S T A G E D
Living Doll Game
WARNING: This ritual is alleged to be THE MOST DANGEROUS RITUAL. Perform with caution. The doll's face might change.
【Materials required】
・Two sheets of mirrors
・One doll (A Japanese doll works best, but if not, get something that looks as close to human as possible. Kokeshis do not work. No plushies.)
・One candlestick
・One scapegoat doll (anything will do as long as it's a doll)
・One strand of hair
・Salt* (5 spoonfuls) wrapped up in paper
【The Procedure】
1. Arrange the two mirrors so that they face each other.
2. Between the mirrors, put the doll and the candlestick
3. Wait until it's 12 o'clock midnight.
4. Just as the clock strikes 12, light up the candle.
5. Say to the doll, "I will leave here a new body for you. Please take it." five times
6. Then say to it, "Let's play together" five times
7. If you start hearing some chanting, scrapping, or tapping noises, or some other strange occurences at this point, it's an indication that the preparation has been done properly. Don't worry if nothing happens though.
8. While keeping the salt close to yourself, say to the doll, "Please come and find me. If you find me, I will give you my life" five times. After that, go to a large room or your own room, turn off all sources of light in the room, and sit zazen** with your back to the door. Make sure you sprinkle some salt on yourself too.
9. Now all you have to do is wait for the doll to come to you.
Note: If you ever feel like you are in danger, go hide in some place like a closet.
【How to end the ritual】
1. Still keeping the salt close to you, go to the room with the candle.
2. When you arrive in front of the candle, say, "You lose. It's over now" five times
3. After you've finished saying it, blow out the candle and sprinkle some salt over your body.
4. Find the doll and sprinkle some salt over it too.
5. Turn all the lights on and create a happy, cheerful atmosphere (This is important)
6. Keep this atmosphere for at least an hour
7. Make sure you take the doll to a shrine where they can perform a ceremony on the doll to appease the spirit*** within three days of the ritual.
【Important Things to Remember】
・You must do it alone. It doesn't work if you have other people around
・You must NOT utter a SINGLE word while the doll is going around looking for you.
・Do NOT use up all the salt on yourself at the beginning. You'll still need some of it at the end.
・Do NOT got outside during the ritual
・You must NOT run away without finishing it properly. If you run away, it will come after you.
・Make sure to end it before day breaks. If you don't the spirit will stay in your place.
・You must take the doll to the shrine where they can perform a ceremony for it at the end.
・If you find yourself having to combat with the frog, snake, or fox, be very careful. (I don't know what this means, don't ask me)
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* Salt - As usual, natural salt works best.
** Zazen - A posture used in Zen Buddhist meditation. It usually requires you to sit cross-legged, with your back straight. (Read more: Wikipedia and Zen Meditation Instruction)
*** A ceremony to appease the spirit inside a doll - A japanese term for it is Ningyo-Kuyo. Ningyo means "doll" while Kuyo is a translation of "Puja".