I think teenagers have natural curious tendencies to want to explore everything they don't understand. I grew up in Catholic School surroundings. Even though I went to a public high school, my family stayed in touch with the Church, and many of my best friends remained in private schools. I never considered myself religious, but I do pray once in awhile and go to Christian sermons -- I switched Churches, that story is reserved for another post.
I remember, around grade 9 or 10, a friend of mine was having a birthday sleepover and invited a bunch of friends from her Catholic school as well as me. As midnight drew closer, we finished our dinner, movie, games of truth and dare, and karaoke already. It was then that somebody suggested we play with an Ouija board. I'm not sure why my friend had this in her possession, but there seemed to be no objections from all the other girls. We piled into the bathroom and followed all the instructions with making salt circles and lighting candles. I didn't know what an Ouija board is at the time, only that it was a device used to contact spirits -- or so the box says. I was skeptical until the little arrow moved.
"Are you a good spirit?"
Arrow pointed to "yes."
"Why are you here?"
Arrow then pointed to "no."
Naturally being teenage girls, we giggled and kept asking the "spirit" questions about boys. A couple minutes later, the arrow started pointing to random letters, and one of the girls jotted it down in pen. The letters didn't spell anything comprehensible, but all the girls around the board swore they didn't push the arrow.
I was getting freaked out and the air around me felt dense. Maybe it was a psychological effect, but I felt the hair on the back of my neck stand and wanted nothing to do with this game anymore. After I promptly left the bathroom, the game was over quickly. It seems the girls got frustrated with trying to make out what the letters were trying to spell, or so they say.
Since then, I have never touched another Ouija board. I have read scientific explanations on how Ouija board works because of involuntary finger muscle twitching, or perhaps one of the girls was pushing the arrow, but that night felt too weird and real to me. There are people who argue the spirits that the Ouija board contacts may not be evil, but the way I figure i, if you're purposely trying to contact spirits, you're asking for it. It's like playing with fire -- you won't regret it until you get burned.
Have you ever played with an Ouija board or heard of other people's experiences? Is it against Christian beliefs to play with Ouija boards just for "harmless fun"?
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I want to try, but my friends are to scared
haha..
I bought a Ouija board when I was like 7 because I though it was going to be awesome. Then you and all your friends sit in a circle for 10 minutes while nothing happens because magic and spirits aren't real.
They are fun my friend went newly christian and refused to be in the same room dwith one so I guess so
Houdini famously debunked Ouija boards with the note cards experiment. He made the user stack note cards over the pointer. He knew that if it was moving itself that the cards would move at the bottom first. If the user was moving the pointer, then the cards would move at the top first. They moved at the top every time.
I've heard there are more advanced studies showing that the messages are directly linked to the thoughts of the users. I wonder if it would be useful in therapy.
I've had a few experiences with ouija, a long time ago. The last time was pretty bad (I posted about it a while back). I stay away from it.
I was living in a foster home and the fat lady's daughter had a Ouija Board and we played with it for a minute before I got bored. I was nine years old and had no idea what a Ouija board was at the time. I think it's difficult to not spook yourself, I think. I think some of it can be mental.
You have to be kidding me.
On a side note, still play RO?
I played with this board when I was a kid. I never did that again. I felt something evil was at work
these are probably outlawed in the spirit world anyway. spirits wouldn't contact non-spirits through a commercial game. that's absurd.
@red_rook@xanga - That's a great thought, I completely agree.
The conclusion you've come to is basically correct - when Ouija boards do work, they do so by unclean powers. Ouija boards are a common cause of demonic possessions. Steer clear of them.
I think it might be one of those if you believe in it, then it "works". I wont touch one, I believe that they are evil.
I've played Ouija once before with some friends. My friend's mom was really into Ouija boards, she was actually Wiccan. He told me about how he did it before and how it was really scary. We just had a homemade one with construction paper and popsicle sticks. We were in a friend's barn. The lights were out and we had 4 candles lit. We asked if anyone was there, it pointed to "Yes," we asked the name, it spelled out Frank. We asked how many others were with him, it pointed to 4.
We were really scared and the thing stopped moving for awhile, so we asked the spirit, "Frank," to give us a sign if he was still there. All of the sudden, the wind stopped blowing (it was a rainy and windy night) and the horses became startled and there was a bang. We were afraid, but we just sat there for a few. The kid whose mom was Wiccan told us spirits can become agitated if we have too much energy. I remember I was really scared, though.
I'm not a Christian. I'm just sharing my experience with Ouija and what I believe caused it. I think a spirit was really there that night. I've researched that you can subconsciously move the pointer, but I felt a certain presence there unlike any other. I believe in spirits, and I know some can disguise themselves as being good and they can get through to you to do acts of evil. I think you should know what you're doing before doing Ouija.
always outlawed in my house due to some kind of dark family secret involving one and a heart attack a few days later.
of course, as a teenager, i bought one anyway.
however, since ive been plagued with paranormal bull since the beginning of my existence.. it wasnt the best idea.
i think everyone needs to stay away from them. its been shown time and time again that they do nothing but open up a portal in which evil can pour into our world. do you really want to deal with that??
let me answer that for you- NO.
Ouija Boards are great. I also use Candy Land and a pair of 20-sided die to make travel decisions.
I've heard mixed reviews about them. but like all magical "games" if you or the people you're participating with are cowards just say NO and walk away.
p.s. for all the skeptics look up a game called "pencils"
Oh you're playing with fire alright. Wouldn't be surprised if someday it just randomly bursts into flames (props if you know this reference :P)
@Animalist@xanga - Yeah, a description of that game did little to assuage my skepticism. Why don't you draw a straight line for me between this game and the reason why Ouija boards aren't bullshit.
@NoHeroesForTomorrow@xanga - it may also piss off the ghost and make it possess your girlfriend. heh
@NoHeroesForTomorrow@xanga - you could end up with random bite marks and flour footprints everywhere too.
but seriously? its a toy made by the same people who make monopoly. get over it.
People really think "spirits" are going to interact with them through a cardboard and plastic board game?
Seriously?!
I would never, ever mess with them.Â
my understanding about them from personal experience is this
the Bible says we are not supposed to communicate with the dead, which is what these are made to do. When they are made, the makers actually invite the devil into it, so anyone who uses one is, in fact, communicating with the devil. (this I learned from a friend who's neighbor actually made them)
I hate them. We tried to burn one once, and it sat in the middle of the fire with the eye spinning around in circles. We then prayed over it to send whatever demons were connected to it back to hell, and put it through a wood chopper. Take that satan!
Spiritual warfare is a very real very scary thing.
I was once handed a tarot card from a guy at a fair in my town. When I looked down at it, the eyes turned red and moved from left to right.