Greetings,
I had this subject come up when talking to a friend and found out we both shared experiences regarding the Ouija Board.
Before I share my story I want to discuss how one can purchase this item. It is currently available in most game sections of many retail stores . This very serious tool, used for communicating with the dead, is treated as just a silly game. It is even sold as such . It can be found next to Monopoly,checkers and Scrabble. Family game night will never be the same.*grins*
The kids are reeeeally missing Grandma… How about the Ouija board!
Really? Does anyone else find this a bit bizarre? *grins*
I feel the Ouija Board is a tool like anything else . Not good or bad. But, should not be taken lightly. Im not sure it should be sold alongside games meant for children. Mainly, because it is what I think of as a “shit-Magnet”
What I mean, is that the Ouija Board tends to pull in negative energy . It does not come out of the box ready to use as most people would think.
I would suggest taking some precautions to ensure a positive experience.
Cleansing and blessing the board is a good way to do this.
Starting out with a positive mind set and not treating it like a game is very important as well.
The Ouija seems to magnify energy around it. Basically,shit in…shit out. Hence my previous title for this item. *grins*
After reading my own experience please, dont go throwing out your boards if you are worried. It is not always the culprit for paranormal activity in your home. It is just a tool that demands respect and common sense. Many people use them and have very positive experiences.
Now,for my story…..
This occurred back when I was a young teen. Which, means quite some time ago. *grins*
Some neighbor friends invited me over. They had a very nice finished basement and I went down to find my friends sitting around a table with candles and a Ouija Board in the middle. Imagine my surprise.
I had no clue what they had planned for the evening and was intrigued.
I agreed to try it out.
I did not feel it was a big deal and did not take it seriously. I figured, what the heck. What can it hurt?
Famous last words*chuckles*
It started out pretty simple.
We were all a bit nervous yet excited.
There was four of us and we gathered around the table.
We each placed a few fingers on the planchette.
As soon as we all touched it…I felt something change . Like a current of energy.
My one friend began to ask if anyone was there that wanted to communicate. I could feel the planchette begin to slowly move and after a few minutes it began to pick up speed. It moved in circular motions as though deciding what to spell.
We each were glancing up at one another with a mixture of excitement and wondering if anyone was moving it.
It settled on Yes.
The next question was spoken.
Are you in this room with us? Once again it began moving and went away from yes then back to it and stopped.
I began sensing a presence in the room and thought it was due to my imagination yet, my internal warning system starts going off. I ignore the warning telling myself im over reacting.
Remember, this is before I became aware of spirits. I was still in the discovery stage. It was not until many years later that I
would find myself helping earth bound spirits cross-over or even discover that I am a Psi . I am pretty much being introduced to the paranormal in a way I had not experienced before. Not the best way to be introduced, I might add. *smiles*
Back to my story….
Next question.If your are in this room how many of us are here?
The planchette settles on the 4. Of course, its correct.
Next question. Where are you in the room? The planchette moved again and begins spelling out words. It spells out the words that it is next to me with its arm around me and that im its favorite. *yikes!*
I am a bit freaked out at this point. To say the least. *smiles*
I then asked some questions in hopes of disproving all of it and that someone at the table was moving it.
I ask… what color my underwear is and it answered correctly.
I decide to try one last ditch effort to confirm this was a joke being played on me….I ask..is anyone home at my house right now? I knew my parents were gone and not due back until much later.
To my surprise, it answers yes. I run upstairs and out the back door…being neighbors …I am able to easily confirm if this is true. I fully expect to see our driveway empty but, its not. I am shocked. My parents came home unexpectedly.
I go back into my friends house and walk downstairs to rejoin my friends. I must have had a look on my face because, they look at me like ..what? I proceed to tell them what I found.
At this point I am hesitant to be a part of things again…but, I dont want to show fear or let this entity have the power. So, I once again lay my fingers on the planchette.
My other friend asks the question we are all dreading. Does it mean us harm?
The planchette settles on Yes. I can feel the energy in the room intensifying and I do the only thing I can think of. I begin reciting the Lords Prayer. I was not… nor have I ever been what anyone would call religous but, it was the only thing I knew to do at that time and actually could remember. *grins*
As soon as I began to speak the words… the planchette moves so quickly towards the No that our fingers fell off the planchette. We were not expecting it to move and kept up with it as best as we could…purely out of surprise at that point.
After our fingertips broke contact ..we saw it finish moving the last inch or so… on its own. I think we were all so stunned at that point we did not know what to do.
After a few minutes we all got up and turned on the lights and blew out the candles. No one said a word. We all had these wide eyed looks of fear and shock. I quickly said goodbye and headed back home. No one spoke about it after that.
I wish I could say that this where the story ended but, I cant.
Later that same night.
I am now in bed at home trying to sleep yet, far to freaked out to do so. I must have looked like a crazy person. Wide eyes darting around the room..clutching a bible to my chest like its the only floatation device left on a sinking boat. *grins*
Like I said before..I was a bit on the paranoid side. I had no clue how to handle this sort of experience.
So here I am. Laying in bed and listening for any sound or movement that shouldnt be in my room and taking some comfort in a bit of light shining from my parents room.
They were down the hall playing TV games..as we called them back then.
Yes, I am dating myself. * smiles* Even worse, they were playing “Paddle Ball”. A really basic game where a single back and forth movement of a paddle is used to keep a bouncing ball in play . I know. Lame*chuckles*
Ok enough about the games that predated Playstation and the likes. Current younger generation. Google it . *smiles*
I am laying in bed and I am extremely hyper-vigilant due to feeling like I was not alone. That something followed me home.
I begin to hear some noises like things being tossed onto my parents dresser and I look over and see a shadow in front of their bedroom dresser.
The way the rooms are situated I am able to see into a small section of their room and that included the dresser. I at first think it is one of them and their shadow casting onto the dresser. But, after looking more closely I notice that it is in front of the dresser and not a true shadow at all. I can tell something is not right plus, I can hear my parents in the frontroom.
Just as I think this…the shadow..which I see is very dense and very black with a very solid feel to it….. slowly turns and looks at me.
I freeze in terror as these very red and piercing eyes meet mine and this strong feeling of hate and anger rolls over me.
I clutch the bible tightly afraid to move.
I cant make out specific features on its face except for the eyes and what seems to be large horns… like a rams… protruding from the sides of its head. I know it sounds so crazy and stereotypical that it sounds made up. I can assure you its not. I speak the truth. I know what I saw.
It seemed like an eternity until, I had the courage to close my eyes and break eye contact. I decided ..at that moment …that no matter how frightened I felt, I would face whatever it was and be strong.
I think this is also, the moment that I begin to truly face any learned or imagined fears I had and became intent on taking my power back. To not let fear win ..even if its paranormal with horns or without.
It also, helped me to understand what its like to face negative entities .
Back to my story…
I opened my eyes fully… expecting it to still be there or worse…be in my bedroom with its face only inches from mine.. but, to my relief…it was gone. I no longer felt its presence.
I jump out of bed and fly down the hall totally freaked.
I ask my parents if they were just in their room and I get the response…No. Did you want us to be? My parents usual dry humor response . *grins*
I try to play it off that Im not scared out of my mind and say something to the effect, no I was just curious. And retreat back to my room with my parents watching me leave …with what I can only guess is a bewildered look on their faces. Which, im sure happened a lot when I was growing up.
Per previous posts, I was the strange child that paranormal things seemed to happen to. So, I suppose they were not that shocked about my odd behavior. *grins*
Over the next few weeks, I began experiencing unusual things in the house. Both my parents worked and my older Brother was gone a lot. so I was mostly alone.
I would hear footsteps coming down the hall even though I was alone and the floors were carpeted. I would be in the shower and hear doors opening and closing and I would call out but, no answer. Again, only to find I was very much alone.
My favorite moment. was hearing my brothers bed creaking as though he was moving around a lot …our bedrooms shared a wall, only to find when I charged into his room annoyed ..when he did not
answer me or respond to my shouted….Would ya stop it! I cant sleep with you moving around so much! And turning on the light.. and finding that he was not home. He was out with friends.
It was all becoming a bit much at this point.
I decided to mention it to my friends and see if they were having similar problems. I just prayed they did not think I was nuts. I asked my friend/neighbor who we had the Ouija board session in her house, and she could not believe what I told her. Not because, she did not believe me but, due to the fact that she had the same issues going on in her home as well.
She gave the board back to the other friend that owned it and it stopped.
I did not know what to do. We did not have a Ouija board in our house. I felt somewhat disturbed at that point. I had no idea how I was going to fix this issue.
I ended up cleaning part of our basement shortly after this discussion and was trying to figure out what to do about the uninvited guest. While organizing the massive amounts of games we had, I was stunned to find a very old Ouija Board within the stacks.
I think I had it in my hands only as
long as it took me to walk it out to the curb and place it on top of the full garbage can. It happened to be garbage pick-up the next day.
I am happy to report that all activity ceased from that day on.
I can also, tell you that my Mother was not very happy when she learned of me throwing it out since, it was something that belonged to my Grandmother and was very old. I should have at least given it back to my Grandma.
I felt bad but, honestly, my instinct told me to just throw it out. I dont think I wanted to risk giving it to anyone else nor, did I even realize it was not ours at the time.
As an adult, with experience dealing with these sort of things ….I must admit to looking back and wishing I could have investigated it further. I would have liked to try cleansing the board instead of just throwing it out. But, its all good. It was the correct thing to do at that time and the only thing I even knew to do.
I truly dont see it as evil as some people do. I think it comes charged from being mass produced and somehow it seems to have a proclivity to attract negative energy… if used right out of the box.
With the correct respect,attitude and cleansing …it can be used safely. I had sworn to stay away from it for many years and still do not own one. Not so much from fear but, I truly did not feel the need to have one. I have used one with a friend since and had very positive experiences. Plus, why take the chance and tempt fate.*grins*
I must admit to finding the boards fascinating and am not anti Ouija board as I was following my experience. Since then I have come to the point where I am no longer opposed to being around them or even joining in a session with a friend once in awhile.
I truly feel that the energy we brought to the table that night was a large part of our experience. We were young kids and did not have a clue what we were doing and treated it only slightly more serious than if we had played Monopoly. I am still not the biggest fan of spirit boards but, do not avoid them like the plague anymore. *grins*
I can see the positive uses and why they are still so popular. Its an amazingly simple tool and results are almost, a given. Sometimes they are not the type we wanted..but, if positive energy fills the atmosphere and cleansing and blessings are done…I truly believe that the board can be another great tool that spiritual minded people can use in a very positive manner. Just always, keep in mind that the best tools we have are part of us already. Our own senses. Learn to rely on your own innate gifts and talents to connect. You will find that a board is not nearly as satisfying or convey as much as what we can feel, hear and sense from within ourselves.
Good luck in your endeavors and please, feel free to share your own experiences . *smiles*
Sweet dreams,
Angel