# Have you successfully summoned a spiritual entity? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 26, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792 "2003-08-26T17:55:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WeRSauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f19dbf/32.png) [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/1 "2003-08-26T17:55:22Z")
There are many people out there who invoke and summon spirits, gods, and other such entities as part of their spiritual work. Has anyone here summoned an entity and seen it appear, or know someone who has? WRS ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/2 "2003-08-26T18:03:52Z")
We had seances when we were kids and summoned up lots of dead people. I have proof! The curtains moved, there was wind in the room and we heard noises! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/3 "2003-08-26T18:22:14Z")
Do _try_ to get hold of yourself. And lay off the left-handed cigarettes, okay? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/4 "2003-08-26T19:26:03Z")
I summoned up two. The first one was natural, but the second required a cesarean. ---
**Author:** ![Triss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Triss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triss)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/5 "2003-08-26T19:58:53Z")
> [@](#): > > There are many people out there who invoke and summon spirits, gods, and other such entities as part of their spiritual work. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/6 "2003-08-26T20:27:21Z")
Yes. I have summoned many spiritual entities to do my bidding. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/7 "2003-08-27T01:02:31Z")
I’m _quite_ sure I saw Bloody Mary’s pale, dead hands groping toward me in the mirror once, but I didn’t stay in the room long enough to find out. ---
**Author:** ![Rabid\_Squirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Rabid\_Squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rabid_Squirrel)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/8 "2003-08-27T01:41:02Z")
[H. Simpson] Hmmmm… Summoning gods eh? [/H. Simpson] I once summoned a horrible banshee, like of the world has not seen. Everytime she opened her gaping maul of a mouth, it would open a conduit to the very depths of Hell itself. Her eyes blazed with an unholy fire and had a voice that would loosen the bowels of the most herotic of champions. But then I dumped her. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![hebesphenomegacorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/9 "2003-08-27T02:08:22Z")
I summoned god. He made me a sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/10 "2003-08-27T02:37:14Z")
Y’know, with participant names like “ **Rabid\_Squirrel** ”, “ **Dung Beetle** ”, “ **WeRSauron** ”, and “ **DreadCthulhu** ”, I’m getting a little uneasy about the _purpose_ of this thread. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/11 "2003-08-27T03:20:48Z")
Well **Sunspace** add **t-keela** to the list too. Yep, I did it…I summoned the **Master** , our savior from darkness. The one who showed us the way. [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=202020&perpage=50&pagenumber=1) follow me and I will show you. 🆒 better grab your shades 'cause this guy’s bright ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/12 "2003-08-27T04:06:34Z")
I once summoned up the Invisible Pink Unicorn. Prove that I didn’t. ---
**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/13 "2003-08-27T04:08:50Z")
I don’t think any of us mean any harm by this thread . . . Heck, \*\* Sunspace \*\* and \*\* t-keela \*\* I need some extra human volunteer sfor my next summoning, if you want to see what it entails. Also, umm being a virgin would be a big help too. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/14 "2003-08-27T04:30:53Z")
I talked to God On his private line. He said, “How you doin’, Joe?” I said, "My name is Dave, And I’m doin’ fine. I talked to God, He said the check’s in the mail. My secretary is sick, And I’ll get back to you quick, But I’ve got meetings all day! – Dick Monda aka Lu Janis ---
**Author:** ![Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/15 "2003-08-27T06:05:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hebesphenomegacorona \* > \*\*I summoned god. > > He made me a sandwich. \*\* That’s God for you. What a joker. When is He going to change you back? ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/16 "2003-08-27T06:14:02Z")
I’ve had gas before that approached tangibility and could almost be said to have a distinct personality. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/17 "2003-08-27T13:01:44Z")
All I know is, late at night I’ll often find myself wrenched out of bed, tossed halfway around the world, and forced to spell out ridiculous sentences on some teenage girl’s Ouija board. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/18 "2003-08-27T16:47:42Z")
I once summoned Al Sharpton. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/19 "2003-08-27T17:40:11Z")
Some of the stuff I’ve _summoned up_ has made people call out to their god but I’ve never seen one of them actually appear. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792/20 "2003-08-27T17:43:46Z")
**slortar** , WHY? 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-successfully-summoned-a-spiritual-entity/197792.md?page=2)