All the searching I've done on "Ouija board", "talking board," and "witchboard" points back to the Oujia board, which is generally regarded as having appeared in the 19th century during the whole spiritualist/medium craze. No other divination/channeling device seems to have many similarities.

I just remembered of something else I heard of, you get yourself a piece of paper and put yes and no on the two halves.. then hold a pendulum above it and let its sway saying yes and no when its over the corresponding word.. then you stop it and then ask it a question. 'apparently' it's supposed to sway more in the dirrection of the 'correct' answer.. it'd be to subconcious for me tho

if you could free hang the pendulum off something that you didn't have to react with.. I could understand then..

To the first poster, have you tried contacting the kid again? If this is indeed a true story, it sounds like by him giving you your ouija board back, he wants to contact you. It couldn't be THAT bad, could it?

I've tried them a few times but never gotten anything out of it. I think the only true way would be to have quite a few people, with only two people on the board. Then blindfold the two people, and have another dictate, and others just to witness. Failing that, a video camera works.

pendulum divination is different from a ouija board is different from a dowsing rod, etc.
google: pendulum divination
http://www.brownboxgames.com/mystic_pendulum.html
http://realmagick.com/articles/57/2057.html

i used to have a pendulum, but i bought it because it was shiny and pretty. i wonder where i put it.

ok know it all :p

i'm not a know it all :P half of my bookcases are metaphysic type books. i used to be really into this stuff.

ahhh.. so you're a learned know it all ;) :p

hahahahaha

What i am finding strange about this object is. The spirit that i have contacted was around the age of 12 as well. Now why does this number keep coming up? What does it mean? The child i spoke with had the name of Zack. Hmmm Another Z letter word of a child or DEMON??

Hmmmm???

I use ouja board as a drawing board(nice sized) , Haven´t noticed anything "paranormal activity"..
Played with it two times, years ago with friends. Nothing happened.

I want an update on the "reappearing" ouija board!!!

Ohh! A drawing board, what a good idea.

I used to play with a Ouiji Board when I was younger. I think in jr. high school. My friend moved it. The board itself never mysteriously reappeared, we never said any prayers, and nothing spooky happened at all.

All I want is for some evil demon to start knocking shit off my walls. Is that too much to ask? Then maybe I'll start believing.

...maybe.

Of course, shortly after I posted that, I hear a bang out in the living room. But alas, the pizza must be returned to the refrigerator from whence it came. The windows must be shut and the air turned on so I can sleep comfortably.

Maybe something was waaatching ;P

Heh. Be careful what you wish for perhaps? ;)

Ok, so what if something is allready HERE. Would contacting it w/ a ouija board be a good idea, or should I just leave well enough alone?

Depends if you want to get yourself into a possibility of there being a whole lotta trouble...

Very entertaining thread! I personally don't believe in Ouija boards working, but won't make fun of anyone who does.
As far as the shot glass, I dunno: I've moved and thought I'd thrown out things and had them show up and it didn't spook me, the longer you pack, especially if in a hurry, you go "oh, fuck it" and just throw it in a box, and you forget what to keep and t hrow away mixed up.

Hey, does anyone remember what the 3 questions are that you're NEVER supposed to ask the board? As I recall, one is "What's your name?"

(Did a quick search on the web and only came up with "Am I fat?")

Just a little history that I found.

Three things never to ask a Ouija board

1. Never ask about God.

2. Never ask when you are going to die.

3. Never ask where the gold is buried

Arrr. What harm be done for askin' 'bout me buried treasure, matey?

Perhaps the spirits you're 'contacting' are all dead pirates and if you ask them that they might get angry cause it's their gold.. har harr!

i use a psychic circle that i bought from a store because i was unable to find an Ouija

i havent had any problems with it so far.
i think its because i recited a chant before and after using it and also said bye to the spirit when i was through.

and to any one who cant get thier Ouiji board to work have some patience it normally takes 15 mins before the eye on my psychic circle starts moving.

Avast! The gold carries a terrible curse, me hearty!

Seriously though... why can't you ask those three questions? What is supposed to happen if you do?

i wouldnt ever ask when am i going to die because i would end up living the rest of my life in fear.
even if it said never.

I'd be more afraid if I knew how I was going to die and not when. Imagine if it told you you were going to be hit by a car or something. You would be scared to death of cars for the rest of your life. That is, of course, you believe what it tells you.

id still be more afraid if it only told me when because i wouldnt no how i was going to die

I have a friend who's really into the whole dark evil scene and everything, and he's pretty much convinced that he released a demon into his home using a ouija board. Personally, I'm not sure if I believe that, but his house does have a creepy aura to it and we've all scene apparations of his great grandmother there.

I'm flabbergasted that so many people seem to genuinely believe in this stuff. You all need to be sedated! (and I mean that in the nicest of ways) :P
You're either kidding yourselves, going on hearsay, or have fooled yourself into thinking your adrenaline rushes and feelings of nervousness (yes, these are taboo practises!) are manifestations of spirits and demons! When you're young and impressionable an ouija board is easily manipulated, and so is your mind, c'mon how many people have tried it RECENTLY?
And to those who say you've gotta "believe" for it to work - wtf? If I stop believing in an invisible force such as wind does it cease to exist? No. If I stop believing in spirits do they cease to exist? Yes. If I start believing in them do they exist? No. Only in my mind.

If you dont' believe in it, you're susceptible to giving up quicker. If you don't believe in it, you're susceptible to move it yourself. If you don't believe in it, you're susceptible to ignore anything that happened. If you don't believe in it, you're susceptible to play off it moving as a muscle spasm. I believe this is what he meant when he said that.

Question... do you BELIEVE in God? In Satan? In Angels/Demons? In spirits? I'm curious about those. Also, isn't it possible that they could talk through these devices? Many people cannot actually hear spirits when they speak, so could this not be a great way for people to speak to them?

Where is a wiccan when you need one? I believe there are some here.. in fact with this many members, I wouldn't doubt it. I would like to see what they think about these boards. (if they alerady posted, then i missed it, and i just speed checked for it)

Btw, Sad_Machine: I don't think the boards will "Summon/Release" anything. Spirits can already get here, the board is simply a way to communicate.

Yes, point - but how long is this supposed to take? I approached it when I was younger with an open mind, tried every trick in the book with that thing and yeilded no results. So to me, that proved that it doesn't exist. And I believe it without a shadow of a doubt.

No, I don't really believe in any of these I'd describe myself as an agnostic leaning toward atheism. I'll bet there wouldn't be an athiest in here that believes in ouija boards powers.

I just found it interesting that so many people were interested in/influenced by the ouija board, how many people who use them actually approach the subject rationally and with an open mind? How many people with ouija board experiences are religious in some way? I'd be interested to see if anyone who has no religion has had any experiences.

I'm not a religious person (I categorize atheism as a religion). I've already posted my experiences.

I don't believe the Ouija to be something that communicates with Gods or demons or angels, but it does something. What, exactly, it does I'm not sure. I agree that the majority of people will unconsciously start pushing the pointer around, but I don't think that necessarily defrauds the Ouija. One could argue that by opening up your mind to allow for these unconscious movements is the essential part of "communicating." By allowing your mind to open, you're letting whatever thing it is to guide your movements through the unconscious. Anyways, I just pulled that out of my ass. I can usually argue from just about any perspective. I don't really care to think about the Ouija on some "deep" level, though. It's a frickin' board with letters. There are more important things to think about, like what am I going to be when I grow up.

What am I going to be when I grow up?

If I may, I suggest that you look into being a pirate. They make all kinds of money and get to carry swords. If there is any profession more respectable than a pirate, I don't want to know what it is.

Ya know just to reply to the first guy who posted this, i had a friend who had the exact same experience where she wasn't able to get rid of the board. Every time she tried to trash it, it would reappear on the table. I think what they ended up doing was giving the ouija board away, i think the only way to get rid of it is to give it away to a willing person. (That is if you never said good bye to it i guess)

Thanks, Sad_Machine

I will be a pirate.

i dont know if someone has written this, but you have to break the connection.. blow into the shot glass... at our year 10 retreat... my friends made a oujia board... they got my friends mum, then she all of a sudden went, then they got this guy that my friend jen used to get all the time... i think he was the reason her and her mum stopped using theies... long story... but they couldnt get rid of him... then he told them to get out of the room (there was a tiny room they were in connected to our cabin) and they asked if he was going to do something if they stayed in there, he said yes.... they slammed the door as they ran out, and wouldnt go to sleep or go back into the room. we went in when it got light and tried again and asked if he was going to go, he said no, then we said we were leaving so he said bye... then my friends tried at school (stupid idea- catholic school) and they got him again. one of my friends was being stupid and asked if he could break glass again (um.. this is linked with my friend jen and why she doesnt use it anymore...) and he said 'dodge it'.... they were sitting under a window..... nothing happened... but even so... it freaked them out pretty bad.....

Where can I get a Ouija board at? I've tried Walmart, etc, can't find it anywhere.

Ok now....if I where to try to use an ouija board again (last time i tried was when i was like 7) What is the proper sequence...?
1. Pray to god for protection?
2. Summon spirit?
3. Ask question?
4. Tell them to leave?
5. Pray to god again?

i'm really curious...