Ouija board?!?!!?

Question

my friend and me were playing ouija for like an hour maybe two. we asked stupid stuff like is someone going to ask us to the dance, will we be best friends for ever, what college we are going to, which of our friends dont like us, etc. they were always right. we even asked our weight. completely correct. is this bad? is anything going to happen? we find it completely hilarious who likes you according to this thingy. but it did tell us everything trues and all. it told my friend her locker number to who im in love with. lol. so yeah. any help please?

Answer 1

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.

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.

That's why the board was able to answer questions about your friends and so on, because you already knew the answers. For example, the friends who don't really like you - you can tell by body language, etc., if someone is actually interested in what you're saying. Your subconscious was the one to spell it out for you. The fact that nothing happened on those days the Ouija board said something would happen proves there is nothing supernatural going on, as well.

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

Answer 2

keep that in your mind you WILL meet a Blake

Answer 3

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 your imagination is a powerful thing, and can make you believe just about anything. Here are a couple of links that discuss ouija boards.

Answer 4

I think they are funny. Mine told me not to stick my head into a unflushed toilet....words to live by

Answer 5

I think they are real personally.  I'm a christian and i think its borderline sketchy playin with that stuff. I dont have a straight answer but if you are having doubts that its bad then dont do it.

Answer 6

ask if theres a ghost nad if its name is captin howdy

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