According toPsychology Today, as many three-quarters of bereaved people report some kind of after-death communication with loved ones.

It seems to help if youre under 15 years old.

Some say the board could result in a demon entering your life.

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Rating: 4 out of 10.

If you might find another way to talk to the dead, go with that.

One popular method of mirror-aided supernatural communication is called the Psychomanteum.

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What are you even talking about?

Relax, and think about the person you want to speak with.

Then theyll either appear in the mirror or they wont.

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My money is on they wont, but what do I know?

(Whatever you do, do not say Bloody Mary three times.)

Rating: 6 out of 10.

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They prey on people who are grieving.

My own psychic research has revealed that the spirits specificallydonttalk to people who charge for their services.

Its not morality; its the spirits saying, Whats in it forme?

They would sue if there was a court they could use.

Rating: 0 out of 10.This is the only spirit-communication method thats bound to fail.

None of this means you cant host your own seance to see if it works, though.

Rating: 4 out of 10.

Cool tricks, but not especially useful if you are looking to have a meaningful conversation.

He doesnt seem to have actually designed or built anything, though.

Its understandable that Alexander Graham Bell and his contemporaries believed that the dead could speak to us through electricity.

Rating: 8 out of 10.

Through a child

All babies can talk to the dead.

Theyve just arrived from the spirit world themselves and can still see and hear beyond the veil.

Take advantage of it and ask your child questions about their imaginary friends.

It might be great-grandma theyre talking to.

Pro tip: The only way to slightly extend the sweet-spot is to give baby a toy telephone.

Ghosts love talking to children on toy telephones for some reason.

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I made all of that up.

To actuallytalkto the dead, the equipment of choice among ghost hunters is a simple tape recorder.

This is a really easy method of spirit communion you’re able to do anywhere.

It seems to work better with staticky, older tape, too.

I may be wrong.

Rating: 3 out of 10.

Ghost voices on tape are usually just some random spirit, and conversations usually consist of cryptic phrases.

This is not the basis for a good conversation with a specific person.

Near-death experiences are dangerous though, as almost all of them turn into death experiences very quickly.

They mostly say they experienced nothing, as if their consciousness ended.

Fun fact: Velma Thomas of West Virginia is theall-time winner of near death experiences.

She was dead for a full17 hours.

Neither didthis womanwho was dead for six hours after freezing to death.

Rating: 1 out of 10.

Youll get to find out what happens when you die soon enough; why rush it?

I dont believe in this kind of thing, but I dont discount it in other people either.

How could I know what someone else experiences?

Plus, if it gives people some comfort, its all good.

As long as everyone respects my nihilism, we can all get along.

Rating: 9 out of 10.

Also: you’ve got the option to confidently say, Its what they would have wanted!

whenever you make any decision, because the dead want exactly what you want.