Foreward:
Remember those old R.L. Stine books where you had an unlimited number of possibilities to survive a horror-fest?
Are you stuck in front of a laptop, only to catch mind wandering away every 5 minutes?
In the spirit of Halloween, step out with us for an adventure.
See if you can survive this multi-path stackmaze of a story...
and just like a stackmaze, each future pathway will be incrementally developed. Your future awaits you...
Today, you will learn a little bit about Bloody Mary...
P1
Fiction. How well does it stay on a page?
The mind is such a powerful thing. If you stare at yourself for long enough in the mirror,
you can begin to see a subtle shift, say, in your skin, your nose, your eyes. A lady once
told you that to truly become beautiful, all you had to do was recognize yourself in the mirror.
You would become what you see.
Spend five minutes, or as long as you need to-- take a look at yourself in the bathroom mirror.
Don't be shy, peek.
Have you heard of the Bloody Mary?
If you were a kid once, no doubt you would have been tempted to try the bathroom trick.
and it was a lot more fun with a companion around.
The basic premise was to close the bathroom door behind you and turn out the lights.
And all you had to do was say her name a couple times:
"Bloody Mary"
"Bloody Mary"
"Bloody Mary"
You stared in the direction of the mirror, waiting for something, anything to happen.
The Original Bloody Mary: Ghost or Spirit conjured to show the future
For the single ladies, the historical ritual was to walk backwards up the stairs in a darkened house, a candle in one hand, a hand mirror in the other. Intent on watching the face of the mirror, they were supposed to catch a glimpse of their future husband's face.
But there was a chance they would see the face of the Grim Reaper. It would signify they would die before marriage.
Modern Day Ritual: For everyone else to enjoy
Drink some beer to steel your nerves.
Enter dark bathroom or room with mirror.
Remove all but the smallest, dimmest, light. Or turn off all lights.
Hope for her to appear once you've called the name until satisfied.
Wait.
and wait...
Did you see anything?
or were you disappointed?
or did you explain something away with some good old-fashioned rationale and logic?
Maybe you weren't serious enough.
Peek Again Don't Peek
Remember those old R.L. Stine books where you had an unlimited number of possibilities to survive a horror-fest?
Are you stuck in front of a laptop, only to catch mind wandering away every 5 minutes?
In the spirit of Halloween, step out with us for an adventure.
See if you can survive this multi-path stackmaze of a story...
and just like a stackmaze, each future pathway will be incrementally developed. Your future awaits you...
Today, you will learn a little bit about Bloody Mary...
P1
Fiction. How well does it stay on a page?
The mind is such a powerful thing. If you stare at yourself for long enough in the mirror,
you can begin to see a subtle shift, say, in your skin, your nose, your eyes. A lady once
told you that to truly become beautiful, all you had to do was recognize yourself in the mirror.
You would become what you see.
Spend five minutes, or as long as you need to-- take a look at yourself in the bathroom mirror.
Don't be shy, peek.
Have you heard of the Bloody Mary?
If you were a kid once, no doubt you would have been tempted to try the bathroom trick.
and it was a lot more fun with a companion around.
The basic premise was to close the bathroom door behind you and turn out the lights.
And all you had to do was say her name a couple times:
"Bloody Mary"
"Bloody Mary"
"Bloody Mary"
You stared in the direction of the mirror, waiting for something, anything to happen.
The Original Bloody Mary: Ghost or Spirit conjured to show the future
For the single ladies, the historical ritual was to walk backwards up the stairs in a darkened house, a candle in one hand, a hand mirror in the other. Intent on watching the face of the mirror, they were supposed to catch a glimpse of their future husband's face.
But there was a chance they would see the face of the Grim Reaper. It would signify they would die before marriage.
Modern Day Ritual: For everyone else to enjoy
Drink some beer to steel your nerves.
Enter dark bathroom or room with mirror.
Remove all but the smallest, dimmest, light. Or turn off all lights.
Hope for her to appear once you've called the name until satisfied.
Wait.
and wait...
Did you see anything?
or were you disappointed?
or did you explain something away with some good old-fashioned rationale and logic?
Maybe you weren't serious enough.
Peek Again Don't Peek