The ouija board

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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.

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.

Ouija board psychology?

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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.

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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 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.

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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.

“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!

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:

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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?

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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Universal & Hasbro present ouija board movies:

Working with Universal, Hasbro has lined up big screen versions of the Ouija board.

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Hasbro & Universal to make board game-based movies

But it’s looking for a new direction and wants films to copy games, rather than the other way round. Working with Universal, Hasbro has already lined up big screen versions of Candy Land and Ouija, while Ridley Scott has announced plans to direct a Monopoly movie. What – no Scrabble?

This new venture gives Hasbro greater control over the use of their brands and according to their chief executive, Brian Golner, is a way to “reinvent” its decades old games. But is there a market for board game-based movies? Clue, an 80s film riffing on the popular who-dunnit game, Cluedo was a box office flop, and already questions are being raised.

David Klein, the senior director of the New York Film Academy has his doubts: “There are three basic elements to any story,” he says. “There needs to be a heroic character; there needs to be an objector and there needs to be conflict. Those three things don’t necessarily exist in most board games.” Richard Walter, a screenwriting professor at UCLA, adds that he finds “it depressing to think that someone someday is going to actually utter the words, “Let’s go see the movie Monopoly.”

But more importantly, who will they cast to play the moustachioed Monopoly man?

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