The Elevator Ritual has been whispered about for generations by teenagers around the world, an urban legend that dares you to try it and find out for yourself. Allegedly this ritual involves doing a set of specific spells and rituals in an elevator to summon a demon that can ruin your life. The Elevator Ritual has a long and sordid history and mythology, which we shall dive into in this blog, taking a look at the various ideas and explanations that have been set forth as to where it came from, and the weirdness that it has spawned.
The Origins of the Elevator Ritual
It is believed that the Elevator Ritual originates back in the early 1900s (the exact date unknown) when elevators were very new and people did not know how they functioned completely. This ritual is said to be a game that was created by a group of people who had a strong fascination with the supernatural and the occult. The way the story goes, these people figured out that if you did certain things and said certain phrases in the elevator, this evil demon thingy would show up and give you all this great power and whatever.
The Ritual
The Elevator Ritual has quite a few steps & incorporates the right chants & press of buttons in sequential order. It started with them getting in the elevator, hitting the highest point floor. And then the person has to chant a specific chant, one that is supposed to summon the sinister being. A traditional incantation is a mix of ancient languages and spiritual terms that are supposed to incarnate the work of a creature.
After the successful summoning of the spirit, the person has to go through various specifics like reading some other mantra with the steps of actions, and after this, the spirit is summoned. It is believed that these actions are necessary to keep the entity’s attention and to keep it in an altered state of awareness.
Performing the Elevator Ritual: A Step-by-Step Guide (Warning: Proceed with Caution)
The Elevator Game (also known as The Elevator Ritual) is said to be a ritual that allows those who undertake it to access another world and, has been widely discussed in urban legend lore. This rite consists of several specific sets of movements and words, to be completed inside an elevator, which is said to summon an evil spirit, able to cause catastrophes.
Now, the Elevator Ritual is no small task, and certainly not for the faint of heart, however. However, it is crucial to remember that partaking in this ritual is not advised as the risks are far more significant than the potential benefits.
Disclaimer: The following is for educational purposes only You are highly recommended against trying the Elevator Ritual because it can have dangerous and disastrous outcomes.
Step 1: Choose the Elevator
Just the first move to make the Elevator Ritual is to get an elevator that is isolated and not frequented by the average citizens. The ritual is to be carried out alone as it’s believed to work best in a quiet environment where no one would interrupt.
Step 2: Enter the Elevator
After you’ve punched the elevator, get up and out while you can, and hit the top floor. It is also important that you are alone in the elevator, as the presence of others could cause the ritual to fail.
Step 3: Chant the Spell
Before the elevator starts moving upwards, you say the words that supposedly conjure the evil spirit on the upper floor. The incantation is usually in a mix of ancient languages and mystical terminology, and it is claimed to invoke the entity.
The exact phrasing of the incantation is not generally known and is considered a closely held secret. Nevertheless, a few versions of the ritual have been recorded, which always included the following:
“Spirits of the unseen, heed my call.
Guardians of the dark, answer my plea.
Unleash the power that lies within,
And grant me the knowledge that I seek.”
Step 4: Do the Ritual Actions
By chanting the spell, you are essentially following several steps to prevent the entity from being aware and going back to normal. These actions may include:
– Making a 360 to the right
– Clapping 3 times with your hands
– Your palms against the walls of the elevator
– Looking at the elevator’s control panel straight wards
These actions need to be done in the right order, and they need to be done with the right level of attention or awareness.
Step 5: Give the Entity time to show up
After performing the said actions you have to wait for the entity to emerge. This involves the entity appearing as all manner of things, sometimes a figure cloaked in shadow, and in other cases maybe as a feeling, emotion, or even a whisper in the elevator – even more so when the atmosphere in the lift undergoes a sudden chilling transformation.
Step 6: Conclude the Ritual
If the entity does show up, it is essential to end the ritual right away. You may need to say a certain phrase or do a certain thing to banish the entity and keep it from doing any harm.
The Consequences
However, many experiences indicate that practising The Elevator Ritual has very lethal outcomes. This terrible force, it is said, will be anything but happy with the help it requires and will cause havoc and lay waste in your world. The entity is worshipped as a great malevolent force of nature, capable of effecting earthquakes, floods and ash waste such as some kind of devil creature.
Aside from the risks to one’s physical health, the Elevator Ritual also carries with it psychological and emotional side effects. Chasing this ritual to the end will reportedly drive a person insane as they think everyone is an agent that is stitching their death behind their backs, eventually causing them to experience a nervous breakdown.
Theories and Explanations
Many theories and explanations on where the Elevator Ritual might have come from or why these phenomena occur have floated around. Mass hysteria is one of the prevalent theories, in which it appears to the individual as though supernatural things are happening because that person is so physiologically invested in the experience.
Alternatively, the Elevator Ritual may be a case of social contagion, with one person persuading or misleading the others into believing the ritual will work. In this theory, the ritual is maintained to be an illusion of the masses that people, in their social and cultural context, when going through the ritual, share a common belief that they are experiencing a supernatural phenomenon.
The Legacy
One of the most remembered and celebrated games on 2ch, the Elevator Ritual has had a continued association with popular culture, inspiring lots of works of fiction and art. Used in several films, books, and games; the ritual has since become a part of contemporary creepypasta and mythology.
To conclude, the Elevator Ritual is a terrifying piece of urban legend that has thrilled the hearts of many with the mysterious and spine-tingling events that terrify us. The ritual is believed to have devastating consequences for those who practice it, and to this day the origins and extreme anomalies(relating to the ritual) are still a mystery. Whether you think the Elevator Ritual is mass hysteria, social contagion, or something more diabolic, you cannot ignore the lasting legacy this urban legend has made on popular culture and the many people it still fascinates and terrifies.
Conclusion
The Elevator Ritual is an urban legend so creepy that it has captured the imagination of the minds of many, and it is also a course that is supposed to drive the catcher to three beings from another dimension if they dare to put it into use. You explained the intricacies of the ritual itself (which I believe is interesting in its own right) but I want to make it known to anyone reading this article that a word of caution should be thrown out there as doing this is a pretty big leap that may not be something any one person should do as a consequence is greater than the reward.
The Elevator Ritual is a really fun idea to look into, but probably not something that anybody outside of thought (and maybe just exploration through research and conversation, rather than some formative personal project). What you think of the ritual is big and wild inside you, and you foreign, a locked vault, yes, to damage your skin, which you try never to think of as a tax, a cost you would not, ever pay with your life, with your health.