Ouija board tips/tales/skepticism?

smokeybailey

That's my point.  One doesn't need a Ouija board.  They are not "evil" or the doorways to hell.  It's a board game.  You could call the spirits and ask them to push your cars around your game of Life as well.  Ask them to add pegs for how many children you will have.  Etc.

AmoroAgain

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[QUOTE]That's my point.  One doesn't need a Ouija board.  They are not "evil" or the doorways to hell.  It's a board game.  You could call the spirits and ask them to push your cars around your game of Life as well.  Ask them to add pegs for how many children you will have.  Etc.
Posted by smokeybailey[/QUOTE]

Man, I LOVED The Game of Life!  It just took so damn long to finish.  Same with Monopoly.  Now, there's a game to call up the spirits with Smokey! :D

Femlin

At this point, I have to leave my desk.  I keep looking over my shoulder and seeing sh!t out of the corner of my eye.

I don't know how I feel about ghosts, spirits, demons, etc.  I've never had any experiences to give me validation that they exist nor do I feel that lack of said experience is enough to discredit their existence.

But, damn, I'm creeped out now.  Thanks, all!

smokeybailey

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ouija board tips/tales/skepticism? : Man, I LOVED The Game of Life!  It just took so damn long to finish.  Same with Monopoly.  Now, there's a game to call up the spirits with Smokey! :D
Posted by AmoroAgain[/QUOTE]

You have NO idea.  I was sure that if spirits would talk, it would be to me.  I was wrong.

Actually, I HATE board games. Interactive games like Pictionary are cool, but I would hate when my sister and mom would pulll out Monopoly, Life, Sorry, etc. to play. It takes FOREVER to finish.

AmoroAgain

I did not like Monopoly.  Ugh.  In fact, whenever we played, it was without the houses, etc because that would make it more complicated.  I think you need a million people to play that in order to make it even remotely fun.

And of course, booze.

Celles

I don't believe in ghosts, spirits, gods or devils.  I do, however, believe in the power of suggestion. 

mizri

I know I'm not around the boards much anymore, but I just wanted to share a story on this.  A few years ago, maybe 7 or 8, some friends and I were at one guy's lake house.  We were telling ghost stories and all, and then John (his family owned the house) said that the mobile home on the land was haunted and he often sees an apparition moving down the hallway.  So, we got out the Ouija board.  The only two touching the pointer were me and Brittney, and we kept eye contact the whole time, neither of us looked at the board.  John and Shane watched the board for us.  We asked if anyone was there and it said "yes."  We asked for a name and it spelled out "Michael."  We then asked if it was a good spirit with us and it spelled "run."  Right after that, Brittney and I looked at the hall and saw the apparition.  So we ran.  To this day I will not go in that mobile home.  I've been back to the property, but won't go near that house.  Right now, I'm getting chills typing this.  I haven't touched a board since and have no desire to.

L-Bride

Mizri, you took your sig pic down! Thank you.

Creepy ouija story.

mizri

Well, I figured it was fitting since the wedding has been called off.  

L-Bride

I didn't know that. I'm sorry.

mizri

Thanks.  It's for the best.  He has trust issues from his last ex cheating on him and it got pretty bad.  So, I'm going to be moving back in with my mom at the end of this month and finishing my degree.  I'm really looking forward to the new changes.

polichik

Mizri, I'm sorry to hear what you're going through. I don't mean this in a snarky way at all, but do you have any other sources of support you could turn to besides a wedding board? It just hasn't been very healthy for some other women who have called off weddings but stuck around. Being around all the planning can be difficult.

mizri

Yeah, I do, and I know what you mean.  But I was just sitting here bored while the kids were napping and figured I'd check out what's going on.  I definately don't plan on being here as much, but I still find some of it entertaining and just because it didn't work for me and him, I'm still a sap for weddings.  

andyandhillary

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ouija board tips/tales/skepticism? : Which has nothing to do with a Ouija board.  You can sit in your house and do the same thing.  And just because you talk to spirits or ask them to interact with you does NOT mean that they're all bad or something awful is going to happen to you. Ninnies.
Posted by AmoroAgain[/QUOTE]

Right but the Ouiji board is used for that purpose.  This probs sounds more snarky than I mean it to but did you read the whole post?  No one is telling Whit to conduct a seance, we're saying to get a professional of some sort up in there.  Not all spirits are bad but you don't know if they are or not going into it.  If it's a bad spirit, yes, horrible things can happen. 

AmoroAgain

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ouija board tips/tales/skepticism? : Right but the Ouiji board is used for that purpose.  This probs sounds more snarky than I mean it to but did you read the whole post?  No one is telling Whit to conduct a seance, we're saying to get a professional of some sort up in there.  Not all spirits are bad but you don't know if they are or not going into it.  If it's a bad spirit, yes, horrible things can happen. 
Posted by andyandhillary[/QUOTE]

Hillary, do you really think that the minor things that Whit has described really warrants any sort of professional investigation? People involved in paranormal inquests generally say that the homeowner or whomever is effected can just tell the spirit (or whatever) to leave, that this was their home, and not the spirits, and this might actually stop the activity. 

I do think it's interesting that both Whit and her H are having dreams about "getting out" during marital troubles.  Maybe the dream isn't actually someone standing at the end of the bed, but rather, a dream caused by all the friction in their lives.

mizri

Whit, have you tried a cleansing of your house?  I'm not sure of your religious beliefs, but I used to have an issue with someone actually projecting himself to my house and had a very creepy meditation.  I did a cleansing of the entire house and protection on all the entrances to the house.  I was later told by this person that they were unable to project into my house around the same time I did this.  I never told him about the cleansing.  I didn't really believe he was doing it when he first told me about about his "ability" but when he started describing my house and how it was decorated (he had NEVER been to my house before) I got creeped out.  I would get a smudge stick and cleanse then house if I were you.  What could it hurt, you know?

smokeybailey

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ouija board tips/tales/skepticism? : Hillary, do you really think that the minor things that Whit has described really warrants any sort of professional investigation? People involved in paranormal inquests generally say that the homeowner or whomever is effected can just tell the spirit (or whatever) to leave, that this was their home, and not the spirits, and this might actually stop the activity.  I do think it's interesting that both Whit and her H are having dreams about "getting out" during marital troubles.  Maybe the dream isn't actually someone standing at the end of the bed, but rather, a dream caused by all the friction in their lives.
Posted by AmoroAgain[/QUOTE]

An interesting perspective.  and also?  you hate monopoly.  I think this is the beginning of something wonderful.

jayjoe

Ok, i have to run out the door so i didnt get a chance to read this whole thing, i will when i get back. But i will leave my story. (i do believe in ghosts, maybe its because i like the idea of thinking someone i love is still around.)

When i was 13 i starting playing with a board with my cousin, it was all in good fun, i never once believed it actually worked. Milton Bradley isnt exactly a portal to the netherworld, ya know Anyway, i always knew my cousin was moving it and she would always make it say funny things, it was JUST for fun.

One day i was cleaning out my basement, i was 15 years old. I found the board, it hadnt been touched in about a year and i was throwing it out. I got on it and in one of those make fun of the whole thing moments i said aloud "wooooo wooooo (sound of a ghost? LOL) if you're here let me know".  It did move. It said Irv. Then it said Tina sick 2. Tina Sick 2 Tina Sick 2 (I am crying right now as i type this) over and over and over. I tossed it. I got a phone call later from my mom to let me know that my Aunt Tina's father Irving (wasnt close to him at all, Tina was my aunt through marriage) had been killed in Manhattan. He was deaf and stepped into the street and was hit by a car. 4 months later my Aunt Tina was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She died 2 years to the day. I never touched a board again.

Take from that what you will, but it is something that i have never forgotten, i will never forget and i cannot talk about or write about without crying. Call me crazy or flame, but that was my experience.

mizri

Jayjoe, you just gave me chills.  

SpookieCat

My story is pretty much the opposite of jayjoes but it does serve to illustrate a point.

For my 14th bday party I had 4 friends and a cousin over for a sleepover in my grandparent's RV in my dad's backyard.  Once it got dark we kicked my younger sister out since we were going to play with one of the girl's ouija boards.  My sister (8) ran off and told my Dad that we had kicked her out yadda yadda.  The person that he is he promptly snuck into the backyard, crawled under the RV and started banging and rattling on the muffler and pipes underneath it.  He also pushed the whole RV gently so it got into a nice sway. 

We lasted about 3 minutes before we were running for the house and "Mom" like our lives depended on it.  He told me about a year later.

andyandhillary

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Ouija board tips/tales/skepticism? : Hillary, do you really think that the minor things that Whit has described really warrants any sort of professional investigation? People involved in paranormal inquests generally say that the homeowner or whomever is effected can just tell the spirit (or whatever) to leave, that this was their home, and not the spirits, and this might actually stop the activity.  I do think it's interesting that both Whit and her H are having dreams about "getting out" during marital troubles.  Maybe the dream isn't actually someone standing at the end of the bed, but rather, a dream caused by all the friction in their lives.
Posted by AmoroAgain[/QUOTE]


I probably wouldn't but that's her choice.  I WOULD do that over inviting who knows what to mess with me though. 

mwhitson14

I'm so sorry I'm just getting back to this! I changed jobs right after my last post and it's been pretty crazy at the hotel (of COURSE it would be!).

Amoro, it's not religion saying don't believe in ghosts/spirits/etc, it's more religion saying don't mess around with something that hints of the occult or dark magic. Also, interesting point about the dreams, although it did both occur on Sunday, after things have been improving for a few days. It was also the same day the kitchen light went off by itself and the attic light turned itself on while we were laying in bed. It was an overall creepy day!

Also, re: cleansing: I called my pastor after we decided to hold off on the board and we talked a little. He doesn't really seem convinced, haha. So we'll see where that leads.

AmoroAgain

I'm not laughing at the possibility that bad spirits exist, I'm laughing at the idea that a Ouija board from a store is what is imbued with the properties of bringing MORE darkness and MORE occult into your lives.  If it's there, it's there, but a fake board isn't the cause of it, and it isn't the bringer of it.

Whit, even though "things had been improving" doesn't mean you two aren't still stressed out about life.  Have you checked the wiring in your apartment?  What was the weather like?  Stormy? 

The thing is, I believe in spirits and ghosts, but I also believe that a lot of people are so quick to believe that it's a ghost, they don't take the time to really investigate the reasons why something as simple as lights going on could happen.

Nebb

Im just curious if anyone actually realizes that the ouija board (though not by that name) existed before it was patented as a toy, the concept of using a planchet to point to letters on a board wasnt created by parker brothers or matel or whoever. It has existed for centuries.

friendisaverb

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[QUOTE]DH and I have been experiencing some weird things in the house the last couple months. Lights turning on and off by themselves, <strong>our furnace coming on</strong>, shadows across our bedroom door, and dreams that we both have about someone standing at the foot of our bed screaming at us to get out. We've decided to borrow a ouija board and see if we learn anything. I'm pretty strongly against it due to my religious upbringing, but DH really wants to try it. Any ouija board tales, tips, tricks, doesn't work/does work kinda thing?
Posted by mwhitson14[/QUOTE]

Your furnace coming on it isn't a sign of a ghost , it is a sign of it working. Set it at a really low temperature if you don't want it going on in the summer.  It also sounds like you guys are having some pretty serious anxiety dreams. Is there  other trouble you are going through? Some times it is easier to focus on something silly than your actual problems.

L-Bride

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[QUOTE]In Response to Ouija board tips/tales/skepticism? : Your furnace coming on it isn't a sign of a ghost , it is a sign of it working. Set it at a really low temperature if you don't want it going on in the summer.  It also sounds like you guys are having some pretty serious anxiety dreams. Is there  other trouble you are going through?<strong> Some times it is easier to focus on something silly than your actual problems.
</strong>Posted by friendisaverb[/QUOTE]

That was a bit rude. Just because you see something as silly doesn't mean they are going through "trouble".