Ouiji Boards where they came from and where they need to go.

Yes, those little gateways to everywhere....those "toys" that you can buy in the store. Ouiji Boards. What about them?  I had a couple of Ouiji Board moments yesterday and was talking to some others about them. The only thing you really MUST know, is don't ever use them. Period, no "ifs ands or buts". 

Now with that said, can people who know how to restrict the door the Ouiji Board creates, use them. Yes. But to be honest, I know of three people who know how to truly do that, I am one , and one other is on the east coast, and one in CA. People aren't trained how to do that anymore because no one uses the darn things anymore...well almost no one.  I see no reason to use one. There are so many better ways to communicate out there, and every one of them is not only safer, but better for the site where you are connecting.

Where did this all begin and why is it sold as a toy?

"Talking boards" began in China around 1050-1150 AD. The use of "planchette writing" then moved to India, Greece, and eventually Europe and the US with the Spiritualist Movement. The boards were banned in China by the Qing Dynasty.

The boards made their way to the US. Back in the late 1800's there was a huge "spiritualist" movement in the US. Seances, mediums, and contacting the dead in any way became a fad. Everyone was interested. It came to the point where there was so much fakery going on that famous people became embroiled in arguments over if spirits existed, if they could communicate, and if mediums were real. People like Harry Houdini went around the country and exposed fakes almost as much as he did magic shows.

These seance and medium led events were mostly for the upper classes, they were the ones who could afford the medium's fees and expenses. The man on the street didn't get invited to these soirees, so different vendors began making the planchettes. A man named Elija Bond was smart enough to patent the planchette and in 1890 the "offical" Ouiji Board as we know it today was patented and sold.

As fakes flooded the "spiritualist" movement, the board became known as a toy, as an item to fake things. People DID use it to fake messages. Imagine how easy it would be to move the planchette giving friends and family messages YOU wanted them to hear....."the spirits say you must stop hanging out at the clubs, something bad will happen!"

Before you know it, the board was a joke.

A man named Kennard who partnered with Bond gave the planchette writer the name "Ouiji Board". He claimed the word was Egyptian and meant "good luck". Then in 1901 a man named Fuld took over the patent and claimed that the word was a combination of the French and German words for "yes". The board's most popular use was from the 1920's- 1960's, when the patent was sold to Parker Brothers, I bleieve that Hasbro has the current patent.

The problem is that it was never meant to be a toy. It actually was an authentic method of contacting the dead. It didn't always work, we all know today that spirits communicate when THEY want to , not when we want them to. However it's popular use and easy method of communication made it easy for spirits to flood in. 

The problem is that using one is throwing the gates wide open. It has no restrictions, no safety , no stopgap, as that was left to the medium and her spirit controls or gatekeepers. The common man who purchased the board had no idea of such entities or how to use them. So the board floods in anything that is nearby when the doors are open.

A similar thing is happening today when people start doing EVPs in their home and wonder why the activity level increases and changes. Spirits see they are being heard and getting attention, the word gets out and they flood in. NEVER do EVPs in your own home, let someone who is going to leave the home do it.

So now we have people using Ouiji Boards who have no clue, no abilities, no safety precautions. They open doors in places that they have no business opening doors in. It is like the go to the homes and businesses of other people, unlocking the doors and opening them wide. This will allow anyone from the street to come on in...then they leave them there. They don't even know that they need to close the door later, and certainly don't clear out the building first. It is a bad idea from the moment they take it out of the box.

That being said, many of us used them, especially in the 60's and 70's. Did you know that the movie "The Exorcist" was based on a true story? It was about a boy, not a girl, and a Ouiji Board. It isn't worth it, never use a Ouiji Board. There are other methods also , like using mirrors or a Devil's Toybox that throw the doors wide open. Never use these unless you are trained and know what you are doing. Never have more than one mirror in a room, especially if they face each other.

So now we have Ouiji Boards being sold in Toys R Us and amateur ghost hunters using them in haunted locations (why anyone would need a tool like that in a haunted location is beyond me). We have more and more places with nasty spirits and those that are non human due to people who don't know what they are doing with spirit communication. Not because of Satanic rites are being done, but because of Ouiji Boards and other "talking boards".

If there is one ( a Ouiji Board that is),  hiding in your closet, get rid of it. If it has never been used, burn it. If it has been used and you are not sure, bury it with salt. If you have something attached to it, it will need to be blessed and cleansed, and the spirit bound to it. Then bury it, deep, where no one will find it. I know that you have visions of the movie Jumanji going through your head, but it is the best you can do at this point. Otherwise you have to continue hiding it in your closet and hope that future generations will know better than to take it out of the box. That is the problem with "creating monsters" we have to then tend them all our lives.

You will know if something is attached to it because there will be activity that began around the time you used the board, that has continued. Be aware that some non human spirits can use the board to allow othes to enter and don't even need you to take it out and use it. So the best thing is to get rid of it.

Don't burn it or destroy it if you do not know if something is attached, because then it is basically stuck here until a person who is trained banishes it back where it came from. Using the way the entity entered is the preferred and easiest way, so you want the board to still exist if you know something is attached to it. If your house is peaceful, no worries, bury it DEEP. Say a prayer over it, or whatever resonates with you for a little extra added protection and sink it deep!

The best protection, never take it out of the box. Communicate with psychics, mediums, voice recorders, Frank's Box or Ovilus, but NEVER a Ouiji Board!



Be careful out there!



Pesahui Wequashimese



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