Light as a feather, stiff as a board

How to play:

At least 5 people
One to lie supine (on their back) and at least 4 flanking the body (head, feet and sides)
Perform in the dark. Around or close to midnight, wee hours or the witching hour is preferred.
Robes or costumery, offerings for the dead (a feather?) and a lit candle are optional to create mood.

As the person lying down rests with eyes closed and in the customary arms crossed upon the breast position, each person surrounding them should plainly say, 

"She/he/they are dead"

It is best if each person says it in different, dramatic intonations, in order to try to crack up the participants

Once it is established that the person is dead, the others should place their four fingers, two on each hand (horizontal "live long and prosper"), under the dead.
The others should then chant in a hushed, low, shadowy, almost holy tone,

"Light as a feather, stiff as a board"

Do this as many times necessary to create a certain vibratory atmosphere
Then, when the timing is right, the person at the head of the body will nod and the others will try to levitate the dead