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Ouija Board
An ouija board, also known as spirit board or talking board is any flat board with letters, numbers, and other symbols, used to communicate with spirits. It uses a planchette or movable indicator to indicate the message by spelling it out on the board during a séance. The first historical mention of something resembling an ouija board is found in China around 1200 B.C., a divination method known as planchette writing.
Spiritualists who believe ouija boards can be used to make actual contact with the spirit world feel that the act of hindering a medium’s ability to use his or her own eyes while the board is in use effectively places too great of a handicap on the whole exercise. This argument stems from the belief that contacted spirits actually utilize the eyes of the medium during an ouija session in order to point to the letters and words needed to form a message. Some believers of this notion believe that the board has no intrinsic power in and of itself, but rather, is used simply as a tool to aid a medium while in communication with the spirit world. Although many people have made positive connections with the ouija board, there have been several horrifying myths and stories.
The letters are placed in a circle starting with the letter A next to the word yes and continuing around until the final letter Z ends up on the other side of the word yes. The nine numbers from one to nine should be placed at the bottom next to the no. The Ouija Board usually requires a minimum of two people to operate it. It is very rare that one person has the power to operate the board. The two people should sit opposite each other and place the tip of only one finger on the glass. The fingertip should only gently touch the glass. Someone starts by asking a simple question, such as "is there a spirit present?". If there is no response the question should continued to be asked. The glass eventually moves and answers the question. Sometimes someone will deliberately push the glass but this is easy to spot. The glass tends to move in jerks rather than free flowing. It is helpful to write down the questions you wish to ask before you start. It is also helpful to have a third person writing down the answers as you go for future reference.
Once you become experienced at the ouija board you will find the pace of responses coming from the glass will increase. In fact sometimes the glass will speed across the table at such great speeds it is almost impossible to keep up. It should be noted that sometimes the communication will be in foreign languages or sometimes it is English backwards. The responses you get from the ouija board will really depend on your attitude and commitment.
Spiritualists who believe ouija boards can be used to make actual contact with the spirit world feel that the act of hindering a medium’s ability to use his or her own eyes while the board is in use effectively places too great of a handicap on the whole exercise. This argument stems from the belief that contacted spirits actually utilize the eyes of the medium during an ouija session in order to point to the letters and words needed to form a message. Most believers of this notion believe that the board has no intrinsic power in and of itself, but rather, is used simply as a tool to aid a medium while in communication with the spirit world. Although many people have made positive connections with the ouija board, there have been several horrifying myths and stories.
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