I am a first time ouija board user...?

Question

I am excited to use a ouija board for the first time... though some bad things do come to mind. I have researched the ouija and am ready to use precautionaries such as: white candles, being respectful, asking appropriate questions, saying prayers, not believing everything the board tells you, etc... I know pretty much what i am getting myself into and wish to have a good experience, but before I do so I want to get all the tips I can possibly get... soo to get to the point... anyone have any advise?

Answer 1

The ouija board is just a game that you can buy in most toy stores and department stores, an ordinary piece of wood or plastic or cardboard.  It has no supernatural powers.  The people using it make it work.  It plays on your mind and imagination and your susceptibilities and beliefs and fears.  Remember that it can be scary though, because the imagination is a powerful thing, and can make you believe anything.  Here are a couple of links that discuss ouija boards.

Answer 2

They don't work, never have and never will they are just a party trick used to scare gullible friends, don't worry about taking precautions as there is nothing to be protected against except stupidity

Answer 3

its a toy you buy from walmart. do you honestly think spirits will contact you? it is bull. find a better way to spend your money than on cardboard and plastic trash.

Answer 4

The truth about Ouija boards is that they're not real. It may be disappointing, but it makes sense when you think about it. Do you really think that if spirits wanted to contact the living, they'd use a $20 toy from Walmart (or a $40, equally useless board from a specialty shop) as their medium? There's nothing wrong with believing in spirits and the supernatural, but the people who sell Ouija boards are immoral and trying to rip off gullible people.

There's nothing wrong with having a bit of fun with the Ouija board, however. If you're with your friends and want to have a spooky time, I say go for it. Just don't buy too much into it, and keep your priorities in sight. It's just a game.

This is how a Ouija board really works. When you're with a group of close friends who are all spiritual, it is very easy to deceive yourselves that something supernatural is going on. Entirely on a subconscious level, the whole group begins to move the piece around the board without realizing it. All it takes is a slight nudge from someone (just a restless hand, nothing intentional), and then everyone takes up the motion and the piece seems to be moving all on its own! The subconscious mind is more powerful than you probably realize - it works behind our regular thoughts constantly, and can create some pretty vivid images that our conscious mind interprets as supernatural. For example, have you ever heard a wind while lying in bed at night that sounds creepy and spooky? If someone spiritual (or easily influenced) hears the same wind, their mind might interpret it as the moaning of a ghost and even pick out words, even though they're just hearing the wind. Ouija boards work the same - once you feel some sort of nudge, the subconscious mind gets ahead of itself, and as a group, everyone moves the piece to spell out words. The more you want the Ouija board to work, the more likely your mind will make it work for you.

A big part of why so many people believe in Ouija boards is that they already have a strong belief in an afterlife and spirits and ghosts. As I said, there’s nothing wrong with believing in this. But when you and your friends get into a spiritual mood, sitting huddled in the darkness with candles and other ‘spiritual’ things, it opens up your mind to play tricks on you much more than it normally would. If you don’t believe that you’d really move the piece subconsciously, just think of the effects a scary movie has on you. When you watch it in the dark and get really caught up in it, afterwards you’re almost always creeped out and feel anxious. Even though your house is no more dangerous than it normally is, suddenly shadows in the dark, or your friend suddenly touching your shoulder, is really scary! The exact same thing is happening when you set the mood for playing with a Ouija board. It’s no wonder you can end up tricking yourself in that kind of atmosphere.

There are, of course, also people who will move the piece on purpose, just to get a scare from their friends. If you trust your friends enough, you will believe it really is a ghost. So if you're ever using the board and it does move, look at your friends' fingers and see who it is in the group who is moving it the most. Then look at their face and see if they look sincere, or are hiding a smirk! If it seems like no one in particular is moving it, it probably means your friends are caught up in the moment and really believe it is something paranormal moving the piece.

I hope you'll take my advice and only use the Ouija board as a fun game... Really, nothing supernatural is going on.

That being said, here are some link going over the rules of the Ouija board. You probably know most of this if you've read up on it already, but it may give you some new ideas:

http://paranormal.about.com/cs/ouijaboar...

http://hauntedhamilton.com/ouija_howto.h...

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...

But it seems to me you already know everything you need to know. Now all you need to do is gather your friends and start playing. Good luck, have fun playing with the board. :-)