Conduct a Séance
A séance is a meeting of three or more people who gather to receive messages from ghosts, spirits of the dead, or to listen to a medium relay messages from spirits.
Steps
- Gather the participants. Three is the minimum number of people who should participate in a séance.
- Choose a medium. This will be the person who will lead the séance and should be someone who has experience or psychic abilities.
- Decide on who you will be summoning. Are you seeking connection with an ancestor, or just wanting to see who's out there?
- Set the table. Place three candles, or a number divisible by three, in the center, and place an offering of food in the center, as well.
- Create an atmosphere conducive to connecting to the spirit world. Light the candles, dim the lights, light some incense.
- Gather everyone around the table and hold hands to create a circle.
- Summon the spirit(s) by chanting in unison: "Spirits of the past, move among us. Be guided by the light of this world and visit upon us." If you are wishing to contact a relative or friend, you may chant something like this: "Beloved (name), we bring you gifts from life into death. Be guided by the light of this world and visit upon us."
- Wait for a response. Repeat the chant if necessary until you get a response.
- Once the spirit responds, ask your questions. It's best to start by asking simple yes or no questions. Give the spirit suggestions for communication such as one rap for yes, two raps for no.
- If the spirit is speaking through the medium, you can ask any question you wish.
- Stay calm. While it can be startling to actually make a connection, it is important to maintain control of the situation.
- If the situation gets out of control, end the séance by having one person remove the offerings and turning on the lights and opening a door or a window. Join hands until the spirit leaves, then either replace the offerings, dim the lights and prepare for a fight, or blow out the candles and end the session for the night.
- When everyone is satisfied, end the séance by thanking the spirit for visiting, breaking the circle of hands, extinguishing the candles, and turning on the lights.
Tips
- Always stop a séance if someone asks due to fear or other concern. Never force anyone to continue if they do not want to.
- Don't allow unstable individuals to participate in a séance. People with certain mental health issues and young children should not participate as they are too vulnerable.
- Remember to have fun!
- When conducting a séance, don't ask for a connect more than 1 time every 3 days.
Warnings
- Never summon a demon or evil entity unless you know what you are doing and have a very good reason for doing so.
- Don't summon Satan unless you are asking him to a Tuesday brunch. Otherwise he'll be cranky.
- Understand that there are charlatans out there who will take your money at a moment's notice under the guise of spiritualism. The emphasis of a séance should be on spirit, not showmanship.
- Do some research first, check if it's against your religion. For example in the Catholic religion all forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely supposed to "unveil" the future.
Things You'll Need
- A table, ouija candles
- Food offering
- Incense (optional)
- Participants
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Sources and Citations
- About the Author: Denise Alvarado aka Voodoo Mama is a mystical artist and freelance writer specializing in wellness, self-improvement, Native American issues, cultural psychology, and metaphysical concepts. Visit her website, http://www.mysticvoodoo.com to view her gallery and for free articles on a variety of topics.
