Ouija Boards

Ouija Boards is a powerful tool used to communicate with the dead. Although it is sold in toy stores with childrens games it should NEVER be considered as a toy. Ouija Boards create a portal or a doorway for the spirits to communicate and even enter the world of the living. This type of communication has been around for centuries and has been the cause of many paranormal issues. The most common Ouija boards are manufactered by the Parker Brothers toy company who are based in Salem. Salem as you most probably know has had its fair share of paranormal happenings with the witch trials held there.

The term "Ouija" comes from the French and German words "Oui" and "Ja" meaning "Yes". Although these boards are bought you can also make your own using materials like paper, cardboard or wood. The board must have the full alphabet, the numbers from 0-9 and contain the words 'yes', 'no' and 'goodbye'. A planchette (pointer), usually a wedge of plastic with little 'feet' at the bottom for it to be moved easily around the board is used to spell out the words from the spirits.

A typical Ouija session or seance, the users can prop the board up on the knees or sit or kneel around a table, each with a finger on the planchette and begin to ask questions. The most common questions asked include "Are there any spirits who are present?" and"Is there anything anyone would like to say to us?".

The planchette, powered by the strength of the users, but dictated through the board by the spirit entity, begins to slowly move and spell out the answers using the letters on the board. The Planchette appears to move faster as the session goes on.

Ouija Boards are often used as entertainment at parties or where large groups of people are gathered though the consequences if something should go wrong or you get an evil spirit are no laughing matter. Most of the time, the Ouija is channeled by curious, but inexperienced people who are looking for harmless entertainment and are not aware of the power of the board. The board has been known to put humans in direct contact with inhuman or demon spirits. There is no guarantee that the users will be channeling with kindred or human spirits. It is believed that the spirits most likely contacted through the Ouija are on the lower astral plane, meaning that they suffered a violent end (murder or suicide) and are confused. Many times inhuman spirits use the board as a method to cross back into the human world. Because the board is a portal and enables humans to communicate with those beyond this world, the Ouija opens up a doorway for spirits to enter and many times the results are frightening.

During a Ouija session, a spirit might ask if he or she can “enter”. This means that the spirit is asking permission to come through to the human world. When users of the board agree to allow the spirit entrance, they are enabling the entity to open a doorway and enter the physical world. Even when the game is packed up and put away, the spirit will continue to stay on and can wreak havoc on those who played with the board. Those who play with the board for extended periods of time face the risk of becoming possessed by the demon spirits.

People often use the Ouija to contact a beloved, deceased relative or a dear friend who has passed away in an attempt to determine if they are in a better place. The spirit entities that come through the Ouija will pretend to be anyone that the user wants them to be strictly for the use of gaining entrance into the human world. Spirit entities lie so that they can come through the portal of the Ouija. Simply putting the board away does not mean the menacing spirit has left. The entity can stay on for years and it is difficult to convince it to leave.

In controlled situations, the Ouija is used with a psychic or medium to supervise the channeling. When the medium suspects danger, all channeling can be immediately stopped.

In addition to contacting spirits, the Ouija has another disadvantage. Some people become very attached to the board and will spend hours at a time alone attempting to retrieve information about the future and their lives from it. Such individuals may be unable to make decisions on their own without first consulting the Ouija. amateur users playing with the Ouija for fun end up involved with malevolent spirit entities that they allowed to enter through the boards portal.So please be careful if attempting a seance with the ouija