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Fear is only as deep as the mind allows!!!!!!!
Image courtesy @ Namita Gedam
What makes us fear the ghosts and spirits the most??? Is it the depth with which it is inculcated in our minds or our perception of the other world?
Howsoever creepy it gets we ought to accept, it always makes us curious wanting to know more about the unknown.
In the earlier blog we discussed about the different kinds of spirits and a story about how the Pishacha can change form and live amidst us like one of us.
Before we get into even more spooky stories, I want you to indulge in a deep breath and take a feel of your surroundings...
Hey wait....
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Did you just see that??????
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Right behind your screen.
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No!!!!
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Hmmm....
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Might have just escaped....
Congrats....
You haven't allowed Fear to conquer your mind....
Okay!!!
Alright!!!
Enough of this crap let us dive into the stories you are waiting to listen to....
Story 2. The unwanted spirit....
The people who have being a hostalite or ever gathered together at an outhouse with cousins or friends, must have at some point of time, had a weird idea of calling the spirits from the other world and wanted to know about some unanswered questions. In a gang of such weirdos there is always a leader who knows how to begin the process and carry it through but maximum of the times, he/she does not know what should be done if something goes really really wrong......
Hmmmm....
As discussed by one of my seniors, this is a story where the planchette thing got to its worst and the people around didn't know how to get out of the mess....
The story goes this way....
Evening time in girls hostel....
Girls are as usual chitchatting and discussing about their day, a time when mobiles were a rare luxury.... atleast not to be found in the hands of students prior to about two decades.
Krutika and her gang were just whiling their time, when suddenly Lavanya enters... with a small suitcase kind of a thing in her hand.
" Hey girls look what I got!!!!" All the girls, in their highest level of curiosity rush around to find out what treasure the suitcase has... The case is opened and kept in the centre of the room..... Shurti exclaimed "What a weird kind of a scrabble!!!!"
With a sarcastic look on her face Lavanya said " Shut up you idiot!!! It is not a scrabble it is an Ouija Board and this is a planchette!.. " Krutika asked pointing out at a triangular thing in Lavanya's hand. " A plan.. what?" " A planchette ... a medium to call spirits from the other world" said Lavanya. Where did you get this crap from?" enquired Krutika. " This is not crap Krutika. I found it from a second hand store nearby, that guy sold it to me at a very cheap price." exclaimed lavanya with a spark in her eyes. After a moment of silence there were mixed reactions, some were dumbstruck, murmurs all around the room and some giggles. " Enough!!! Silence!!! I know how to use it... I can call spirits from outer world and ask them about our future.." said Lavanya..
There were altogether 8 girls in the room. Except Lavanya nobody was sure about what was actually going on. Lavanya eventually convinced the girls that there was nothing to fear about and she could easily communicate with the spirits and the session would be peaceful with some strict conditions to be followed; (i) the girls should take it seriously and (ii) nobody should be leaving the process in the mid-way. All eyes were set on Krutika who was a big prankster and a trouble maker during serious situations. All the eyes transfixed on Krutika were making her uncomfortable.. " Alright! girls chill!!! I promise I will take this thing seriously and no pranks...!!!" Hearing this the girls got back to work.
The lights of the room were switched off, the windows and doors were opened. The Ouija board that Lavanya had was specially designed with radium embedded in it so that it could be readily visible in darkness. The planchette was a separate part from the rest of the Ouija Board, which had to mounted separately so that it moved to and fro indicating the arrival of the spirit.
Now there were two questions; 1. Whose spirit should be summoned? 2. Who will be the medium? (A person who asks questions is a medium here..)
There were many suggestions for summoning a spirit but no one wanted to risk being a medium. Finally it was decided that Lavanya's great grandfather should be summoned, who was a great occultist himself and could clear out many doubts that the girls had in mind. So naturally Lavanya was the medium....
The session started... the girls prayed first.. got their minds stabilised and placed their fingers on the planchette. Lavanya summoned the holy spirit of her great grandfather. For the first 15 mins nothing happened. In the glow of radium the girls looked at each other and giggled and Krutika concluded that they themselves looked as if from another world and were a bunch of spirits . Lavanya was still into it and did not lose her concentration even for a moment.
Suddenly, the planchette began to vibrate. The girls were startled... Gosh!! It was actually happening....
Lavanya finally opened her eyes and smiled. The moment had finally come...
She decided to ask the Yes-No types of questions first......
She asked " Are you Pandit Jayantilal Choubey my gg..ggreat grantfather? "....
The planchette vibrated for a moment and then started moving towards the Yes... and eventually returned at the centre.. Krutika was still in her jolly mood and was trying hard to contain her laughter. Others were mesmerised with what was happening around
Happy that she had summoned her great grandfather Lavanya asked one more question...
" ParDadu aap abhi bhoot ban gaye ho kyaa?" (Great Grandpa Have you turned into a ghost?)....
Hearing this question Krutika could not control her laughter, she chuckled so hysterically that the other girls thought she was possessed and two of them ran away in the middle of the session. Krutika ran after them telling them she was not possessed but the stupid question of Lavanya made her laugh. Her great grandfather was dead, so naturally he would be a ghost now...
This seemed to be a funny situation, but the rhythm was disturbed and now Lavanya was in a fix. The planchette now started vibrating furiously and there were no answers to her questions. The planchette started moving in the figure of "8" which was a danger signal!!!! It implied that an unknown negative spirit was desperately trying to have a control on the Ouija board and the session now was needed to be stopped immediately. Unfortunately, no girl, except lavanya had her finger on the planchette and she alone was unable to move the planchette towards the "GOODBYE" sign. So in desperation she shut the board and immediately kept it in the case which it belonged to without removing the planchette. It is said that for the session to conclude smoothly the planchette should be removed and kept aside wrapped in a piece of cloth away from the board. But this did not happen and Lavanya did not touch the board after that.
It was an unfortunate incident and Lavanya knew she had to pay for it as she was a medium. She did not blame anybody but herself because she knew she had got herself into some very big trouble.
Two days went by normally. Nobody discussed about that night. After that Lavanya started getting some creepy feelings, like somebody sitting besides her bed and continuously observing her or somebody whispering in her ears, somebody asking her to come with them....
One night she found herself in mid-air... She screamed so acutely that nearly all the girls surrounding her room woke up, only to find that she was sitting in the middle of the room with her hair all over her face, her hands smeared with her own blood, with a hysterical laughter that caused chills down the spine of whosoever witnessed it.
She was immediately rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state when the girls found that she had sliced out the nerves of both her hands.
Her gang was horrified by this incident and they all knew the cause. They immediately told Lavanya's mother about the night that unfortunate thing happened and Lavanya's mother knew she had to save her daughter and all the girls from the mess.
With the help of experts, as she was advised, the Ouija board was sealed and buried in a deep pit in a graveyard and the hostel room in which Lavanya lived was sealed with all required tantras and mantras and everybody in the hostel was warned against the use of such things and obviously reopening of the room. Lavanya was treated for this mental trauma for more than 3 months and so were other girls especially Krutika who now feared the unknown. All the girls then returned to their normal lives, never to talk about spirits or the Ouija board again in their lives.....
And as for the Ouija Board it is still awaiting someone's arrival in the graveyard...Does somebody out there need it???
Story 3: The Rakta Pishacha (The blood loving spirit)
This is a story about a place on NH17 highway where people have reported many incidents of blood sucking evil spirits. The police have advised people travelling on NH17 (Bombay-Goa highway)to avoid carry non-vegetarian food, as the evil spirits are always there for hunting dead meat and flesh.
One such incidence reported is that of a young couple who were travelling on the NH17 highway at 2 am night. A couple was carrying a couple of Non-Veg dishes (some chicken and some other stuff) with them. Suddenly, the headlights of their car started blinking as though somebody was turning the switch on and off. They lost the control of their car and suddenly hit a brake. The couple got out of their car and didn't really understand as though what was really happening. Suddenly, they realised their car was locked and some dark fumes were observed. Any number of efforts to open their car was futile and they had to give up trying to open it. After an hour or so the car opened all by itself and what they observed was out of logical reasoning.
All their foodstuff was gone with remnants of bones as if somebody was busy eating it and some kind of a spooky feeling around. They couldn't get into their car nor could they remain outside. They somehow managed to be there till sunrise and only when they realised everything was fine they got into the car. Thanked their stars for their survival and escaped the spooky and creepy place as fast as possible.
Phew!!!!! Unimaginable is it....
Evil spirits like chicken.... I thought only my friends were such voracious chicken eaters...Guys you have competitors there...
Anyways....
Next time when you travel via NH17 go green, go vegetarian......
That's all for this time gals & guys. I will be back with more interesting topics to refresh your mind and increase your percentage of curiosity.
Marking my exit with this beautiful quote by H. P. Lovecraft
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.
Let no unknown fear gripple your mind or your soul. Be your own guardian and help make the world a beautiful place to live in.
Anita Sharma........