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SacredChao New user 51 Posts |
Instead of the usual contacting the dead bit, I'm kicking around the thought of calling/summoning/conjuring a fictional character as the entity in question. More or less standard stuff of the seance, appropriate convincers beforehand and physical manifestations, but no land of the dead stuff... Land of Imagination instead?
The one I'm fiddling with now is a "Willy Wonka Seance" with an alteration to the standard. He's not dead, he's just in a different world/dimension than the one we inhabit. So we'll need the darkness of the room to cut down on external stimuli and let us open up our imaginations and try to get in touch. We're still bridging a gulf here, just one of a different sort! I plan to have the ectoplasm show up once I've got people good and worked up, as well as a voice. Maybe causing an apport of a chocolate bar or some other candy for the finisher. This is just an idea, no solid routine is set up beyond this idea, and I'm calling it a seance because it's the best word I have for it. Also a bit rushed at the moment since I have work and it's finals week. Have a great one ladies and gents of the Café! SacredChao |
Mind Guerrilla Inner circle Queens, NY 2670 Posts |
An interesting idea! An entity summoned into existence by the sitters' imagination and collective unconscious?
It could be part of a presentation where you support the theory that seance manifestations have all actually been the result of the participants' psychic projections. Hamlet and Sherlock Holmes might be popular subjects. As might Snoopy. |
KOTAH Inner circle 2289 Posts |
A terrifying character such as 'Candy man might work well .
K. |
KOTAH Inner circle 2289 Posts |
A terrifying character such as 'Candy man might work well .
K. |
chmara Inner circle Tucson, AZ 1911 Posts |
A seance need not be terrifying -- and inter dimensional communication is a great ghook for the people who would accept the idea of a multi-dimensional universe rather than a co-existing multiverse. Dr. Who also comes to mind -- and the Willy Wonla idea of chocolate being an interdimenasional object (maybe like an illegal narcotic in some dimensions-- or like "spice" in Frank Herbert's Dune) has some potential.
And -- do jot forget the commercial aspects of a piece being sponsored by Hershey's or such as a fun advertising ploy. Using chocolate as an apport does has one downside -- if you are in the desert Southwest (as I am in Tucson, AZ, USA.) Our summer temperature allow the frying of eggs on car bonnets and manhole covers -- melting the paraffin that hold chocolate shapes into blobby globy amorphous mounds just short of vaporization - often during transportation. Refrigeration becomes essential. Then, if the chocolate is to be consumed by anyone -- you must bake sure it is peanut oil free in case of deadly allergy in a sitter......rare, but possible. Calling for lower light and complete darkness in a venue (seance-like) is perfectly fine and needs little justification for anyone who could think of space or dark matter. Just beware of local fire regulations if you have a regular venue, Our local fire department will not allow full sensory deprevation darkness inside city limits as fire exits must be clearly marked with lit signs and visible to spectators at all times -- and if you are familiar with deep seance work and full black conditions -- you know those signs (even if just a dim glow) are a challenge if you wish to use reaching rods, etc. I have been working on the ectoplasm problem for dim light and full light for years -- and other than smoke have not come up with any easy portable solution that does not cost a ton. I would be happy to correspond with you on this and other seance matters if you so desire -- and wish to PM me here via my icon at left of this message. I am sure, too, that other shadow-land brothers like Kotah may have some valuable input for you if they read this line on the Café.
Gregg (C. H. Mara) Chmara
Commercial Operations, LLC Tucson, AZ C. H. Mara Illusion & Psychic Entertainments |
Brynmore14 Inner circle The Séance Chamber 1815 Posts |
Bob Cassidy has some information on fictional character seances in his seance teleseminar.
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SacredChao New user 51 Posts |
Mind Guerrilla: I basically took some great advice from one of Bob Cassidy's books and am doing just that! It's sort of a collective unconscious/psychic projections and subjective reality model meets pop-culture's understanding of dimension theory and multiverse theory... But yeah! Note: I call it "pop culture understanding" on the grounds that I am not a physics major and do not even pretend to understand the theoretical physics and mathematics necessary for this idea).
KOTAH: A decent idea, and something to kick around later (a buddy of mine suggested the cenobites). I also considered pulling obscure entities from various novels and movies in the same line, but with a chaos magick twist instead of a seance (which would be harder, I imagine). Chmara: Chocolate should be fine in my neck of the woods. Original idea was just to make my own piece and slap a copied Wonka wrapper onto it (bad boy, I know). I've been wracking my brain over the ecto as well... Not sure exactly how I want to approach it. Maybe I'll just stick to "ghostly light" or somesuch, or a voice emanating from a battered purple top hat used as the "sympathetic anchor" to Mr. Wonka and his peculiar universe/dimension. The thing I'm worried about is throwing enough in to let the imagination of the audience take over further. If I can reach that point, I've got my golden ticket (might be better than the chocolate!) Looking forward to learn more from you folks. Seriously, I've been reading for years, you people are geniuses! SacredChao |
Eddie Garland Inner circle Hells Kitchen, New York City 4207 Posts |
Hershey's has some spray/air freshener that they use in their hotels in Pennsylvania...strong chocolate smell.
A great band name that...Chocolate Seance. |
KOTAH Inner circle 2289 Posts |
A chocolate séance could be followed by a chocolate reading. Hersey kosses melted and cooled by pouring into cold water. The shapes then read in the same ,manner melted lead once was. Color readings could be done usindg soft center chocolate creams. Piece selecxted art rando,. botten and color or flavor read. Reading will most likely be, 'you will be gaining weight'.
M & M s would make for nice coloe readings or color choice predictions as well. Laid in a row colors could be forced as in a gem paddle or rod. Stewart James had an effect using twist wrapped hard candy. Lots of sweet possibilities are out there. Kotah Kotah |
Perkins Special user 950 Posts |
This is all very interesting, SacredChao. Thanks for bringing it to the table.
Got a question for you -- are you inviting a little comedy into this "seance"? I don't think it's avoidable considering the subject. That doesn't mean it can't get people worked up at times, as you say. But if you don't want any irony or are unwilling to embrace some lighter moments well, I think it's already in the chocolate. (btw - I believe that you absolutely can present a balanced program of light/dark. The tipping point is tricky though.) The other consideration is that you'll be bumping into the preconceived notions of a couple of famous film versions of this character -- most notably the wicked genius of Gene Wilder -- as well as countless high-school musical adaptations of him. I'm sure there's ways to turn these prepared images in your flavor. I would just be ready for it. It may conjure more giggles than gasps. As Mind Guerrilla suggests, there are some epic fictional characters, that once summoned might do a little more 'damage'. Unless you have them sign a hold harmless release though, don't mess with Snoopy. Too scary. Perkins PS Welcome to Spooky! Thanks for joining the ranks. You'll dig it even more now.
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viktorbc Special user Baltimore 648 Posts |
You should do research into the "Phillip Experiment". IN the 1970s a paranormal research team in Canada "conjured" up a the ghost of the pre-imagined Phillip. Fascinating story!
VINCE WILSON
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GeoffreyD Loyal user Canberra, Australia 244 Posts |
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On Apr 28, 2014, viktorbc wrote: Ah Viktobc, you beat me to it The "Phillip" experiments work on a number of levels: 1. They provide a good background and link to your fictional character seance 2. Your participants can google it and discover that it was "real" (the jury is still out as to the authenticity of this) 3. After explaining how it was done for "Phillip" you can then segue from that to your fictional character. |
SacredChao New user 51 Posts |
I am very familiar with the Phillip experiment (It was the basis for this fictional character seance idea!) That odd little bit of Canadian arcana is the reason I got so gung-ho about this, actually!
Eddie: Love the Hershey spray idea, and there's a lot of funny things that could be done with that even after the seance (sitters being followed with an odd chocolate scent, for example..) KOTAH: Love the idea of color reading with M&Ms. The best part is, I could do that stand-alone and make it a nice impromptu bit! Perkins: It's a little hard not to involve comedy with this, isn't it? Hell, that would be part of the fun! If I wanted to be REALLY macabre, then a chunk of chocolate carved into the shape of a human finger bone with the explanation of "found at the bottom of a chocolate tube filter in the old Wonka factory... It looks to be roughly the right size for a child's finger. Strange, no?" Two finals down, three to go! Sorry it's taken so long to respond. |
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