SUMMON
THE SPIRITS
Paranormality contains lots of interactive
demonstrations that allow you to perform amazing feats.
To give you a flavour for these exercises, use the following stunt to
convince your friends and family that you are in touch with the spirits.
First, have your friend sit or stand in front
of you, and explain that you have the power to bring forth the spirits.
Extend your first fingers on each hand and slowly bring them towards your
friend’s eyes. As you do this, ask your friend to close their eyes and
explain that you are going to put your fingers gently on their eyelids.
As your friend closes their eyes touch their right eyelid very
lightly with the little finger of your left hand, and their left
eyelid with the first finger of your left hand. You now have one hand
free, but your friend will think that both of your first fingers are on
their eyes.
Tell your friend that you are now going to summon the spirits. After a
few moments, use your free hand to lightly touch their ear or hair. Next,
tap them on the shoulder or tug at their clothing. Make these movements
as quick and subtle as possible. Finally, bring your free hand back in
front of their eyes. Slowly move your hands back from their face with
both fingers extended and ask them to open their eyes. They will assume
that you had your two first fingers over their eyes the whole time and
will have no rational explanation for the spirit activity.
Once you get confident performing the trick, try this slightly more ambitious
version. Before you begin, secretly place a straw into your pocket.
When you start the demonstration, half fill a glass of water and ask your
friend to hold it in front of them using both of their hands. As before,
appear to place your fingertips on their eyelids, and free a hand. Now,
remove the straw from your pocket using your free hand and place it into
the glass. Ask your friend to slowly count to ten to help summon the spirits.
As they count away, carefully lean forward, use the straw to drink all
of the water in the glass and then place the straw back into your pocket.
Have them open their eyes and explain that the spirits made their presence
known by vanishing the water.
