I wanted to take the time to talk a little bit about Ouija Boards, as I know that there are many folks out there who have used them, own one or perhaps currently use them for their own "entertainment" purposes so to speak. Let me go into a little bit of the history for you.
During the mid-1800's, also the beginning of the "Spiritualist Movement", a gentleman by the name of Adolphus Theodore Wagner of London, England, came up with the patent for what was at that time commonly referred to as a "talking board" on January 23, 1854 and used by many as a simple and fun parlour game. He named it the "Ouija Board", with the word "Ouija" being both French & German for the word "yes"; it became extremely popular during this time period as "spiritualism" was at the height of fashion.
(Spiritualism is defined as "the belief that the dead communicate with the living, as through a medium of some sort")
Mr. Wagner's original intent of use for this "talking board" was to read the minds of people with "nervous energy". The board eventually began to evolve into a communication device or "portal" to the spirit world and many people became hopeful (especially during World War II) that they could communicate with lost loved ones who died during the war.
The modern Ouija Board as we know it today was actually developed by an inventor by the name of William Field, who in 1966 (after some time )eventually sold his patent to Parker Brothers, the popular US game manufacturers. For those of you not familiar with what a Ouija Board actually looks like, it is a rectangular board that has on it all the letters of the alphabet, the words "yes", "no" and "goodbye" along with the numbers 0 to 9. The user begins by placing his/her two fingers on a "planchette" or "pointer" and asking a question. The idea is that the planchette/pointer will glide across the board of its own will, spelling out an answer to the question(s) asked by the user.
It is supposed that if contact is made with a "spirit" or "entity" that the planchette will move and give answers to the user ~ sounds like a lot of fun, right?
Many professional psychics and other paranormal investigators strongly urge against the use of the "so-called games" as they are a tool with which a door to the spirit world is open, enabling evil entities or other demonic forces in to our physical realm. There are actual documented cases of individuals using a Ouija Board (with good intentions I might add) and what ends up happening to them is utterly horrifying, and changes their lives and perception of the "game" forever.
Personal accounts of objects moving, dark figures manifesting in the room before their eyes, disembodied voices from beyond, the feeling of an evil presence in the room and so on.
Personally, I stay away from using Ouija Boards ~ you may think you are speaking to a loved one but in the end, just end up opening a doorway to another dimension over which there is no control!! So if you or anyone you know has or does use a Ouija Board, please be aware of the possible consequences ~ if you have a story to share please feel free to email me your experience at craigpower@rogers.com.
Sleep tight tonight.
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