Inside
the Legend: In My Time Of Dying
Out
Of Body Experience
“You
ever hear of an out-of-body experience?”
The
experience of floating outside of, and in some cases seeing
one’s physical body from a place outside one’s
body. This usually occurs spontaneously and is linked
to dangerous circumstances, a dream-like state, a near
death experience, or use of psychedelic drugs. In this
episode Dean tells Tessa that if they are having an out
of body experience if means they are spirits of people
close to death.
People
often report having these experiences after suffering
from traumatic experiences such as motor vehicle accidents.
People can often remember the accident as if they were
observing from a location outside of the vehicle.
In
some cases the feeling of being outside the body was something
suddenly realized after the fact; the subjects saw their
bodies almost by accident. Those who experience an OBE
may note that the subjective experience is much longer
than the objective time passing. Many out of body experiences
end with a feeling of suddenly "popping" or
"snapping" back into their bodies.
The
phenomenology of an NDE usually includes physiological,
psychological and transcendental factors such as subjective
impressions of being outside the physical body, visions
of deceased relatives and religious figures, transcendence
of ego and spatiotemporal boundaries and other transcendental
experiences. Typically the experience follows a distinct
progression, starting with the sensation of floating above
one's body and seeing the surrounding area, followed by
the sensation of passing through a tunnel, meeting deceased
relatives, and concluding with encountering a being of
light.
Bilocation,
Crises Apparitions, and Fetches
“It’s
actually a very old idea, it has a lot of different names:
bilocation, crises apparitions, fetches.”
Bilocation
is the ostensibly supernatural act of appearing or being
in two or more locations simutaneously.
Crises
apparitions can be described as the figure or the voice
of a living being who is experiencing a crises- such as
an accident or death- and is never seen or heard. "Sammy
tell me you can freakin’ hear me man!" A crises
apparition can occur at any time and anywhere, there have
been more than 10,000 accounts recorded. The theory being
Crises Apparitions is that typically the ghosts appear
only once to a loved one who may be many miles away at
the time of the accident. This phenomenon can also manifest
in the person hearing a voice of a friend or loved one
with some message or warning while the person who is heard
speaking is no where near and totally unaware that this
has occurred. Most of these crisis apparitions occur at
a moment of great crisis or death when a person is in
some form of danger or pain. The person in crisis is not
aware that they are doing this. It is explained and often
agreed that these apparitions are the externalization
of an unconsciously received telepathic impressions. Other
testimonies reveal projections of future events where
the subject will attend a scene that will only happen
in the future just as a dream.
Fetches
are apparitions of someone who will soon die, usually
within a year from the sighting. Fetches usually do not
interact with humans and are totally oblivious to the
surrounding world. They are most often spotted by the
ill-fated individual's relatives or loved ones, who will
recognize the fetch. In some instances, the fetch is encountered
by the person whose death the phantom foretells. These
spirits may be accompanied by another type of ghost, such
as a phantom ship.
Reapers
“There’s
only one thing that can give and take life like that-
we’re dealing with a reaper” Death as a living,
sentient entity is a concept that has existed in all known
societies since the beginnings of recorded history. “Reapers
can alter human perception. Basically they can make themselves
appear however they want.” Reapers, death, cannot
be killed, and if it appears naturally there is no way
to stop it.
To
read up more on reapers, be sure to check out our Faith
Season 1: Inside the Legend.
Spirits
“If
it is, it means that we’re spirits of people close
to death”
A
daemon sprite, or ghost, is usually conceived as a wandering
spirit from a being no longer living, having survived
the death of the body yet maintaining the mind and consciousness.
A daemon, not to be confused with demon, is a good or
malevolent supernatural being in Greek Mythology.
Vengeful
Spirits
“You’ll stay
here for years, disembodied, scared, and over the decades
it will probably drive you mad. Maybe you’ll even
get violent. Dean, how do you think angry spirits are
born? They can’t let go and they can’t move
on. You’re about to become one. The same thing you
hunt.”
Oija
Boards
Ouija
is a belief that one can receive messages during a séance
through the usage of a Ouija board and planchette. Ouija
boards are also referred to as “talking board”
and “spirit board.” Ouija boards are a trademark
of the Parker Brothers.
During
the late 1800s, planchettes were widely sold as a novelty.
In 1890, the first Ouija board was invented by Elijah
Bond and Charles Kennard. William Fuld, an employee of
Kennard, claimed that he invented the Ouija board and
soon began production of his own boards, ever since he
became synonymous with the Ouija board. In 1966, Fuld
sold his entire business to the Parker Brother, who continue
to hold all trademarks and patients.
A
Ouija board is operated by one or more users. They place
the planchette on the board and then rest their fingers
on the planchette. The users start by moving the planchette
around the board and speaking to the entity (or entities)
they wish to summon; they then begin asking questions
of it. Eventually the planchette will come to rest on
one letter after another, spelling out a message. Often
an additional participant records the messages on paper.
As with automatic writing, the messages are often vague
and open to interpretation, or complete gibberish.
Some
believe ouija boards to be dangerous. Religious critics
warn that evil demons pretend to be cooperative ghosts
in order to trick players into becoming spiritually possessed.
Some practitioners claim to have had bad experiences related
to the use of talking boards by being haunted by demons,
seeing apparitions of spirits, and hearing voices after
using these boards.
The
accepted scientific theory of Ouija boards is that the
participants are subconsciously making small, involuntary,
physical movements using a well-known, and well-understood,
phenomenon called the ideomotor effect. Skeptic and magician
James Randi, in his book, points out that when blind folded,
Ouija board operators are unable to produce intelligible
messages. Believers in Ouija boards, however, state that
blindfolding the actual contact is actually a handicap
to the whole exercise because it is believed that the
contacted spirits utilize the eyes of the medium during
the Ouija session, in order to point to the letters and
words needed to form a message.
New
Age
“What
are you some New Agey Guy”
The
term New Age describes a broad movement of late 20th century
and contemporary Western culture, characterised by an
individual eclectic approach to spiritual exploration.
Many of the ideas of the New Age movement are elements
of older spiritual and religious traditions, from both
east and west, melded with modern ideas from science especially
psychology and ecology. Rather than following the lead
of an organised religion, "New Agers" typically
construct their own spiritual journey based on material
taken as needed from the mystical traditions of the worlds
religions, also including shamanism, neopaganism and occultism.
The
name New Age was popularized by the American mass media
during the late 1980s, to describe the alternative spiritual
subculture interested in such things as meditation, channelling,
reincarnation, crystals, psychic experience, holistic
health, environmentalism, other fields associated with
pseudoscience and anomalous phenomena, and various ¡°unsolved
mysteries¡± such as UFOs, Earth mysteries
and Crop circles.
“You
see me messing with crystals or listening to Yanni”
Most
of Yanni’s early music relied heavily on the synthesizer
and received little airplay, except on New Age radio stations
in larger markets. Although many fans and critics call
his music "New Age," Yanni has tried to distance
himself from that label. In his autobiography, Yanni devotes
an entire chapter to the subject, stating that he prefers
to call his music "contemporary instrumental."
The
Sigil of Azazel
The
sigil of Azazel is the symbol that John draws as he is
preparing to summon the demon.
The
name Azazel is most commonly used as a reference to Satan
or a fallen angel. According to the Book of Enoch, Azazel
was the leader of the grigori (also known as "watchers"),
a group of fallen angels who mated with mortal women,
giving rise to a race of hybrids known as the Nephilim.
Often said to be one of the world's first evils, he is
commonly placed high in Hell's hierarchy.
By
drawing the sigil of Azazel, John is drawing a sigil,
a symbol that is used for magical purposes, of the devil.
Conjuration is the act of summoning one or more spirits
with a predetermined purpose. The conjurer performs some
type of ritual to call upon the spirit and often times
this includes using certain magic symbols drawn on the
floor and/or alter. The conjurer will usually perform
this at a specific time; Depending on what they are conjuring
it could be done at a specific time during the day/night
according to the alignment of the planets. Incense, candles
and potions are commonly used coupled with a specific
spell to summon a spirit.
Hoodoo
“Come
on, Sam. Go find some hoodo priest to lay some mojo on
me.”
Hoodoo
is a 200-year old practice of magic based on elements
of voodoo, Appalachian folk magic, and related traditions.
Acacia
oil of Abramelin
“That
stuff from Bobby. You don’t use it to ward off a
Demon, you use it to summon one.”
ACACIA
Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees of Gondwanian origin
first described from Africa by Linnaeus in 1773. There
are roughly 1300 species of this plant worldwide spread
around the dry tropical warm-temperate regions. Generally
the leaves of acacias are feather like, having leaflets
or primary divisions arranged on each side of a common
stalk. In some species, the leaflets are suppressed, and
the leaf-stalks become vertically flattened. A few species
don’t have leaves, but instead a modified leaf-like
photosynthetic stems functioning as leaves. The small
flowers on this plant have five, very small petals, and
are arranged in dense clusters. In most species they are
yellow or cream-colored but can be white, purple or red.
Accaia is used for medical, ornamental, culinary or pharmacological
uses.
ABRAMELIN
Abramelin is a ceremonial magical oil blended from aromatic
plant materials. The recipe is adapted from the Jewish
Holy Oil of the Tanakh, which is described in the Book
of Exodus attributed to Moses. There are several very
similar recipes of the oil, but the original was made
up of Myrrh, Cinnamon, Cassia, Calamus, and Olive oil.
Many traditions of magic also assign symbolic meanings
to these ingredients. In the Jewish tradition the Olive
is a symbol of domestic felicity and stability. Myrrh
is believed to be sacred to the Lord, Calamus is known
for its sweetness and stands for male sexuality and love,
while Cinamon is favored for its warming ability. In hoodo
folk magic, these symbolisms are slightly changed: Myrrh
and Olive remain the same, but Cinnamon is for money and
luck, and Calamus is used to sweetly control others.
Appendectomy
An
appendicectomy (or appendectomy) is the surgical removal
of the vermiform appendix. This procedure is normally
performed as an emergency procedure, when the patient
is suffering from acute appendicitis. In the absence of
surgical facilities, intravenous antibiotics are used
to delay or avoid the onset of sepsis; it is now recognised
that many cases will resolve when treated non-operatively.
In some cases the appendicitis resolves completely; more
often, an inflammatory mass forms around the appendix.
This is a relative contraindication to surgery.
Appendicectomy
may be performed laparoscopically or as an open operation.
Laparoscopy is often used if the diagnosis is in doubt,
or if it is desirable to hide the scars in the umbilicus
or in the pubic hair line. Recovery may be a little quicker
with laparoscopic surgery; the procedure is more expensive
and resource-intensive than open surgery and generally
takes a little longer, with the (low in most patients)
additional risks associated with pneumoperitoneum (inflating
the abdomen with gas). Advanced pelvic sepsis occasionally
requires a lower midline laparotomy.
Watch
a video of the procedure
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