1.Before you even begin this is an exercise you should perform at least once. If you’re new to summoning, you’re probably feeling a little anxious about communicating with the spirit world.That’s fine.When you think about it afterward, you’ll realise it iskinda creepy.But then, I find long life milk kinda creepy. (Because it is! Refrigerate it, already!)Anyway, this is why we need to take the wind out of those fear sails beforehand.Perform these steps on any night prior to the summoning. Not on the same night.
Pick a night when you can be alone in the house. Or go somewhere where you can be alone.
Turn off all the lights and sit in the dark. You can light a couple of candles for mood if you like.
Picture people you can’t see. Some guy lurking outside the window, an invisible person standing right behind you. Imagine scary ghosts from movies you have seen. Really go to town on this.
Listen to the sounds around you. Floor boards creaking, trees swaying in the wind, the heating kicking in, whatever. What was that??
Listen while scared. You will realise that ‘quiet’ in a domestic setting is actually really quite loud.
Just sit scared for a while; listening and imagining.
2.Now, it might sound strange that the first being you ‘summon’ will be yourself but chances are, you aren’t scared of yourself. You probably aren’t scared of your spirit guides, either. So they’re a good place to start.Wipe down the ouija board and planchette with a damp cloth rinsed in warm salty water. (Do this every time you use it.)Go someplace where you won’t be disturbed, light some candles and set up the board.Pray or invoke as you see fit. The simplest way of doing this is to visualise yourself bathed in white light from above. Then picture this light being absorbed into your body until you can see yourself glowing so brightly it is almost too difficult for your mind’s eye to focus on it. Then feel this light expand out from you to the four walls, floor and ceiling where they ‘lock’; leaving you in a safe, sanctified space.
Say:“In this sacred space I call upon my Higher Self, I call upon my spirit guides. Be with me here and speak to me through this medium. Indicate your presence here by moving the planchette to ‘yes’.”And now you wait until the planchette moves to ‘yes’. Sometimes it may move somewhere else first. I’ve had spirits that needed to do a lap of the board to get their bearings. Whatever. You’ll know when it happens. Go with it.
During the ritual, once the planchette stops on each letter be sure to speak that letter aloud. It seems to be the universal sign for ‘understood and onto the next one’.
Classically, you’re supposed to have someone else playing scribe who can write down all the letters. This really isn’t necessary at this stage. But it’s useful when communicating with the dead.
Oh my God, its moving and I’m totally not doing it! Well, yes you are, as a matter of fact. It’s called the ideomotor effect. You are moving the planchette yourself but you aren’t conscious that you’re doing it. It’s how the planchette moves. Doesn’t mean it’s not “working”. You’re communicating with your unconscious, after all. You shouldn’t be conscious of the movements. If you are, then you’re not doing it right.What, you thought a ‘ghost’ was doing it?First of all, you didn’t summon one. And second of all, if it were that easy for ghosts to move shit around they’d probably do it more often, don’t you think?Being familiar with the ideomotor effect, alongside general ‘scary background noises’ is extremely important. These are the baseline conditions you need to be aware of so that if/when something else happens (curtains moving in a room with no draft, books falling off shelves, etc) you can safely say “well my brain was moving the planchette and the tree was making the sounds but I don’t know what moved that book.”Now you’re ready for some dead visitors.
3.Just like it sounds.Wash the board and planchette as described above.Use your fingers to sprinkle some of the warm salt water around the summoning space.Light some fresh candles. (Always use fresh candles for each summoning.)Light some incense. Sandalwood is good at lifting the vibrations of a space without influencing the results in an undue manner.Perform the white light exercise listed above.
4.The key to a good, broad summoning is to clear the space and make sure whoever wants to show up is actually nice and helpful. Think of a broad, untargeted summoning like Chatroulette. You could get Ben Folds playing an impromptu gig, or you could get an old Romanian man masturbating at you. If you want to aim for the former rather than the latter, then here is how you do it:Open the gate. Invoke some aspect of the great cosmic Gatekeeper. St Peter would work at a pinch but I get the best results from Hermanubis.
5.Rinse and repeat.This article is pitched broadly enough to be helpful to the absolute beginner but I like to think there is something in it for the advanced user, as well.
I very much agree with Sue and Tiredofgaggs. Also Blood_Fang,
I'm sorry but anyone thinking that their uncle was one of the Harry Potter cast, Doesn't need to be giving advice to a beginner. " Magic in the hands of ignorance is Like a gun in the hands of a child"
(I am the original poster)
Bloodfang, thankyou very much for your detailed and informative post, the only one on here that was actually RELEVANT TO MY QUESTION. I really wish there were more people like you on here, god it's absolute murder trying to get a straight answer from people on this site.
Annamare, I asked a question. The question wasn't 'What is your opinion on me summoning a spirit', and it also wasn't a statement which said 'Feel free to belittle me and insult me as much as possible while foistering your opinions onto me'. The question was just this - 'How do you summon a spirit?'
If you knew and were willing to tell me, then that's all I wanted. If you didn't know, or if you knew and still for your own selfish deluded reasons refused to tell me - you needn't comment. As you can do nothing for me. Your patronising, condescending replies have done nothing except waste your time by writing them. I always try to explain this to people on here but they just do not get it.
Also who the hell are you to call me 'ignorant' and speak about me as if I'm not here and SCOLD other members for giving me the information I was looking for? You don't know me and don't know if I'm a 'beginner' or not so honey it's you who's ignorant:').
To everyone talking bull about how I'm 'not ready' or whatever, could someone please explain when a person BECOMES 'ready'? Everyone has to start somewhere. One day all of you didn't know how to do this so you either read about it somewhere or someone told you, either way it's the same thing. So by your way of thinking no one is ever READY to do these things including yourselves when you first did it.
Above all else, surely the fact I told you I'm willing to sell my soul shows how I'm just so done with life I really don't give a crap about potential consequences of summoning.
Once again, thankyou BloodFang for your answer, it was very helpful:)
Re: How to summon a spirit? By: WhiteRav3n / Knowledgeable
Post # 13 Mar 21, 2013
You need to research ceremonial magic and actual grimoires. I also suggest all four books of Henry Cornelius Agrippa. The fourth book is a grimoire, the first three explain very important information on magick and how it works. They are expensive to buy but there are many free pdfs on the web.
Try reading 'Summoning spirits' by Konstantinos. The exercises in it are challenging but rewarding. Also start out as suggested by WhiteRaven. Those books are all essential reading. It helps to have a regular spiritual routine and a balanced psyche before you attempt this. Most people attempt to contact angelic intelligences first before they tackle darker aspects.
You can't sell your soul because it belongs to God when you do wrong in life you are judge at the end of your time. God decides
which road your soul will end up. now if you have choose to do dark magic believe me you will rep the rewards. To ask for friendly spirits to help. you need to go to a near by candle store are you can buy this book on line just type in the title and buy the 6 & 7 book of Moses there are many magical seals you can use to call on spirits. On those seal are demons and Holy angels you can call out there names to assist you in your needs here on earth.I it's dark or white light magic.
