No. 20293 - Hermit - May 8th, 2012 - 3:22 PM

I have never experimented with Ouija as a form of spirit contact myself, so this is second hand comments, from people I know and their experiences.

That being said, the main issue that keeps popping up with people connecting Ouija and bad experience seems to be a lack of control. Either by not properly closing the conversation (sending the spirit away) or by not properly preparing themselves (opening themselves up for attacks, on an energy/spirit level).

I've also had a lot of recounting saying that nothing happened, or that one person was IRL trolling the rest of the group.

And I've know a few people that generally "know what they are doing" who say that it can be a decent tool when starting out in spiritualism, but it is crude and does not teach you to properly rely on your senses.

No. 20294 - Cain Hunter - May 8th, 2012 - 8:42 PM

I've been curious about Ouija as well. Yet, something keeps holding me back from buying one. While I myself haven't ever experimented with one, my aunt and uncle used to have one when they were teenagers.

As the story goes (from what my grandmother has told me) my aunt and uncle kept it in the basement behind the laundry machine.
One day, when she was doing laundry she found it. She said it seemed strange as it was somewhat wedged behind the washer at a difficult angle, but after a while she managed to pull it out. She then threw it in the trash in the basement (it was a walkout) and after gathering up the laundry in a basket proceeded to begin walking upstairs. As she begin going up, the laundry "exploded" from the basket. Flying all over the room.
Granted, it could be an woman's tale. But my grandmother has had multiple other experiences. I believe I've posted one or two of her stories here before.

Personally I am torn over the legitimacy of the board because of the experiments run when the board is turned at a different angle when the participants are unaware; turning out only incoherent gibberish. However my grandmother's story provides some credibility for me.

In all honesty when (if) I get one, I will break it and set it on fire after contact just to see. I will post the results here if I'm still around. lol

No. 20303 - Zebus Vampire - May 9th, 2012 - 3:39 PM

Yeah apparently you should split it in 7 pieces and bury them separately far away or something, and not burn it. I'm afraid it's out my area of knowledge so /shrug.

No. 20304 - Anonymous - May 9th, 2012 - 5:42 PM

how is a ouija board even constructed? what in the process separates it from being nothing more than its raw material?

No. 20305 - Cain - May 9th, 2012 - 7:00 PM

>>20304
To my knowledge, nothing. You can make your own out of paper/cardboard. It'd be somewhat more mysterious if there was an incantation or spell that was placed over it; but I highly doubt that the Parker Brothers (current manufacturers) do that.

I like to imagine that there is a room in a toy factory with mysterious symbols scribed into the walls floor and ceiling. After lunch break everyday the workers go in there and perform a ritual.

No. 20311 - Hermit - May 10th, 2012 - 3:21 PM

>>20305
>To my knowledge, nothing.

Pretty much that. The same way that tarot cards are printed on normal cardboard, with normal inks. The effect is not in the manufacturing, it's in how you use it.

No. 20312 - Zebus Vampire - May 10th, 2012 - 3:29 PM

>>20304
I like to imagine that there is a room in a toy factory with mysterious symbols scribed into the walls floor and ceiling. After lunch break everyday the workers go in there and perform a ritual.

LOL