Communicating

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Ghosts and haunting phenomena have been reported throughout history. Some of the worlds oldest writings include interraction between the living and dead. As far back as 3000 years ago the Ancient Greek civilisation was making mention of haunted dwellings and poltergeist type activity. Ancient Chinese records dating back to 3000BC mention an early form of communication with the dead. Nearly all religions base their teachings on the understanding that there is an existance after death. Many of us are hard-wired into believing our religious teachings despite lack of scientific proof. To be able to prove the existance of life after death has always been one of mankind's primary quests.

Many tools and methods for communicating with the the spirit world have been devised over the years. Perhaps the most popular of all is the "Ouija Board" or "Talking Board", which became particularly popular during the early part of the 19th Century...there are too many methods to list on this page...I have listed some of the more popular methods below.

I am no expert on such forms of communication devices and would recommend that any would-be users seek further information before use. In an effort to be resposible, I have included the cautionary warning, for your perusal.

A Brief Cautionary Video...

Before using a Ouija board, be aware of the potential dangers of playing with this so-called Victorian "Parlour Game".

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	The "Ouija Board"...derives it's name from French and German for "Yes"...Oui & Ja, so it translates to a Yes-Yes board. These instruments came with a pointer or planchette. Fingers were place on the planchette and questions were asked of spirits attracted to the board...the planchette would then point to individual letters or numbers on the board to answer the questions. This particular picture shows a fine example of a 1940's William Fuld Ouija Board, which recently sold on Ebay for £80:00. Psychics and Mediums warn of the dangers of using this form of spirit communication. They claim that spirits are often very reluctant to leave once they have been invited through the board. Obviously this type of communication is open to trickery by any joker amongst the seance members.
	Psychic Art...sometimes referred to as spirit art. Psychic art is where a person or persons are able to communicate with a spirit and represent them in picture form. Even a person who as no previous experience in art or mediumship may be able to do this. A planchette, similar to that used with a ouija board is fitted with a pencil/pen and placed on a sheet of paper...fingers are the placed on the planchette and writing or drawing may take place. This was very popular at the start of the 1900's.
	Table Tipping...a group of people sit around a table, with their hands slightly resting upon the table, making sure that no other part of their body is touching it, when all is relaxed and quiet, one person can start to ask out loud if there are 'spirits' there who would like to communicate, the 'spirits' will then use the table as a way of communicating by making it move and sometimes hopefully it will actually lift from the floor. The "Most Haunted" paranormal team have had some very impressive results using this communication method.
	Scrying... derived from the Anglo Saxon word "desry", which means "reveal". It is an ancient form of divination and is one of the earliest forms recorded in history. Records show scrying was first used in China around 3000bc. Over the years different kinds of people have used a variety of different things for scrying eg Druids practiced cloud scrying, gypsies are know for using crystal balls and some mediums will gaze into mirrors. The most famous person known for scrying was Notradamus, it was said he used a black mirror or a bowl filled with ink for his predictions.
	Mediumship... is best described as contact and communication with the Spirit world through various methods, including; intuitive, physical and trance. Photo to left is Derek Acora...a popular TV Spirit Medium. Intuitive Mediumship... the Medium can sense the person is with them, and gives messages through clairvoyance (seeing), and clairaudience (hearing), and clairsentience (feeling). This is the most common way of Mediumship. Trance Mediumship... the Medium "withdraws" themselves consciously, and lets a person in the Spirit world talk through them. This can be done while the Medium is partially conscious or unconscious, and is often referred to as "channelling". Physical Mediumship... when a Spirit, through a Medium, can physically make things happen, such as moving solid objects or making objects appear or disappear. Another kind of Physical Mediumship involves a person who can manifest Spirits through "ectoplasm", which is the actual physical manifestation of a Spirit, which is often witnessed by others. This is a fairly rare branch of Mediumship, but one which has a large amount of documentation around it.