13 Dos and Don’ts to Know About Ouija Boards
A mystic board that allows you to communicate with spirits? Sounds dangerous. And fun. What is a Ouija Board? The Ouija board (also dubbed the “talking board”) debuted in the late 1800s, patented by the Kennard Novelty Company. The Ouija is a flat wooden board marked with numbers, letters, and the words “yes” and “no.” It comes with a planchette, a heart-shaped piece of wood used to spell out messages. This board is believed to allow people to communicate with the paranormal. The Ouija board gained popularity in the Spiritualist movement, and by 1886, it was used regularly by spiritualists. However,… Read more »
What Is A Ouija Board?
Man has always possessed an unslaked thirst for knowledge from the other side. Historical texts tell of man wanting to contact the afterlife as far back as the Biblical days and the various warnings against it in Levitical texts from 538 B.C. Curiosity cannot be helped as humanity wants to know what happens when we die. Where do we go? Who do we meet? Boiled down, this curiosity evolves from a need for ultimate knowledge. Over time there have been many ways and methods used to make contact and get these answers. Divination rods, runes, tea leaves, seances, scrying, automatic… Read more »