The OUIJA Board

[Captain Beyond]

Ah,one of Art Bell's biggest fears!Well,Had my own experience with one,it was quite something!!

My late father was into metaphysical stuff way back in the late 60's and 70's.He finally found our old Ouija board in the attick and began to use it.At this time,it wAs just myself and my dad living there,and I had the upstairs and came and went as I pleased.

One night,I came home and found the Ouija board still on the kitchen table.I didn't think much about it,and turned on the tube for some late night viewing,and a few munchies. Any way,I settled down in my comfy chair for some late night horror or whatever I could find.Very soon,the kitchen light suddenly came on,and it was the old type light switches that made a definate 'click' when they came on.

I bout freaked out,and finally made my way into the kitchen to take a look see.There was nothing there so I calmed down,turned the boob tube off and the light,and went upstairs to bed.This was an old house with old creaky wood steps leading to two upstairs rooms.

Well,I settled into bed very quickly and was still awake,but tired from all the days events.It was very quite and a rural area so I could hear everything.I never heard the door at the bottom of the steps open,but all of a sudden,I heard these slow lumbering footsteps clomping up the stairs,thump,thump,thump!

Whatever it was,it came all the way to the top of the stairs and just stopped.Man,I was so buried under the covers,shaking from my head to my toes,too afraid to look.I just knew if I pulled the covers down,somin was gonna be right beside me glaring at me.

I stayed under the covers,scaed to death for a very long time.I never heard whatever it was make another sound.I finally drifted off to sleep,but I have never forgotten that night,and will NEVER EVER,fool with a damn Ouija board!

CB

[Alger]

I think you told that story at "TOP", I remember it. Freaky indeed.

[Captain Beyond]

Yeah,I did old buddy,just wanted to get some posting done since it's been a while for me.Gotta back up my antifluff motto right? :-D Just kidding, a little fluff never killed anyone I guess,but 'Video killed the radio Star'

CB

[Dereka_k]

I've had many experiences with Ouija Boards. Some good. Some bad.

Some of the scarier ones left people physically marked, left animals in the house in hysterics and one that even left me on the floor in the fetal position then left some presence in my home that destroyed furnature.

Despite this I believe a board can be used safely and even be tuned to receive only the types of spirits and/or entities you wish it too.

My board has been in storage for a few years due to a move, so I haven't used it for awhile and although I have used my board alone (and will again). I have to recommend that No one ever use an Ouija board, when the portal is open you never really know what is going to step through. Unlesss your willing to accept and deal with whatever happens then avoid these boards if you can.

[Captain Beyond]

I agree with your advice completely,once the portal is open,anything might just come through!

CB

[fabzilla]

I've learned one thing from my brief "trial" experience with the old board, quite simply...

Children shouldn't play with dead things.

Very strange period in my life and I will not do it again knowingly.

fab

[Sam Im Not]

Children shouldn't play with dead things.
fab

Well siad. My bref time useing a Ouija bord was not something I would like to repeat.

NOt Sam

[Alpha]

Fab, Sam I'm not....anything you'd consider sharing regarding your experience??

[Captain Kundalini]

I dare not tell you of the extremely negative experience I had back after using a Ouija Board back in September of 1985. It haunts me to this day.

[Sam Im Not]

I was young and dumb 14 or 15. My friend had made the board himself and used a small crystle glass as the (cant think of the name of the thing that moves around). 4 of use played with it a cuople of times. It was wierd but nothing worth relating until the last time I every used one. That time my friend asked a question I belive it was "How did you die?" If not it was somthing like that. The glass moved to NO. My friend would not let the question go and kept repeating it and the glass move to NO then anfter 4 or 5 times of this the glass started spinning as if the stem was the axis. It was spining fast then it shatered. That was the last time I had any thing to do with a Ouija board. Since then I have heard may strange stories about them from others but I will not have any thing to do with them.

Not Sam

[fabzilla]

Fab, Sam I'm not....anything you'd consider sharing regarding your experience??

It was back in 88, some band mates and myself had a place and of course it was quite dated metaphorically speaking if anyone is familiar with the music and social scene at the time. Needless to say, the ouija board thing was just one of those “while we’re trashed and partying let’s give this a whirl” kinda things for the group of us.

The first few times were pretty much uneventful and bland, then after about a week or so it started really channeling and doing some very odd things.

As an insert I am now quite chilled and almost uneasy as I type this.

We had gotten to the point where apparently it seemed that we were actually communicating with two different “whatevers” on the other end. One, who was more peaceful and communicative dubbed himself as BUB, the planchette operated smoothly almost rhythmic when it was portraying itself as this persona, very telling smooth lacing circular patterns revolving around the letters and not stopping rather gliding by in a nonstop continual course. BUB was a conversationalist of sorts and we always looked forward to talking to our new found apparitional friend. We’d innocently spend hours especially in the pre dawn time, as this was the period that we were told was when they were at their strongest point and the darkest period of the day, just shooting the breeze so to speak and carrying on our little venture.

It apparently did get to know some of our most personnel attributes and seemed very sentient in nature overall, then it started getting darker. When we started cueing in a bit more on the nature of the cause for the condition it lead us on a trail of involvement that seemedly disclosed its original personality among the living, a person that we had went to school with that had died in a tragic auto accident while I was a sophomore, now this was quite a feeding frenzy for the old mind to consume. Not only was it capable of describing the scene except for the moment of impact and a brief period there following, but it was also able to divulge information of nature that only that individual would have been capable of producing regarding tapes and things that were within the crash scene and not elements of reported public record, and also conversations from our school period.

Now let me interject at this point my mother the former nun, who is a very devout spiritual lady and quite in tune with her own beliefs, started having some brief Q&A sessions when I would see her at this point regarding what was going on in my life as she was “feeling” strange especially when I was stopping by after dark.

Enter PIP. BUB at this point started dropping off in the middle of our conversations and it seemed was replaced with a new found entity labeling itself PIP. PIP’s motions were more exaggerated as the planchette was at an unsteady and fevered pace as it pitched and yawed across the board and at times would come to a more dead and jerky stop on letters of the board. Not as friendly, and not the conversationalist we had come to know and call friend as BUB. This being had an ill effect on the aura of the house and strange out of place things and events started occurring on a developing basis. BUB and PIP where rarely ever present at the same time during a conversation as BUB had told us he was being “pushed” off by a stronger entity from his end and could do nothing to prevent it from occurring. Things would be out of place or moved, stuff would be missing, doors would open and close, and our friend’s dog would no longer enter our place at ease or without a stern come along.

Things developed very uneasy as at this point we were becoming a little more separated and busy with gigs and such and Dave found himself in the house alone many evenings and at this point, when he apparently tampered with something somehow and it got funky. Dave became very paranoid and rarely slept the evenings opting for a daytime nap period as it seemed to be more comfortable for him to do so.

I’ll add at this point that Dave was a frustrated drummer having absolutely no sense of timing and rhythm and had a completely spiritually void history unlike the rest of us who had at least a resemblance of an assortment of faith based upbringings.

My mother and now my father, the former seminarian, were more intense when she would see me at this point and knew I was tampering with something and somehow it followed me on my course but would not be allowed by her to enter into her space. Somehow she always knew, be it a guardian angel or whatever felling or scientific category you would like to apply here, she always knew. But I being the “strong minded” sub adult at this point shrugged it off as just parental over concern and was not connecting all the dots that were being drawn.

Now to the sightings. We had gotten to the point where we were teasing and mocking some of PIP’s gestures and writing him off as hogwash and just a game. Daring him and others to reveal themselves to prove that they were real and not just a subconscious event we were generating out of our collective id’s.

Down the hall, a mere twenty steps or so from our gathering point was a doorway to one of the bedrooms and from there, at that point, it told us to look and it would be there in the doorway.

Now I am very chilled and tearing as I type.

We looked and an out of focus misting ethereal shape was there, not totally with shape and definable by any means, but something was there and it moved wavering between the casing of that old bedroom door, and we were speechless and stunned and extremely uneasy at this point.

After hours of long discussion we opted to no longer engage the spirit world as a group and decidedly laid this episode to rest as things were now definitely becoming stranger in the house, as if they were not already, more missing items and shifted positions, odd varying temperatures room to room, things falling from the ceiling when nothing was there, on and on.

We started looking for a new abode and would rarely be in house during the dark periods of the day when alone. The board had not been touched by the collective in a week, then Dave was home by himself we went to pick up some grub and head back for a munch. When we had pulled back up Dave was on his way through the screen door, pale white and extremely scared, running right off the edge of the porch and onto the ground he spilled. We entered the house, the rocking chair was still rocking on its own, the board lay on the floor, the planchette embedded within a wall slightly, and still the chair rocked of its own and slowly subsided to a halt over the course of about 15 minutes.

We didn’t talk of this as we all knew what had happened, Dave was the weak link and had used and had somehow become the target of who or whatever was out there or surrounding us at this point.

I went to my parent’s house, it was now around 1 AM, my mother was awake and praying, she knew, she had felt it, and she did what she believes in when situations such as this arise, prayed.

As I came in all she said was “You have been warned, and I’m glad you are safely here and traveling alone.”

We didn’t carry on any more discussion over this period in time and just left it as a lesson learned and not one to delve into on any level. This is the first recant of the event I have done since its occurrence and it at times was very uneasy a thing to accomplish even now. I’ve had the same chilling effect not felt in a long time and since this timeframe happened while typing all this.

So as to speak are they real and does it work?

I most definitely, assuredly, without a shadow of a doubt will say to you Hell yes.

Is it what it seems?

No, they lie and ultimately have very little of good intent in the long run and this is based on my own individual experience with the format. Spirits, yes they are, but who or what they pretend to be, they are not.

There’s my story you asked for, I’ve left out many of the smaller details for time’s sake and my own rational peace of mind.

Take from it what you will.

But this child, will not play with dead things ever again knowingly.



fab

[Alpha]

Chilling story fab.....thanks for sharing it.

I really beleive that the Ouija board opens an uncontolled gateway to varied spirits or entities...likely from the lower astral plane.

This experience of mine ( although I've had a few) was also a scary one; luckily it was outdoors so that whatever was channelled or "conjured" was not able to form any afinity of bond to location.

This tale goes back to my days of summer camp. It was a hot, humid and still summer night...one of those nights when there is no breeze, the air is thick and seems to hang and cling like a moist sheet.

We were camp councellors then...all the kiddies were tucked in their tents and nothing much was happening so what to do?

The camp was located in the country, far away from anything but other farms situated on dirt roads....no where to go that was remotely close.

Bored and looking for some excitement, a group of us decided to grab the Ouija board from one of the councellors and head up the dirt road to an old cemetary....likely over 100 years old and see who we could communicate with.

We chose a peaceful place between the old headstones beside a stand of trees and started to ask for a showing, some sign that there was some energy or entity there.

The answers to the questions we asked were non specific and benign, which of course led to accusations of manipulating the result.

To kick it up a notch, someone had the brilliant idea to ask if anyone was really present, to give us an irrefutable, almost impossible sign to prove their presence. In this particular case, it was asked that if any spirit or energy was there, that they could prove their presence by making the wind blow.

Remember now, that this is a quiet, still, hot humid night....no breeze...not even a hint of one.

Well all of a sudden.....seemingly out of nowhere, a forcefull gust of wind manifests.....one so strong that it blows the Ouija board off the ground and smack, right into one of the headstones.....the leaves of the nearby trees are rattling in the wind, our hair blowing all over the place with this wind out of no where...wind so strong that one could hardly breathe. This gust lasted for a few minutes and the night reverted to the same stillness as before.

Well that was it....the six of us took off as fast as our legs could carry us....running down that dirt road...no one wanting to be the last in the exodus from that cemetary back to the camp.

The Ouija Board was left at that site, along with some other personal items like flashlights and other things....the main impetus was to get out of there as soon as possible.

To this day, I'm not sure if the Ouija Board was the vehicle for what happened that night, or if it was the site of the cemetary itself or both, however, that incident rattled me so badly, that I never touched a Ouija board again.

[Alpha]

Here's one view regarding the dangers of "channelling"....the Ouija Board being only one of many vehicles:

Ouija board: Not a Game - about the danger with Channeling Boards
By Dale Kaczmarek

The Ouija board has been used by thousands of people for spirit communication and is very similar to automatic writing, the only difference between the two being the absence of the board itself in automatic writing. Both forms of communication are very dangerous, as are sŽances, because they are usually uncontrolled forms of communication. In other words, the individuals that use these channels are usually novices and are unaware of the possible dangers that may await.

A controlled situation would be where a psychic, medium or clairvoyant is present. This way the medium could sense if any dangers were present and close off the communication before any harm was done.

The Ouija board is just a piece of compressed wood, sold at virtually all toy stores and occult supply and book stores. Ouija is a combination of two words, "oui" and "ja" which mean "yes" in French and German respectively. The board itself is not dangerous, but the form of communication that is attempted often is.

Most often the spirits contacted through the Ouija are those who reside on "the lower astral plane." These spirits are often very confused and may have died a violent or sudden death through murder, suicide, etc. Therefore, many violent, negative and potentially dangerous conditions are present to those using the board.

Often several spirits will attempt to come through at the same time, but the real danger lies when you ask for physical proof of a spirit's 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, simply put, is "opened a doorway" and allowed the spirit to enter into the physical world. Future problems can and often do arise.

I strongly advise against the use of the Ouija, automatic writing or sŽances. If you don't happen to be lucky or unlucky enough (depending on how you look at it) to contact any ghosts, then if nothing else, you could become emotionally attached to or dependent on the board's advice. This can be psychologically harmful as you will attempt to get more and more information out of the board.

You could actually just be using the board as an avenue to the inside of your own mind without consciously realizing it. In other words, you could be asking questions of the board and then your subconscious mind would be using the planchette to answer your own questions. This often happens to those people who use the board by themselves.

I believe the following cases are true examples of what could happen to those who continue to use the board and become obsessed or possessed.

Ouija Board's Evil Spell Still Lives in Our House (National Examiner, 31787 by Robert Stamper)

I invited a foul horror into my house with a Ouija board. My brother and I got no results when we started to use the psychic device, but suddenly the message indicator mysteriously began to move. The first thing the board told us was that the message was being sent by Seth. Then I made the tragic mistake of telling the board to prove it was real by doing something supernatural.

The results were startling and scary. The board told us that the grandfather of one of my best friends would die in a week. The chandelier in the room began to shake violently and the chimes rang like pieces of metal being smashed together. The room became as cold as ice and we were shivering, though the thermometer read 70 degrees. The horrible stench of death filled the room and we couldn't stop gagging and coughing.

Suddenly, the noises stopped and the room was as quiet as a cemetery in the middle of the night. My brother and I looked at each other in terror. We opened the windows to get rid of the stink of rotting flesh and told each other we'd forget the whole thing, but a week later the grandfather of one of my best friends died just as the board predicted!

From time to time the chandelier would rattle, the room freeze and that awful smell return. I couldn't take it any more. I threw the board away and told my mother about the experience. She told me that once you tamper with a Ouija board, its evil spell would remain forever. To this day, those terrifying tremors shake the house and the stench of death fills the room.

Ouija Board Summons Demons (The Sun, 12986)

A simple Ouija board became a passport to hell for a family that accidentally summoned a demon into their living room. "I thought it might have been the Devil himself," says John Ravens, father of the tormented family. "When it was over, we were all bleeding and had severe burn marks. Our living room was a disaster area."

"It was supposed to be a joke," says Gloria, the girl's mother. "We were going to make believe we were talking with the spirit world."

Little Lynda, her nine-year-old brother Ronald, and their parents gathered around the board for what they thought was going to be an evening of fun at their home in a Toronto, Canada suburb. "We were just playing around with it when suddenly the planchette that spells out answers began moving by itself," says John. "We were all scared, but then I thought maybe one of the kids was up to tricks. We started asking questions, and this spirit began speaking to us. "Then it asked if it could visit with us. By this time, I was sure someone was playing a joke, and I said yes."

That's when the nightmare began. "The demon appeared within seconds," says John. "It spun around the room overhead, laughing and cursing at us. It was surrounded by a ring of fire and the room became so hot, it was like an inferno from Hell." The family describes the demon as red and black with scaly skin and horns. It also had giant bat wings. "Then it suddenly swooped down and attacked us," recalls John, horror flickering over his features. "It started biting each of us on the face and arms. We tried getting up and running for the door, but every time we did, the creature started clawing us. It was so fast, we couldn't escape from it."

Lynda and brother Ronald were picked up repeatedly and hurled across the room. As they lay helplessly on the floor, the creature pounded on their chests and heads. "It had hooves that dug into my children's faces and skin, marking them badly," says Gloria. The attack lasted for more than an hour before the horrifying demon vanished as quickly as it first appeared. The children were screaming and crying as John pulled them out of the house and drove to a nearby hospital, where they were treated for cuts and burns.

Demons Use Ouija Board As Gateway To Take Over Soul (The Sun, 22884 by Lewis Clifford)

Terrifying demons freed from other dimensions are preying on helpless human victims, and the gateway used by the grotesque monsters is being kept open by innocents toying with Ouija boards and other tools of the occult, top medical and religious experts caution.

"They are vile creatures of the night," warned Dr. Alberto Gonzalez, of the Pan American Institute of Health. "They exist. They can possess the bodies of their victims and cause normally gentle, nonviolent people to commit outrageous crimes. They can assume other forms, some quite ghastly. They are among us in many instances solely because of these sinister toys called Ouija boards." Gonzalez, a psychiatrist and parapsychologist, claims he has found demonic links to several cases of cattle mutilation and human vampirism in Central America.

Says the Rev. Morris Cerullo, president of World Evangelism and author of The Black Side Of Satan, (Creation House, Carol Stream, Illinois, 1973), "Many people have related to me weird tales of answers given by the Ouija board. This and other occult games may seem intriguing, but the implications are serious and not to be tampered with. They can lead to dangerous waters indeed."

Dr. Marta Prohazka of Fairfax, Virginia, is also convinced that spirits can play terrifying destructive games with human behavior. During her practice as a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst, she realized that many patients she had considered "hallucinating paranoid schizophrenics" might instead merely be in touch with something invisible to her but visible to them. "I came to understand that another plane, dimension or existence interrelated with our plane or visible manifestation," she said. "By training and expanding consciousness, some individuals gain entrance into that invisible dimension. It seems to some like a window into heaven.

"I also learned that contact with the other dimension can be dangerous, especially if a psychically sensitive person loses his emotional harmony. The window into heaven can then become a window into hell."

Millions of the plastic oracles are in use in American households, nevertheless. The eerie messages from beyond they have spelled out have been credited or blamed for marriages, divorces, sickness, misery, mystery and murder.

Psychic and medium Anne Rose told the Sun: "Horrible demons have definitely been released by the Ouija board...The Ouija board is a vehicle that makes it easy for negative spirits and demonic forces to enter this plane of existence." The Merrillville, Indiana clairvoyant cautioned that evil spirits or demonic forces often gain the trust of people experimenting with Ouija boards by answering several questions truthfully and providing predictions. "Once they have gained the trust of their victims, it is easy for the entity to move in and take over either by strongly influencing that person, or by outright possession," she said. People who are untrained and unsophisticated in the field of the paranormal and supernatural should never play with devices such as the Ouija board, according to the clairvoyant.