I have a Ouija board and it doesnt work - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Strange Famous · 01-10-2004, 05:00 AM

It is one of the old Parker Brothers ones, I have tried using it on my own, with another person - it never moves at all.

I truly do believe in ghosts and I have heard people tell me stories about apparations and spiritual interventions in their lives that I truly believe - but I seem to be so unsensitive.

I read that 90% of people can dowse with only a little practise, when I try nothing happens, I have camped out at places that are supposed to be haunted (like Borley Church in England), and I never have seen anything, and have never felt anything other than myself scaring myself.

There are maybe two weird things that have happened to me in 25 years, and to be honest both had more plausuble explanations than there being any paranormal element to it.

Is it possible I am just unable to connect to whatever level paranormal activity happens?

John Henry · 01-10-2004, 07:20 AM

I do think there are some people who are naturally more sensitive to the paranormal than others. There are also varying levels of skepticism and romanticism. I have had a few slightly strange experiences without really looking for them, but I have friends who seem to be plagued by this stuff all the time.

GoldenOuroboros · 01-10-2004, 03:06 PM

What ever you do.. don't use it.. If you do manage to call up something and it is bad then you might not be able to get rid of it.. were a few threads in here about it actually..

Strange Famous · 01-10-2004, 03:13 PM

Ive used it a lot it just doesnt work, if I call something up that I dont like I'll just tell it to get back - I'm alive and I'm guessing anything that talks on a Ouija board isnt, so what's it gonna do? It can't touch my world, and if it could, I could touch it back.

Psivage · 01-10-2004, 05:51 PM

I always wanted to try a Ouija board, but always been scared to just in case.

papermachesatan · 01-10-2004, 06:40 PM

I'm of the general opinion that the Ouija board doesn't work in the manner that it claims to.. any movement that occurs is much more likely to be the product of physical manipulation from any of the living parties involved whether subconcious or concious.

Crack · 01-10-2004, 10:31 PM

Can I have it?

~Crack

01-12-2004, 04:31 PM

perhaps some ghosts have signed an endorsment with a non parker bro's ouija board manufactorer to only use certified and authorized ouija boards. I think my theory is more plausable then having a ouija board contact the dead and bring back some inherint evil.

Kaos · 01-12-2004, 08:13 PM

Be glad it doesn't work.

Stonewall · 01-13-2004, 01:46 AM

An Ouija boards pointer is merely propelled by a persons nerves.
The more unsteady your hand the more it moves.
It's like if you took a video tape of your hands held straight out from your body and held your eyes closed.
Your hands would actually move around alot.

The lighter you rest your hands on the pointer the better the results...usually.
Always keep your eyes closed because this causes even more instability or loss of balance due to the loss of sight.
Hence: the pointer will move more after a few minutes.

Try walking up a staircase with your eyes closed.
Same principle.

I've never put any worth into an Ouija bored <<<heheh
and it amazes me to read the things I do about people conjuring up spirits with an alphabet and a plastic pointer thingy.

blah

Yes, I know that was negative but I'm merely speaking my point of view and hope it didn't insult anyone in the process.

*edit: But I did give you two good tips on how to make it work !

1.Always keep eyes closed.
2.Light touch...very light touch.

here's an extra.....if all else fails......spin around a few times with your eyes closed......then try it again.

I gaurantee it will move

fuzzix · 01-13-2004, 03:02 AM

lol stonewall

tristar1 · 01-13-2004, 06:38 AM

I've always found the Ouija game by Parker Bros. to be so bizarre. Does anyone know how this came about? It's history? I'd be interested to know.

BentNotTwisted · 01-13-2004, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tristar1
I've always found the Ouija game by Parker Bros. to be so bizarre. Does anyone know how this came about? It's history? I'd be interested to know.

There's lots of history behind it. Check out this link. Or just Google it.

tecoyah · 01-14-2004, 04:01 PM

the board is only a conduit for the subconcious. No nastys living in the plastic. Seems your question has more to do with your percieved failure to channel energy than working a cheap game. Go to a local pagan shop and chat with folks, they can help you remove the blocks you have created.

glytch · 01-14-2004, 04:34 PM

Maybe you just have a really old ghost that never learned to read or write.

sadistikdreams · 01-14-2004, 04:36 PM

It's all about believing.

TerresqueÜ · 01-15-2004, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Strange Famous
Ive used it a lot it just doesnt work, if I call something up that I dont like I'll just tell it to get back - I'm alive and I'm guessing anything that talks on a Ouija board isnt, so what's it gonna do? It can't touch my world, and if it could, I could touch it back.

There are times that ghost are very malicious and CAN reach you and CAN hurt you. There have been a few cases that people would suddenly start getting scratches on thier bodies and start bleeding.

And regarding being in a hot spot of paranormal activity, that means nothing. There are times ghosts are more active than others. By times I mean dates of years. Try going to an abandoned prison and walking around with a magnetic field detector. (According to many studies ghosts can be sensed as magnetic levels, higher level of magnetism higher chance of a ghost near by.)

Another thing is that many ghosts dont want to be seen so pay attention to your peripherals (corner of your eyes) and sometimes turn around real fast. May sound ass-ish but it's true.

There's the third point that some people are just less sensitive the paranormal activity. You may be one of them, this can be a blessing or a curse.

Gertie · 01-16-2004, 03:00 AM

When I was in high school we got a Ouija board to work so well it freaked me out and I've never used one since. We kept getting a spirit named Sabak, and he was malevolent.

bonehed1 · 01-16-2004, 09:42 AM

I say your board is busted and burn it. I would heed the words of GoldenOuroboros. Don't use it because if it did work you could bring something up that can cause more damage then good.

~springrain · 01-16-2004, 02:20 PM

if you are a true believer... be careful messing around with things you may not yet understand...
aka - "be careful what you ask for"

jujueye · 01-16-2004, 02:37 PM

I'm fairly sure there is no Ouiji Board Repair section on the phone book. Yeah, burn it. I understand you're supposed to hear a demonic scream when you do (I'm not kidding.) Let us know.

bonehed1 · 01-16-2004, 02:44 PM

I want to know to if you hear a demonic scream...that would be cool

nosuchuserexist · 01-16-2004, 03:29 PM

Check the batteries...

Raptor20561 · 01-17-2004, 02:43 PM

lmao i like that last tip stonewall hahaha, ive always been scared as fuck from those things. i remember playing once with my older sister. i think she was moving it the whole time -_- though she did deny it i think shes full of sh*t heh

thingstodo · 01-17-2004, 03:33 PM

You actually do hear a scream. Im not sure if it relates to the type of wood or how it is burned. This happened to me and a group of friends a little over 30 years ago. We got into it after
The Excorcist came out. A girl had a board for several years but never got it ot work. Then, a group of us made it happen. That's all I want to say about that experience. We decided never to talk about it again....

Strange Famous · 01-18-2004, 07:08 AM

If I burn it and it doesnt scream I'll be buggered though...

jay-g · 01-18-2004, 02:55 PM

It is said that for best results, you should have a person of the opposite sex on the other side. I remember the last time is used the ouija board, it told me how i was gonna die. It said that i was gonna mess with a married woman and her husband was the one to kill me. The crazy part was, we asked what street she lived on. The board named some weird street name that we couldnt have made up if we tried. We looked up the street name in the phone book and there it was. I dont know if it was a coincidence, but i have nevered used it since.

nefarious · 01-18-2004, 06:41 PM

i think it only works if you want it to .. i've not tried anything serious .. but used a make shift one ... paper with the alphabet and a coin ...

would like to try more ^_^

alot of people seem to be scared of em. . i'd like to see why

GoldenOuroboros · 01-18-2004, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Strange Famous
If I burn it and it doesnt scream I'll be buggered though...

You seem pretty keen to use it..? Why would you be buggered?

MSD · 01-18-2004, 11:27 PM

It may be that you have a "grey aura." Not only will you not be able to pick up supernatural occurences and be unable to use the ouija board, you actually drain the power out of mystical devices, charms, and any other supernatural objects. It's a mixed blessing. You'll never be pestered by spirits, but you'll never get teh damn board to work, either.

GakFace · 01-18-2004, 11:49 PM

Quote:

The more unsteady your hand the more it moves.

FALSE!
I have very unsteady hands. Always have, always will. I once tried to use it younger before I was as spiritually active as I am now.. I got nothing.

nanofever · 01-21-2004, 10:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gertie
When I was in high school we got a Ouija board to work so well it freaked me out and I've never used one since. We kept getting a spirit named Sabak, and he was malevolent.

So your the kid I was messing with back then... and it was Kabas you got it backwards.

Strange Famous · 01-24-2004, 07:39 AM

I want it to work because it would be either proof of the power of the mind to physically effect the environment in a way we didnt understand, or some kind of survival of death or the existence of beings on another plain.

(as ling as we werent cheating)

proving any of those things, even to myself, would be pretty cool.

I cant say if I would be scared if I started getting messages about be dying and stuff, I guess I might, but curiousity is a powerful motivation

cait987 · 01-24-2004, 11:14 AM

Not really sure how the board works however if it screams tell me I want to go buy one and see what it sounds like, I dont beleive in this kind of stuff honestly but it would be interesting to look into I guess.

Did have a odd experience once though .. Me and sister were only ones up parents were asleep and were downstairs upstairs we hear a bunch of shattering glass and the alarm goes off were totally freaked out and hiding in a locked door >< (brave me aye)

I then grab a statue and walk up-stairs and nothing is wrong no shattered glass or anything however my dogs were barking alot >< (and the alarm was still going off [loud might I add]

Freaky stuff, acctaully this is the first time ive thought about it since it happened haha

NoseyJoe · 01-24-2004, 08:41 PM

i have to agree with papermachesatan. I think if it moves, its because someone is moving it. However the thought of it ACTUALLY working is enough for me to not touch them.

vapusforever · 01-25-2004, 11:34 PM

This is the biggest scam of all time. They do absolutely nothing and people force themselves to believe that it spoke to them. Its a way to take advantage of the foolish society we live in.

Nanz · 01-29-2004, 07:01 AM

/random story

We brought a ouija board into school on two occastions and both times a window smashed for no reason, it promptly got banned after that.

bonehed1 · 01-29-2004, 11:16 AM

I still say burn the sucker and find something else to do.

macmanmike6100 · 01-29-2004, 06:31 PM

i don't actually think that ouija boards actually work - at least, I've never heard of them working. still, it would be really really cool if did!

prosequence · 01-29-2004, 07:13 PM

It needs new batteries.

01-10-2004, 05:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	I have a Ouija board and it doesnt work It is one of the old Parker Brothers ones, I have tried using it on my own, with another person - it never moves at all. I truly do believe in ghosts and I have heard people tell me stories about apparations and spiritual interventions in their lives that I truly believe - but I seem to be so unsensitive. I read that 90% of people can dowse with only a little practise, when I try nothing happens, I have camped out at places that are supposed to be haunted (like Borley Church in England), and I never have seen anything, and have never felt anything other than myself scaring myself. There are maybe two weird things that have happened to me in 25 years, and to be honest both had more plausuble explanations than there being any paranormal element to it. Is it possible I am just unable to connect to whatever level paranormal activity happens? __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas

01-10-2004, 07:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
John Henry Addict Location: Grey Britain	I do think there are some people who are naturally more sensitive to the paranormal than others. There are also varying levels of skepticism and romanticism. I have had a few slightly strange experiences without really looking for them, but I have friends who seem to be plagued by this stuff all the time. __________________ "No one was behaving from very Buddhist motives. Then, thought Pigsy, he was hardly a Buddha, nor was he a monkey. Presently, he was a pig spirit changed into a little girl pretending to be a little boy to be offered to a water monster. It was all very simple to a pig spirit."

01-10-2004, 03:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
GoldenOuroboros The Cheshire Grin... Location: An Aussie Outback	What ever you do.. don't use it.. If you do manage to call up something and it is bad then you might not be able to get rid of it.. were a few threads in here about it actually.. __________________ Can you see me grin grin grrriiiiinnnning?!

01-10-2004, 03:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	Ive used it a lot it just doesnt work, if I call something up that I dont like I'll just tell it to get back - I'm alive and I'm guessing anything that talks on a Ouija board isnt, so what's it gonna do? It can't touch my world, and if it could, I could touch it back. __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas

01-10-2004, 10:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	Can I have it? ~Crack __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

01-10-2004, 05:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
Psivage Psycho	I always wanted to try a Ouija board, but always been scared to just in case.

01-10-2004, 06:40 PM	#6 (permalink)
papermachesatan Psycho Location: Texas	I'm of the general opinion that the Ouija board doesn't work in the manner that it claims to.. any movement that occurs is much more likely to be the product of physical manipulation from any of the living parties involved whether subconcious or concious.

01-12-2004, 04:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
NotMinus Guest	perhaps some ghosts have signed an endorsment with a non parker bro's ouija board manufactorer to only use certified and authorized ouija boards. I think my theory is more plausable then having a ouija board contact the dead and bring back some inherint evil.

01-12-2004, 08:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kaos Ssssssssss Location: Ontario	Be glad it doesn't work.

01-13-2004, 01:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
Stonewall Loser	An Ouija boards pointer is merely propelled by a persons nerves. The more unsteady your hand the more it moves. It's like if you took a video tape of your hands held straight out from your body and held your eyes closed. Your hands would actually move around alot. The lighter you rest your hands on the pointer the better the results...usually. Always keep your eyes closed because this causes even more instability or loss of balance due to the loss of sight. Hence: the pointer will move more after a few minutes. Try walking up a staircase with your eyes closed. Same principle. I've never put any worth into an Ouija bored <<<heheh and it amazes me to read the things I do about people conjuring up spirits with an alphabet and a plastic pointer thingy. blah Yes, I know that was negative but I'm merely speaking my point of view and hope it didn't insult anyone in the process. edit: But I did give you two good tips on how to make it work ! 1.Always keep eyes closed. 2.Light touch...very light touch. here's an extra.....if all else fails......spin around a few times with your eyes closed......then try it again. I gaurantee it will move Last edited by Stonewall; 01-13-2004 at 01:53 AM..*

01-13-2004, 03:02 AM	#11 (permalink)
fuzzix Psycho Location: Australia	lol stonewall __________________ I'm most definately not 'lovin' it'.

01-13-2004, 06:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
tristar1 Upright	I've always found the Ouija game by Parker Bros. to be so bizarre. Does anyone know how this came about? It's history? I'd be interested to know.

01-14-2004, 04:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
tecoyah Illusionary	the board is only a conduit for the subconcious. No nastys living in the plastic. Seems your question has more to do with your percieved failure to channel energy than working a cheap game. Go to a local pagan shop and chat with folks, they can help you remove the blocks you have created. __________________ Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha

01-14-2004, 04:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
glytch I am not permanent. Location: Tennessee	Maybe you just have a really old ghost that never learned to read or write. __________________ If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. - Mitch Hedberg

01-14-2004, 04:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
sadistikdreams lonely rolling star Location: Seattle.	It's all about believing. __________________ "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." -Lin Yutang hearts, by d.a.

01-16-2004, 03:29 PM	#23 (permalink)
nosuchuserexist Crazy Location: Obliviousness	Check the batteries... __________________ "I run good but I'm hard to start. And my brakes are bad so I'm hard to stop." -Mark Sandman - Vocalist, Morphine

01-16-2004, 03:00 AM	#18 (permalink)
Gertie Psycho	When I was in high school we got a Ouija board to work so well it freaked me out and I've never used one since. We kept getting a spirit named Sabak, and he was malevolent.

01-16-2004, 09:42 AM	#19 (permalink)
bonehed1 Psycho Location: California	I say your board is busted and burn it. I would heed the words of GoldenOuroboros. Don't use it because if it did work you could bring something up that can cause more damage then good. __________________ Stuff is Good

01-16-2004, 02:20 PM	#20 (permalink)
~springrain Banned Location: central USA	if you are a true believer... be careful messing around with things you may not yet understand... aka - "be careful what you ask for"

01-16-2004, 02:37 PM	#21 (permalink)
jujueye alpaca lunch for the trip Location: in my computer	I'm fairly sure there is no Ouiji Board Repair section on the phone book. Yeah, burn it. I understand you're supposed to hear a demonic scream when you do (I'm not kidding.) Let us know.

01-16-2004, 02:44 PM	#22 (permalink)
bonehed1 Psycho Location: California	I want to know to if you hear a demonic scream...that would be cool __________________ Stuff is Good

01-17-2004, 02:43 PM	#24 (permalink)
Raptor20561 Tilted Location: so cal	lmao i like that last tip stonewall hahaha, ive always been scared as fuck from those things. i remember playing once with my older sister. i think she was moving it the whole time -_- though she did deny it i think shes full of sht heh __________________ Things have never been so swell* I have never failed to fail

01-17-2004, 03:33 PM	#25 (permalink)
thingstodo A Storm Is Coming Location: The Great White North	You actually do hear a scream. Im not sure if it relates to the type of wood or how it is burned. This happened to me and a group of friends a little over 30 years ago. We got into it after The Excorcist came out. A girl had a board for several years but never got it ot work. Then, a group of us made it happen. That's all I want to say about that experience. We decided never to talk about it again.... __________________ If you're wringing your hands you can't roll up your shirt sleeves. Stangers have the best candy.

01-18-2004, 07:08 AM	#26 (permalink)
Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	If I burn it and it doesnt scream I'll be buggered though... __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas

01-18-2004, 02:55 PM	#27 (permalink)
jay-g Addict	It is said that for best results, you should have a person of the opposite sex on the other side. I remember the last time is used the ouija board, it told me how i was gonna die. It said that i was gonna mess with a married woman and her husband was the one to kill me. The crazy part was, we asked what street she lived on. The board named some weird street name that we couldnt have made up if we tried. We looked up the street name in the phone book and there it was. I dont know if it was a coincidence, but i have nevered used it since.

01-18-2004, 06:41 PM	#28 (permalink)
nefarious Insane Location: Tucson, AZ	i think it only works if you want it to .. i've not tried anything serious .. but used a make shift one ... paper with the alphabet and a coin ... would like to try more ^_^ alot of people seem to be scared of em. . i'd like to see why __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum. - Vegetius "Do Re Mil.3, Prol.

01-18-2004, 11:27 PM	#30 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	It may be that you have a "grey aura." Not only will you not be able to pick up supernatural occurences and be unable to use the ouija board, you actually drain the power out of mystical devices, charms, and any other supernatural objects. It's a mixed blessing. You'll never be pestered by spirits, but you'll never get teh damn board to work, either.

01-24-2004, 07:39 AM	#33 (permalink)
Strange Famous follower of the child's crusade?	I want it to work because it would be either proof of the power of the mind to physically effect the environment in a way we didnt understand, or some kind of survival of death or the existence of beings on another plain. (as ling as we werent cheating) proving any of those things, even to myself, would be pretty cool. I cant say if I would be scared if I started getting messages about be dying and stuff, I guess I might, but curiousity is a powerful motivation __________________ "Do not tell lies, and do not do what you hate, for all things are plain in the sight of Heaven. For nothing hidden will not become manifest, and nothing covered will remain without being uncovered." The Gospel of Thomas

01-24-2004, 11:14 AM	#34 (permalink)
cait987 Insane	Not really sure how the board works however if it screams tell me I want to go buy one and see what it sounds like, I dont beleive in this kind of stuff honestly but it would be interesting to look into I guess. Did have a odd experience once though .. Me and sister were only ones up parents were asleep and were downstairs upstairs we hear a bunch of shattering glass and the alarm goes off were totally freaked out and hiding in a locked door >< (brave me aye) I then grab a statue and walk up-stairs and nothing is wrong no shattered glass or anything however my dogs were barking alot >< (and the alarm was still going off [loud might I add] Freaky stuff, acctaully this is the first time ive thought about it since it happened haha

01-24-2004, 08:41 PM	#35 (permalink)
NoseyJoe Tilted Location: Michigan	i have to agree with papermachesatan. I think if it moves, its because someone is moving it. However the thought of it ACTUALLY working is enough for me to not touch them. __________________ "the only difference between suicide and martyrdom is press coverage." -- Chuck Palahniuk

01-25-2004, 11:34 PM	#36 (permalink)
vapusforever Tilted Location: Your Imagination	This is the biggest scam of all time. They do absolutely nothing and people force themselves to believe that it spoke to them. Its a way to take advantage of the foolish society we live in.

01-29-2004, 07:01 AM	#37 (permalink)
Nanz Upright Location: uk	/random story We brought a ouija board into school on two occastions and both times a window smashed for no reason, it promptly got banned after that.

01-29-2004, 11:16 AM	#38 (permalink)
bonehed1 Psycho Location: California	I still say burn the sucker and find something else to do. __________________ Stuff is Good

01-29-2004, 06:31 PM	#39 (permalink)
macmanmike6100 High Honorary Junkie Location: Tri-state.	i don't actually think that ouija boards actually work - at least, I've never heard of them working. still, it would be really really cool if did!

01-29-2004, 07:13 PM	#40 (permalink)
prosequence Psycho Location: YOUR MOM!!	It needs new batteries. __________________ And now here I stand because of you, Mister Anderson, because of you I'm no longer an agent of the system, because of you I've changed...