Names and locations in this story have been changed for the sake of privacy for both me and the people mentioned. However, I will say that I am located in Washington state – somewhat near Seattle. Although from my username you could have possibly guessed that. Also: I will probably be posting this in sections – due to the length of it and the fact that I only have so much time to write it up each day.
Anyways this happened to me a while ago when I was a little more adventurous with the paranormal. I have since learned boundaries and have not partaken in any more “rituals” or “games” – however beforehand I was very involved in exploring the paranormal world and it is a possibility I might share some of those experiences in the near future.
So I’m going to try to start from the very beginning… so this was probably a little under a year ago, I had just discovered Reddit and found a huge interest in the sub-reddit /threekings and a couple other that are semi related. On that sub-reddit I found some recipes for rituals and games, and even some experiences people had written.
I became particularly intrigued with the ritual known as “The Hooded Man”. I guess I was just fascinated with the fact that the ritual takes you into another world/realm – or maybe it was the fact that I could potentially be in a great amount of danger. I guess you could say I was interested in the thrill. Being the adrenaline junky I was, I read up on the ritual. I made sure to read every known experience exactly to the last word.
At this point in my life I had never partaken in anything paranormal besides the cliché Ouija boards at parties and sleepovers with my friends. I believed in the paranormal, and had a pretty decent amount of what I thought was knowledge about it. My view on the ritual was optimism – I wasn’t sure if it would actually work, or if it was fluke ritual that people made up stories about. Well…. I was about to find out.
I planned for a couple weeks. I wanted to wait until I knew my parents would be gone and the house left empty – I wanted to be one hundred percent sure that everything would be perfect for the ritual. Luckily for me I knew they would be going to a casino resort the following weekend – and this would be my chance.
So in the meantime I began to gather my supplies. I was able to locate a black cord in my garage, just a simple rope like cord. I had a little more trouble getting the phone – I wanted to be sure I had the correct items, so I went to goodwill but had no luck there. Next I tried an antique shop out in town, there I was able to find a dark charcoal colored rotary phone. I was lucky to find out that the phone did in fact work, however it definitely showed its age. I gathered a watch, some salt, and some other items for the cleansing ritual. I wasn’t going to perform the cleansing ritual until the day of though – didn’t want my parents to suspect anything.
The morning of: My parents left early in the morning right around six-o-clock – which was good for me. I woke up around eight and had some breakfast. Before starting the cleansing ritual, I cleaned up the house a bit and began slowly turning off and unplugging all of our electronics. I was honestly quite tempted to just go and mess with the breaker switches in our garage – but I knew I would probably fuck that one up and get myself caught. So I unplugged every TV, DVD player, computer, lamp, anything that plugged into the wall. I will admit though that I didn’t unplug everything – no way my 110-pound self was going to move the refrigerator.
After unplugging everything I could possibly unplug in my house, I began to burn some sage and went through with the cleansing ritual. For extra protection and basically just to make me feel better I also salted the windowsills and doors of my home.
The evening of: Once the sun began setting (It was around late September so it got dark around 8:30/9:00pm) I began drawing the blinds and closing all the curtains in the house. I even locked my cat and dog in the far bedroom in my house, I didn’t really know what to do with them and didn’t have the option of taking them to a friends or elswhere. However just to give you a better picture – my house is one story and has a long hallway where the bedrooms are, and I would be at the other end of the house from my animals. I salted the doorway to the bedroom where they would be, no way I wanted my pets to get fucked up.
I turned off all of the lights ( I only had one or two on anyways.. ) and lit a candle to give me a little bit of light. I prepared my phone and the black cords. I felt a wave of nervousness hit me, but I knew that being nervous could potentially attract negative entities so I took a few deep breaths and attempted to rid myself of the emotion.
I remember specifically that this particular night was somewhat windy and rainy – however if you’ve ever lived in Washington you know that this kind of weather is somewhat typical. I sat down on a chair at my kitchen table and made sure all of my supplies were within my reach. Right as I reached for my rotary phone I heard the rumbling of thunder in the distance – however I found the thunder somewhat calming, I love lightning storms. I counted to thirteen in my head, and as I was dialing the numbers into the rotary phone I could hear the pitter patter of the rain falling on the roof above me. I then proceeded to tie the black cord around the rotary phone and then dial the second set of numbers. Once again, counting to thirteen. I then spoke the magic words “Hello… I need a cab” into the receiving end of the phone and then switched the cords as the directions had advised me.
As I was switching the cords a strike of lightning lit up the scenery outside of my house, however I only noticed a dim glow due to the blinds being drawn. Just as quickly as I switched the cords, I burned the first one. The thunder rattled my house once again.
All of a sudden the rain that had been pounding outside suddenly ceased, as well as the thunder and lightning. I took this as a sign that the ritual was working. I waited a few moments, but soon worked up the courage to part the blinds. Upon looking out I didn’t see anything at first glance. Although my driveways is pretty long, I don’t live in the city. I looked around a bit and noticed that at the end of my driveway under some trees that there was a cab… the one that people had talked about.
I was once again hesitant, but I made my way out the front door – watch in hand. I slowly approached the cab, trying to take note of every single detail about it. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing! There was actually a black cab in front of me. I proceeded to touch the cab, taking note that the cab was completely dry – which I guess makes sense, but it had also just been pouring rain. Once that thought ran through my mind, I also thought “wait a minute… the ground is dry too?”. I guess I kind of concluded that it was because of the ritual, but nonetheless it was still strange.
I took this next moment to take a look at my surroundings. Every part of my driveway seemed normal, well besides the dry ground foliage. I then looked up at the sky, curious to see if the same strange glow was present for me as it had been for others. The sky wasn’t much different than usual, except that it was maybe just a tad bit lighter than it normally would be. The kind of lighter that is usually present with a full moon, although there was no full moon.
I figured I should stop messing around and get into the cab, I thought that it was about time I went through with this. Upon opening the cab door, I noticed a thick smell of leather. Kind of a strong wet wood smell almost? This is something I will always remember about the cab.
I slid my way in and layed down in the back seat – which was icy cold. But I figured I would just have to make do.. what was I expecting from a realm traveling cab? Heated leather seats with rainbows and sunshine?
Falling asleep was tough, but doable. I even dreamed a little. I dreamt about the cab and it driving on a back road through the country – however when I looked in the drivers seat I saw no one. The land outside was green however no people or animals were present. In the dream I was sitting up in the back seat and just exploring the cab while making a few glances out the window occasionally. The colors in the dream were so vivid it was completely unbelievable.
Suddenly I heard a loud mischievous laugh and immediately woke up – startled. Unsure if the laugh came from the dream or the depths of the cab. I picked up my watch and glanced at the time, 3:00. Good, everything somewhat as planned. I then focused all my energy on falling back asleep so that I could proceed, and once again I drifted back into it…. …
When I awoke I immediately took notice of two things before I opened my eyes…
- I was now sitting up.
- A new smell now replaced the leathery smell… a smell of wet grass ? dirt maybe ? Experience
Submitted August 28, 2016 at 06:54AM by pnw1234 http://ift.tt/2bX2VFd nosleep
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