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Is bloody mary real?
My friends want to play this game 
is it for real or just made up? Liek I know it cant be real, but at the same time I scared to tempt it lol  
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 03:32 AM |
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LOL i really hope not..when we were girls, we would play this at every sleep over campout and birthday party. no one ever got sucked into the mirror.
just have fun with it hon 
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 03:35 AM |
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I was always under the impression that it worked like conjuring demons any other way. Through ritual and such they would supposedly appear. Never
really tried it.. as you said, why tempt fate?
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 12:10 PM |
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No, I know for a fact that it isn't. For several weeks, after first learning of the myth, I tested virtually every known variation of the "ritual"
used to summon bloody Mary.
In all cases, nothing appeared. I did almost get sick from the spinning though.
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 12:58 PM |
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Hahaha yes Bloody Mary is not real. Just a way to scare kids that's all.
It doesn't matter how hard you get hit, but how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward...
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 02:46 PM |
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So it can't hurt to do it then right?
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 03:08 PM |
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As long as your fear-incited friends don't stampede you, it is perfectly safe for you to do it.
There are several texts which reference demons and details the methodology used to conjure said demons. Among these texts is the Goetia also known as
the Lesser Key of Solomon.
You'll be pleased to know that there is no reference to a mirror-demon or any ritual for summoning such a being.
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 03:26 PM |
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Evil spirits can take many forms, but if you believe in the power of Christ you will be fine.
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 03:31 PM |
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thanks guyssssss 
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 04:56 PM |
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Bloody Mary was Mary Tudor, Queen of England, and daughter of King Henry the 8th and Catherine of Aragon. All her life, she was a mean brat to her
little sister, Elizabeth and her brother Edward VI. She did not like them at all and was very jealous. When Edward VI died, she became Queen Mary of
England. She was hated all over for changing the religion in England from Protestant to Roman Catholic. She mass-murdered over 100 Protestant leaders,
earning her name as "Bloody Mary".
And yes, I have seen Bloody Mary. My friends and I decided to try it out. This is what we did:
1) We went into the bathroom.
2) Turned out the lights.
3) Ran the water.
4) Spun around 3 times saying "Bloody Mary."
5) Closed our eyes and held hands until we heard anything. (not saying this way is right or wrong, we just did it like that.)
There was a low 'thump' and we opened our eyes. There was a bloody dark-haired girl covered in blood. But it was very very dark, so very hard to
tell. All she did was look at us, like an image painted on the mirror. Then we got scared and turned on the light, and whatever it was, was gone.
This is the true story of Bloody Mary.
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 05:12 PM |
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did you all see it or was it just you who saw it? Maybe you guys just psyched yourself into believing it or something ya know?
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 05:17 PM |
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This is just another cautionary tale that has gone from generation to generation. There is no scientific basis for this legend. Heck, there's not
even a paranormal basis for this legend.
I'm not going to tell you that you didn't see something, but 10 to 1 it wasn't "blood mary." Many entities can disguise themselves, and appear as
anything they want.
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 09:06 PM |
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yes she's real and will come and get you..
nah I'm just kidding, the girls do it all the time.
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 09:23 PM |
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can say I never did this as a kid . Guy was telling me about some crazy stuff his twin sisters would do.
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 09:37 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by thesecret
yes she's real and will come and get you..
nah I'm just kidding, the girls do it all the time. |
Please stop trying to scare the poor girl
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 09:58 PM |
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That didn't scare me..it actually made me laugh. 
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 09:59 PM |
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I just did it. No.
The Urban Legend and it's variations regarding Blood Mary:
The avenging spirit goes by many names: Bloody Mary, Bloody Bones, Hell Mary, Mary Worth, Mary Worthington, Mary Whales, Mary Johnson, Mary Lou, Mary
Jane, Sally, Kathy, Agnes, Black Agnes, Aggie, Svarte Madame.
Summoning Mary requires the right chant. "I believe in Mary Worth" is the key phrase according to one version, but others require the shouting of
"Kathy, come out!" or the repetition of "Bloody Mary" into the mirror as many times as the ritual demands. (Sometimes Bloody Mary gets more of a
script and is summoned by calls of "Bloody Mary! I killed your baby!")
The precise requirements of the ritual vary. Some specify that the mirror must be illuminated by a single candle; in others, there must be a candle on
each side. In some versions, the message to Mary is repeated by just one girl who is either a volunteer or one selected by the others to summon up the
mirror-witch. The number of chants needed to fetch Mary also varies.
What the mirror-witch does upon arrival varies too. She may strike her summoner dead, drive her mad, or fiercely scratch her face. She may merely peer
malevolently out through the mirror, or she may drag one of the girls back through it to live with her.
Origins:
The research into Bloody Mary goes back to 1978, when folklorist Janet Langlois published her essay on the legend. Belief in summoning the
mirror-witch was even at that time widespread throughout the U.S.
Mary is summoned whenever squealing girls get together for a sleepover, but boys have been known to call on her too. She's said to be a witch who was
executed a hundred years ago for plying the black arts, or a woman of more modern times who died in a local car accident in which her face was
hideously mutilated.
Some confuse the mirror witch with Mary I of England, whom history remembers as "Bloody Mary." An expanded version of that confusion has it that
this murdering British queen killed young girls so she could bathe in their blood to preserve her youthful appearance.
Mary I of England (1553-1558) was anything but a famed beauty terrified of losing her looks -- she was a matronly, fortyish woman who had about as
much sense of style as a dust mop. The idea of her bathing in the blood of slaughtered virgins to preserve her loveliness is ludicrous. She came by
the moniker "Bloody Mary" because she had a number of Protestants put to death during her reign, as she tried to re-establish Catholicism as the
religion of the land after the reigns of her father (Henry VIII, he who married six wives over the course of his lifetime and established himself as
the head of a new religion rather than tolerate the Pope's saying he couldn't divorce wife #1 to marry wife #2) and her brother (Edward VI, who
ruled after Henry died but passed away himself at the age of 16). Mary was a devoutly religious woman who saw what she was doing as the saving of her
subjects' souls from eternal damnation, and in those times -- as crazy as this sounds now -- the eternal wellbeing of a soul was deemed far more
important than the comparatively fleeting life of a person. That bringing the country back to Catholicism would also safeguard her throne was also a
major consideration.
Mary I was the half sister of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Both were daughters of Henry VIII, but Mary's mother was Katherine of Aragon and Elizabeth's
mother was Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth I became Queen when Mary died, and she reigned for many years, coming to be called "The Virgin Queen" because she
never married.
Some muddlings of this "murdering queen" variant claim that Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-1567) is the "bloody Mary" of mirror summonings. Though
this Mary was indeed a vain and foolish woman, history does not know her as a murderous one. (Well, okay, she did have a hand in doing away with a
husband. But she didn't go after her subjects en masse, as did Mary I of England.)
So, although there was a British queen known as "Bloody Mary," no connection between her and the mirror witch has surfaced, save for their both
having the same name. Likewise, the "Mary Worth" appellation of the malevolent apparition doesn't appear to be drawn from the lead character of a
popular comic strip of the same name. In lore, as elsewhere, coincidences occur. (The "bathing in blood" detail is traditionally attributed to
Elizabeth Bathory, but of course her name was not "Mary.")
(Barbara's husband notes: The 'Bloody Mary' legend was common when I was a kid in the early 1970s. We typically performed the "ritual" in
bathrooms, because the bathrooms of our suburban homes had large mirrors and were easily darkened even during the day since they had no windows. A
familiar 'Bloody Mary' story was one about a girl who supposedly ended her incantation with a spiteful "I don't believe in Mary Worth," then
tripped over the doorjamb while exiting the bathroom and broke her hip.)
Why would otherwise rational youngsters want to risk setting a murderous spirit on the rampage? Gail de Vos offers the following explanation:
So why do children continue to summon Bloody Mary, flirting with danger and possible tragedy? The ages between 9 and 12 are labeled "the Robinson
age" by psychologists. This is the period when children need to satisfy their craving for excitement by participating in ritual games and playing in
the dark. They are constantly looking for a safe way to extract pleasure and release anxiety and fears.
It's possible these "mirror witch" games have their roots in oldtime divining rituals involving unmarried girls and future husbands. There are a
number of variations of these divinations, some involving chanting a rhyme in a darkened room on a special night and then quickly looking in the
mirror to catch a glimpse of the bridegroom-to-be.
The concept of mirrors as portals between this world and the realm of spirits shows up in other beliefs, namely those surrounding funerals. It was
common practice to cover mirrors in a house where a death had occurred until the body was taken for burial. (Back in the days before funeral homes,
corpses were washed by the deceased's relatives, dressed in their funeral finery, and laid out in coffins in the front parlor. Consequently, the dead
would be in the house for days.) It was believed if the dear departed caught a glimpse of himself in a mirror, his ghost would remain in the house
because the mirror would trap his spirit.
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 10:02 PM |
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In the dark you can make yourself believe anything you want, like the monster in the closet.
One time my cousin dared me to say "Bloody Mary" three times in the mirror, well I did it and I remember seeing a woman with blonde hair, covered in
blood.
It obviously wasnt really there, but that sure didnt stop me from screaming!
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 10:04 PM |
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Wellll were trying it Friday night so lets hope this isnt my last week alive lol
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| posted on 2-23-09 at 10:35 PM |
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Do you have any way to video tape it? I think it would be nice for us to debunk this thing..
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| posted on 2-24-09 at 12:13 AM |
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Stellar, that's a great idea. I'm surprised no one has done this yet. By far, that's the best way to debunk this.
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| posted on 2-24-09 at 12:26 AM |
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I'll video tape myself doing the ritual. So by tomorrow night sometime look for the video link to it.
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| posted on 2-24-09 at 12:55 PM |
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Nice dude! Looking forward to seeing the video!
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| posted on 2-24-09 at 05:45 PM |
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I've never even heard of the Bloody Mary Myth before. I'll read mroe up on it before commenting about it
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| posted on 2-24-09 at 06:07 PM |
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We will find out soon enough, Noel and I are doing it tonight. We will be recording it, and taking EVP/EMF readings. Wish us luck!
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