual-time from normal time.
Ring a bell or light a candle; it doesnt matter.
You only need something tangible to mark the transition into ghost-talking-time.
Above all, be patient, and dont force it.
Be very open and accept that youre just receiving [communications from the dead].
Its a very relaxed state, explains Ms. Carra.
Ask [the spirit], may I have your permission to have your first initial?
Then one person may say, Oh, I got the letter S!
From there, play with the letter.
Associate names with it as received.
Maybe someone will say, Oh, thats Sally!
According to Joan, you may feel a physical sensation in some part of the body.
Maybe a twinge in your neck?
If everything goes correctly, your guests will feel as if theyve experienced communication from the other side.
And, hey, maybe they have.
But maybe something else is going on.
Because Im a person, and every person feels exactly that way all the time.
They say, I dont know how I come up with these things.
They were all crooks, Zabrecky said.
For $5 you’re free to come sit in my dark parlor… Its really messed up.
Youare not horrible, though, Dear Reader.
How to fake a seance
There are two kinds of seances.
A light seance is what Joan the psychic described.
Just straight up Google people, Cox advised.
For optimum effect, research the guests you know the leasta friend-of-a-friend is perfect.
Then, start the seance as advised above, pretending it is a group experiment.
verify the room in which you hold your seance isabsolutelydark.
Be creative, but keep it simple for greatest effect.
You could also use a guest as a plant.
So are seances real?
On the other hand, ghosts are not real.
But like a lot of fake things, theyre fun anyway.
