{"id":8003,"date":"2013-05-01T01:10:42","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T06:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=8274"},"modified":"2013-04-23T18:44:47","modified_gmt":"2013-04-23T23:44:47","slug":"paranormal-path-32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2013\/05\/01\/paranormal-path-32\/","title":{"rendered":"Paranormal Path"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>Only a Game?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I have always had a fascination with the different ways to conjure up ghosts and spirits, though I personally would never attempt to do so because the risks are too great.\u00a0 I spoke before about the Ouija Board and how it stuns me this is marketed as a \u201cgame\u201d for kids to play.\u00a0 If you are inexperienced and unprepared the danger of inviting the spirit world in is immense.\u00a0 Bloody Mary is another example I have talked about, a game that young people play at sleepovers trying to call this vengeful spirit to appear in the mirror.\u00a0 Recently, I have come across more modern versions of \u201cgames\u201d believed to call spirits if you follow the instructions carefully.<\/p>\n<p>The Midnight Game or The Midnight Man is a recently popular one.\u00a0 There are countless videos and blogs online of people attempting this ritual.\u00a0 The introductions to the game always say that this was an ancient Pagan Ritual to punish those who did not follow rules, I am not certain of the truth behind that statement.\u00a0 Those who are unfamiliar with Paganism are already uncomfortable with the term so I assume it adds to the \u201cspooky\u201d aspect.\u00a0 The rules of this \u201cgame\u201d say you must write your name on a piece of paper, put a drop of your own blood on it and light a candle.\u00a0 Once the candle is lit, place it in front of the door on top of the paper.\u00a0 They specify the door must be wooden.\u00a0 Then the player is advised to knock on the door 22 times and the last knock must be exactly at midnight.\u00a0 Open the door, blow out the candle, and then shut the door.\u00a0 This has allowed the Midnight Man into the house.\u00a0 You are then told to light the candle and continue moving around the house avoiding the spirit at all costs.\u00a0 If your candle goes out, you must immediately relight it and keep moving.\u00a0 If the Midnight Man catches you it is said you will have horrible hallucinations of your deepest fears.\u00a0 Salt is advised in case you cannot relight your candle, to place a protective ring around yourself.\u00a0 This continues until 3:33am, then the game is over and the spirit will leave.\u00a0 \u00a0Once again I do not advise attempting any of this.<\/p>\n<p>One Man Hide and Seek or One Man Tag is another piece of insanity I came across.\u00a0 This \u201cgame\u201d says you must have a doll with arms and legs, remove the stuffing and fill it with rice.\u00a0 Rice is believed to attract spirits.\u00a0 They also advise you put your own fingernail clippings in the doll.\u00a0 Sew the doll up with a crimson colored thread and bind the doll with the remaining thread.\u00a0 Name the doll, to make it more powerful, or so the rules say.\u00a0 Take a cup of salt water and a sharp object to wherever your hiding spot will be.\u00a0 Take the doll to the bathroom, and say three times your own name and that you are the first \u201cit\u201d, and then place the doll in a tub of water.\u00a0\u00a0 Turn off all of the lights in the house and leave the television on a static, white noise channel.\u00a0 Go to your hiding spot, cover your eyes and count to ten.\u00a0 Return with your sharp object to the bathroom.\u00a0 The player is then instructed to stab the doll and tell the doll that it is \u201cit\u201d now and leave the sharp object and the doll in the tub while you run to your hiding spot.\u00a0 The doll is supposed to come to life by a spirit inhabiting it and start searching for you.\u00a0 The purpose of the television being on is to hear the changes in the volume or the static sound changing to whispers or voices from the spirit.\u00a0 To end the game you are suppose to take a drink of salt water and hold it in your mouth, take the glass with the remaining salt water with you and search for the doll.\u00a0 Once found pour the salt water on the doll and say three times \u201cI win\u201d and cut the thread to release the spirit.<\/p>\n<p>These \u201cgames\u201d are very dangerous and in my descriptions I have left out specific details to prevent anyone from attempting such things and it working.\u00a0 Salt, mirrors, water and fire are all powerful things used for centuries in spirit contact and communication.\u00a0 Inviting spirits in is extremely dangerous and can result in terrible unwanted experiences.\u00a0 Do not make yourself vulnerable to such things.\u00a0 These are not \u201cgames\u201d by any definition of the word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only a Game? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I have always had a fascination with the different ways to conjure up ghosts and spirits, though I personally would never attempt to do so because the risks are too great.\u00a0 I spoke before about the Ouija Board and how it stuns me this is marketed as a \u201cgame\u201d for kids to play.\u00a0 If you are inexperienced and unprepared the danger of inviting the spirit world in is immense.\u00a0 Bloody Mary is another example I have talked about, a game that young people play at sleepovers trying to call this vengeful spirit to appear in the mirror.\u00a0 Recently, I have come across more modern versions of \u201cgames\u201d believed to call spirits if you follow the instructions carefully. The Midnight Game or The Midnight Man is a recently popular one.\u00a0 There are countless videos and blogs online of people attempting this ritual.\u00a0 The introductions to the game always say that this was an ancient Pagan Ritual to punish those who did not follow rules, I am not certain of the truth behind that statement.\u00a0 Those who are unfamiliar with Paganism are already uncomfortable with the term so I assume it adds to the \u201cspooky\u201d aspect.\u00a0 The rules of this \u201cgame\u201d say you must write your name on a piece of paper, put a drop of your own blood on it and light a candle.\u00a0 Once the candle is lit, place it in front of the door on top of the paper.\u00a0 They specify the door must be wooden.\u00a0 Then the player is advised to knock on the door 22 times and the last knock must be exactly at midnight.\u00a0 Open the door, blow out the candle, and then shut the door.\u00a0 This has allowed the Midnight Man into the house.\u00a0 You are then told to light the candle and continue moving around the house avoiding the spirit at all costs.\u00a0 If your candle goes out, you must immediately relight it and keep moving.\u00a0 If the Midnight Man catches you it is said you will have horrible hallucinations of your deepest fears.\u00a0 Salt is advised in case you cannot relight your candle, to place a protective ring around yourself.\u00a0 This continues until 3:33am, then the game is over and the spirit will leave.\u00a0 \u00a0Once again I do not advise attempting any of this. One Man Hide and Seek or One Man Tag is another piece of insanity I came across.\u00a0 This \u201cgame\u201d says you must have a doll with arms and legs, remove the stuffing and fill it with rice.\u00a0 Rice is believed to attract spirits.\u00a0 They also advise you put your own fingernail clippings in the doll.\u00a0 Sew the doll up with a crimson colored thread and bind the doll with the remaining thread.\u00a0 Name the doll, to make it more powerful, or so the rules say.\u00a0 Take a cup of salt water and a sharp object to wherever your hiding spot will be.\u00a0 Take the doll to the bathroom, and say three times your own name and that you are the first \u201cit\u201d, and then place the doll in a tub of water.\u00a0\u00a0 Turn off all of the lights in the house and leave the television on a static, white noise channel.\u00a0 Go to your hiding spot, cover your eyes and count to ten.\u00a0 Return with your sharp object to the bathroom.\u00a0 The player is then instructed to stab the doll and tell the doll that it is \u201cit\u201d now and leave the sharp object and the doll in the tub while you run to your hiding spot.\u00a0 The doll is supposed to come to life by a spirit inhabiting it and start searching for you.\u00a0 The purpose of the television being on is to hear the changes in the volume or the static sound changing to whispers or voices from the spirit.\u00a0 To end the game you are suppose to take a drink of salt water and hold it in your mouth, take the glass with the remaining salt water with you and search for the doll.\u00a0 Once found pour the salt water on the doll and say three times \u201cI win\u201d and cut the thread to release the spirit. These \u201cgames\u201d are very dangerous and in my descriptions I have left out specific details to prevent anyone from attempting such things and it working.\u00a0 Salt, mirrors, water and fire are all powerful things used for centuries in spirit contact and communication.\u00a0 Inviting spirits in is extremely dangerous and can result in terrible unwanted experiences.\u00a0 Do not make yourself vulnerable to such things.\u00a0 These are not \u201cgames\u201d by any definition of the word.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":77,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/77"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8003\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}