The ouija board

The ouija board

SOURCE: The ouija debate

There is an ongoing debate about the powers and realities of the Ouija board. Essentially, there are three basic positions regarding the Ouija board: 1 – it is dangerous; 2 – only dangerous if used with evil intent; 3 – it is harmless.


  • The Ouija is inherently dangerous, can open portals to evil entities and should never be used.
  • The Ouija is only dangerous if used with evil intent, but can be a useful tool for spirit mediumship if used properly and with good intent.
  • The Ouija is inherently harmless and has no real powers of mediumship for good or evil; its effects, if any, are only psychological in nature.
  • Which is true? Talk to any group of people and you’ll find strong proponents for each argument. A few years ago, Steven Wagner conducted a survey of readers on this subject. It results showed that 65 percent of those who responded felt the Ouija was dangerous, and 35% felt it was harmless.

     

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    About the Ouija Board:

    An Ouija board has usually a flat surface which printed with letters, numbers, and other symbols. A planchette or movable indicator is used as an Ouija pointer.

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    What is the ouija board?

    Usually an ouija board has two arced rows of letters, one above the other. Often the upper row goes from A to M, and the lower row runs from N to Z. Below these is a row with numbers One through Zero. On the upper left of the ouija board is the word Yes, and at the upper right, the word No. Close to the bottom of the ouija board is Goodbye. A tiny three legged heart-shaped device rests on the board, which moves smoothly over the board’s surface. The fingers of 2 participants are placed on the planchette that then moves about the board, purportedly on its own power, to spell out messages.

    The ouija board does not have a straightforward history, there are several varied hypotheses.

    At the end of the nineteenth century the first genuine ouija board was invented. There is significant disagreement as to who actually invented the ouija board – names brought up include Elijah Bond, E.C. Reiche and Charles Kennard.

    The first patent for the Modern class of talking boards was registered in 1890 and listed Elijah Bond as the inventor with Charles W. Kennard and William H. A. Maupin as assignees.

    Charles Kennard and associates set up the Kennard Novelty Company and began to produce and sell ouija boards commercially. The rights to ouija board production were sold to Parker Brothers who own them to date. It is interesting – if not slightly dismaying – to think that what began as an instrument for spiritualists, psychics and mediums can be bought today as a children´s toy.

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