Ghost hunters about the Ouija Board

Ghost hunters about the Ouija

Ghost hunters about the Ouija: If you’re thinking that a Ouija board, marketed for years as a parlor game by Parker Brothers, is too trivial for a serious group, think again. For paranormal investigators, it is a serious matter. SOURCE: Local ghost hunters seek answers

Meet the Texas Society of Paranormal Investigators. The meeting room at the back of the Gander Mountain outdoor outfitter store on the Eastex Freeway was crowded on a recent Saturday afternoon for a meeting of the Texas Society of Paranormal Investigators. The group, formed with the aid of an online meet-up site, began in early 2008 and is dedicated to the scientific investigation of things that go bump in the night – the world of spirits, hauntings and unexplained phenomena. Except for the TSPI logo and box of cupcakes topped with a cartoon ghost, there is nothing to distinguish the members of this group as particularly out of the ordinary. One couple also raises miniature show goats; another guy sports a “Jay & Silent Bob” t-shirt. Part of the discussion this night concerns details of upcoming Halloween and Christmas parties. Their common purpose, however, is an interest in the paranormal.Group leader Don Dennis is a burly truck driver who organized TSPI to conduct investigations. He points out the fact there is safety in numbers as one of his motives for starting it. “You never want to do this by yourself as a safety factor,” said Dennis. He traced his interest in the paranormal to “a couple of different experiences I had when I was younger.” Dennis stresses that his group exists to undertake serious investigations, often on behalf of property owners seeking explanations for things that may be beyond conventional wisdom. “Like the guy who wants to know why plates are flying across his kitchen,” he said by way of example. The TSPI manual contains a list of “The Official Standards and Protocols” that covers a range of topics. Some are basic, from “Respect private property, ask permission and do not trespass” to “Show reverence and respect in cemeteries, battlefields, historic sites, etc.” to “No running or horseplay at any site you are investigating.” Other protocols seem a little more exotic, including “Ask the spirits of the dead for permission to take their photos or to record their voices” and “Avoid shooting when foreign objects are floating near the camera lens.” One curious standard says: “We do not consider Ouija boards, dowsing rods, crystals or séances valid investigation tools.” If you’re thinking that a Ouija board marketed for years as a parlor game by Parker Brothers, is too trivial for a serious group, think again. For paranormal investigators, it is a serious matter. “I will tell everybody flat out, if I find out you’ve been playing with one or that’s what you’re into – (you’re) gone,” said Dennis when asked about Ouija boards. “The reason being that you have no control – if they actually do work – usually when you have some type of demonic activity, you can trace it back to somewhere in that time a séance or Ouija board was brought into play. That’s why I don’t play with them.” The question of demons called to mind another point. On the meet-up Web site, it allows users to click on other members and see what related topics interest them. An initial scan showed a number of those who signed up also expressed interest in topics including Wicca, pagans, and goddesses, to name three. A few days later, those members had disappeared from the site.”I purged them,” said Dennis. “If that’s what you’re into, that’s fine. But that’s not for our group … Because of their worship of spirits or whatever, some of them were in our group to find out places for them to go. I don’t put up with that.” This caution is understandable, considering another protocol from the manual: “If someone is angry, they should not be involved with an investigation. They could draw angry spirits and the other spirits will avoid them.” Dennis says such contingencies are always a consideration when dealing with the paranormal. “There is a possibility, a very slim possibility, say you have a thousand claims of paranormal activity, you may get one that’s even close to a demonic,” he said. For more information about upcoming TSPI activities.

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Ouija board – the history!

The history of the Ouija board

Ouija Board History: The interest for the mysterious ouija board has persisted for over 100 years. The ouija devotees range from collectors of antique boards to true believers in its mystical powers. FULL ARTICLE: The history of the ouija board

The history of the Ouija board isn’t straightforward, there are various different theories. The basic concepts behind the ouija board – a “talking board” for psychics or spiritualists – have been around for many centuries. However the first modern ouija boards came into being on the back of the spiritualism boom of the late nineteenth century. Many mediums during that period undertook “automatic writing” whereby a message was written down by them, purportedly under the direction of a spirit. The Ouija Planchette An early forerunner of the Ouija board was, so legend has it, invented in the 1850s by a Frenchman by the name of Planchette. This talking board was a small wooden table with pencils attached that wrote as it moved. Some people have cast doubt on the origin of this device, not least because the name “Planchette” (which means “little plank”) seems too good to be true. Who Invented the Ouija Board? The first real Ouija board was invented towards the end of the nineteenth century. There is considerable disagreement as to who actually invented it – names mentioned include Elijah Bond, E.C. Reiche and Charles Kennard. The first patent for the new form of talking board was filed in 1890 and listed Elijah Bond as the inventor with Charles W. Kennard and William H. A. Maupin as assignees. Charles Kennard and associates formed the Kennard Novelty Company and began to produce and sell Ouija boards commercially. In 1966 the rights to Ouija board production were sold to Parker Brothers who retain them to this day. It is interesting – if slightly depressing – to think that what began as a tool for spiritualists, psychics and mediums you can today buy over the net as a glow-in-the-dark children’s toy. OUIJA and other PSYCHIC TOOLS: Psychic Readings | Psychic Medium | Virtual Ouija Board Pagan | | Tarot Readings | Play an Ouija Game

About the dangers of the Ouija board!

Is the ouija board dangerous?

Is the Ouija dangerous?: Most paranormal researchers advise against the casual use of the ouija board, suggesting that it can be a doorway to unknown dimensions. FULL ARTICLE: About the dangers of the ouija board

“The ouija board itself is not dangerous, but the form of communication that you are attempting often is,” says Ghost researcher Dale Kaczmarek of the Ghost Research Society. “Most often the spirits whom are contacted through the Ouija are those whom reside on ‘the lower astral plane.’ These spirits are often very confused and may have died a violent or sudden death; murder, suicide, etc. Therefore, many violent, negative and potentially dangerous conditions are present to those using the ouija board. Often times several spirits will attempt to come through at the same time but the real danger lies when you ask for physical proof of their existence! You might say, ‘Well, if you’re really a spirit, then put out this light or move that object!’ What you have just done is simple, you have ‘opened a doorway’ and allowed them to enter into the physical world and future problems can and often do arise.” But what if the ouija really does not contact spirits? What if it only accesses our own subconscious? The advice might be the same. Since there are realativly few accounts of positive, uplifting experiences with the ouija board, and many negative ones, we might assume that it more attuned to the negative aspects of our subconscious. If you’re determined to use the ouija anyway, it is highly recommended that you follow some rules of precaution: Begin by announcing that the session will only allow an experience that is positive or toward a higher good and that negative energies are not welcome. Don’t ask for physical signs. When you’re done, close the board. This is an important step. When you’re done with your session, slide the planchette to ‘GOODBYE’ and remove your hands. OUIJA and other PSYCHIC TOOLS: Psychic Readings | Psychic Medium | Virtual Ouija Board Pagan | | Tarot Readings | Play an Ouija Game

Ouija board psychology!

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