WHY USING A OUIJA/SPIRIT BOARD IS NOT A GOOD IDEA What exactly is a Ouija board? A Ouija board is a tool used in divination practices. The “word” Ouija is actually a trademark, but has become a generic term for any board used for divination. The board itself is marked with letters, numbers, symbols, and a “yes” and “no” space. The device uses a planchette (a small heart-shaped piece of wood or plastic or other movable object) to form a response. The fingers of all séance participants are placed on the planchette and allowed to move. Brief History of the Ouija Divination techniques have been recorded for thousands of years; however in the late 1800’s, the mass production of affordable divination devices and the exploding fad of spiritualism led to the explosion of use. Charles Kennard and Elijah Bond decided to patent what would become the prototype of the modern Ouija board in 1890. In 1901, William Fuld, and employee of Mr. Kennard took over the ownership of the factory and production of the board. Mr. Fuld changed the name of the board to Ouija and even claimed to have invented the device. It is believed that he used “his” board and tragedy struck him and he met an untimely end. While supervising the installation of a flagpole on the factory, he fell off the roof. Reportedly, in transit, a fractured rib pierced his heart and he died shortly thereafter. Is that a coincidence? We may know for sure, but that’s an unfortunate way to go. The estate of Mr. Fuld sold the Ouija board – and the whole factory – to the Parker Brothers. How does a Ouija board work and why is it dangerous? There are two schools of thoughts on how a Ouija board works. Believers think users can actually make contact with spirits (including malevolent, and on rare occasion demonic entities). It is believed that the spirit uses telekinetic energy to move the planchette providing the user or group with responses to questions. The board itself has no power and is simply a tool used to aid in communication. Those who advocate the use of the Ouija, say the like other forms of divination, it is a legitimate way to communicate with the dead. While professional mediums believe that the movements may be controlled by malevolent spirits more intent on something other than providing correct information. The other school of thought states that the communication is nothing more that the planchette moving through the user’s subconscious. They believe that the user is not aware that they themselves are moving the planchette and assume a spirit is guiding the answers. In parapsychology, the use of the Ouija board is believed to pick up information from the subconscious mind. Some information that an individual clearly repressed can come back to life and the user can suffer a psychosis as a result of these images. What do we believe? We believe the planchette can move both by spirits and entities and also by subconscious movements. No matter the force moving it, it will sometimes cause problems down the road. Be it a malevolent spirit or demon or a repressed memory coming back to something as trivial to an addiction to using the board and allowing it to control your decisions. Those who suffer an addiction become dependent on information that might not be accurate and limit themselves to something to make decisions for them. There are reports of the planchette flying through the air or spinning without being touched by any user. There are too many reports of people being harassed by unseen forces after using the board. Unfortunately there are written accounts (not rumors) of people institutionalized or suffering mental anguish after using a board regularly. We understand that not every person may experience something like this, but it does happen and why risk it? It’s manufactured by a toy company. How can it be dangerous? I hear that question a lot and can answer with the following comparison – toy guns were also produced by a toy company and yet youths lost their lives when police thought they were real. While the plastic gun was not dangerous, the use of one is – much like the Ouija board. So yes, “toys” can be dangerous – although the Ouija board is not a toy – but a tool for divination. It is our belief that the use of a tool that was created for spirit communication does not belong in the hands of a child. Until people realize the seriousness of the spirit realm, they should not touch this device. There are many people who have suffered with the consequences of this “toy”. Some noted demonologists strongly recommend never using a Ouija board. Experienced demonologists have seen their share of demonic possessions and episodes of dangerous haunts by malevolent spirits. These cases had the use of a Ouija board as a common denominator. As we stated above, demonic entities and malevolent spirits will pretend to be helpful to gain trust and then will make their move when the time is right. There is also several reports of users having to be institutionalized either through information gathered from their subconscious, or through harassment from an evil entity or spirit. Some have even let the board control their lives and their decisions. Still want to use that Ouija board? info from Manchester paranormal investigations ♥•¸.¸¸.•♥•Raven•♥•.¸¸.•♥•.¸
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:23:23 +0000
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