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A Few Words from Kimberly
of true-ghost-stories.com
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What's my opinion on the Ouija board?  Well….it's not good, that's for sure.  I'm sure there are many groups and/or individuals out there who have used the board in a respectful manner and who have had great success at using it.  These individuals I would assume are well trained and experienced in knowing when a negative energy is trying to enter or make contact and know how to handle the situation accordingly by blocking out these energies or by refusing further communication from them.  I, myself…am not one of those individuals and would haven't the faintest idea if I were talking to sweet ole granny or the devil himself. Because these energies lie….they say what they think you will buy into to gain your trust and sympathy for further contact…that one opportunity for you to open the door for them to enter to make you life….in a matter of speaking, a living hell.

I'm no angel…I have been in the room where it's been in use many times and recall one incident that impacted me for about ten years.  The Ouija was asked when each and every person in the room would die…well, when it got to me (I was not participating in using the board, I was just standing in the back of the room watching), it said in the year "199?"  From 1990 to 1999, I lived in fear that this would be my last year.  I never knew when the day would come that I would simply drop dead. The board said it would happen…and I was stupid enough to believe it!!  I had no clue at the time that these energies being contacted would lie…but they do.

I was told many times by paranormal investigators and psychics that I was lucky…let me further explain. I had a relative drop by with some friends one night.  Well, one of the visitors was very into the paranormal and had heard about our home being haunted.  This guy I have to say was good…about as good at lying as the Ouija board is. I believed him when he told me he had used the board many times before and was well trained and educated in the use of the board. He assured me everything I'd ever heard was nothing more than stories….myths.  Well…I fell for it hook, line and sinker.  Because I didn't own an Ouija board, he and another individual ran out and bought one up at the local department store.  He and a two other individuals went at it for a while, but had no success in contacting any of the spirits in our home to find out why they were here and what they wanted…but my cousin and I sure did.  Curiosity about killed the cat….because her and I were standing there, watching…eagerly waiting to see if we could make contact…and we did. That planchette flew around the board answering every question with misspelled words and nonsense answers.  Finally…the board got a little better with its communication and began telling us that "he" was a four year old child, with something wrong with his feet and that he were not the only one present. He said there were six other spirits with him….of which were standing behind (and it gave the initials of two of the individuals in the room)...that did it for every living, breathing person in the room….we quickly closed the session and tossed the board out.  My family has stories of using the Ouija board that could fill a library.  Back in the 70's, people didn't know about the board, as they do now…people then, thought it were just a game.  Well…thank goodness over time, people are starting to know more and more about the spirit realm and types of energies contacted through the board…and are finding out very differently….it's not just a game!  It's about as safe as Russian roulette if you want my honest opinion.

Sorry for getting side tracked…but back to the night my cousin and I used the board with three other people watching around us. My use of the board had no ill affects….as I said, I was one of the lucky ones according to paranormal investigators and psychics I've spoken with concerning the incident.  But my cousin was not so lucky.  When she went home that night, she obviously didn't go home alone.  All hell broke loose at her home.  Things went so crazy that the home had to be blessed and cleansed twice afterwards.  Months following the use of the board, she were plagued with horrible nightmares, electricity being turned on and off, water running, getting locked into rooms mysteriously….just to name a few.  She were basically being tormented.  Anyway…that's just one aftermath of using the board…my brother who was a pastor, had a daughter whose friend became obsessed with an energy she contacted and later committed suicide, so they could be together forever.  When I heard the story, it sounded like something right out of a movie…but being my brother was a well respected pastor, I knew he weren't pulling my leg for kicks.

This is a serious matter…and the quicker people discover how potentially dangerous using the board can be, the better.  I cringe when I'm in a store and see one sitting on the shelf in the toy section….THE TOY SECTION, where my kids can pick it up and ask me what kind of game is this? "Whoa…put that down slowly and no one will get hurt".  But it's not just Ouija boards…it's tarot cards, it's table tapping, automatic writing, séances and what ever other means people find in contacting the dead. My advice…if you want to play with fire, expect to get burned.  If you don't know what you're doing and you think it can't happen to you, think again. There are books written about people who have lost their homes, lost their loved ones and lost their sanity tampering with something they knew nothing about….or very little about. So, next time someone asks you if you want to get in on a little innocent spooky fun….think about all individuals out there who weren't so lucky and who's lives changed that very moment they said "Yes".


Quoted by:
Doris "Dusty" Smith
President & Founder of The Daytona Beach Paranormal Research Group, Inc.
http://www.dbprginc.org
Proud member of the TAPS family & the AGS
President & Founder of
The International Association of
Cemetery Preservationists, Inc.
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Owner & Operator of
Haunts of the
World's Most Famous
Beach Ghost Tours
http://www.hauntsofdaytona.com

Our group has worked several cases where the paranormal activity greatly increased after certain family members used an Ouija board to contact entities. These cases are some of the worst we've worked.

Nasty smells, banging and knocking sounds throughout the day and night, object movement.  I even had my ribs broken on one case when a set of golf clubs was thrown at me from across the room.

We always ask clients if they have used an Ouija board during the initial interview, and they always say, "No."  We always find out later that they had used one.

This may be sold as a game, but I can attest to the fact that it is NO game! The board opens doorways to all sorts of lower level beings that don't belong on this plane.


Quoted by:
S. Jones
Founder of Florida Ghost Team
http://floridaghostteam.com/
and
Programing Director and Producer
of Supernatural Crossroads Radio

Well, as long as the Ouija board has been around, you would think that people would have wizened up.

There are too many cases in which, someone has gotten injured or harassed after or during the use of the Ouija Board.

Parker Bros does not care what the outcome or dangers are as long as they make money.

The Ouija Board opens doors and the user has no idea of what is happening. The user is drawn into a world of total obsession with the board and continues to work the board alone.

Whatever entity has come through is malevolent and uses the person to keep the door open for others to come through.

The person may believe that they have contacted a loved one when in reality; it could very well be a demonic spirit that is mimicking the deceased individual.

They should all be burned and forgotten. But as long as there are thrill seekers and idiots, the Ouija board will remain active in society.


Quoted by:
Chanda
The National Ghost Hunters Society
http://nationalghosthunters.com

The National Ghost Hunters Society believes that this life is not our only life. "May the dead show us what the living cannot see"


Quoted by:
Brandy Stark
S.P.I.R.T.S.
http://www.starkimages.
homestead.com/Home.html

If they do not channel the dead, then they certainly set up a psychological premise which I don't think should be tampered with. I feel it is like opening the door to a stranger -- you never know what you will get!


Quoted by:
Jamie Clemons
Chicagoland Ghost Club
http://www.geocities.com/
Area51/Shadowlands/2004

I see the danger in Ouija boards, but not in the fact that it lets bad things in. That may be a secondary risk. I see the danger in when it actually works, and people actually make contact, and paranormal stuff actually starts happening, the people get so afraid that it actually worked that they freak out and imagine that all sorts of demons are after them. That is the real danger of Ouija boards. What did you expect after all from contacting the dead?


Quoted by:
Richard Senate
Author of Hollywood Ghosts, The Ghost Stalkers Guide to Haunted California and Ghosts of the Haunted Coast.
and
First ghost hunter on the internet,
Investigating haunted sites since 1978
http://www.ghost-stalker.com/

They can be traced back to the ancient Greeks who used what was called a "talking table".  They too said that you should never use the "Table" while drunk or sick. Its was used by the followers of Pathagoras.

I do not condemn the board BUT, It isn't a toy and should be used with great care.  It can be harmful (like any tool) if its not used well.

These are a few rules I tell students:

  • Never never never use a board by yourself! The people who get into trouble do this.

  • Always use at least three people.

  • The person asking the questions should not be on the board (using the planchette).

  • Never believe what is spelled out until checked.

  • If anything bad happens on the board, stop using it at once. (Like if you should contact Hitler, Satan or some such evil person).

  • Keep good notes. People have written novels using Ouija Boards--some are good.

  • More good things come out of the board than evil--For every horror story, I have files of good communication.

  • Author of Hollywood Ghosts, The Ghost Stalkers Guide to Haunted California and Ghosts of the Haunted Coast.

  • First ghost hunter on the internet, Investigating haunted sites since 1978


Quoted by:
Susan Granby
S.P.I.R.I.T.S of St. Petersburg
http://www.centralflghosts.
homestead.com/home.html

My feelings about Ouija Boards is this:

They are very dangerous toys. I liken it to giving a 4 year old a chemistry set! The ones you purchase today are mass produced on assembly lines. Therefore, this tool that is used to open a portal to other realms is open to absorbing the energy of anyone who works with it.

What if you have a very angry, hostile person working in that factory? That energy will be sealed within the item.

"I have found that using my own intuition is a much easier and safer way to receive communications that are meant for this side."


Quoted by:
Denise
S.P.I.R.I.T.S of St. Petersburg
http://www.centralflghosts.
homestead.com/home.html

I do think that there are people who can successfully use it and have no problems, but they are far and few in between. Unless you have many, many years of psychic, mediumship, channeling, experience then DO NOT TOUCH THEM.





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