WARNINGS ABOUT OUIJA BOARDS
There is one thing that I want to say before I begin, "OUIJA Boards are VERY Dangerous!". Out of all the cases we have done and that I was a part of, 95% of them were caused by this Quote Unquote"GAME". When I first researched the Ouija Board I thought that there were only 5-10 game variations total, But to my surprise there are well over 100 games made all around the world. That is a large amount considering the Power of this "GAME".
The Problem with the Ouija Board (It is called many other things as you will soon see by my Ouija Archives below) is that when you use it, you have no idea Who or What you are going to contact. Most Ordinary People buy the game thinking that is would be COOL to talk to a spirit of a dead relative or a famous person. There biggest query is usually to find out either what happened after death or to see if there is really an afterlife. Once they start using the Ouija board, they have opened a gateway for anything to come into our reality. The simple fact of this whole thing is that you have no idea what you are talking to.
Example - Let's say that little Johnny and his friends are out at the mall and find a store with a Ouija board for sale. They buy it and everyone thinks that it will be cool to see stuff move and hear voices and all that other stuff. After taking it home they open it and get everything ready. Johnny then wants to contact his deceased grandfather and see if he made it to the other side or for that matter to see if there is life after death. Johnny and his friends make contact with something that is claiming to be his grandfather, basically telling him everything he wants to hear. Then Johnny asks for a sign from him and to show himself. This is when the trouble starts and then climax's into a low level haunting or possession but can easily convert into many other level's. The end result now is that Johnny has opened up a gateway for that spirit,demon,devil or whatever to come through. This will not only effect him but also anyone else who was involved. If Johnny was to have done this alone with nobody else, the Ouija could have addicted him to the point of a Possession. This is rare but it can happen and nothing in the world would matter to Johnny but using that Ouija by himself and contacting that deceitful spirit. The end result of which would be him being possessed by whatever spirit he contacted.
There have been cases of a Ouija board being harmless but there is more bad to get out of it than good. You have to understand this is my opinion and it is based upon years of research along with many other Investigators/Demonologists. We basically share the same premise that these Ouija boards are not to be played with and should NEVER be used.
*NOTE*- I find it very interesting that Hollywood would even consider the fact of handing out Ouija boards at the premier of one of there movies called "WitchBoard". 1000's of people have these boards and who knows how many of them now have haunting's. By the way, most of these Ouija Board Games come with a warning inside. It Reads:
" WARNING , DO NOT PLAY ALONE!"
FACT : Do you know where the most common Ouija Board is Manufactured? ANSWER : Salem Massachusetts! Probably THE most Haunted State in the US besides NY or CT.
I would also like to mention that since there is a spiritual side to the "Ouija" ( The real name is "Automatic Writing Boards or Talking Boards" and the moving piece is called a "Planchette" ) there is also a Psychological explanation/phenomena called "Automatism". This is when your subconscious mind basically spells out words on the Ouija and you have no idea you are doing it. The clinical term is called "Ideomotor Response". I have no doubt that it is possible for your unconscious mind to move the planchette but I do not think that this happens as frequently as you would think. Besides, spirits work in many ways and the "Automatism" could be one of them...
Closing The Gateway!
Many people have many different views on getting rid of a Ouija board. I have heard of people mentioning burning it,cutting it up,burying it, lighting it on fire,and even gone to the extremes of throwing it away in another state! Some have worked and others have not. In my opinion there is one sure way to rid yourself of this board. When all else fails there is a rather simple way of dealing with this. Take the board to your local Catholic Church OR Church of WHATEVER Religious Denomination/Faith you are and leave it on the steps. Since the board is now on holy ground, the gateway closes and all events associate with it SHOULD stop. If not, then a more serious approach will be needed. This is rare and only a professional should deal with it at this point. I hope I did not offend any Catholic or other Churches by saying everyone should leave there Ouija boards on your steps ,but I know that you know what to do with it and let's face it, the church is there for people when they are in need of help
The next section is a compilation of ongoing research that I am doing on "OUIJA","Talking Boards","Automatic Writing Boards" and the communicator "The Planchette". I am posting the actual images first and then will be giving a bit of history on each. This may take some time so check back regularly to see any updates.
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This is a Collection of Ouija Boards from around the Globe...
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