Ouija Board Question???

Question

Where's a good place to use em and do they actually work?

Answer 1

put it under a light first (so it glows in the dark) and then when you use it turn out all the lites. and yes it does work. not for the faint of heart. it can get kinda freaky sometimes

Answer 2

The best place to use them is in Liz Logan's house. They'll always work there.

Answer 3

So far that I have known they work anywhere it just that you have to believe it and not mock it.  

Answer 4

This is really a question of perspective. Here's what I mean:

Of course the Ouija board is real. It is detectable by all 5 senses.

But if the real question is, does it have any supernatural powers, the answer is almost always, no.

The vast majority of "supernatural" experiences with the Ouija board occur in groups of people- usually three or more. The actual dynamics of what happens quite common.

Think of what happens when a large fight breaks out. Afterward, nobody can remember who started it. Or at least, there are many different accounts of what happened. Even if the fight only lasted a few seconds.

In principle, this is what is happening with the Ouija board. Everyone is adding input into a system expecting it to move. When it does move, it may not move in the direction anyone expects because the ultimate expression of that motion is the sum of all the input. Thus, every person playing may actually believe he/she is not actually causing the pointer to move. It can truly seem to have a 'life of its own'!

But in reality, it is simply a toy that plays upon simple group dynamics for its entertainment value. That is what has made it such a popular object for so long- the fact that it is rooted in simplicity.

Encounters with these sorts of toys can produce all kinds of emotion. Adding a spooky atmosphere and music can heighten these effects. It can even be fun at times. But it's like a magic trick. Often times, these sorts of things are more fun when we don't understand how they work- because then, they can still capture our imaginations.

As a side note, you should know that there are many people who believe that the Ouija board is a conduit for supernatural and even evil forces. Many hold fast to this belief, even in the face of evidence to the contrary.

To this, I can only say that if there truly are evil forces out there determined to do us harm, I think they'd have better means of attacking us than through a child's toy. And- if by some crazy chance that I am wrong, then I still don't think that I would be very scared of any evil force whose power was limited to a board game.

I hope this answer helped you.

Answer 5

It really doesn't matter where you use them, though people who play them often like to set an atmosphere such as a dark room, candles, incense and stuff like that.  They work to a certain extent, but they don't put you in contact with anything other than your own mind.

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 is meant for two or more players so it will not work very well if you try to use it alone.  It has no supernatural powers.  It does not communicate with the dead and it does not contact spirits.  It does not open any portals to the underworld or to anywhere else.  The people using the ouija board make it work through ideomotor movement.  It plays on your mind and imagination and your susceptibilities and beliefs and fears.  It can be scary because the imagination is a powerful thing, and can make you believe just about anything.  Here are a couple of links that discuss ouija boards and how to use them.  

http://www.skepdic.com/ouija.html

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/moui...

http://paranormal.about.com/library/week...

http://www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRela...

Answer 6

Well I always used them across from some one with our knees touching and both hands on the Quija.  It all depends on who the vessel is.  I had this friend and she could make it work all by herself which was very scary.  We had contact with a black woman who was very tall (I can't remember her name) and she said she was standing right behind my friend.  That was so scary and funny at the same time.  She also gave us some lottery numbers and after three times we didn't play them.  Of course the fourth time 4 numbers came out.  This person from the other side also had a brother named $hit and when he got ahold of the board he got all nasty and mean.  I have not worked a Quija boad since then.