What is an Ouija Board? Are Ouija Boards Safe?

Dangers, Benefits of Non-Physical Communication using the Ouija

Feb 21, 2010
Subha Ekambaram

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Frightening stories and beneficial accounts of using the ouija board raise important questions about whether to use ouija boards and if they are safe.

An ouija board is a small piece of board or cardboard with letters, numbers and words like "yes" and "no," and is used by people to communicate with spirits. "Oui" and "ja" mean "yes" in French and German respectively. A planchette or a small pointer held at the finger tips is used to navigate to letters or numbers to spell words, in answer to questions.

Are ouija boards safe for use or do they provide a portal for evil spirits to enter into the physical world?

How are Ouija Boards Used? Occultist and Scientific View of the Ouija

To use an ouija board, one person places his hand on the planchette, while a few others may ask a question, either verbally or non-verbally. The planchette moves to letters, numbers or the words on the board. It may seem to an onlooker that the person operating the planchette is moving it, but the planchette is supposedly moved by the spirit that has been invoked during the ouija board session.

While occultists claim that the planchette is moved by spirit impulses, scientist Michael Faraday attributed the moving of the planchette to unconscious muscle motion. Supporters of Michael Faraday's theory, contend that the answers are subliminally supplied by the board operators.

Stories about Ouija Board - Frightening and Good

A common story line reported by Ouija users is that the communication is at first friendly, but eventually gives way to frightening messages. In a famous murder trial in 1933, there is a claim that Ouija had commanded an Arizona girl and her mother to kill the girl's father. According to Hugh Lynn Cayce, Edgar Cayce's son, ouija boards are among the most "dangerous doorways to the unconscious."

Not all stories of the ouija board are terrorizing. There have been beneficial accounts of the use of ouija board as well. Jane Roberts, author of various Seth books, made first contact with Seth through the ouija board. Books like Seth Speaks were written by Jane Roberts based on her interaction with Seth.

Are Ouija Boards Safe to Use?

The ouija board itself is not a dangerous device. However people inexperienced in dealing with the non-physical realm may have fear-based reactions. Some people may become dependent on the board for everyday issues and some may even become addicted to the ouija board! Some occultists believe that the real danger of operating an ouija board are when a person asks a spirit to provide physical proof, thus providing a portal for the spirit to enter the physical world.

Each individual experience with the ouija board may be different. It helps to remember that ouija boards should be used with caution. The ouija board user should intend for the highest good and an interaction based in love and light. It is also good practice to rely on intuition to determine if and when to work with ouija boards.

Comments

Feb 28, 2010 5:15 AM

Guest :

I recently purchased an Ouija Board simply for display purposes in my study come tea room and have no intention of using it as an actual game, however, my belief is that there are other astral realms of both negative and positive vibration, think the real danger comes from humans themselves. An Ouija board is simply card or wood, no different to a painting or coffee table. As in the spiritual world, the physical world also contains a mixture of people and personalities who create themselves a sense of confusion, hate, love or light and self responsibility for those actions are up to the free will of the individual.
I see the Ouija board similar to a beehive, its a dangerous thing but with experience and knowledge its marvelous. Also would you give a loaded gun to an infant an escaped murderer or an experienced policeman with good moral judgement, training and a license?
At the end of the day when I look at the world, its the living that frighten me more than the dead!

May 21, 2010 9:39 AM

Guest :

will i am 12 year old and i play the ouija board game 1990 time XD

Nov 20, 2010 2:58 PM

Guest :

OUIJA BOARDS ARE NOT SAFE AND THEY SHOULD BE TAKEN COMPLETELY OFF THE MARKET! They are not games. There is nothing GOOD that comes from the board and there is no such thing as a GOOD spirit or good anything that comes from this board. KIDS, adults, everyone; should not be buying nor even touching this board..... don't bring it to your home. I have horror stories I can tell u from my own exp. and I am a GOD serving person and live by GOD's laws but this is not a game. It is very lethal and dangerous and what u let in from the gates of that board; is not as easy as u think at getting rid of it! Wake up people! YES, it is a spiritual war going on right here under our nose and if we don't wake up soon, it will be too late!

Dec 18, 2011 6:18 PM

Guest :

I do believe in GOD. Let me ask all the people that believe these boards work, I challenge anyone to sit with me blind folded except the person reading the board and I ask it a question that only I know, bet it does not answer it!!!! Its all in your mind

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