Have you got a ghost?  Do you have a reason for wanting to contact or get rid of a ghost in your home?  This page contains some tips for contacting ghosts and/or getting rid of them.
Protecting Yourself

Focus internally, and imagine a "bubble" of white light inside of you, deep in the center of your body.  Imagine this bubble expanding in all directions, out past your body.  As the bubble expands beyond your body, imagine this white light "pushing" negative energy away ahead of it.  Let the bubble grow until it completely surrounds you, as though you were standing inside of a giant bubble.  Tell the bubble to stay with you, surrounding you and protecting you.  When you are through needing the protective bubble you can simply imagine it fading away, popping or growing small back inside of you again.
When on an investigation, you can also say a prayer of protection.  How you say it depends on your faith, but a good idea is to also include a statement to the ghost(s), reassuring them that you are not there to do harm, and that your intentions are good.  You can also invite the ghost to assist you in your investigation.  The rest is up to the ghost.
When you've finished an investigation, you can also say another prayer, and close with a statement to the ghosts along the lines of "You can't follow me home, you have to stay here." 
 
Contacting a Ghost

You can contact a ghost for several reasons, from asking it to appear in your photos to asking it to leave your home.
 Believe it or not, the first step in communicating with a ghost is to simply talk to them.  When we die, it affects the physical part of us only.  Emotions aren't physical aspects of the body the way that strength and weight are.  Emotions are taken with us when we cross over after death.  Therefore, reasoning with a ghost is the best first step to take in order to contact them, just like you would a human being. 
Speaking to thin air may feel silly, but ghosts are able to hear us just fine.  Talk to them the way that you would want someone to talk to you, with respect and courtesy.  If you're on an investigation, invite them to be in your photos.  If you have a ghost in your home and you'd rather it went away, then outright ask it to.  Most ghosts are compliant, as many of them are simply souls that wandered by and stopped in for a visit.  For ghosts that are more attached to a home, say for example, through an object or having once occupied the home, stronger methods such as removal of the object, cleansing, or even exorcism may be necessary.
 

How to use the Ouija Board

 "Place the board upon the knees of two persons, lady and gentleman preferred, with the small table upon the board. Place the fingers lightly but firmly, without pressure, upon the table so as to allow it to move easily and freely. In from one to five minutes the tablet will commence to move, at first slowly, then faster, and will be then able to talk or answer questions, which it will do rapidly by touching the printed words or the letters necessary to form words and sentences with the foreleg or pointer.

2nd - Care should be taken that one person only should ask questions at a time, so as to avoid confusion, and the questions should be put plainly and accurately.

3rd - To obtain the best results it is important that the persons present should concentrate their minds upon the matter in question and avoid other topics. Have no one at the table who will not sit seriously and respectfully. If you use it in a frivolous spirit, asking ridiculous questions, laughing over it, you naturally get undeveloped influences around you.

4th - The Ouija is a great mystery, and we do not claim to give exact directions for its management, neither do we claim that at all times and under all circumstances it will work equally well. But we do claim and guarantee that with reasonable patience and judgment it will more than satisfy your greatest expectation."

5th - In putting the table together wet the tops of the legs, and drive them firmly into the table. Care should be taken that they are firm and tight.

6th - The board should be kept smooth and free from dust and moisture, as all depends upon the ease with which the feet of the table can glide over the surface of the board. Rubbing with a dry silk handkerchief just before use is advised.”

 These were the directions printed on the Ouija board box in 1902.  Since then, the directions have remained basically the same, with very few changes.  Changes include prayers of protection, chants, burning candles, incense, and protective circles.  Customizing an Ouija session will make for a more comfortable session for those who participate.

 

How to perform a cleansing

Materials needed:
A smudge stick of sage
A lighter or matches
A "plate" to catch ashes (an abalone shell works great, do not use anything flammable like paper or styrofoam plates!)

Go to the room that is furthest from the front door.
This will be your starting point, and you will work towards the front door.
Stand in the center of the room, and light the end of the smudge stick. Hold it over your "plate" so the ashes don't drop on the floor. Very gently blow on the end to get the stick burning enough to produce smoke. Do not blow very hard, because you may blow embers off the end of the smudge stick and burn carpet or furniture, or worse yet, start a fire.
When there is steady smoke from the end of the smudge stick, stand still and close your eyes. Focus internally, and imagine a "bubble" of white light inside of you, deep in the center of your body.

Imagine this bubble expanding in all directions, out past your body. As the bubble expands beyond your body, imagine this white light "pushing" negative energy away ahead of it. Let the bubble grow until it is filling the room, and all the negative energy has been pushed out through the window(s) and door. In your mind, command the white light to stay and fill the room, right up to the window(s) and door, and tell it to stay in this room and protect it. Walk towards the door to this room, and as you do, imagine the white light moving ahead of you, pushing negative energy away. Keep holding the "plate" and smudge stick ahead of you as you go, gently blowing as necessary on the stick to keep smoke going. The smoke, along with the white light, is what does the cleansing.
As you walk out into the hallway, if there is a room across from you, this would be the next place to go.
 
The idea is to try to "sweep" the house from one end to the next. Imagine the light filling the hall and staying there as you go across into the next room. As you enter the next room imagine the white light ahead of you, expanding to fill the room and push negative energy towards and out the window(s). Stop the energy at the windows and once again tell the energy to stay in the room and fill it. And yes, energy will flow through windows.

If there is no room, continue down the hallway to the first room you come to. Enter this room, surrounded by white light, and allow the white light to expand and fill the room from the doorway to the window(s), again pushing negativity ahead of it and out the window (s). Continue down the hallway to the next room and repeat. Every room behind you should be left filled with white light as you move ahead. Keep repeating until you have come to the front door.

Once you get to the front door, snuff out the smudge stick by tamping the lit end down into the "plate"
until you smother out the embers and it's no longer smoking (like putting out a cigarette). Take the ashes and either: A) sprinkle a line across the doorway on the porch or B) if there are two potted plants on either side of the doorway, put half the ashes in one and half in the other. This will help to further protect the house. The front door is the one most used to enter and exit, so it's always opening.
It is therefore more likely to allow ghosts in and needs more protection.

If you are working with a two or more story house, start in the uppermost story, furthest away from the stairs. Treat the stairs as though they were the front door to the house. Fill the uppermost level with white light, all the way to the stairs, and fill the stairwell as you go down to the next level.

You may use the option of saying a prayer of protection before and after you cleanse, but the white light surrounding you will act as a shield between you and negative energy. You are, after all, surrounded by it throughout the whole process, but if you are more comfortable with prayer, it certainly can't hurt.

 

 

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