Mirror Cube, Koetting Update, Crossroads ritual, and other future plans

First things first, I have not yet noticed anything strange from the Devil's Toybox or mirror cube.

Here is the link on the object if youre interested http://www.paranormalnews.com/article.aspx?id=1450

You can see the one I put together in last weeks video below.

I was also celebrating the 1,000th subscriber to the youtube channel in that video but if you skip that part it gets right to the toybox and the shoebox. Speaking of the shoebox, its still in my closet but I likely wont be commenting on it again until I clean the closet and throw it away. Unless something strange happens of course, if I heard voice from it for example.

I mention a crossroads ritual in the title. I've recently had a peer suggest I try a ritual involving a crossroad that likely many of you have heard of before. It involves quite a few ingredients which I am lucky enough to have access to except for the bones of a black cat.



Now obviously this is a sensitive subject for many people. Thinking of their beloved pet's body being involved with anything other than a proper and respectful burial could obviously upset a person. I want to stress that I'm not going to be abducting someones cat for an experiment. For this reason the experiment might take a long time to prepare.

I wanted to get that out of the way and state that there wont be any black cats harmed for this experiment.

Unless you count Spidey breaking hearts.

Jokes aside and moving on I was recently linked to this site

http://nemesisgifts.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=9_25&products_id=399

and told that their boards worked for the person sending me the link.

Its not that expensive and it made me consider buying one of their boards eventually as part of a more thorough approach to spirit boards. I should really entertain other boards made of other materials in the same way that I entertain using 1 board in multiple locations or with multiple people.

Finally, one peer reminded me of the Bermuda Triangle recently and my mind immediately ran through countless experiments to attempt while floating on a ship in the center of the triangle.

All of these things together made me realize how much I'll be relying on others for things in the future of these experiments. Small things like buying a board from someone or relying heavily on an experienced boat captain for the bermuda triangle idea. Food for thought.

As for the Koetting update I've been meditating every night. I go to cellar some time between 1am and 3am. The book Works of Darkness states the following -

"You must find a place of silence and solitude, retreating there at
the darkest hours of night.  The Temple of Working can take the form of
a bedroom, basement, cave, or a desert or forest place.  By far the most
desirable is  a cave of metamorphic rock which will contain the energies
produced and summoned and in  doing so will amplify them.  In this
Temple, an armless chair should be set, always facing  south towards
the realm of fire."

I made sure to get a sturdy armless chair to replace the bucket I was breaking in the video at the beginning of this blog post.

To be clear this process will take time. I cant claim to have mastered the meditations instructed in the book without spending at least a couple weeks doing nothing but meditating, maybe longer. Because of that I'll likely be doing experiments on the weekends that dont involve Koetting's process then putting together a few of his rituals once I've gotten the meditation down. Either way its going to take time so I'm thinking of perhaps continuing the weekly routine while putting together a longer finished version for Koettings rituals...hmm...I might try to break his up into weekly attempts though if everyone prefers that to 1 large hour+ documentation.

I'm not sure what everyone prefers, I know the short videos are less boring but I also get a lot of requests for the full 3 and a half hour recording the next time I attempt the midnight man/game.

Let me hear your thoughts on this one if you prefer one style or the other. A long documentation after a longer wait or a shorter wait and weekly videos of experiments into Koetting's system?

Familiar + Shoebox results and cellar update

First things first the ritual I attempted for summoning/bonding a familiar has resulted in nothing strange that I can report. No unusual phenomena representing owls or strange feelings as far as I can attest to honestly.

Second of all is the shoebox telephone. I have not experienced any dreams about my grandmother nor do I recall any ringing sounds or urges to answer the shoebox phone.

Given the circumstances I'll be recording tomorrow as I remove the box from my seldom open closet and listening to the cup/speaking into it/looking at it. Just to be thorough.

In the video tomorrow I will most likely be including a short video of the mirror cube as well. I also have a major update on the cellar.

The one I mention and somewhat show in this older video

Cellar and Cemetery Evaluation

 So you barely see it there. Here are some updated pictures.

 

 

 

1/3 of the way through

Done! The floor is brick. Who knew?

I'll be using the cellar for the various processes detailed in E.A. Koetting's book Works of Darkness as I've mentioned before. Its been suggested to me once or twice and its a recent book in regards to systems for summoning demons. I'm certain I'll be quoting his book heavily for these videos but I dont see any reason why he would have a copyright issue with what I'll be doing. I might attempt rituals from the book 1 by 1 and upload them separately or make 1 large collection of recordings for all of it, start to finish, over the course of a month. Then I would edit it down so you dont watch me meditate for hours on end and summarize my findings.

Let me know the approach you think would be best. I'll be starting the beginners meditation this week. With all that out of the way I'm going to leave you guys 1 last picture of the cellar. Take a good look and tell me which you think is more likely - dying from it caving in or getting my soul swallowed? Jokes aside all thoughts are welcome, I'll be listening.

Spirit Animal update, Shoebox telephone update, plans

Oldest first - I have not had any dream communication with Barney, the spirit animal I attempted to summon during a recent experiment.

I've left out food and spoken to him out loud as well as thought of him often but I have not noticed anything unusual yet.

 As for the shoebox telephone which was the most recent experiment - you can watch it below.

Awesome, the video embedding is working again. Back on topic I have not yet dreamt of my grandmother at all. I have not heard a ring during any dreams that I can recall or awoke with an urge to go to the shoebox telephone. I'm going to keep the box in the closet for a while longer but sometime in the next week or 2 I'll likely test putting it up to my ear and talking into it just to see what happens.

Updates done. As for the future - the mirror cube will be finished soon and I'll likely make a video mostly for displaying and discussing the mirror cube/box as its described in the link I was sent. That way you can all let me know if you, the peers, approve. In advance you can read this link here to get a good idea of what I'm going for - http://www.paranormalnews.com/article.aspx?id=1450

I was also looking into some plant related experiments today. Particularly Jimson Weed or datura stramonium. 

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimson_weed

This stuff is serious business and can get you hallucinating for 2 weeks according to what I've read. Typically a shorter period of time but I've heard some horror stories about its affects.

Anyway, back to the point, I know where plenty grows wild here less than a mile away. If you read the wiki then you saw the part where it states the following -


"For centuries, Datura stramonium has been used as a mystical sacrament which brings about powerful visions (lasting for days) and opens the user to communication with spirit world.
The ancient inhabitants of what is today central and southern California used to ingest the small black seeds of datura to "commune with deities through visions".^[23] Across the Americas, other indigenous peoples such as the Algonquin, Cherokee, Marie Galente and Luiseño also utilized this plant in sacred ceremonies for its hallucinogenic properties.^[20][21][24] In Ethiopia, some students and debtrawoch (lay priests), use D. stramonium to "open the mind" to be more receptive to learning, and creative and imaginative thinking.^[25]
The common name "datura" has its roots in ancient India, where the plant is considered particularly sacred—believed to be a favorite of the Hindu god Shiva Nataraja.<sup>[17]"

Now I've had 2 or 3 requests for trying "magic" mushrooms or certain plants or specific drugs to commune with spirits in some way or contact a diety or even open my third eye. Regardless of the motivation I'm just letting you guys in on the fact that I'm taking this one into consideration for some time in the future.

Just to be extra clear though its going to be done with safety measures in place. I know I'm reckless but I dont feel like waking up from a week long amnesia and finding out I've been doing horrible things like masturbating in public while chewing my fingers and shitting on myself or something truly awful like not pre-ordering Half-Life 2 Episode 3.</sup>

Barney, the full moon, respect, and black mirror scrying.

The last upload was a ritual meant to obtain a spirit animal.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yaewlg-35H8  <---- Watch Here

You can read a little bit about the general idea of a spirit animal or familiar at the following link.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Familiar_spirit\

Now onto the snacks. I have left food for Barney twice, both times the food offered was corn chips. I've thought about Barney many times throughout each day so far and tried speaking out loud to him as if he was listening or nearby. Tonight I'll be asking Barney to watch over me while I sleep and I'll be instructing him politely to wake me up at a specific time. I'll let you all know how that turns out.

As for the dream log so far the only dream I've had that is somewhat related was actually a dream about a large bird of prey (not an owl) killing one of the chickens we raise. In the dream I killed the offending bird shortly afterwards. I dont believe its related due to the lack of an owl and the fact that large birds of prey often kill young chickens if theyre being raised free range and I had discussed that scenario before going to bed that night.

Next topic in line is the full moon. Lunar phases have a long occult history and I've been waiting for the full moon this month so let me know if you have any experiments that involve that particular (or really any) lunar phase. I'll likely be enchanting a black scrying mirror tomorrow night but the experiment might be something else. Enchanting the mirror requires the moons phase to be full but using the mirror doesnt so I could enchant it and do something else then use the mirror some other night for a particular scrying experiment.

In other news I wanted to discuss the origins of magic, demons, sigils, etc.

One might make a correlation between a grimoire and, for example, a religious text. But regardless they both have an origin. Whether its the word of a god handed down to man or if its one great mage who communed with demons. Both of them make it clear that the knowledge on their pages came from a supernatural source. Whether divine or demonic most religious / magical / occult texts state that their origin is distinctly outside of man.

At some moment, some point in time, mankind discovers or learns of their God, their dietys, their demons. They arent born knowing they exist. If it werent a matter of learning, if it was inborn, wouldnt every culture create the same gods and demons?

So assuming that every supernatural being has an origin at which it lets mankind know it exists, can it be respected before that moment?

For example - Lets assume all of the worlds religions and beliefs are wrong. Lets assume its something nobody has EVER heard of...like...a giant ethereal octopus made of radio antennas who demands worship in the form of tiny boats covered in high fructose corn syrup.

Now, if that were true, nobody could say they respected our octopus overlord because nobody knows he exists.

All this is meant to lead you into wondering - For the very first person to communicate with something supernatural, how did they do it?


Something to think about. Something...strange...to think about...but still.  When youre done thinking about it make sure to send me your thoughts. Here, the facebook, the youtube, whatever you prefer. I'll be listening and thanks again to everyone to suggestions and support.

Recent results, future plans, Holder requests

If you read last weeks blog post you might have expected some black mirror scrying as the next experiment. Sorry, I have to wait until the full moon. My mistake. So I switched things up last weekend and went with a recent suggestion for a Bloody Mary process that I had not tried before.

Here is the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8CKbtfnuvA

You can also go here to read the instructions

http://en.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/1dym5h/how_to_actually_contact_bloody_mary/

Everything went fine aside from a slight mistake that made me repeat the experiment and the fact that I couldnt get the scent of the blood to leave my left hand for hours. It was not very fresh blood.

 As for the technical results I did not hear anything or see anything unusual.

This weekend I might be trying something geared towards familiars or elementals. The weekend after we'll have a full moon on a Saturday night and I'll be able to attempt the enchantment of a black mirror for scrying.

As for the distant future I recently have had a couple suggestions from subscribers that I should try the Holder series.

http://theholders.org/?The_Holder_of_the_End

You can get an idea from reading that.

So basically I'd be visiting a legitimate mental institution. I'd be approaching the front desk and saying a specific phrase. I'd record my asking and their response. The nearest major institution I could find is about 90 minutes away so its no short drive but I might be able to catch one on-the-way to something else. I'll try to keep my eyes open and remember to watch for mental institutions.

As always let me know your thoughts on everything. I really do value the feedback from everyone.

Slenderman experiment results and black mirror scrying thoughts

The most recent experiment was a suggestion I received a few times in the last couple of weeks. It was simply to find some woods, walk into said woods, then taunt the character Slenderman.

You can watch the entire video below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXCuSdpZypY as a link. Because the blogger video insert isnt picking up my video on youtube. No idea why but hey, you can trust me, click the link.

Now I want to stress once more that I'm aware Slenderman is a fictional creation in the same sense as many other horror film/game/book characters. With that obligatory statement out of the way hopefully this example is evident of the fact that readers/watchers can suggest ANYTHING they firmly believe is paranormal and it still has a good chance of getting due thought and attention.

That leprechaun legend is not too whimsical to suggest.

You should absolutely let me know about that ritual you believe is too dangerous.

That technique for communicating with the dead you heard about? Tell me.

Doesnt matter if youre a history professor suggesting a grimoire to me or if youre 14 and letting me know about some Halloween game you overheard after class.

3spooky5me

Jokes aside, nothing is too much or too little. Worst case scenario is that your suggestion goes to the bottom of my list and it takes me 2 years to finally attempt. So please, never hold back on the suggestions. Especially if its because youre worried about my physical well being, sanity, or think it would be so frightening I couldnt handle it.

Moving on to a possible experiment for tomorrow night. Scrying. 'Black Mirror Scrying' to be exact. There are lots of different takes on this one. LOTS. At least as many different incarnations as Bloody Mary for example. Most of the differences lie in the way you enchant or consecrate the mirror to give it the power to show you the future in some way.

If I dont find a better suggestion from the thread I'll be making soon then I'll likely go with a black mirror experiment of some sort.

I want to go ahead and mention another interesting experiment I read about recently.

I was flipping through Volume 1 of Man, Myth, and Magic. When I was reading through the section on Africa I came across a ritual that sounded interesting for whenever I get the funds to make a trip to Africa. The ritual is as follows:

Cut off the head of a snake and in it plant the seed of the swamp dock. Bury the head in a grave which must be seven days old. Pour water on it for three consecutive nights. When the plant has grown to a height of three or four feet, go again to the graveyard and strip naked. Pull up the swamp dock and use it as a girdle. If anyone attempts to attack you, the girdle will become a snake that will bite your enemy.

Now this really interests me. I could go there, interview locals, (the book says the particular formula comes from northern Nigera) and attempt the experiment as well. I imagine I'd have to clarify a few things. For example it doesnt say if the grave must be a persons grave, a grave you dug for the snake then let sit for 7 days, etc. It would also be interesting to find a way to simulate a genuine "attack" from an "enemy". I can think of a few ways that arent much different than the "start a fight" homework scene in Fightclub but I'm sure there is a better way. It will take some thought.

..and the 37th Rule is dont screw with guys wearing swamp dock girdles.

Another experiment popped in my head when I was reading about early alphabets and runes. I'll elaborate on that next time though. As always let me know your thoughts everyone!

Salt Selling at Machpelah Cemetery + Power Outtage Delay + Thoughts on Slenderman suggestion

First things first, the salt selling at Machpelah Cemetery was last weeks experiment. You can watch it below if you like.

Ignore the fact that the video thumbnail looks like cocaine o'clock. Its salt of course, unfortunately though I didnt manage to sell any. I heard a lot of different noises in the dark and without being able to look around I simply had to assume as to the cause for most of them. Many were obvious, dogs barking, cats, even cows. I heard gunshots at least 3 times. Theyre easily recognized if you grow up in an area with lots of hunting like a small country town in Missouri. The only noise I heard that I wasnt able to easily explain was the occasional short moments where I heard what I could only describe as a dog panting.

At one point I literally readied myself to play friendly with some stray that I thought had wandered into the cemetery. The stray never showed up though. I couldnt turn around and look for a dog of course so its possible, in theory, that a dog did wander up and sit down beside me then pant for fleeting moments once every 45 minutes for a couple hours.

Thats one option, another is that I simply misheard and misidentified the sound. On the far other side is the possibility that the sound is of a paranormal or supernatural origin. I couldnt hear it back on the video at all so there is no evidence to present. At the least this leaves me with a sliver of doubt in myself but I'll return to Machpelah eventually and see if an encore is possible or not.

In before ghost dog. It had to be said.

The next point to address is the reason why this blog post was not up on Friday evening like normal and why I still havent recorded an experiment for this weekend. That reason is a near record setting cold spell for May in North-West Missouri. We actually had snow and it caused enough of a problem that our electricity was down and out for almost 2 days. Sorry for the delay.

The next issue I wanted to discuss was a couple recent suggestions I've had on the most recent experiment's comments over at youtube. They are directly quoted as follows:

"Go Slender-Man hunting! In a near by forest for at least 45 minutes late at night with a flashlight."

 "Start walking at 12:00pm and maybe tell ghost/slender stories while you are exploring"

"Yeah you should go looking for slender in your closest forest with only a torch. This vid would be awesome"

" I agree with the Slender-Man hunt."

Now 2 of those are from the same person but its still 3 different people suggesting the same experiment. That is actually a considerable number compared to how many I usually hear together. You'd think 600 subscribers would mean maybe 40 at a time asking for One Man Hide and Seek but no, its usually just 2 or 3 at a time per different experiment.

Now I know that some are going to say Slender Man is a work of fiction in the same vein as any horror movie icon like Freddy or Jason. I dont think anyone would suggest I try making myself terrified of Freddy then sleeping or looking for a huge guy in a hockey mask at anywhere named Camp Crystal Lake. Regardless there is also the argument that far more people believe in Slender Man than actually believe in the mainstream Hollywood horror creations.

The online spread of Slender Man gives it more credibility and believability in many peoples eyes and because of that some can argue that Slender Man exists as a thought form. Some type of collective fear-fueled tulpa. Not far from Freddy's movie description in some ways.

Like Tinkerbell but with extreme mental anguish.

Because of that paired with the requests and the fact that ignoring it would only seem bias (plus I am pressed for time this weekend due to the power issues) I will likely be attempting this one soon.

Let me know your thoughts on how I should go about it and any other ideas you have about the experiment.