spincycle0

looks like dust to me.

Stompy

Good stories. Ahhh, the power of persuasion.

There's a nifty little illusion within these boards, just like the ones psychics (and David Blaine) use to convince you that they can talk to the dead.

I'll go get one though, it actually seems like a cool party trick! If I get any pissed off spirits, I'll be sure to record the session and piss it off even more for ya. I enjoy real terror. No, I'm not talking about a gun to my head - I'd love to see a ghost or experience these stories.

I totally wouldn't stop, either. Once in a lifetime opportunity to experience another realm!

If I end up dead anytime soon after using it from some odd death (overdose on pills, head myseriously disappearing, prolapsed rectum, etc) then you'll know the cause.

Otherwise, let's have some fun with the spirit world!

Buuuut... I think we all know that they're a bit hokey.

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Stompy

Oh, another thing... does this work by yourself? That'd be interesting!

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weapon26

I've heard doing the Ouija yourself is opening yourself up to trouble. Whether you believe you're contacting spirits or it's simply the power of suggestion, you should be careful. Both can be equally dangerous.

As far as the pics go, I think it looks like dust. I just thought the fact they were taken one after another and one had a lot more that it was odd. In all the times that we went out "ghost hunting" 99% of the pics looked like dust. There were the rare few that were colored, which is uncommon. The best was in our friends basement - his house was creepy as hell. We got this shot of this white tubular shape that appeared to be no more than 6-8 inches long floating through the air. It was transparent but you could tell it was tubular. We joked that it looked like a floating condom. That picture ended up on my friend's computer which later crashed. I hate even bringing up such an interesting pic since it no longer exists.
In their house, their were spirits that would call out the names of the roomates form the basement telling them to come here. There would be scratching at the second story bedroom windows even though there were no trees. Doors would slam and water would run on its own. Needless to say, they were glad to when they moved.

Stompy

Awesome, I'll give it a try

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Daoust

I tried that Ouija board link and I asked"
Daoust: "Do I have a big penis"
Ouija: "no"

So far it's one for one.

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Daoust

Ouija Interview, QUestion 2
Daoust: Do I masturbate too much?
Ouija: Yes

2 for 2

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Daoust

Ouija Interview Question #3

Daoust: Will I ever get to have sex with Britney Spears?
Ouija: No

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say 3 for 3

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Daoust

Dare I continue?

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killeena

Everytime I have used one, I always know who is moving it in the group. It would be interesting to see what would happen if there was nobody in the group that would do that. I think I have an idea though.

ManWithAPlan

know thy friends kileena

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Zeraph

You people who call yourselfs skeptics and that believe in these, for shame. Not that I'm saying I'm certain Ouiji boards don't work, but while we're talking about supernatural who says it's spirits? What if it's telekenesis? If spirits can exist why not other powers?

It is very true what someone said earlier in this thread, people who believe this stuff tend to be naive and dare I say a bit ignorant. I can think of quite a few experiements off the top of my head.

You be the observer, get 2 reliable people, and a "spirit" that seems cooporative, have the 2 people tell it to pick a 5 digit number. Then ask it what it is, write it down. Get 2 more people that were in the next room (and couldn't have heard/seen what the number is). Bring them in and have them ask the spirit what that 5 digit number was. Simple as that. If it seems like an all knowing spirit, ask it specific future dates of events. Now ask yourself this, if that worked, don't you think someone would have figured this out by now and be using it to make money (like stock market)?

Not that that should keep you from testing this yourself. I challenge all you believers (and non) to test this out yourself, come up with your own experiments instead of basing your belief on how creeping an experience you had was.

hunnychile

Does anyone else feel like we've kicked the life outta this thread? It would be more exciting to hear stories of other paranormal happenings that appear more believable and unexplainable to discuss.

Any thoughts or ideas...?

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onewolf

Well, they work in that their purpose is to provide entertainment. I am certain that they don't move by themselves and that anything they do is driven by the players either consciously or unconsciously.

AndTylerToo

Wow, out of all the things on this board, this one by far scared me the most. For the past week I've rushed quickly by anyplace that has a dark hallway, or any dark area whatsoever... but still very good story.

Zeraph

Was just thinking, it's wierd why we have this innate fear of unknown/spirits/whatever when we are so much more likely (assuming ghosts even do exist) to be hurt/killed by driving in a car, beling in a plane, etc. Means it's probably a left over instinct from our past, makes ya wonder what caused it.

wnker85

Well for myself, I do not think that is human spirts that cause the Ouija Board. I think that it is the fallen angels, cast out of Heaven by God. But, thats only because I do not think that God has any trouble taking souls and putting them in there place, wherever that may be.

But most of the time I agree with you that is a friend in the group messing with everyone else. If it were a demon, why would it mess with those who don't believe in the supernatural, they wouldn't believe it in the first place, and then, most likely it would turn them to the oppisite side. IMO

hunnychile

...and so, welcome to Psychology 101 at any college.

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Zeraph

and your point is...?

LoganSnake

Bothering loose energy is bad. Especially for a novice without any blocking abilities. Ouija is a linking tool between you and the energy you're trying to "contact". It is alright if the energy present is positive, but if it is negative, you're simply asking for some serious trouble. Using channeling tools such as tarot cards, spells, rituals, and boards, is very dangerous if you don't know how to protect yourself from outside energies.

True story, two of my dad's friends were into magic. Both of them were energy healers and light phychics. They were pretty experienced, having doing it for a few years. One of them decided to see if the devil (or the main dark spirit) was real. Sure enough, after about half an hour of calling it out, his own energy transported him into a place with this "devil". But he could not come back. He was told that nobody just comes there to look. If you came, you had to stay. His friend, who was sitting besides him to see if anything happens, saw a dark matter coming into the room, scaring the shit out of the cat and hanging above his friend. It took him good fifteen miniutes of calling forth light forces to recieve a response. The response came in the form of white light that seemed to have come straight through the cieling and into the dark matter. Dark "cloud" instantly dissapeared and his friend started to wake up. They have never practiced "black magic" since.

I realize that my story sounds very farfetched and pretty unbelievable, but maybe those of you with magical experience can find some truth in it. Bottom line is that contacting "spirirts" can be pretty life threatening and should never be done without an experinced psychic with strong mental shielding.

Sorry if I sound kinda ranty. I strongly belive in this stuff.

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weapon26

LOGAN SNAKE:

Thats about as unbelievable as they come. If what you were told was true that is as scary as it is amazing. I think the wierdest story I was told was about this guy who lives not far from my grandparents and is friends with my uncle. Apparently in this guys house exists some sort of gateway/portal to the unknown. He actually witnesses it open on rare occasions and sees stuff come out of it. He claims he has even stuck his head in the portal and was able to peer into this other realm. I think this guy is probably smoking crack and needs to get video or photographic evidence. Until then he is a crack smoker with a great imagination - but a frightening tale he has managed to tell.

LoganSnake

The reason I believe in loose energies is because I've lived in the same room with one from when I as 7 until I was 13.

My grandfather on my father's side lived with his wife across the street from the place my family lived at. They had a big apartment and all. When my mom had a second child, the place we lived at became too small and we asked if we could move in with them. My grandfather, pretty much hating mom's side of the family, refused. He wouldn't let us in for about 2 years. Around the end of two years he baceme ill and had a fatal heart attack About a month after he died, my family moved in with my dad' mother. It seemed that my grandfather's will to not let us live there was so strong that he unwillingly (or willingly) kept reminding us that he did not want us there.

About once or twice a week for 6 years at the time when my sister and I went to bed (about 10-11) you could hear noises in my room as if somebody took a table and started dragging it around a wooden floor. The noise was pretty loud and my mom always told me that the neighbors were moving things around. It was later that I found out that neighbors did not make those noises, but something else did. A lot of the times certain items, such as newspapers, would dissapear from the living room table (right in open sight) and no matter how hard we looked for them for a few days, they could not be found. Then they would be back in their place seemingly untouched.

I also have a wrist watch that he left for me before he died. He told everyone that the watch is meant for me only. When I wear it, everything is fine. When my dad tries to wear it, he gets headaches and feels light headed about fifteen to thirtyminutes after having the watch on. After about 6 experiments all resulting in the same thing, he stopped wearing them.

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memements

I don't believe in ghosts.

Never have, never will

Here's a good page describing the illusion of the Ouija board: http://skepdic.com/ouija.html

Grasshopper Green

I don't have any personal experiences with ouija boards, and I doubt I'll ever use one. I think I'd be disturbed by using one....my mother also forbade me to use one when I was younger. Very interesting thread.

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welshbyte

Yeah my mum told me not to use one too... i reminded her that she doesnt believe in the supernatural and she told me not to tempt fate. But its so fun to tempt fate

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Bauh4us

My grandmother had a really old ouija board. My brother brought it home and put it in his room. When my dad saw it he freaked out and completely destroyed the thing. When we asked him why he did that he said he did not want to talk about it, but it was not something we needed to be messing with... I often wonder if anything like this happend to him, the reaction was too strong to be based on something impersonal.

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onewolf

I'm wondering why the ghosts/gods/energies/whatever don't use alphabet soup to communicate with us - they would have a larger audience.

killeena

Heyyy, you should patent that idea. Then you can sell cans of ouija soup. Maybe even Alpha-bits ouija cereal.

dX927

i only ever had one experience with a ouija board. my cousin had one and we were doing it but i was sorta little, probably 6-8 and i didn't know if i was supposed to be pushing it or what. my cousin got annoyed and we stopped playing with it.

i never went and got one because my mom told me that she is absolutely terrified of them and would throw it out and/or burn it if i ever brought one into the house.

arnie

from past experience my advise is to stay away from ouija boards...you have no control over the spirits you get.ive had bad spirits impersonate good spirits.remember the spirit world see's all and knows all,and the only protection you have is that they cannot read your thoughts.....for your own safety keep them out

TexanAvenger

Hey, relax a little man. There's absolutely no reason to bash on what other people believe is true just because you don't. Obviously you have strong feelings on the subject, but the ridiculously angry and vulgar tone you take does nothing to deter belief and everything to make you sound like a ranting fool. If your goal is to say it isn't real, try doing it reasonably without insulting people you don't really know. If your goal is, however, to insult people and the beliefs that they hold while also sounding incredibly irrational, keep it up man, you're doing a great job and I look forward to your 'banned' label.

By the way Enderfax, I realize that you've been here longer than me, and that there is something to be said for seniority, but my impression was that the point of this forum was to create a mature and open-minded community. I don't pretend to know whether or not this is your usual manner of posting, but it's uncalled for and certainly not either mature or open-minded.

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Having gone through and read a some of your other posts, this is really the only one I found that seemed very abrasive. I don't want it to seem like I'm trying to attack you personally, just that I found this post of yours particulary mean-spirited. (no pun intended)

Grasshopper Green

Love that online board....it doesn't even stop on letters when it spells stuff out

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