Scrying recap and the Zozo Demon and Datura Update

Last weeks experiment was a very general attempt at scrying. I also uploaded a video that was focused on a simple summary of  'the act of scrying'. Hopefully it will lead to more suggestions and ideas on how to experiment with the process. You can see both videos below.

First the summary

Next, the actual experiment

I could talk about scrying ideas for hours and in fact I have since the upload these 2 videos. I've had a lot of responses about different theories and ideas for scrying experiments. I might be attempting one soon with a peer named Caoren445. Aside from scrying experiments this week I also received suggestions from Chris Bell, Fox Hound and others I'm sure I am missing a few. The point is I am really impressed with the responses lately, lots of activity and the more the better.

About the Zozo I mention in the title of the blog post. The list of websites on Zozo are too numerous to mention. I dont mean the 2005 Swedish-Lebanese film...and dont act like you knew that existed...I mean the stories of an entity, some say a demon, named Zozo. The name is almost always associated with ouija/spirit/talking boards.

The most popular mention of Zozo might be this video here

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4QOzi7_FUE 

This youtube clip seems to be associated directly with the movie 'I am ZoZo' which you can read more about below

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2076223/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl

About.com even has a couple pages about Zozo or ZoZo.

http://paranormal.about.com/od/ouijaboards/a/zozo-encounter.htm

This is most likely the experiment I'll be attempting this weekend. I'll try alone and with the usual 2 friends. I'll be using my same board as always but this might be the last experiment before I try to find a new board, just to be thorough. If using a different board later does not yield any unique results then I could switch back or keep swapping to new boards, whichever gets suggested the most.

I recently had a discussion with a peer I wont be naming and the topic was ouija/spirit/talking boards. In particular it was an experience they had with a board and some tips/precautions they shared with me based on their experience. I just wanted to repeat here that I appreciate the advice and concern but given this particular subjects reputation (the girl in one video becomes apparently possessed after laughing at the name Zozo) I'll certainly consider reproducing that event as realistically as possible. I mean no disrespect to anyone who has cautioned me against doing these things.

I also want to stress that I am aware of the movie being a movie. I am also aware that the youtube account that uploaded the video in question is named OuijaWarning and they have willingly categorized their 1 video under "Entertainment".

That being said they also wrote this in the description.

"WARNING: DO NOT PLAY THE OUIJA BOARD UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
YOU MAY COME ACROSS THE DEMON ZOZO...IF YOU DO, IT MAY ALREADY BE TOO LATE!!"

I know alternate reality games and found footage movies are great entertainment franchises but sometimes their attempts to 'blur the line' leads a lot of people to assume its real. I'm not saying thats what is happening here and that Zozo is fiction. I'm saying that I'll likely end up experimenting with more than a few topics that spring from found footage movies or alternate reality games that have a horror or urban legend style/theme.

Now I could keep talking about the movie, that youtube account, or random testimony from forum goers but I'm sure most of you would rather me stop typing and start recording the experiment so I'll stop there.

Last bit, datura update.

Theyre sprouting! The seeds came from plants I identified myself last year. I collected the seeds then and more recently from the same plant because some of its pods didnt open completely. I planted both batches and regardless, now I have some growing at home. I can always collect it wild if I need to, its a common weed here in Missouri if you know where to look for it.

At a dealers house.

I'm kidding. Its not illegal. I'll keep everyone updated on the plants progress and any wild samples I come across as well. For anyone that didnt see the mention before the plant is used for spiritual visions and other rituals. The Algonquin and Cherokee tribes are both noted for using the plant to "commune with deities through visions". To be 100% clear again I will not be treating this as a recreational drug. It will be a controlled experiment for the purpose of research.

Thats all for this time everyone, please let me know your thoughts as always!