“It doesn’t matter what I tell you at the end of it all you will decide for yourself wether to play with it or not. Sometimes curiostiy gets the better of us! So here instead I have given you MY list of DO’s and DONT’s and hope that IF you do decide to go ahead with it that atleast your take onboard my advice.
REMEMBER THE RULES
1) Never use the Board alone. Always have at least one other person with you. Also never have too many people involved, this could allow for too many varying attitudes and energies which could generate confusion and produce poor results.
2) Always be serious. Do not play games with the spirit or spirits you make contact with, even if they have a sense of humor. There could be a chance the spirit may be playing with you instead of the other way around.
3) Never yell, demand, insult, or make fun of the spirit. To do otherwise may anger the spirit and make for a bad session.
4) Always treat the spirit with respect. Regardless of the type of spirit or session, always treat it with respect. Some of the dearly departed still carry human baggage from their former life, and for the most part still behave in a human emotional manner. This also helps maintain a favorable session with possible future favorable sessions. The last thing you want is for a spirit to hold a grudge.
5) Never believe everything a spirit tells you. Sometimes a spirit may be happy to have some kind of contact, especially one that’s wandering or lonely. It may not know the answer to your question and worry that if it says doesn’t know, you will send it away. So the spirit may lie in order to keep the session going. Also you may have a spirit who thinks it fun to mislead you, either as a joke or out of malice. Remember that not all spirits know the answers, some less than others, and some may not even care. Some will tell you what you want to hear, or lure you into continually re-contacting it so it can “feed” off the energy being produced from the session.
6) Ask only one question at a time. Don’t confuse the spirit by asking it more than one question at a time as this could agitate the spirit and cause for an unfavorable session, or cause the spirit to stop communicating all together. It is best to have the person who is “in charge” of the session to ask the questions.
7) Designate one person to be in charge. Always have one person who is “in charge”. It’s easier for the spirit to know who to reply to and avoids conflict with those in the session trying to make decisions or ask questions. This is the person who calls to the spirit and then when the session is over, asks the spirit to leave until the next time. Others working the board may quietly offer up questions to be asked or give ideas, but only one person should “control” the board.
8) Never keep a session going too long. Even if you have never had a bad experience with the Board, it is always best to anticipate the chance of a bad session. This could include a spirit who tries to keep things going too long to allow it time to establish a stronger connection for its own purposes, and it helps prevent the break-down of discipline among the people involved with the session. I have found that fifteen to thirty minutes at a time to be best. Even if you have more questions, you should tell the spirit it is time to leave for a while, and then take at least thirty minutes to “regroup.” This helps maintain focus with the people involved as well as maintaining some measure of control over the sessions.
9) Always discharge / dismiss the spirit at the end of the session. This is a basic rule which was not listed above; however, I am listing the method of dismissal here based off what I have found to work best for me. The person “in charge” ends the session politely but firmly. The spirit is told that “we” have to go now, and that “they” (the spirit) has to leave for now until called again. Others involved with the session should either nod or say “yes” in agreement (again politely) and the spirit should be thanked for communicating with the group regardless how the session went. Once “goodbye” is spoken and the Board replies “goodbye” as well, the Planchette is removed from the board and the board put aside or away. If the spirit does not want to go it must be stressed (respectfully and politely) that it is time to leave. If for some reason the spirit refuses to leave do not argue or try to convince it, just end the session with the last “goodbye” and put the board aside. In a case like that it may be best not to use it again until the next day.
Things to Remember
1) Do not use the Board while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs.
2) No matter how experienced or how well you follow whatever rules, something could go wrong. There is no such thing as an “Expert” in this area. Anything can go wrong no matter how prepared one may be. Anticipate and plan for such an event. Such an event could include a spirit attaching itself to the Board, in which case the board needs to be discarded or destroyed, and a new one to take its place (if one is still inclined to use the Board as a tool).
3) NEVER tell the spirit your personal details, even if they continue to ask. Never tell them your name.
There is no particular way of starting a session. Each person is different in how they open the session. Some people simply ask if anyone is there. Some say that they wish to contact a certain person by giving that persons name.
Some people will ask if theres anyone there who wishes to communicate with them.
The opening session is entirely upto each person / people.
BECAREFUL who or what it is you wish to summon!!! If you are hoping to have some form of connect with a spirit which you know to be a bad spirit I would forewarn you to rethink this decision and not to do so. Doing so can well make your experience with the spirit a very bad one…so be warned.
This is all AMAZING advice.
Except that if you’re talking to a spirit, chances are they already know your name. It’s not a big secret and doesn’t give them very much power over you if they know your name. But omg GREAT advice all around. Thank you for this.
