| In many horror movies, contacting the dead is a pretty | | | | dead relative or any spirit, a ceremony is sometimes |
| easy feat, since they do most of the contacting, | | | | necessary, in which a group of people is asked to |
| especially when scaring he protagonists. In real life, just | | | | concentrate and join hands. The spirit takes over the |
| like other supernatral stuff, the task is a bit harder. Not | | | | medium's body, giving everyone a chance to |
| everyone can communicate with the dead, so you'll | | | | communicate for a limited time. After a few moments, |
| have to do some research or consult people who are | | | | the ghost leaves the medium's body and returns to the |
| blessed with the ability. As a word of warning, | | | | spirit world. |
| contacting the dead has repercussions. You should be | | | | * Mental Mediumship - Mental mediumship is a less |
| emotionally and mentally ready to experience things | | | | taxing job for the spirit medium. In this case, he or she |
| that you don't see or hear everyday. | | | | will cross the spiritual plane mentally and talk to the |
| The Ouija Board | | | | spirit. You can ask questions, which will be answered |
| The ouija board is the simplest way to communicate | | | | by the medium, based on what the spirit told him or |
| with the dead. To use it, a group of people are | | | | her. |
| instructed to circle around the board. The medium then | | | | * Summoning - The medium asks the group to |
| contacts the spirit of a dead relative from the spirit | | | | concentrate on the dead loved one as everyone joins |
| world while the rest concentrate on the spirit mentally. | | | | hands. He or she will then chant prayers, which |
| Everyone places his or her index fingers a little above | | | | transports the spirit at the center of the group. If you're |
| the planchette. When the spirit arrives, people can ask | | | | lucky, you might see the spirit and communicate with it |
| "yes or no" questions, which the spirit answers by | | | | through the medium. However, you should know, |
| moving the planchette onto the Yes and No sections | | | | summoning is pretty dangerous. The summoned spirit |
| of the board. This is a popular method for | | | | may be set loose on the physical plane, causing |
| communicating with the dead, but also dangerous. If | | | | hauntings and other scary stuff, if the medium loses |
| the planchette tips over, many people believe that | | | | control. |
| spirits, many of them evil, will escape. | | | | Ask for referrals from the people you know before |
| Ask a Medium to Conduct a Ceremony | | | | hiring a medium. Scammers will use exemplary acting |
| * Trance Mediumship - The medium, gifted with ESP, | | | | skills to extort two hundred bucks from your group for |
| has the ability to contact spirits. In order to summon a | | | | every visit. |