How to Hold a Seance
Holding a seance can be a delicate and tricky matter, because if the seance is successful, you just never know who'll respond to your call to the other side. Since folks don't get any less flaky after they pass over, there are never any guarantees when it comes to seances, but by following a few simple guidelines, you have an excellent chance of contacting someone and having one of the most memorable times of your life.
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Instructions
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Invite a group of friends who believe that communication with the spirit world is possible. Negative or skeptical energy has no place at a seance, even if you hold the event strictly for fun. You'll also want to make sure that you can trust everyone who comes to the seance so you know any communication you receive is genuine.
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Keep the guest list relatively small. Everyone will need to be able to fit around the table comfortably at the very least. Most experts feel that at least three people should attend and that any number larger than three should at least a multiple of the number.
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Consider holding the seance in a neutral location. Spirits sometimes decide to hang around after a seance, so your home may not be the best location unless you're prepared to remove the spirit afterwards.
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Use white table linens to create a positive vibration around the table. White is generally associated with light or white magic, so it is thought to be the safest color to attract positive spirits.
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Light incense to deepen the spiritual vibration of the room. Sandlewood is a favorite scent and is believed to help those in meditation stay focused on their goals.
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Place candles around the table in multiples of three. Leave them unlit until the appropriate time.
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Sit around the table, and allow all the participants to relax and focus on the task at hand.
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Charge the candles by having each participant hold one in his hands while concentrating on the positive energies the color of the candle represents. Pass each candle around the table clockwise to ensure everyone has touched and energized each candle in turn.
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Light each candle as they are placed back on the table.
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Join hands and close your eyes as you lead the group in a prayer or brief invocation of blessing to protect the seance and all those attending.
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Lead your group in a deep breathing exercise to relax and focus on the task at hand. Breathe in through the nose and out through the mouth, encouraging everyone to fill their lungs from the diaphragm, not just from the chest.
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Begin to ask for the spirit's presence by chanting a simple incantation, asking the spirit to join you. Ask for the spirit by name and request that he commune with you and move among you. Have all the participants repeat this incantation until a presence is felt.
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Ask yes or no questions and have the spirit respond by knocking once for yes, twice for no. Be sure the spirit understands this code by explaining it carefully and asking explicitly if it understands.
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Thank the spirit and ask it to go in peace once you have finished your questioning. This is a crucial step so the spirit does not misunderstand and assume that it is welcome to stick around and haunt your house or that location.
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Break the circle by releasing your hands.
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Blow out the candle and turn on the lights. This completely breaks the spell and pulls the veil back down between the worlds.
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Tips & Warnings
Record your session with video or audio recorders. Though the seance may seem to be unsuccessful, you may later find that you did actually have a visitor with a soft voice or who moved small objects in the room.
Write down your experiences immediately. Time will always alter memories, so have everyone write it down and compare notes.
It's always possible to have a negative or harmful spirit come through when you hold a seance. If you or any of the participants feel threatened or uncomfortable, ask the spirit to go in peace, break the circle, blow out the candles and turn on the lights.
