OUIJA BOARDS

Presented by: A.S.Jhanani 20081729

TABLE OF CONTENTS

WHAT IS OUIJA BOARD? PRECURSOR TO OUIJA HOW TO OUIJA? IS IT SAFE OUIJA? SCIENCE Vs OUIJA.

WHAT IS AN OUIJA BOARD?

Ouija board (pronounced "wee-gee" or "wee-ja is derived from the French and German/Dutch words for "yes", oui and ja ) is a flat board marked with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0-9. It uses a planchette (small heart-shaped piece of wood) or movable indicator to indicate the spirit's message by spelling it out on the board during a sance. The Ouija board can be used to communicate with spirits of the dead.

PRECURSOR TO OUIJA BOARD

Precursors to the Ouija date back to ancient times. In China before the birth of Confucius (c. 551 B.C.), similar instruments were used to communicate with the dead. In Greece during the time of Pythagoras (c. 540 B.C.) divination was done with a table that moved on wheels to point to signs, which were interpreted as revelations from the "unseen world." The rolling table was used through the nineteenth century.

PRECURSOR TO OUIJA BOARD

Other such devices were used by the ancient Romans as early as the third century A.D. And in the thirteenth century by the Mongols. Some Native Americans used "squdilatc boards" to find missing objects and persons, and obtain spiritual information. In 1853 the planchette came into use in Europe. It consisted of a triangular or heart-shaped platform on three legs, one of which was a pencil. The medium or user moved the device over paper to draw pictures and spell out messages.

HOW TO OUIJA?
It is very simple to ouija. It takes two to Ouija.

Timing and atmosphere.

Be seated comfortably
Decide on a questioner or medium. The two should place the fingers of both hands very lightly on the planchette.

HOW TO OUIJA? CONTD..

Move it. Maintain the right attitude. Start by asking simple questions. Dont ask for any physical signs.

Close the board if it starts getting unruly.

IS IT SAFE TO OUIJA?

It has been attacked both by critics of the occult and those within the occult community who consider it unsafe.

Ouija board, in occultism, a device ostensibly used for obtaining messages from the spirit world.
Whether one believes that the Ouija contacts spirits

or is merely a vehicle to probe one's own subconscious, there are psychological risks to using the board.

During Ouija sessions, it is common to receive vulgar or vile messages, as well as messages that tap into the

SCIENCE VS OUIJA.

The Ouija phenomenon has been criticised by many scientists as a hoax related to the ideomotor response. At least under laboratory conditions, the subjects were moving the board involuntarily. Some critics noted that the messages ostensibly spelled out by spirits were similar to whatever was going through the minds of the subjects.

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