OUIJA BOARD

A little history and some insight on the making of, and proper, safe use of the

TALKING BOARD

*As taken from a typical "Occult Dictionary":

"The Ouija, as an instrument for contacting spirits, is quite old. It was in use as early as 540 B.C. by ancient Greeks and also in China before the birth of Confucius. The Romans used Ouija type devices as early as the 3rd century A.D. Symbol tablets that were unearthed in caves near ancient Tartary suggest that Ouija may be as old as man himself........"

This is a much disputed statement and we really are not going tp concern ourselves with that argument. Let it just suffice to say that mans curiosity with spirits on "the other side" has always been and always will be, along with his desire to communicate with them ........ and man's fascination with the "TALKING BOARD" has held fast to this day. In about 1890, a "Talking Board" was first introduced by Charles Kinnard then later improved upon and marketed by William Fuld. It was an amalgam of the "Dial Plate" and Planchette, a tool originally used by Mediums in the 1860's. William Fuld's is still marketed today by Parker Brothers.

So, now with that brief history let's move on......

LET'S GET SOME FACTS STRAIGHT FIRST

PSYCHONAMANCY: it is the form of a diviners CONCSIOUSLY attempting to contact spirits. (There are many ways for this to be done and the OUIJA is but one.) This means, that the operators are not in trance, are not channeling. They are fully conscious throughout whole divination

HEED THESE WARNINGS

Communicating with Spirits is not something to enter lightly. As we all know, there are good and bad people, well, the same applies to spirits. Nine times out of ten, if they weren't nice in life they are still not nice after death. There are tricksters, liars and I could go on and on, let's just say YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHO AND WHAT YOU INVOKE. AS IN ANY TOOLS OF MAGIC YOU ARE OPENING AN PORTAL TO OTHER REALMS AND YOU MUST PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ANY HARM THAT MAY ENTER!!!! Just as in casting spells, words of power are just that. Beware of your wordings and your surroundings. I strongly urge a protection circle cast for any readings of the board or any communications with unknown spirits. You are opening a door so always be sure to close it when you are through....or in most OUIJA sessions, they are through. I have included a list of tips of working with the OUIJA and urge that you should keep these in mind. I did not come up with these tips, but compiled them from my research and kept the ones that were repeated my studies.

1) You should never "PLAY" alone. (You can take or leave this one, but it was repeated. I feel if you have protected yourself you will be fine.)

2) Never use the Board in a weakened or ill condition as it makes you more vulnerable to any Spirit that's looking to have some fun.

3) Never let the Spirits go continual through the numbers or the alphabet, as this is a way of escape for them.

4) If the planchette goes to all 4 corners , you have contacted an malevolent Entity/ Spirit.

5) Never let the planchette fall from the board in a session, as this is another escape route for the spirit.

6) If the planchette continuously makes a circle 8, a malevolent Entities/Spirits are in control of the board.( In my opinion, a figure eight is fine. Eights are considered unlucky after "Wild Bill" Hickcoks's death hand of "aces and eights". Somehow this superstition has found its way into the OUIJA lore. I wouldn't worry about it unless you're a cowboy living in the town of Deadwood.)

7) If you get a malevolent Entity, quickly turn the planchette upside down and use it that way on the board.

8) The board MUST be closed properly. Again, closing the portal to this realm thus eliminating the risk of a bunch of unwanted poltergeists roaming around your house!

9) BEWARE: The Spirit of OUIJA creates "WINS" for the user, this causes the user to become more and more dependent on the Board. This is called PROGRESSIVE ENTRAPMENT.

10) The proper way to dispose of board is to tear/break in 7 pieces, sprinkle with *holy water and bury it. (NEVER burn it. 'Tis said if burned, the Spirit OUIJA will scream and those who hear the scream have less than 36 hours to live.) **holy water-salt is water blessed and consecrated to be pure. You may also use simple melted snow which is a natural holy water sacred to the Mother Goddess, in this instance no blessing and consecration is needed. 

Spiritualist Séance Invocation

There is a land where we all go,
Whence ne'er the frost nor cold wind blow,
And friends remembered reunite,
And those who hate, forget their spite,
In glow surround these gentle beings,
We call you now to bless our meetings,
Heaven's promise, our spirits thrive,
So now for the living, let the dead come alive.

Greetings spirits, Speak thee to us !

from the Spirits Speaks 1908

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