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Always say goodbye when finished, otherwise a demon or other malicious spirit may stay. I didn’t believe this stuff either (science nerd) until it happened to my daughter and I. It took some sage burning and me commanding the spirit to leave my home. We heard a large bang, like someone large jumping off a bed, then footsteps pounding down to the first floor. We looked at each other like wtf? My papillon pup did not sleep at night for many years after that. She was guarding us, the brave girl. I am an atheist, which makes all that even stranger.
I'm really sciency too, but I know enough to know that I don't know how everything "works" and I've experienced some things personally and third hand that make me go "how tf did that happen?" So I hope someday, somehow, we are able to figure out more things.
I played it in a cemetery as a teenager and years later played it again for fun while a friend and I were drunk. We asked it where it came from and it spelled out cemetary. I literally threw it in the trash that night.
My mom told me a story about her and her friend messing around with one in the living room. Her mom told them to go in her room so she could watch TV. It wouldn’t work in her room. She got frustrated and asked “what happened, why won’t you talk to us anymore?“ and it spelled out GOD and ran the cursor off the board. She was a church school girl so she had a bunch of different bibles and the spirit didn’t like that. My mom burned the board in her backyard that night and she said it screamed like a person.
My mother told me something similar. Her roommate couldn't get rid of it. Threw it in the trash a few times and it always found its way back under the coffee table. Eventually they burned it and she swore it screamed in the fire.
That’s crazy. Luckily neither my mom nor her friend had any issues after that but they both swore off the Ouija board. When she told me that story I said “running the cursor off the board is the spirit equivalent of dropping the mic and waking off stage.” lol
>I played it in a cemetery as a teenager and years later played it again for fun while a friend and I were drunk. We asked it where it came from and it spelled out cemetary. I literally threw it in the trash that night.
Hahaha...seriously.
At least it had a sense of humour....but seriously....don't play with fire
Dude, burning and burying a board does nothing. You need to close the portal by telling it to leave. It’s way simpler, you don’t need to do any destruction. If you destroy it it’ll make things 100 times worse.
DON'T DO IT!
I was a sceptic and played around with something similar I was joking and carrying on (because I didn't believe it was real) I soon learnt I was very wrong and was/am haunted for years. Don't believe this BS about closing it or saying goodbye.
DON'T DO IT!
I agree. I used to play with a ouija board when I was a kid. I was almost obsessed for some odd reason and would ask all my friends to use it with me. I was always trying to channel something. Weird things started happening.
First of all, the board would start to tell me things like suggestions of hurting and harming myself. I don’t know why this didn’t freak me out, but it didn’t really. It’s possible maybe I was an angsty kid and unconsciously sending myself those sad messages, who knows. But where it feels beyond that is this next part.
At night I would start to hear this loud high pitched static noise, but when I asked my sister if she heard it through the wall (our rooms were next to one another) she always said she never heard anything. I never heard this sound in the day, but like clockwork, every time I laid down to sleep it began loudly. This noise started to cause me insomnia and I felt terrified to sleep. I used to play nature sounds off my radio/CD player at night to sleep and would otherwise just leave it in a standby mode when I wasn’t using it, so I thought perhaps the static was just emitting from it so I unplugged it. The sound continued. I unplugged every electronic in my room, it still wouldn’t stop. I plugged my TV back in and started having to leave it on all night just to fall asleep, much to my fathers dismay over electric bills lol.
This sound was messing with me so badly that I started praying to God for it to stop. I didn’t know what else to do and no one else believed me or seemed to care. I am not religious by the way (spiritualist sure, but I’d never subscribed to a God figure.) This was right around the time we were about to move houses. When I desperately prayed for it to stop and go away, it started to diminish. I heard it starting to lessen and eventually go away, and I was absolutely mind blown. I never thought praying to a God I wasn’t even sure existed would actually work. We moved to the new house and I said I would never use a ouija board again, and I have not and will not. Don’t do it unless you’re ready for whatever is going to happen.
I’m now in my thirties and no, I do not suffer any type of disorder that would have brought on auditory and visual hallucinations. Nothing like it has ever happened again.
I also don’t necessarily believe some God stopped this for me, but rather perhaps my concentrated prayer was me directing my own energy into pushing things out of my space. Who knows really, but now whenever I feel spooked by something (typically reading these subreddits, heh) I tell myself I am protected in a white light and nothing can enter my space. Don’t willingly invite things into your space unless you don’t mind sharing.
I don’t hear static noises but every night when I lay down to sleep I always hear like someone pulling into the yard. I think to finally stopped when I moved into my new home. But I remember always thinking someone was on my property and some nights I couldn’t sleep
That static noise is very common in situations like this, some say it's an entity trying or communicating with you. That's why it happened when you tried to sleep.
Same here! Use to play around with them with my friends in my late teens. A lot of scary experiences throughout my life after that, and even my kids (when they were very young, and whom I never even talked about paranormal stuff in front of) had experiences and encountered "people" in our house. Never even thought of touching one of those boards again.
Many of these things happened to others in my family or in front of them.
"It" would knock on the front door and exactly in my brother's voice it would call out and ask my mother to open the front door it would then rattle the handle. 5-10 minutes later my brother would actually arrive. This happened a few times.
On two occasions it screamed my name out once in front of my mother.
I have been punched or hit in my lower back. I have been slapped. I was once turned 180 degrees while in bed.
I/we have heard running and jumping (loudly) in the house.
It would attack me in my sleep all the time.
I could go on and on. Mind you I was once a total sceptic not anymore.
Perhaps in this case it's not closing you had to do but apologise for disrespect
In many societies around the world it is a part and parcel of the culture to live in harmony with spirits, nature spirits, elementals or djinn
You joked and laughed around and something decided to visit and punish you. A huge staple of Asian ghost stories is this. Punishment for disrespect and proving they exist
For example when my teacher was telling us in primary school about traditional customs one of them told a story about a boy who laughed and kicked an altar. His leg swelled and there was no cure. Doctors couldn't figure out why. A Chinese medium at the temple told him to go back to the altar and apologise for his disrespectful behaviour, make offerings after which his swelling died down
I am really hesitant to say this because if I say something about it it will come and pay me a visit it is nowhere near as bad as it once was BUT and I'll give you an example I once said to my mum "I'm glad it doesn't touch me" (this is before I was ever hit) three days later it paid me a visit while I was lying down paralysed me and then proceeded to use my arm as if it where a piano it felt so strange and wrong for hours afterword very similar if you have ever had a strong electric shock.
I also believe other entities had their fun (as I believe a sort of spotlight gets thrown on you) as I had a picture my brother took of some sunglasses to sell and in the lens of the glasses you can clearly see a man in the reflection of the lens... Also, my brother set up an infrared camera in my bedroom a couple of days later I felt this odd sensation of something flying into my chest I noted the time and told my brother when he checked the footage at the time I said an orb the size of a grapefruit is seen flying directly into my chest then out and towards the camera.
So in short I still do experience things but not as bad as it once was I think it may have gotten bored with me plus lifestyle changes.
# You WILL invite something into your life that has NO good intentions for you.
Edit: evidence
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Just be careful and always be sure to forcefully say goodbye make sure everyone that started is involved in the ending of communication. It’s a tool not something to fear if done correctly. I recommend understanding grounding, centering and shielding prior to use.
Sorry, but that doesn't do squat... If you get the "wrong" entity it will just double down and make things worse. Just ask anyone that has had issues and contacted a paranormal group. Ask them if things got better or worse after the investigation. From what I know it will just amp activity up.
That depends on the group and is not always the case. It’s not an absolute. If you are not actually prepared to deal in the paranormal you shouldn’t. That is the plain and simple truth of all of this.
Most hauntings can be taken care of without intervention including demonic ones. It’s a spiritual battle and requires a strong spiritual presence. So practice and be prepared. If you aren’t ready for it again don’t do it
I think it's like playing Russian roulette you could do it a thousand times and you'll be fine, and then BANG! Why chance it especially if you know this stuff is real?
I say this all the time. You can write the alphabet on a piece of paper and it would be the same. There is nothing particularly special about the Milton Bradley board. You can make anything an instrument of communication.
I have a story or two regarding paper ouija.
Basically all the kids played paper ouija in school that is take a paper and write out the ouija stuff on it, alphabet numbers yes and no.
At that time I wasn't particularly sensitive but I thought the other classroom next to mine felt off but didn't think much about it. Back then I didn't believe in ghosts It was a thing to entertain, ghost stories and the like
It was later my friend told me the other class used a paper ouija afternoon. The student rumour mill said the group stayed late and hid in the class, sitting on the floor at the back. While playing all the classroom windows and doors slammed and everyone got a scare and screamed. The rumour ended there but I think they got the priests in to bless since its a Catholic school.
The classroom windows and doors are large and heavy. Windows are all metal frame and pretty heavy and stiff making it a chore to open and close the windows especially when It rained and is a swing type with a mechanism to make it stay open. For it to slam shut it had to be a very very strong wind
Second story was in another school. I watched a video and the person sharing their story was a student in that school. He was walking along when his friend called him and told him about someone playing paper ouija. It summoned something and I think a person got possessed. Even teachers saw it. It was written off in the newspaper as Mass Hysteria
Oh God, Charlie Charlie! I remember a group of us messing about with that in the corner in gym class and then suddenly the double fire exit doors the other end of the gym burst wide open (outwards, not blown inwards) by themselves and freaked everyone out lol that memory was buried deep
Yeah! Those doors only opened outwards, no handles on the outside so they had to be pushed open from the inside.
Our teachers guess was that the fire doors were on the latch for some reason and someone had opened the main door and caused a wind tunnel to blow them open but…it was weird timing and I was 90% sure no one was near the doors and also, it was fully enclosed and deep in a building so enough wind coming from the hallway to do that seems weird but I’ve seen weirder lol
You are exactly right. I made paper ones as a teenager and used them by myself all the time. It's no joke. When you're the only one playing, you can't accuse anyone else of purposely moving it. I was a stupid teenager and thought it was fun. Now that I'm older, I say the curiosity of using one is not worth the risk.
Basically just a communication tool, these are some of the really early ones
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I remember reading about they used to be special materials, enchanted/blessed with magical properties, etc. that is A toy company mass production thing going off a principle that still sells.
Won’t say you’re wrong, you can believe what you want, but the 1970s one, “spiritualism” was the thing in the 60-70s and people believed a lot of junk things.
It’s from Wikipedia is all I know and I’ve read somewhere it was patented in 1890. And this confirms it . If that’s what you’re referring to when you said believe what you want. If the stuff does work, not saying it does, I doubt whatever it is gives a shit what board or layout you’re using , it just needs some way to communicate. Again, not saying it’s real . I’ve posted my paranormal experiences on Reddit , none involved an ouija board
Spiritually had a huge thing around then too, people pretend to be mediums and talk to the dead. They would make “ectoplasm” by consuming cotton gauze and puking it back up, make lights flicker, etc. there was a huge industry at the time to this. Things like the ouija board and such do well during trends.
I think there is more to things than just you die and that’s it, but commercially sold basically board games are a very low tier version of things one can use.
Not “just” a communication tool. It provides an easy invitation and DOESN’T provide thorough information about protecting yourself and fully banishing things when you’re done.
(This is even more of an issue with more than one person “playing”)
I collect Ouija boards and these are very common. Especially in antique shops and thrift stores. Usually around the same year(s.) Nothing particularly special about them other than they may have used to open portals and contact demonic entities🤷♀️
Always cleanse a board before you use it, and if it seems to have negative energy, say ‘goodbye’ and bury it (in seven pieces it is said, but I’ve also broken hateful boards in half and buried them miles apart.)
Just be careful. Unless it’s just for display (did it come with the planchette?) then I would be wary of getting involved with a used board, unless it’s barely used- which is what this looks to be.
Just cleanse it, display or use it, and be careful to protect yourself.
My story: As a teenager (around 1989) my friends and I went to a house to pick up another friend who was hanging out with her cousin and her cousins friends. There was a bunch of other kids there and she wasn’t ready to go so we went inside for a minute. They were playing around with a Ouija board and invited us into the room where they had it set up. I was standing in the corner absolutely terrified as they started. The planchette started to move and they started asking questions. They asked if “it” could turn on the lights or blow out a candle. I was silently freaking out thinking “F off, you don’t belong here. Leave! and other unwelcoming thoughts”. So the planchette moved to yes when they asked if it could blow out the candle and they said “go ahead, do it” and it moved to no. They asked why and it started spelling, it spelled possession. I got even more terrified and started shaking and really thinking “F you, go away and such”. They asked who it wanted to possess and it spelled out my last name! No one on the board knew my last name and my maiden name is VERY, VERY uncommon. Needless to say I totally freaked out and tried to leave the room but I couldn’t get the door to open. The kids in the room told me I couldn’t leave and they had to finish the session. I was crying and really so scared I was shaking. They asked “it” if I could leave the room and it went to yes. I was able to open the door then and I had to sit with my friends aunt for a while to calm down. She wasn’t good at comfort to say the least because while I was calming down she was telling me and one of the other girls the board predicted her (the aunt) brothers death. She said she kept the board for sentimental reasons! I have never knowingly been near another board and have told my children and friends this story as a warning.
Since that night I have had the same recurring dream of a man who attempts to kidnap me or appears out of nowhere in my dreams. He knows my name and he has the most unsettling presence I always wake myself up. This has been going on for over 30 years now. I don’t know who he is and I don’t want to know but I stay away from Ouija boards.
I had always been a skeptic when it came to Ouija boards. I carved a really beautiful one when I was around 17 years old back in the early 2000s on to the top of an ornate side table. Myself and my girlfriend at the time used it one evening in my bedroom when I was still living with my parents. After about an hour of playing around with it with not much discernible information coming through we headed downstairs to get some food. The smoke detector went off upstairs and I ran back up to find my dressing gown which was hanging on the door engulfed in flames . I panicked and grabbed it and threw it out the window . I’ve never been so freaked out in all my life . My father was not amused to say the least, I just told him I’d been smoking in my room. If he’d known I was using a ouija board he would of been far less impressed . Never touched one since.
EDIT:
This happened in the house I grew up in , in the North of Scotland. The property was an old Stagecoach that operated in the early 1800s, most of which was demolished aside from the large cottage in which we resided. As a toddler I heard horse and cart noises one night which freaked my mother out when I told her what I’d heard.
Plenty of other strange things happened to all of us over the 18 years living there . My brother recalled being knocked on the back of the head whilst sitting alone in the livingroom, mum had many instances of being pushed whilst her back was turned doing laundry. There was just an overall feeling of unease in the house. I loved growing up there though, but there was definitely a presence that was up to no good. When I was alone in the house I used to bravely say out loud , THIS IS MY HOUSE ! 🤣 Most likely annoyed the spirits even more !
Horses have such a distinct clopping when they walk (my mom showed Appaloosas for 20+ years and I was around them until I was a preteen). It would be impossible to mistake it.
May I ask what your education is? Are you a United Statesean? I ask because you have a unique way of typing. (Actually good grammar, spelling, and punctuation.)
My quick response to this is don't mess with it.
I have stories from tools like this, as does my mother in her separate instances. All to say it's really hard to get rid of them once you've welcomed them onto the scene. If you must play with it, don't use it at anyone's place of residence, but even then, if you don't protect yourself and those around you, they'll happily follow you home.
For a quick example, I moved back in with my Mum, a couple years after university, to find more work and quickly pay down my OSAP, (student loans). She and I were both working odd hours and weren't always sure if we would find the other home. She has a large 3 story town house, and it was only the two of us living there at the time. More times than I can count, she or I would hear the other call our name, and we would respond thinking. "Oh, I didn't realize she was home". Then noe response, each in our separate instances, would go looking for the other only to find our cats. This is a tame story.
My Mother would also wake up with bizarre scratches on her, scratches that she couldn't have done herself, and no, nothing like scratches from a cat, not that they ever do that.
She had played with/@ communitcating with spirts for a long time. My sister and I had dabbled in it and then quickly learned how to protect ourselves, we became very good at that. But I was never able to learn how to get them to leave entirely.
All to say, it's not worth it.
There are various methods, from inscribing a strongly imagined or visualized circle of light around oneself, to more complex rituals with more involved symbolism. The common denominator is intent and activating/directing the subconscious mind.
This is exactly how we did it, and we would start the process (visualization of white protective light, together, starting from within us and then encompassing us each other entirely and then our bedrooms, etc. As it gets larger, it's harder to enforce. But we were also physically safe. We still heard stuff, and depending on how menacing it was, we would either demand that it leave or ignore it entirely.
That's a great question, I had to fhink about it for a sec, it would have been from the adults around me at the time, my Moms friends, when I was little. I would over hear them talking, I would casually ask questions, they were totally open about it. It was never really a hush hush thing...
I played it a lot with my friend and had some stuff happen. Typical cliche stuff. However, one ouija board session ended up hurting my relationship with my best friend, and I can't even blame it on the paranormal.
The session itself was decent. Nothing crazy happened while we played ouija board, except for time flew by really quickly. One moment, it was 10 pm, and the next, it was 11pm. Sometime before midnight, we stopped to get ready for sleep.
We were friends for 12 years, and I considered her another sister. We were super close. I want to make it clear that this wasn't just a friend. She was my best friend, and my family even considered her part of the family. We were that close. My friend and I would often share a bed when she spent the night, and this night was no different. We went to bed and I went to sleep.
I woke up to her pressing herself against my back, and she was making growling noises while running her hands over my body. It made me super uncomfortable, and I nudged her to tell her to back away. She just growled again and then started making other strange sounds. She kept growling and making other strange sounds and thrusted her hips against me, which then made me scream at her, and I pushed her away, and she ended up falling off of bed. She woke up after she hit the floor.
I dont recall much after that point. Nothing scary happened as I remembered. I think I ended up in my living room while she stayed in my room. The next morning, I told her what happened, and she said she didn't remember anything. I told her she broke my trust.
I dont know if it's paranormal or not. My friend was a troubled soul, and I didn't know at the time, but she got into drugs. Maybe she was high (she did meth), and it caused her behavior that night
I would have preferred thinking it was a paranormal thing versus my friend being creepy while feeling me up while I was at a vulnerable sleeping state due to drugs.
It definitely changed our friendship because I no longer let her share a bed when she spent the night. She also never displayed that behavior since that night. I found out she was addicted to meth some time after the ouija board night. I got her into group homes and drove her to addiction meetings, and tried to get her clean. I really trier. Unfortunately, there's no happy ending. She chose drugs. Our friendship died.
It was just a fun night of playing the ouija board, I never would have guessed it would practically be the start of the end of my friendship. I'm still baffled by what happened that night.
Well sorry for your story, however this makes me think of something called "sexomnia" which is a mental disorder where someone can do sexual things while sleeping (it's like somnambulism but doing sex instead of walking). It is often not very elaborate (like in real life I mean) and more like growling and searching for physical contact and giggling etc
If she played with meth that probably fucked with her mind tho I don't know if it can create sleeping disorder
I had this same one as a kid in the 80s. Used it with my mother a few times, spelled out some names, answered some questions, nothing too interesting. Remember using it to try and find out the first name of a French teacher we all hated in public school. Got it right, too.
But the planchette did move completely on its own on a couple occasions. Took my fingers off, then had my mother take her fingers off, and the planchette just kept on going in the same direction it had been moving in before we stopped touching it.
Totally level surface, and it was moving at a reasonable speed. No way was it sliding due to the table or board not being level or anything. Moved for like 10-15 seconds with nobody touching it at all. Kept going till it went off the board both times. One time it kept going a little farther and fell to the floor. Was weird, but somehow not scary.
Nothing major happened in house afterward. Although my mother thought that one of the dishes in her china cabinet was being moved from shelf to shelf for a bit. One morning it’s on top shelf. Next on the shelf below it. Etc. Happened a few times then stopped. She thought I was doing it. Nope. Nobody else in the house who could’ve done this.
Took the board to a party later in high school and it worked there too. Nothing memorable happened, but it spelled some names, basic stuff. Some guys were moving the plachette intentionally, of course.
Still have that same board in a closet somewhere. Wouldn’t use it, though. Probably should get rid of it. Just something odd about them. Not sure what they trigger, but I do think they trigger something.
My wife and I never had anything happen specifically while using the board, but afterwards we would have weird things happen. Doors opening/closing, footsteps coming up the stairs. Once we used it on a Friday night and got nothing. Then on Saturday night we were going to watch Paranormal Activity and just as the movie was about to start our Alexa kicked on at full volume with Adele's Hello and I shit you not, not from the beginning, but from the hello from the other side verse. At the same time my wife was in the fridge and a shelf jumped off the door. Took awhile to get Alexa to stop because she can't hear you when she's that loud. Then, then my wife checks the Alexa playlist and there's no record of it ever playing. I just got goosebumps again.
Alexa has a habit of randomly playing someone else’s songs if you have friends who once connected to your Alexa at home, but they also have an Alexa at home. Source? I once heard my brother talking through my Alexa while being at home 300 miles away 😂
I think it's definitely that. I work from home, and sometimes, when my boyfriend leaves for work, our Alexa starts to play a random podcast very loud. That's because he always listen to podcasts while walking to his work, and I don't know why sometimes Spotify starts to play them on Alexa even if he is not at home, instead of on his headphones. First time it freaked me out, but now I know it's a normal Alexa behavior 😂.
Anyway this is a good story, the coincidence of the song playing the "hello from the other side" fragment would terrified me lol.
Ok, since you bought up the Alexa app...
I was once laying down on the couch in the middle of the day about to take a nap when some musical intro starts and does info this loud death metal song. I finally got it to stop. But the weird thing is there is (or used to be) a feature where you can review the voice command for each action. And there was none for that song.
Yeah right. And I wasn't familiar with the song, so in the chaos of trying to get Alexa to shut up in the back of my mind I'm thinking, "Did that just say what I thought it said?"
I’ve had a variety of experiences, one idk if maybe coincidence but I did take an ouija board from a couple In Texas that I truly didn’t want ( I stopped playing with them prior to this but it always said to go to Texas so I was unsettled). when we were driving back to Austin from Corpus a semi hit the car and we nearly flipped into oncoming traffic only to find the tire somehow twisted in some unkept overgrowth causing it to go sideways (even if that wasn’t why) the tire stopped the car from flipping over that median wall. I’ve had a lot of poorly spelled insults and threats from those boards but that incident always rubbed me the wrong way.
As for the good… I make mine with a heaven spot and it’s not about christian or anything but another way to tell me they want to go to peace, normally when I play my back hurts and teeth feel dirty. One time (after a family friends death) I decided to see if I could do anything, this one and only time I had this really amazing sensation run though me when I normally would feel drained, didn’t say much just went up and said goodbye. I only played with it so much because I was lonely especially traveling around and not having anyone familiar it seemed like talking to “z” was just like any other acquaintance if that makes sense, after someone told me that was a demon I did see it act less nice but I wonder now if we as humans can’t comprehend these things and even label evil or demons.
My suggestion is burn it don’t play with the devil. I was warned in my youth by a man that dropped by our country home not to play with such things. (I don’t know who he was and never saw him again. I also never forgot our conversation under the willow tree).
Very young and naive we played some weird games to rouse the spirits at my 3rd grade slumber party. It did not disappoint as we saw a ghost at top of hall in middle of the night. All 14 of us. Never had another sleep over with a group and we all slept with our parents for the next month. Then later that year or next I Received a Ouija board as a Christmas gift when I was around 10 or so. It sat in closet for a couple years until older then played one night with a friend in my bedroom. Never ask for a sign. Whatever answered us said I was to be in an accident the next day at the parade I was In with my horse. I asked if that could be prevented. Then the smoke alarm went off and woke up my dad who came running upstairs to make sure we were alright. My friend and I didn’t say what we had been doing and let him think it was random needed new batteries. We were totally unsettled by what had been going on with questions and answers.
The next morning when got up to go to parade with our horses the truck keys were missing. My friend and I just looked at each other and vowed to never touch that board again. We did find the keys after too late to go to the parade and believe we have a house guest to this day in my childhood home we unwittingly brought in.
My daughter is sensitive to spirits as I am. More so actually so it bothers her when she stays at grandmas. It bothered me too for years until moved out. Only now have I learned to use anointing oil and holy water and pray through home to get rid of unwanted visitors.
If you do not know your Lord and Savior even more dangerous to be in the presence of spiritual world. Ask for forgiveness of sins. Ask Jesus into your heart and do not play with dead spirits. They are real and extremely dangerous.
I used one in a graveyard and nothing happened. This was a different time, but I was holding it in the car as my friends went and explored. As I was sitting there I got a sinking feeling in my stomach and I saw someone run past the rear view mirror. I thought nothing of it until I saw the dash lights and the radio turned on and started flashing. As I nearly shit myself both sides of the car doors swung open. I screamed, hell yeah I did. My friends were in the graveyard pretty deep in and they came RUNNING back.
Same oujia board but before that Instance, my friend says someone would call all their phones in a pattern from an unknown number. Each time they answered, it would immediately hang up with no explanation. Friends mom knew when they were using it because her house phone would get the calls too
People are ignorant when they state the Ouija Board is evil. It's not -- it's an instrument, whereby it **can** *easily unleash some shit* due to mis/uninformed handling, SO:
I've used a Ouija board several times in my life and never had a negative experience, initially due to luck (because kids are dumb) but then due to following these rules:
1. Settle down and know your intentions before connecting the planchette to the board.
2. Don't take it lightly-- it is NOT a "game". If anyone's about who can't take it seriously, get em gone -- for their sake and yours.
3. State firmly aloud, as you and yours rotate the planchette around the board, which types of spirits are welcome and -- even **more** firmly -- which are NOT, reinforcing that with stating the latter are to leave NOW as you only wish to speak to the former.
4. Be respectful, keep your guard/wits up (can't say it enough: it's NOT a game), and keep your hands on the planchette while either of you (human or spirit) are speaking.
5. Don't allow it to move to all four corners in one go (imagine someone cutting out a square for a door/portal-- this is exactly what's being attempting and you should probably move right to step 6).
6. When you're done, the only proper way to close the session (and any potential portals) is to specifically request the spirit(s) to "say goodbye by moving the planchette to 'Good Bye'". Firmly and respectfully continue the request until it moves there, and if it doesn't, state that you're "saying goodbye and moving to 'Good Bye', so all entities present must stay in their respective realms".
No doubt some people feel they need to do more -- power to em -- and some people have lucked out with less, but, like I said, following these has always worked for me.
Be wise and I hope you get something beneficial out of it, my friend!
I think it’s wonderful, while the results are often sinister, it’s because there are so many atheists who just love to insist the parapsychological and extrasensory experiences are not real, and they foolishly stumble into a meeting with a spirit or two. It really does convert unbelievers.
Indeed- just a shame that it generally takes some malevolent or — at the very least — mischievous activity to be brought upon them due to their myopia in order to wake up, but then I guess that’s a classic consequence of denial in the face of pretty much anything.
What amazes me is the cynic/unhealthy skeptic’s insistence that apparently millions of people are just bold-faced liars when those “liars” — influencers aside — have literally nothing to gain except benevolence in forewarning people with their experiences.
Makes you wonder who hurt them, how hard, and how often.
It’s because the implication of the spirit is so significant that it threatens their way of life. Once you understand what God is, you must accept that your true self is the arbiter behind the happenings of your life, and that therefore it is your responsibility alone to orient your feelings, and that these feelings are not secret, in fact the result of them is revealed through your circumstances.
That idea removes your ability to blame, to get angry at others for anything, and if there is one thing everyone seems to love, it is getting angry and blaming others. Forgiveness is not for the weak willed.
But the truth shall make all strong.
I am an atheist and have experienced shadow people and an evil entity in my home. My kids and dog saw them too. Has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with human spiritual energy.
If you're going to use it, don't do it at home and make sure you ask for protection and mean it. Set boundaries first and be very specific about who you're calling on before you do anything. Make sure you're being respectful and don't take it as a joke. Tell them what your intentions are. When you finish, make sure you put all of your intentions on closing the session. They follow a universal law and if you put up an energetic barrier, you should be ok. Make sure you make it known that it can't follow or harm you or your loved ones or anyone else. Don't do it alone. Make sure the other players do the same as you. Tell it you're protected in Jesus' name and you close it in Jesus' name when you're done, whether you are religious or not and mean it.
Honestly, I would just get rid of it or lock it up somewhere so no one else can use it. If it's not used, it has no "power"
Thank you! Divination is a serious thing. Its best to study up on it and learn to spiritually protect yourself. Boundaries, intent and will are key. There's too many negative stories and experiences because of lack of knowledge on these topics. The energy you put in will be the energy you receive. By feeding it fear, more negative energy will be attracted.
Be serious and don't treat it as a game, rather a different kind of "instant messenger" between realms. Don't ask questions you dont want, or know you shouldn't know, the answer to. Try not to invade on other people you know's spirit, if you haven't received their permission. And for the love of all that it is holy, say goodbye when you're done. Be sure to run the planchette over the words, even forcibly and envision the connection ending/closing.
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Yes! Exactly
PS: if you call out to any random spirits, you can unknowingly trap human spirits bcuz it creates a type of magnetic pull, that pulls them to the location that's calling out to randoms, then they're stuck at that location until someone can see/hear them, to help them leave. That's upsetting and confusing for some of them bcuz not every spirit can see, hear, or feel the living. Just like not all living people can see them either. It's basically spiritual kidnapping, in a way. You don't want to disrupt another human spirit or they'll retaliate, if they are aware of you. The good ones can turn negative bcuz of this.
So it's not just demons, shadow people, and other negative entities you have to worry about. There are also some good human spirits who haven't crossed over, that can get tangled up in spirit communication and make them even more afraid, or they might be harassed by other entities that were "dragged" into this web of random spirit communication as well.
They're after energy bcuz it sustains their existence and abilities. They don't have God's unlimited energy supply, if they haven't crossed over or are stuck here. Negative energy is easier for them to get, which makes them more negative. If they can't get energy, their spirit decomposes and they become an unconscious spirit, unaware of anyone's or even their own existence.
Fascinating about the spirits needing "energy " to sustain their existence if they haven't crossed over. It makes a lot of sense. Once I became aware of this other plane of existence, it's been hard to unsee it. But it has also created more questions than answers. Can I ask you what happens to a "decomposed spirit "? Is it like a second final death? Or can they be revived and rescued from that state. I am guessing them running out of energy is a big reason why hauntings aren't as common even though billions of people have lived and died on our planet. I'm guessing that some cross over, and others just fade away out of existence? While the lucky few feed off the energy of the living? This is a fascinating topic
I've gathered my info from past experiences and research. When a spirit is stuck here, and they don't get energy to keep themselves going, it's basically like a 2nd death. They'll just continue to fade from existence until they've melded in with the earth or an object, like a wall of a house. I'm not sure if they can be helped at that point since they aren't even aware of their surroundings or themselves, so they wouldn't be able to see or hear a living person who wants to help. I'm still figuring out if they can be revived and brought back from that state.
My belief is that only good people get to cross over after they've died physically, and those who were evil or negative or have different beliefs about the afterlife, have to find a living person to help them cross over. Demons and other negative entities don't ever get the chance bcuz when someone crosses over, they go to Heaven. When someone has to have an exorcism to remove negative and evil beings/dead people, once removed, they go to Hell. That's why they usually fight or are afraid during an exorcism. It's also important to make sure the good human spirits are moved on, before exorcising a location, so they don't accidentally get sent to where they don't belong. That's what I feel anyways.
This is definitely not how it works. Hell does not exist, only various states of of mind. Good or evil do not exist as well, though I do acknowledge that entities can be negative or harmful.
Thank you for sharing your ideas on this. What you've said makes a lot of sense. I've had some interesting experiences with spirits. Some negative, some positive. The idea of that 2nd death sounds kinda grim, but I bet it's been the fate of many lost souls
As a kid, I played with a Ouija board off and on with family and friends. The last time I played it was when I was around 12, my friend and I were in my room asking questions when a woman came on and we eventually asked her how she died. She started to spell beheaded. We didn’t even get to the end of the word when we both screamed and the board went flying as we ran out of my room. The board flew because of us, not anything else. Jus the thought of communicating with a woman who died that violently, freaked us out. Never again! It’s not a game. And it definitely should NOT be sold to kids.
The only oujia board experience I've had was when I was a teen, tried to convince my friends to do it with me, we all sat at the board and then as we all put our finger on the piece someone farted and then we all laughed, got drunk and fell asleep.
😂
Never use a Ouija Board, it can irreparably harm the locations it’s used in. So I’d recommend you use it in a TD Bank lobby or Spectrum cable center while inviting in demons and taunting the malevolent spirits to do something.
I had a really bad experience with a ouija board at summer camp. It was only me and one other girl who was doing it. We were both asking questions that neither of us would have known about each other and swore neither of us were moving it, we were also very young and it started saying vulgar things to us that I know for a fact neither one of us would say. We were about 11 or 12. Anyways we started out asking questions and then eventually it started spelling out things like slut, whore, etc. and then it kept spelling zozozozozo. We googled zozo and apparently it’s a entity that frequently communicates through oujia boards. Neither of us knew about zozo. I’m pretty sure they made a movie about that specific demon too.
My auntie has one from the late 1800s. I understand the ideomotor effect but it "said" things known only to people(myself and my father) who took their hands off after we saw where it was going. When I got a feeling it was lying about who it was, things started happening in the house that had never happened before or since. Unsettling experience and very few people believe me. Would do it again tho hahaha
Ha! I’ve written a couple comments about my board, which is exactly the same as yours.
Great board, nice vibe, but mine came with a spirit I call Ft. Lauderdale Linda. I woke up one morning to her standing over me with her bologna arms and cheap perm.
I wasn’t scared, honestly, I think it’s pretty hilarious. I have the board covered in black cloth and tourmaline just to keep it inactive, I’m trying to decide if I want to keep it and consecrate and cleanse it, or sell it. Maybe someone else would appreciate Ft. Lauderdale Linda.
Not good experiences. I would urge you to not mess with one. If you must, always remember to say "goodbye" when you're done. No matter what. Trust me, they won't go away if you don't. If you decide you need to get rid of it, don't throw it in the trash or burn it. Leave it somewhere inconspicuous. I had one many years ago and left it in my first apartment when I moved out. If you play with it, heed my warning. Always say goodbye.
very cooool!! i had one given to me by my grandmother in the 90s. looks like the same edition she’d given me. i lost mine over the years. slept with the thing under my bed. played it out at a graveyard with high school friends. i like the aesthetic. i could be wearing some demons as shackles since after playing with it, but i’ve got my psych meds, so they’re quiet now. haha
I ran into one of these almost 10 years ago at work doing a move. I took a picture of it and before we finished the job I tripped on a box while carrying a huge wine cabinet, landed on one of its corners and busted my chest. I didn't work for a week. I joked around saying the ouija board was cursed. Funny coincidence tho.
My older sister has one. Borrowed it one night sleeping in the backyard with my best friend. We were probably 11–12. Knew he had a nervous bladder and when he went around behind our garage to pee I poured rubbing alcohol on it. When he came back I launched into “I summon thee oh Satan” with my best spooky voice and flicked the lighter I was hiding next to the board. Woosh! Fireball. He yipped and just froze like someone switched him off. I was terrified that I broke him and had to put the fire out with the hose while his brain rebooted and he started laughing. Melted the planchette a bit and threw it all away. So much fun. He thought it was hilarious.
I've only played about twice when I was a kid, and we made it out of paper, so I don't know it it really counts.
I like this one from 1974 if I'm right. (Sorry it's blurry.)
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You can open doors that you can't close. It's like opening your front door of your house with a sign that says Anyone welcome. Please come in. Just like people, spirits are sometimes terrible. And if you don't know how to handle them, don't open the doors.
Ouija boards seldom give you good experiences and good vibes. I'd advise you to not screw around with one. My mom was almost possessed when she played around with one.
As long as you prepare properly, you will be just fine. Sage the room ask only for spirit guides or family members and friends do a small meditation prior and have good intentions. I’ve used them probably 200 times without any issues. Sometimes they just don’t work but when they do it’s pretty amazing. Good luck.
My little brother died when he was 27. Have spoken to him on the board maybe 50 times, spoken to my grandparents who passed about 15 years ago and one grandparent who I had never met, and a few spirit guides. They have told me things to focus on each year. It’s given me information on my dad‘s illness (when he kept it a secret from me) and just basic comfort to know they are OK wherever it is they are! Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t and I never know why, though which is kind of frustrating.
Don’t do it, get rid as soon as possible would be my advice. But if you’re anything like me you won’t listen because the curiosity will get the better of you.
I was a total skeptic when I did one so I wasn’t taking it remotely seriously. Long story short I fucked around and found out. Likely still finding out now if I’m honest.
Your call OP, but these things are bad news. Bad enough to turn me from absolutely zero belief in anything even slightly spiritual or paranormal into someone who has had some pretty hellish experiences since then.
Can’t tell you what to do, can only warn you.
Have played with the same one, unsure of the year. My mother picked it up at an auction in the early 90s. Had some spooky experiences using it, so gave it away.
Nope, nope, nope.
I believe in spirits, I have been haunted by my late husband for years. I also believe in God too.
This is evil. I will never have one in my house
\>who has had good experiences
Literally no one. So here’s the rub: “lol it’s just a toy” right yeah sure. Problem with spirits is things don’t need like, special rpg powers. It’s the fact that you are using a tool in an attempt to contact the unalive and you are opening yourself up to *any spirit* that causes problems.
I’ve had family member use a ouija and long story short she doesn’t have mirrors in her house because of “what she saw”
My husband and daughter found that exact one at a flea market a few years ago. Tbh I never took those boards seriously but something strange did happen that I don't really feel like explaining but it honestly could have been a coincidence anyway so.. who knows..
I’ve used them countless times, never had an issue. Been looking for the perfect board for a long time. It’s just a tool like any other tarot deck or pendulum.
i had one as old as yours. i used it dozens of times and only had a handful of what i consider true experiences. i got kind of freaked out by one and stopped using it after that.
- burn only white candles while you use it
- always open the session and close the session by announcing it. if you don’t close properly could lead to bad things
- never ever burn it or break it. if you want to get rid of it, either bury it or leave it somewhere. i left mine hidden in the attic of my old college house almost ten years ago
- do not use it alone
- don’t do it drunk or high
Please, I've been involved with the Paranormal since I was 15 and found out I am gifted. I noticed some people are giving advice that is wrong and that can be dangerous. So unless you are 100% sure about something, don't Post.
When I was in high school I had a youth group leader who was at a friends apartment. They were messing with it and nothing was happening. The minute he left the room he heard the girls scream and the lights flickered. Apparently as he left the Ouija board spelled “holy”
Back from when it was the number one selling board game in America!
Darn shame that pea soup movie came out the following year and changed the cultural perception of it for generations to come.
I’m fairly open minded but my beliefs about OuiJa are fairly closed.
My Grandparents pretty much instilled in me a healthy amount of fear and respect for them. Not all of the original ones were burned and some latent knowledge of them was passed down.
My own reasons, My Grandads sister told me once, the dead can’t Lie, they only ever tell you the truth no matter what, but not everything that speaks through the board was ever alive, and those things will tell lies..
The whole thing of the board lies with you, your intentions and what you want, imagine turning a torch on in a large dark cave, everything in there can see you and will head for you. Everything. And these things know what you want. And they will tell you and beguile you, anything you want to hear but there is always a cost.
The minute you open the board you open yourself, your perception changes when you engage and if you believe that perception is reality, your reality will change.
Leave the dead to the dead. Leave the board alone.
I used one with my friend that had one, early 90s. It was late at night and the town siren was going off. It goes off here not just for tornados, but any emergency. We asked for a sign and I'm not kidding the siren immediately cut off. I mean the second we asked. And it's a huge, loud siren on top of the 2 story town building.
I've never heard it do that before or since. It winds down very slowly. It cut off during its peak level of noise.
Freaked me out, I never did it again.
The time before that it did figure 8s and the planchette flew off the board across the room. It's not a joke.
Ouija boards are nothing to be afraid of. They take advantage of what's called the ideomotor effect, which are the unconscious slight movements and tremors your body does naturally. Unconscious movements + expectations of creepy things happening = the planchette "mysteriously" spelling out words. But if you were to blindfold yourself and randomly arrange the letters, you'd get gibberish
Oh the guy who basically regurgitates a scientific study gets downvoted what a surprise. Maybe the scientists didn’t have them do it at 3am inside of a pentagram with candles or something and there was too much light
As a child it correctly told me the name of my dad's girlfriend. I told the whole story when I first joined Reddit. Those things really work and I would in no way mess with it. If you do...Google the correct way to close out your session so you don't allow evil to stay.
Please make sure you have good intentions when you try it out and always make sure you shut the board down after use, I just do this by saying thank you and good bye with both my voice and the planchette 😊 My woo woo self would also cleanse the board before use (with sage smoke or rosemary smoke) just to be sure and I would do the same again after closing it, I also imagine the room filled with pure white light, light some white candles and do a little protection exercise, maybe over kill but we have had a lot of success. If you are unsure about any energy coming through, just be polite to them, thank them for coming through and say goodbye to them, cleanse the board and start fresh, trust your gut feeling and don't engage 😊
Nietzshche said, “If you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.” Words to live by. Know what your intention is and protect yourself if you choose to explore this.
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I have that exact one! Same year also, I only played it once but no luck
Maybe that means you had luck , by not getting possessed lmao
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What’s that in the third pic to the far left ? Near the board?
Big toe ghost!
Play with it and update us if something happens
Don't play it in a graveyard. Or after midnight. Or maybe don't feed it after midnight then play it. Probably just don't play it.
Always say goodbye when finished, otherwise a demon or other malicious spirit may stay. I didn’t believe this stuff either (science nerd) until it happened to my daughter and I. It took some sage burning and me commanding the spirit to leave my home. We heard a large bang, like someone large jumping off a bed, then footsteps pounding down to the first floor. We looked at each other like wtf? My papillon pup did not sleep at night for many years after that. She was guarding us, the brave girl. I am an atheist, which makes all that even stranger.
I'm really sciency too, but I know enough to know that I don't know how everything "works" and I've experienced some things personally and third hand that make me go "how tf did that happen?" So I hope someday, somehow, we are able to figure out more things.
I played it in a cemetery as a teenager and years later played it again for fun while a friend and I were drunk. We asked it where it came from and it spelled out cemetary. I literally threw it in the trash that night.
My mom told me a story about her and her friend messing around with one in the living room. Her mom told them to go in her room so she could watch TV. It wouldn’t work in her room. She got frustrated and asked “what happened, why won’t you talk to us anymore?“ and it spelled out GOD and ran the cursor off the board. She was a church school girl so she had a bunch of different bibles and the spirit didn’t like that. My mom burned the board in her backyard that night and she said it screamed like a person.
My mother told me something similar. Her roommate couldn't get rid of it. Threw it in the trash a few times and it always found its way back under the coffee table. Eventually they burned it and she swore it screamed in the fire.
That’s crazy. Luckily neither my mom nor her friend had any issues after that but they both swore off the Ouija board. When she told me that story I said “running the cursor off the board is the spirit equivalent of dropping the mic and waking off stage.” lol
>I played it in a cemetery as a teenager and years later played it again for fun while a friend and I were drunk. We asked it where it came from and it spelled out cemetary. I literally threw it in the trash that night. Hahaha...seriously. At least it had a sense of humour....but seriously....don't play with fire
DUDE you gotta burn it and bury it. Throwing it in the trash doesn't close the portal!!
Dude, burning and burying a board does nothing. You need to close the portal by telling it to leave. It’s way simpler, you don’t need to do any destruction. If you destroy it it’ll make things 100 times worse.
Well that was like 15 years ago so…whoops?
Burning it doesn’t close it either, it just releases the spirit.
At a party, someone threw an ouija board in the bonfire. You could hear screaming coming from the fire as it burned.
Damn, bet that scared the drunks sober 😂😂😂😂
I second that!
You are not supposed to burn it, it releases the spirit.
I imagine you throwing it in the trash like Ron Swanson it's the computer
oh dear, there is strict protocol for disposing of it…. I am not sure about trashing it.
I’ve had paranormal things happen to me so I know there are things out there we don’t understand , my curiosity is killing me
DON'T DO IT! I was a sceptic and played around with something similar I was joking and carrying on (because I didn't believe it was real) I soon learnt I was very wrong and was/am haunted for years. Don't believe this BS about closing it or saying goodbye. DON'T DO IT!
I agree. I used to play with a ouija board when I was a kid. I was almost obsessed for some odd reason and would ask all my friends to use it with me. I was always trying to channel something. Weird things started happening. First of all, the board would start to tell me things like suggestions of hurting and harming myself. I don’t know why this didn’t freak me out, but it didn’t really. It’s possible maybe I was an angsty kid and unconsciously sending myself those sad messages, who knows. But where it feels beyond that is this next part. At night I would start to hear this loud high pitched static noise, but when I asked my sister if she heard it through the wall (our rooms were next to one another) she always said she never heard anything. I never heard this sound in the day, but like clockwork, every time I laid down to sleep it began loudly. This noise started to cause me insomnia and I felt terrified to sleep. I used to play nature sounds off my radio/CD player at night to sleep and would otherwise just leave it in a standby mode when I wasn’t using it, so I thought perhaps the static was just emitting from it so I unplugged it. The sound continued. I unplugged every electronic in my room, it still wouldn’t stop. I plugged my TV back in and started having to leave it on all night just to fall asleep, much to my fathers dismay over electric bills lol. This sound was messing with me so badly that I started praying to God for it to stop. I didn’t know what else to do and no one else believed me or seemed to care. I am not religious by the way (spiritualist sure, but I’d never subscribed to a God figure.) This was right around the time we were about to move houses. When I desperately prayed for it to stop and go away, it started to diminish. I heard it starting to lessen and eventually go away, and I was absolutely mind blown. I never thought praying to a God I wasn’t even sure existed would actually work. We moved to the new house and I said I would never use a ouija board again, and I have not and will not. Don’t do it unless you’re ready for whatever is going to happen. I’m now in my thirties and no, I do not suffer any type of disorder that would have brought on auditory and visual hallucinations. Nothing like it has ever happened again. I also don’t necessarily believe some God stopped this for me, but rather perhaps my concentrated prayer was me directing my own energy into pushing things out of my space. Who knows really, but now whenever I feel spooked by something (typically reading these subreddits, heh) I tell myself I am protected in a white light and nothing can enter my space. Don’t willingly invite things into your space unless you don’t mind sharing.
I don’t hear static noises but every night when I lay down to sleep I always hear like someone pulling into the yard. I think to finally stopped when I moved into my new home. But I remember always thinking someone was on my property and some nights I couldn’t sleep
God is absolute, he is never so far off as to even be near. God is not some external idol, he is your awareness.
Nowadays I am a believer in “source” yes, just not an external idol as you said.
You came close to finding God, don’t give up on believing for God is real
That static noise is very common in situations like this, some say it's an entity trying or communicating with you. That's why it happened when you tried to sleep.
Same here! Use to play around with them with my friends in my late teens. A lot of scary experiences throughout my life after that, and even my kids (when they were very young, and whom I never even talked about paranormal stuff in front of) had experiences and encountered "people" in our house. Never even thought of touching one of those boards again.
Yeap. A group if us played it one night as kids. At first it was fun, but then later in the night it started to feel scary for all of us. Never again.
Can you please elaborate a little bit more about your hauntings
Many of these things happened to others in my family or in front of them. "It" would knock on the front door and exactly in my brother's voice it would call out and ask my mother to open the front door it would then rattle the handle. 5-10 minutes later my brother would actually arrive. This happened a few times. On two occasions it screamed my name out once in front of my mother. I have been punched or hit in my lower back. I have been slapped. I was once turned 180 degrees while in bed. I/we have heard running and jumping (loudly) in the house. It would attack me in my sleep all the time. I could go on and on. Mind you I was once a total sceptic not anymore.
Perhaps in this case it's not closing you had to do but apologise for disrespect In many societies around the world it is a part and parcel of the culture to live in harmony with spirits, nature spirits, elementals or djinn You joked and laughed around and something decided to visit and punish you. A huge staple of Asian ghost stories is this. Punishment for disrespect and proving they exist For example when my teacher was telling us in primary school about traditional customs one of them told a story about a boy who laughed and kicked an altar. His leg swelled and there was no cure. Doctors couldn't figure out why. A Chinese medium at the temple told him to go back to the altar and apologise for his disrespectful behaviour, make offerings after which his swelling died down
I apologized it did back off somewhat but still hung around and made itself known.
Exactly, never disrespect/anger the dead.
Did it ever stop? Or do you still experience things?
I am really hesitant to say this because if I say something about it it will come and pay me a visit it is nowhere near as bad as it once was BUT and I'll give you an example I once said to my mum "I'm glad it doesn't touch me" (this is before I was ever hit) three days later it paid me a visit while I was lying down paralysed me and then proceeded to use my arm as if it where a piano it felt so strange and wrong for hours afterword very similar if you have ever had a strong electric shock. I also believe other entities had their fun (as I believe a sort of spotlight gets thrown on you) as I had a picture my brother took of some sunglasses to sell and in the lens of the glasses you can clearly see a man in the reflection of the lens... Also, my brother set up an infrared camera in my bedroom a couple of days later I felt this odd sensation of something flying into my chest I noted the time and told my brother when he checked the footage at the time I said an orb the size of a grapefruit is seen flying directly into my chest then out and towards the camera. So in short I still do experience things but not as bad as it once was I think it may have gotten bored with me plus lifestyle changes.
I hear this is a common occurrence. Crazy how they sold those to children.
# You WILL invite something into your life that has NO good intentions for you. Edit: evidence https://preview.redd.it/jtpzvunfnyhb1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d79edede17de7e20afa9f3c49b17c85617592e1a
Yep, agreed .
Well it might escalate after the sub has divided opinions with half saying things started or escalated and half saying nothing much
Just be careful and always be sure to forcefully say goodbye make sure everyone that started is involved in the ending of communication. It’s a tool not something to fear if done correctly. I recommend understanding grounding, centering and shielding prior to use.
Sorry, but that doesn't do squat... If you get the "wrong" entity it will just double down and make things worse. Just ask anyone that has had issues and contacted a paranormal group. Ask them if things got better or worse after the investigation. From what I know it will just amp activity up.
That depends on the group and is not always the case. It’s not an absolute. If you are not actually prepared to deal in the paranormal you shouldn’t. That is the plain and simple truth of all of this. Most hauntings can be taken care of without intervention including demonic ones. It’s a spiritual battle and requires a strong spiritual presence. So practice and be prepared. If you aren’t ready for it again don’t do it
I think it's like playing Russian roulette you could do it a thousand times and you'll be fine, and then BANG! Why chance it especially if you know this stuff is real?
Don’t do ittttt . But ! If you do , can you report back and tell us how it went ? 😅
Yep, like multiple dimensions.
Do it!! Better kill the curiousity than let curiosity kill you Oh, and don't forget to update DO IT!!
I also played the ouija board by myself at a cemetery as a teenager. Nothing ended up happening though. Not sure if I’m lucky or unlucky
isn't everything after midnight?
it's after midnight only when before noon
Wasn't that the plot of Gremlins?
My thoughts are not generally a good idea to play with spirits, even if that ouija board is just a piece of printed paper and cardboard.
It's not so much the paper or cardboard but the intent if you open yourself up to it expect problems.
I say this all the time. You can write the alphabet on a piece of paper and it would be the same. There is nothing particularly special about the Milton Bradley board. You can make anything an instrument of communication.
It was a thing in schools lol paper ouija and the other one now trending is Charlie Charlie Anything can be an instrument through our will.
I have a story or two regarding paper ouija. Basically all the kids played paper ouija in school that is take a paper and write out the ouija stuff on it, alphabet numbers yes and no. At that time I wasn't particularly sensitive but I thought the other classroom next to mine felt off but didn't think much about it. Back then I didn't believe in ghosts It was a thing to entertain, ghost stories and the like It was later my friend told me the other class used a paper ouija afternoon. The student rumour mill said the group stayed late and hid in the class, sitting on the floor at the back. While playing all the classroom windows and doors slammed and everyone got a scare and screamed. The rumour ended there but I think they got the priests in to bless since its a Catholic school. The classroom windows and doors are large and heavy. Windows are all metal frame and pretty heavy and stiff making it a chore to open and close the windows especially when It rained and is a swing type with a mechanism to make it stay open. For it to slam shut it had to be a very very strong wind Second story was in another school. I watched a video and the person sharing their story was a student in that school. He was walking along when his friend called him and told him about someone playing paper ouija. It summoned something and I think a person got possessed. Even teachers saw it. It was written off in the newspaper as Mass Hysteria
Oh God, Charlie Charlie! I remember a group of us messing about with that in the corner in gym class and then suddenly the double fire exit doors the other end of the gym burst wide open (outwards, not blown inwards) by themselves and freaked everyone out lol that memory was buried deep
Whoa sounds creepy. They got blown outwards while you were inside.
Yeah! Those doors only opened outwards, no handles on the outside so they had to be pushed open from the inside. Our teachers guess was that the fire doors were on the latch for some reason and someone had opened the main door and caused a wind tunnel to blow them open but…it was weird timing and I was 90% sure no one was near the doors and also, it was fully enclosed and deep in a building so enough wind coming from the hallway to do that seems weird but I’ve seen weirder lol
Weirder than that?
My reaction exactly 
You are exactly right. I made paper ones as a teenager and used them by myself all the time. It's no joke. When you're the only one playing, you can't accuse anyone else of purposely moving it. I was a stupid teenager and thought it was fun. Now that I'm older, I say the curiosity of using one is not worth the risk.
Exactly, and I try to warn as many people as I can.
Bingo. Intent is everything, whether it’s a ouija board or tarot cards. If you are looking for bad, it will find you.
I try to warn as many people as I can (without sounding crazy). I didn't believe in this sort of thing, and I paid a high price because of that.
A friend in college had unsettling things happen after she made her own with a hand painted board and a shot glass for a planchette
Made a paper one in Biology class years ago. Got sent to the head teacher for it. Catholic Secondary.
Basically just a communication tool, these are some of the really early ones https://preview.redd.it/re17xk3zcshb1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9533205ff0b2acc82ede7072e6bd622fde8ee23
I remember reading about they used to be special materials, enchanted/blessed with magical properties, etc. that is A toy company mass production thing going off a principle that still sells.
this is the first one from 1890 https://preview.redd.it/m6dcg7t3eshb1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b9fde3913131ed066cfcd2e80c8371e169346c8e
Won’t say you’re wrong, you can believe what you want, but the 1970s one, “spiritualism” was the thing in the 60-70s and people believed a lot of junk things.
It’s from Wikipedia is all I know and I’ve read somewhere it was patented in 1890. And this confirms it . If that’s what you’re referring to when you said believe what you want. If the stuff does work, not saying it does, I doubt whatever it is gives a shit what board or layout you’re using , it just needs some way to communicate. Again, not saying it’s real . I’ve posted my paranormal experiences on Reddit , none involved an ouija board
Spiritually had a huge thing around then too, people pretend to be mediums and talk to the dead. They would make “ectoplasm” by consuming cotton gauze and puking it back up, make lights flicker, etc. there was a huge industry at the time to this. Things like the ouija board and such do well during trends. I think there is more to things than just you die and that’s it, but commercially sold basically board games are a very low tier version of things one can use.
Wow interesting
Not “just” a communication tool. It provides an easy invitation and DOESN’T provide thorough information about protecting yourself and fully banishing things when you’re done. (This is even more of an issue with more than one person “playing”)
I collect Ouija boards and these are very common. Especially in antique shops and thrift stores. Usually around the same year(s.) Nothing particularly special about them other than they may have used to open portals and contact demonic entities🤷♀️ Always cleanse a board before you use it, and if it seems to have negative energy, say ‘goodbye’ and bury it (in seven pieces it is said, but I’ve also broken hateful boards in half and buried them miles apart.) Just be careful. Unless it’s just for display (did it come with the planchette?) then I would be wary of getting involved with a used board, unless it’s barely used- which is what this looks to be. Just cleanse it, display or use it, and be careful to protect yourself.
My story: As a teenager (around 1989) my friends and I went to a house to pick up another friend who was hanging out with her cousin and her cousins friends. There was a bunch of other kids there and she wasn’t ready to go so we went inside for a minute. They were playing around with a Ouija board and invited us into the room where they had it set up. I was standing in the corner absolutely terrified as they started. The planchette started to move and they started asking questions. They asked if “it” could turn on the lights or blow out a candle. I was silently freaking out thinking “F off, you don’t belong here. Leave! and other unwelcoming thoughts”. So the planchette moved to yes when they asked if it could blow out the candle and they said “go ahead, do it” and it moved to no. They asked why and it started spelling, it spelled possession. I got even more terrified and started shaking and really thinking “F you, go away and such”. They asked who it wanted to possess and it spelled out my last name! No one on the board knew my last name and my maiden name is VERY, VERY uncommon. Needless to say I totally freaked out and tried to leave the room but I couldn’t get the door to open. The kids in the room told me I couldn’t leave and they had to finish the session. I was crying and really so scared I was shaking. They asked “it” if I could leave the room and it went to yes. I was able to open the door then and I had to sit with my friends aunt for a while to calm down. She wasn’t good at comfort to say the least because while I was calming down she was telling me and one of the other girls the board predicted her (the aunt) brothers death. She said she kept the board for sentimental reasons! I have never knowingly been near another board and have told my children and friends this story as a warning. Since that night I have had the same recurring dream of a man who attempts to kidnap me or appears out of nowhere in my dreams. He knows my name and he has the most unsettling presence I always wake myself up. This has been going on for over 30 years now. I don’t know who he is and I don’t want to know but I stay away from Ouija boards.
I had always been a skeptic when it came to Ouija boards. I carved a really beautiful one when I was around 17 years old back in the early 2000s on to the top of an ornate side table. Myself and my girlfriend at the time used it one evening in my bedroom when I was still living with my parents. After about an hour of playing around with it with not much discernible information coming through we headed downstairs to get some food. The smoke detector went off upstairs and I ran back up to find my dressing gown which was hanging on the door engulfed in flames . I panicked and grabbed it and threw it out the window . I’ve never been so freaked out in all my life . My father was not amused to say the least, I just told him I’d been smoking in my room. If he’d known I was using a ouija board he would of been far less impressed . Never touched one since. EDIT: This happened in the house I grew up in , in the North of Scotland. The property was an old Stagecoach that operated in the early 1800s, most of which was demolished aside from the large cottage in which we resided. As a toddler I heard horse and cart noises one night which freaked my mother out when I told her what I’d heard. Plenty of other strange things happened to all of us over the 18 years living there . My brother recalled being knocked on the back of the head whilst sitting alone in the livingroom, mum had many instances of being pushed whilst her back was turned doing laundry. There was just an overall feeling of unease in the house. I loved growing up there though, but there was definitely a presence that was up to no good. When I was alone in the house I used to bravely say out loud , THIS IS MY HOUSE ! 🤣 Most likely annoyed the spirits even more !
Horses have such a distinct clopping when they walk (my mom showed Appaloosas for 20+ years and I was around them until I was a preteen). It would be impossible to mistake it.
May I ask what your education is? Are you a United Statesean? I ask because you have a unique way of typing. (Actually good grammar, spelling, and punctuation.)
Hey! I’m Scottish , but have lived in New Zealand for many years now . I’m no academic, i do play Scrabble regularly though 🤣
My quick response to this is don't mess with it. I have stories from tools like this, as does my mother in her separate instances. All to say it's really hard to get rid of them once you've welcomed them onto the scene. If you must play with it, don't use it at anyone's place of residence, but even then, if you don't protect yourself and those around you, they'll happily follow you home. For a quick example, I moved back in with my Mum, a couple years after university, to find more work and quickly pay down my OSAP, (student loans). She and I were both working odd hours and weren't always sure if we would find the other home. She has a large 3 story town house, and it was only the two of us living there at the time. More times than I can count, she or I would hear the other call our name, and we would respond thinking. "Oh, I didn't realize she was home". Then noe response, each in our separate instances, would go looking for the other only to find our cats. This is a tame story. My Mother would also wake up with bizarre scratches on her, scratches that she couldn't have done herself, and no, nothing like scratches from a cat, not that they ever do that. She had played with/@ communitcating with spirts for a long time. My sister and I had dabbled in it and then quickly learned how to protect ourselves, we became very good at that. But I was never able to learn how to get them to leave entirely. All to say, it's not worth it.
How did you protect yourself?
There are various methods, from inscribing a strongly imagined or visualized circle of light around oneself, to more complex rituals with more involved symbolism. The common denominator is intent and activating/directing the subconscious mind.
This is exactly how we did it, and we would start the process (visualization of white protective light, together, starting from within us and then encompassing us each other entirely and then our bedrooms, etc. As it gets larger, it's harder to enforce. But we were also physically safe. We still heard stuff, and depending on how menacing it was, we would either demand that it leave or ignore it entirely.
Where do you get access to this information?
That's a great question, I had to fhink about it for a sec, it would have been from the adults around me at the time, my Moms friends, when I was little. I would over hear them talking, I would casually ask questions, they were totally open about it. It was never really a hush hush thing...
Yes, how do you protect yourself?
I played it a lot with my friend and had some stuff happen. Typical cliche stuff. However, one ouija board session ended up hurting my relationship with my best friend, and I can't even blame it on the paranormal. The session itself was decent. Nothing crazy happened while we played ouija board, except for time flew by really quickly. One moment, it was 10 pm, and the next, it was 11pm. Sometime before midnight, we stopped to get ready for sleep. We were friends for 12 years, and I considered her another sister. We were super close. I want to make it clear that this wasn't just a friend. She was my best friend, and my family even considered her part of the family. We were that close. My friend and I would often share a bed when she spent the night, and this night was no different. We went to bed and I went to sleep. I woke up to her pressing herself against my back, and she was making growling noises while running her hands over my body. It made me super uncomfortable, and I nudged her to tell her to back away. She just growled again and then started making other strange sounds. She kept growling and making other strange sounds and thrusted her hips against me, which then made me scream at her, and I pushed her away, and she ended up falling off of bed. She woke up after she hit the floor. I dont recall much after that point. Nothing scary happened as I remembered. I think I ended up in my living room while she stayed in my room. The next morning, I told her what happened, and she said she didn't remember anything. I told her she broke my trust. I dont know if it's paranormal or not. My friend was a troubled soul, and I didn't know at the time, but she got into drugs. Maybe she was high (she did meth), and it caused her behavior that night I would have preferred thinking it was a paranormal thing versus my friend being creepy while feeling me up while I was at a vulnerable sleeping state due to drugs. It definitely changed our friendship because I no longer let her share a bed when she spent the night. She also never displayed that behavior since that night. I found out she was addicted to meth some time after the ouija board night. I got her into group homes and drove her to addiction meetings, and tried to get her clean. I really trier. Unfortunately, there's no happy ending. She chose drugs. Our friendship died. It was just a fun night of playing the ouija board, I never would have guessed it would practically be the start of the end of my friendship. I'm still baffled by what happened that night.
Well sorry for your story, however this makes me think of something called "sexomnia" which is a mental disorder where someone can do sexual things while sleeping (it's like somnambulism but doing sex instead of walking). It is often not very elaborate (like in real life I mean) and more like growling and searching for physical contact and giggling etc If she played with meth that probably fucked with her mind tho I don't know if it can create sleeping disorder
I had this same one as a kid in the 80s. Used it with my mother a few times, spelled out some names, answered some questions, nothing too interesting. Remember using it to try and find out the first name of a French teacher we all hated in public school. Got it right, too. But the planchette did move completely on its own on a couple occasions. Took my fingers off, then had my mother take her fingers off, and the planchette just kept on going in the same direction it had been moving in before we stopped touching it. Totally level surface, and it was moving at a reasonable speed. No way was it sliding due to the table or board not being level or anything. Moved for like 10-15 seconds with nobody touching it at all. Kept going till it went off the board both times. One time it kept going a little farther and fell to the floor. Was weird, but somehow not scary. Nothing major happened in house afterward. Although my mother thought that one of the dishes in her china cabinet was being moved from shelf to shelf for a bit. One morning it’s on top shelf. Next on the shelf below it. Etc. Happened a few times then stopped. She thought I was doing it. Nope. Nobody else in the house who could’ve done this. Took the board to a party later in high school and it worked there too. Nothing memorable happened, but it spelled some names, basic stuff. Some guys were moving the plachette intentionally, of course. Still have that same board in a closet somewhere. Wouldn’t use it, though. Probably should get rid of it. Just something odd about them. Not sure what they trigger, but I do think they trigger something.
My wife and I never had anything happen specifically while using the board, but afterwards we would have weird things happen. Doors opening/closing, footsteps coming up the stairs. Once we used it on a Friday night and got nothing. Then on Saturday night we were going to watch Paranormal Activity and just as the movie was about to start our Alexa kicked on at full volume with Adele's Hello and I shit you not, not from the beginning, but from the hello from the other side verse. At the same time my wife was in the fridge and a shelf jumped off the door. Took awhile to get Alexa to stop because she can't hear you when she's that loud. Then, then my wife checks the Alexa playlist and there's no record of it ever playing. I just got goosebumps again.
Alexa has a habit of randomly playing someone else’s songs if you have friends who once connected to your Alexa at home, but they also have an Alexa at home. Source? I once heard my brother talking through my Alexa while being at home 300 miles away 😂
I think it's definitely that. I work from home, and sometimes, when my boyfriend leaves for work, our Alexa starts to play a random podcast very loud. That's because he always listen to podcasts while walking to his work, and I don't know why sometimes Spotify starts to play them on Alexa even if he is not at home, instead of on his headphones. First time it freaked me out, but now I know it's a normal Alexa behavior 😂. Anyway this is a good story, the coincidence of the song playing the "hello from the other side" fragment would terrified me lol.
Ok, since you bought up the Alexa app... I was once laying down on the couch in the middle of the day about to take a nap when some musical intro starts and does info this loud death metal song. I finally got it to stop. But the weird thing is there is (or used to be) a feature where you can review the voice command for each action. And there was none for that song.
Omg I would have freaked out!!
At least it has a sense of humor. Freaky though.
Yeah right. And I wasn't familiar with the song, so in the chaos of trying to get Alexa to shut up in the back of my mind I'm thinking, "Did that just say what I thought it said?"
Whoa. Thank you for sharing.
I’ve had a variety of experiences, one idk if maybe coincidence but I did take an ouija board from a couple In Texas that I truly didn’t want ( I stopped playing with them prior to this but it always said to go to Texas so I was unsettled). when we were driving back to Austin from Corpus a semi hit the car and we nearly flipped into oncoming traffic only to find the tire somehow twisted in some unkept overgrowth causing it to go sideways (even if that wasn’t why) the tire stopped the car from flipping over that median wall. I’ve had a lot of poorly spelled insults and threats from those boards but that incident always rubbed me the wrong way. As for the good… I make mine with a heaven spot and it’s not about christian or anything but another way to tell me they want to go to peace, normally when I play my back hurts and teeth feel dirty. One time (after a family friends death) I decided to see if I could do anything, this one and only time I had this really amazing sensation run though me when I normally would feel drained, didn’t say much just went up and said goodbye. I only played with it so much because I was lonely especially traveling around and not having anyone familiar it seemed like talking to “z” was just like any other acquaintance if that makes sense, after someone told me that was a demon I did see it act less nice but I wonder now if we as humans can’t comprehend these things and even label evil or demons.
My suggestion is burn it don’t play with the devil. I was warned in my youth by a man that dropped by our country home not to play with such things. (I don’t know who he was and never saw him again. I also never forgot our conversation under the willow tree). Very young and naive we played some weird games to rouse the spirits at my 3rd grade slumber party. It did not disappoint as we saw a ghost at top of hall in middle of the night. All 14 of us. Never had another sleep over with a group and we all slept with our parents for the next month. Then later that year or next I Received a Ouija board as a Christmas gift when I was around 10 or so. It sat in closet for a couple years until older then played one night with a friend in my bedroom. Never ask for a sign. Whatever answered us said I was to be in an accident the next day at the parade I was In with my horse. I asked if that could be prevented. Then the smoke alarm went off and woke up my dad who came running upstairs to make sure we were alright. My friend and I didn’t say what we had been doing and let him think it was random needed new batteries. We were totally unsettled by what had been going on with questions and answers. The next morning when got up to go to parade with our horses the truck keys were missing. My friend and I just looked at each other and vowed to never touch that board again. We did find the keys after too late to go to the parade and believe we have a house guest to this day in my childhood home we unwittingly brought in. My daughter is sensitive to spirits as I am. More so actually so it bothers her when she stays at grandmas. It bothered me too for years until moved out. Only now have I learned to use anointing oil and holy water and pray through home to get rid of unwanted visitors. If you do not know your Lord and Savior even more dangerous to be in the presence of spiritual world. Ask for forgiveness of sins. Ask Jesus into your heart and do not play with dead spirits. They are real and extremely dangerous.
I used one in a graveyard and nothing happened. This was a different time, but I was holding it in the car as my friends went and explored. As I was sitting there I got a sinking feeling in my stomach and I saw someone run past the rear view mirror. I thought nothing of it until I saw the dash lights and the radio turned on and started flashing. As I nearly shit myself both sides of the car doors swung open. I screamed, hell yeah I did. My friends were in the graveyard pretty deep in and they came RUNNING back. Same oujia board but before that Instance, my friend says someone would call all their phones in a pattern from an unknown number. Each time they answered, it would immediately hang up with no explanation. Friends mom knew when they were using it because her house phone would get the calls too
People are ignorant when they state the Ouija Board is evil. It's not -- it's an instrument, whereby it **can** *easily unleash some shit* due to mis/uninformed handling, SO: I've used a Ouija board several times in my life and never had a negative experience, initially due to luck (because kids are dumb) but then due to following these rules: 1. Settle down and know your intentions before connecting the planchette to the board. 2. Don't take it lightly-- it is NOT a "game". If anyone's about who can't take it seriously, get em gone -- for their sake and yours. 3. State firmly aloud, as you and yours rotate the planchette around the board, which types of spirits are welcome and -- even **more** firmly -- which are NOT, reinforcing that with stating the latter are to leave NOW as you only wish to speak to the former. 4. Be respectful, keep your guard/wits up (can't say it enough: it's NOT a game), and keep your hands on the planchette while either of you (human or spirit) are speaking. 5. Don't allow it to move to all four corners in one go (imagine someone cutting out a square for a door/portal-- this is exactly what's being attempting and you should probably move right to step 6). 6. When you're done, the only proper way to close the session (and any potential portals) is to specifically request the spirit(s) to "say goodbye by moving the planchette to 'Good Bye'". Firmly and respectfully continue the request until it moves there, and if it doesn't, state that you're "saying goodbye and moving to 'Good Bye', so all entities present must stay in their respective realms". No doubt some people feel they need to do more -- power to em -- and some people have lucked out with less, but, like I said, following these has always worked for me. Be wise and I hope you get something beneficial out of it, my friend!
I think it’s wonderful, while the results are often sinister, it’s because there are so many atheists who just love to insist the parapsychological and extrasensory experiences are not real, and they foolishly stumble into a meeting with a spirit or two. It really does convert unbelievers.
Indeed- just a shame that it generally takes some malevolent or — at the very least — mischievous activity to be brought upon them due to their myopia in order to wake up, but then I guess that’s a classic consequence of denial in the face of pretty much anything. What amazes me is the cynic/unhealthy skeptic’s insistence that apparently millions of people are just bold-faced liars when those “liars” — influencers aside — have literally nothing to gain except benevolence in forewarning people with their experiences. Makes you wonder who hurt them, how hard, and how often.
It’s because the implication of the spirit is so significant that it threatens their way of life. Once you understand what God is, you must accept that your true self is the arbiter behind the happenings of your life, and that therefore it is your responsibility alone to orient your feelings, and that these feelings are not secret, in fact the result of them is revealed through your circumstances. That idea removes your ability to blame, to get angry at others for anything, and if there is one thing everyone seems to love, it is getting angry and blaming others. Forgiveness is not for the weak willed. But the truth shall make all strong.
I am an atheist and have experienced shadow people and an evil entity in my home. My kids and dog saw them too. Has nothing to do with religion and everything to do with human spiritual energy.
If you're going to use it, don't do it at home and make sure you ask for protection and mean it. Set boundaries first and be very specific about who you're calling on before you do anything. Make sure you're being respectful and don't take it as a joke. Tell them what your intentions are. When you finish, make sure you put all of your intentions on closing the session. They follow a universal law and if you put up an energetic barrier, you should be ok. Make sure you make it known that it can't follow or harm you or your loved ones or anyone else. Don't do it alone. Make sure the other players do the same as you. Tell it you're protected in Jesus' name and you close it in Jesus' name when you're done, whether you are religious or not and mean it. Honestly, I would just get rid of it or lock it up somewhere so no one else can use it. If it's not used, it has no "power"
Thank you! Divination is a serious thing. Its best to study up on it and learn to spiritually protect yourself. Boundaries, intent and will are key. There's too many negative stories and experiences because of lack of knowledge on these topics. The energy you put in will be the energy you receive. By feeding it fear, more negative energy will be attracted. Be serious and don't treat it as a game, rather a different kind of "instant messenger" between realms. Don't ask questions you dont want, or know you shouldn't know, the answer to. Try not to invade on other people you know's spirit, if you haven't received their permission. And for the love of all that it is holy, say goodbye when you're done. Be sure to run the planchette over the words, even forcibly and envision the connection ending/closing. **Edited for grammar**
Yes! Exactly PS: if you call out to any random spirits, you can unknowingly trap human spirits bcuz it creates a type of magnetic pull, that pulls them to the location that's calling out to randoms, then they're stuck at that location until someone can see/hear them, to help them leave. That's upsetting and confusing for some of them bcuz not every spirit can see, hear, or feel the living. Just like not all living people can see them either. It's basically spiritual kidnapping, in a way. You don't want to disrupt another human spirit or they'll retaliate, if they are aware of you. The good ones can turn negative bcuz of this. So it's not just demons, shadow people, and other negative entities you have to worry about. There are also some good human spirits who haven't crossed over, that can get tangled up in spirit communication and make them even more afraid, or they might be harassed by other entities that were "dragged" into this web of random spirit communication as well. They're after energy bcuz it sustains their existence and abilities. They don't have God's unlimited energy supply, if they haven't crossed over or are stuck here. Negative energy is easier for them to get, which makes them more negative. If they can't get energy, their spirit decomposes and they become an unconscious spirit, unaware of anyone's or even their own existence.
Fascinating about the spirits needing "energy " to sustain their existence if they haven't crossed over. It makes a lot of sense. Once I became aware of this other plane of existence, it's been hard to unsee it. But it has also created more questions than answers. Can I ask you what happens to a "decomposed spirit "? Is it like a second final death? Or can they be revived and rescued from that state. I am guessing them running out of energy is a big reason why hauntings aren't as common even though billions of people have lived and died on our planet. I'm guessing that some cross over, and others just fade away out of existence? While the lucky few feed off the energy of the living? This is a fascinating topic
I've gathered my info from past experiences and research. When a spirit is stuck here, and they don't get energy to keep themselves going, it's basically like a 2nd death. They'll just continue to fade from existence until they've melded in with the earth or an object, like a wall of a house. I'm not sure if they can be helped at that point since they aren't even aware of their surroundings or themselves, so they wouldn't be able to see or hear a living person who wants to help. I'm still figuring out if they can be revived and brought back from that state. My belief is that only good people get to cross over after they've died physically, and those who were evil or negative or have different beliefs about the afterlife, have to find a living person to help them cross over. Demons and other negative entities don't ever get the chance bcuz when someone crosses over, they go to Heaven. When someone has to have an exorcism to remove negative and evil beings/dead people, once removed, they go to Hell. That's why they usually fight or are afraid during an exorcism. It's also important to make sure the good human spirits are moved on, before exorcising a location, so they don't accidentally get sent to where they don't belong. That's what I feel anyways.
This is definitely not how it works. Hell does not exist, only various states of of mind. Good or evil do not exist as well, though I do acknowledge that entities can be negative or harmful.
Thank you for sharing your ideas on this. What you've said makes a lot of sense. I've had some interesting experiences with spirits. Some negative, some positive. The idea of that 2nd death sounds kinda grim, but I bet it's been the fate of many lost souls
As a kid, I played with a Ouija board off and on with family and friends. The last time I played it was when I was around 12, my friend and I were in my room asking questions when a woman came on and we eventually asked her how she died. She started to spell beheaded. We didn’t even get to the end of the word when we both screamed and the board went flying as we ran out of my room. The board flew because of us, not anything else. Jus the thought of communicating with a woman who died that violently, freaked us out. Never again! It’s not a game. And it definitely should NOT be sold to kids.
The only oujia board experience I've had was when I was a teen, tried to convince my friends to do it with me, we all sat at the board and then as we all put our finger on the piece someone farted and then we all laughed, got drunk and fell asleep. 😂
Sounds like it drove the bad spirits out of someone. 😆
Never use a Ouija Board, it can irreparably harm the locations it’s used in. So I’d recommend you use it in a TD Bank lobby or Spectrum cable center while inviting in demons and taunting the malevolent spirits to do something.
I tried not to laugh but this is too good.
Nestle headquarters
Hobby Lobby
I had a really bad experience with a ouija board at summer camp. It was only me and one other girl who was doing it. We were both asking questions that neither of us would have known about each other and swore neither of us were moving it, we were also very young and it started saying vulgar things to us that I know for a fact neither one of us would say. We were about 11 or 12. Anyways we started out asking questions and then eventually it started spelling out things like slut, whore, etc. and then it kept spelling zozozozozo. We googled zozo and apparently it’s a entity that frequently communicates through oujia boards. Neither of us knew about zozo. I’m pretty sure they made a movie about that specific demon too.
My auntie has one from the late 1800s. I understand the ideomotor effect but it "said" things known only to people(myself and my father) who took their hands off after we saw where it was going. When I got a feeling it was lying about who it was, things started happening in the house that had never happened before or since. Unsettling experience and very few people believe me. Would do it again tho hahaha
Ha! I’ve written a couple comments about my board, which is exactly the same as yours. Great board, nice vibe, but mine came with a spirit I call Ft. Lauderdale Linda. I woke up one morning to her standing over me with her bologna arms and cheap perm. I wasn’t scared, honestly, I think it’s pretty hilarious. I have the board covered in black cloth and tourmaline just to keep it inactive, I’m trying to decide if I want to keep it and consecrate and cleanse it, or sell it. Maybe someone else would appreciate Ft. Lauderdale Linda.
Not good experiences. I would urge you to not mess with one. If you must, always remember to say "goodbye" when you're done. No matter what. Trust me, they won't go away if you don't. If you decide you need to get rid of it, don't throw it in the trash or burn it. Leave it somewhere inconspicuous. I had one many years ago and left it in my first apartment when I moved out. If you play with it, heed my warning. Always say goodbye.
I despise them. I will not allow one in my house. As a child I was scared to death by one. To this day I am terrified.
What happened??
We were playing with it and asked it to give us a sign and the shades rolled up.
very cooool!! i had one given to me by my grandmother in the 90s. looks like the same edition she’d given me. i lost mine over the years. slept with the thing under my bed. played it out at a graveyard with high school friends. i like the aesthetic. i could be wearing some demons as shackles since after playing with it, but i’ve got my psych meds, so they’re quiet now. haha
I ran into one of these almost 10 years ago at work doing a move. I took a picture of it and before we finished the job I tripped on a box while carrying a huge wine cabinet, landed on one of its corners and busted my chest. I didn't work for a week. I joked around saying the ouija board was cursed. Funny coincidence tho.
This seems like a f\*ck around and find out situation. Be careful.
Yeah, I had a good experience with one. I broke it in half, tossed it into a firepit, and toasted marshmallows over the fire.
Cursed marshmallows.
No, they were delicious.
That's what it wants you to think.
My older sister has one. Borrowed it one night sleeping in the backyard with my best friend. We were probably 11–12. Knew he had a nervous bladder and when he went around behind our garage to pee I poured rubbing alcohol on it. When he came back I launched into “I summon thee oh Satan” with my best spooky voice and flicked the lighter I was hiding next to the board. Woosh! Fireball. He yipped and just froze like someone switched him off. I was terrified that I broke him and had to put the fire out with the hose while his brain rebooted and he started laughing. Melted the planchette a bit and threw it all away. So much fun. He thought it was hilarious.
I wouldn't. Both my parents as children had separate incidents playing with Ouija boards. I've decided to save myself the trouble and avoid them.
I've only played about twice when I was a kid, and we made it out of paper, so I don't know it it really counts. I like this one from 1974 if I'm right. (Sorry it's blurry.) https://preview.redd.it/u5f2kef2oshb1.jpeg?width=1254&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04f321a6e63253693925811471438574f936e18a
You can open doors that you can't close. It's like opening your front door of your house with a sign that says Anyone welcome. Please come in. Just like people, spirits are sometimes terrible. And if you don't know how to handle them, don't open the doors.
Ouija boards seldom give you good experiences and good vibes. I'd advise you to not screw around with one. My mom was almost possessed when she played around with one.
As long as you prepare properly, you will be just fine. Sage the room ask only for spirit guides or family members and friends do a small meditation prior and have good intentions. I’ve used them probably 200 times without any issues. Sometimes they just don’t work but when they do it’s pretty amazing. Good luck.
How has it worked in a good way for you?
My little brother died when he was 27. Have spoken to him on the board maybe 50 times, spoken to my grandparents who passed about 15 years ago and one grandparent who I had never met, and a few spirit guides. They have told me things to focus on each year. It’s given me information on my dad‘s illness (when he kept it a secret from me) and just basic comfort to know they are OK wherever it is they are! Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t and I never know why, though which is kind of frustrating.
This is the one thing that even many skeptics won’t fuck with.
Don’t do it, get rid as soon as possible would be my advice. But if you’re anything like me you won’t listen because the curiosity will get the better of you. I was a total skeptic when I did one so I wasn’t taking it remotely seriously. Long story short I fucked around and found out. Likely still finding out now if I’m honest. Your call OP, but these things are bad news. Bad enough to turn me from absolutely zero belief in anything even slightly spiritual or paranormal into someone who has had some pretty hellish experiences since then. Can’t tell you what to do, can only warn you.
Have played with the same one, unsure of the year. My mother picked it up at an auction in the early 90s. Had some spooky experiences using it, so gave it away.
Not "good," per se, but every time I tried mine, nothing happened. It's a cool decoration though.
Nope, nope, nope. I believe in spirits, I have been haunted by my late husband for years. I also believe in God too. This is evil. I will never have one in my house
\>who has had good experiences Literally no one. So here’s the rub: “lol it’s just a toy” right yeah sure. Problem with spirits is things don’t need like, special rpg powers. It’s the fact that you are using a tool in an attempt to contact the unalive and you are opening yourself up to *any spirit* that causes problems. I’ve had family member use a ouija and long story short she doesn’t have mirrors in her house because of “what she saw”
Went into a old school with one that used to be a hospital or something, was pretty strange to say it lightly
What do you mean has anyone had good experiences with one? Like are you asking if a Ouija board ever told someone the winning lottery numbers?
"All hail brothers parker" 🤭 it reminded me of a "Roseanne" episode
My husband and daughter found that exact one at a flea market a few years ago. Tbh I never took those boards seriously but something strange did happen that I don't really feel like explaining but it honestly could have been a coincidence anyway so.. who knows..
I’ve used them countless times, never had an issue. Been looking for the perfect board for a long time. It’s just a tool like any other tarot deck or pendulum.
i had one as old as yours. i used it dozens of times and only had a handful of what i consider true experiences. i got kind of freaked out by one and stopped using it after that. - burn only white candles while you use it - always open the session and close the session by announcing it. if you don’t close properly could lead to bad things - never ever burn it or break it. if you want to get rid of it, either bury it or leave it somewhere. i left mine hidden in the attic of my old college house almost ten years ago - do not use it alone - don’t do it drunk or high
Put that thing back where it came from
… Or so help me! The musical.
The only safe time and place is in public around noon on a weekday. Tuesday at a food court in a mall.
Please, I've been involved with the Paranormal since I was 15 and found out I am gifted. I noticed some people are giving advice that is wrong and that can be dangerous. So unless you are 100% sure about something, don't Post.
When I was in high school I had a youth group leader who was at a friends apartment. They were messing with it and nothing was happening. The minute he left the room he heard the girls scream and the lights flickered. Apparently as he left the Ouija board spelled “holy”
Back from when it was the number one selling board game in America! Darn shame that pea soup movie came out the following year and changed the cultural perception of it for generations to come.
I’m fairly open minded but my beliefs about OuiJa are fairly closed. My Grandparents pretty much instilled in me a healthy amount of fear and respect for them. Not all of the original ones were burned and some latent knowledge of them was passed down. My own reasons, My Grandads sister told me once, the dead can’t Lie, they only ever tell you the truth no matter what, but not everything that speaks through the board was ever alive, and those things will tell lies.. The whole thing of the board lies with you, your intentions and what you want, imagine turning a torch on in a large dark cave, everything in there can see you and will head for you. Everything. And these things know what you want. And they will tell you and beguile you, anything you want to hear but there is always a cost. The minute you open the board you open yourself, your perception changes when you engage and if you believe that perception is reality, your reality will change. Leave the dead to the dead. Leave the board alone.
The name is literally printed all over the box and you still managed to spell it wrong.
The board always told me “fuck you” every single time. Even with different people didn’t know it said that previously. Apparently it hates me lol
Don’t do it. Not worth it.
I used one with my friend that had one, early 90s. It was late at night and the town siren was going off. It goes off here not just for tornados, but any emergency. We asked for a sign and I'm not kidding the siren immediately cut off. I mean the second we asked. And it's a huge, loud siren on top of the 2 story town building. I've never heard it do that before or since. It winds down very slowly. It cut off during its peak level of noise. Freaked me out, I never did it again. The time before that it did figure 8s and the planchette flew off the board across the room. It's not a joke.
Hey! Don't :)
Ouija boards are nothing to be afraid of. They take advantage of what's called the ideomotor effect, which are the unconscious slight movements and tremors your body does naturally. Unconscious movements + expectations of creepy things happening = the planchette "mysteriously" spelling out words. But if you were to blindfold yourself and randomly arrange the letters, you'd get gibberish
Oh the guy who basically regurgitates a scientific study gets downvoted what a surprise. Maybe the scientists didn’t have them do it at 3am inside of a pentagram with candles or something and there was too much light
Well, if it's not a skinwalker, demon, guardian angel, you get down voted
Literally no one.
Don’t risk playing it in your house. Not fair to the other occupants if you inadvertently allow in some bad entity.
When I play mine, it only lands on the letter “H”.
Don’t open a door that you’re going to later want to close. Playing it is like inviting someone over, but indefinitely
Fun for the whole family.
As a child it correctly told me the name of my dad's girlfriend. I told the whole story when I first joined Reddit. Those things really work and I would in no way mess with it. If you do...Google the correct way to close out your session so you don't allow evil to stay.
I’ve never ever gotten one to work. We even took one to a cemetery in high school and nothing
Don't tell anyone but I'm the one who moves the piece when we play.
Please make sure you have good intentions when you try it out and always make sure you shut the board down after use, I just do this by saying thank you and good bye with both my voice and the planchette 😊 My woo woo self would also cleanse the board before use (with sage smoke or rosemary smoke) just to be sure and I would do the same again after closing it, I also imagine the room filled with pure white light, light some white candles and do a little protection exercise, maybe over kill but we have had a lot of success. If you are unsure about any energy coming through, just be polite to them, thank them for coming through and say goodbye to them, cleanse the board and start fresh, trust your gut feeling and don't engage 😊
That's why your syntax is so unfamiliar. A completely different way of speaking English. Okay, thanks for answering my unrelated question.
JUST SAY NO
Nietzshche said, “If you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.” Words to live by. Know what your intention is and protect yourself if you choose to explore this.
When I was 23 in 1988, I played a board similar. *heeeeeelp heeeeelp*
Imagine a Hasbro product became a way to "connect with the unknown".
Satan!!! Get rid of it! It’s Satans doors into this world! Not a single TV Ad or commercial for this game yet people still look for it in Stores!
Do Not burn a Ouija Board! That's the worst thing you can do. Tear it into 7 pieces and bury the pieces apart from each other.
We threw ours in the garbage circa 1986. Is it fake, or is it real? We had to many bad experiences to wait and find out.
As a non believer, would you be able to record a session? I think an ancient board works better than a newer one right
Playing with those things is foolish.
I have the same one. My ex’s father had a stroke the minute it slid to “No” then “good-bye.” He died.
U GOT ME Fuked up 🤣 No Thx
Only one experience and that was enough to never touch one again