I looked to see if this question was answered already but I couldn't find anything really. The first thing I want to say is, I'm not looking for warnings about ouija because I've read about the risks. I just want to know the correct way to use it. I already have one and have tried to use it on numerous occasions with no success. Can anyone help me?

You won't always have them work. Try using it in a different location. Sometimes there are no spirits in the location, so nothing happens. It's luck of the draw really.

I was using one yesterday that failed a few times...just try location...

Keep a light touch on whatever you are using as a pointer. It is very important to relax, or you will be too tense to allow the pointer to move.

I've always heard that you should never, ever attempt to use one by yourself. If you have someone with you, sit Indian style facing each other and make sure your knees are touching. Dim the light, light a candle or two (to detect any unusual drafts), and empty your mind. Place the tips of your fingers lightly on the edges of the planchette and slowly move it continuously in a figure 8. Then, start asking questions.....is anybody there?....do you want to communicate?.....those are the "guidelines" I was given many moons ago. I've never had anything strange happen while using the Ouija board, and I'm skeptical at best as to whether they "work". So, there's my 2 and a half cents, for what it's worth.

Thanks for the help, I hope it works.

Is ouija illegal, I was chatting to soemone who does all the ouija stuuf and she told that cos it's witchcraft it's illegal (thats in England anyway)

In the US, it's perfectly legal to practice witchcraft and to use a ouija board. Ouija boards can be bought at Wal-Mart (common store in the states). Little kids can buy them, because ouija boards are considered a board game.

I've been doing a little research on the ouija boards and I've seen that they sell them at wal-mart (I have heard of it) and toy companies sell them. I saw somewhere that Toys 'R' Us (English toy store) have been selling them to kids so maybe it is legal. I have no idea really. But from what my friend told me they sound rather scary and dangerous. (She got in contact with a girl saying the angel of death was near).

But I still wanna try it, I once just wrote a load of letters and numbers down and tried it with my sister, but no such luck. I might buy a real one if I can.

Sorry if I lagged on a bit.

Those are considered the fake Ouija boards, there’s something now about how it has to be from the early 1900’s…

damnedgames.com
Here's some more info if you are interested.

that's a really cool site, awesome find!

There are no fake boards. You can made a ouija board with a pizza case.

It's not the board who attract spirits, it's the person who use it that offers a way to communicate so it dosen't matter if the board is authentic or homemade.

Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not into ouija) but I'm pretty sure of my anwser.

Heck, I once made a Ouija with Scrabble letters, two index cards with Yes/No written on them, and a wine glass as a pointer.

That's not true, in america we have so many scam boards!

Well, one hint is if you do seem to contact a spirit, don't tell them off. The spirit, and whoever believes in that Ouija garbage might get mad.

Would changing your location from upstairs to downstairs in a basement help getting a message from the ouija board any? My brother has told me there's been knocking on his door down there and no one in the house could have done it because we were all watching tv together. By the way, I live next door to a cemetary that was moved a long time ago but there are still gravestones all around the woods (where the cemetary used to be).

maybe, just go check it out

Sometimes it just doesn't work. That doesn't mean the board is a scam.

Apparently boards work better when it's dark, so you could try that.

Good to see that you've done a bit of research, sub_xOne. When it does work, let us know what happens

Meh, having a fancy Ouija board is just for show.
I doubt different material will better the results...
But if I had the choice.. I'd prefer something nice and cherry oak.
...bored of all those black and white.. glow in the dark boards.
oo, and it's all location. Pick the room where the board reacts the most.
(e.g. requires moving around trying it in different locations--even 5 feet).
And for further Ouija board safety... don't panic. Remain calm.
If it get's to outta control (which I doubt), go with a goodbye or something.
All else fails.. try this.. seperate the board from you and it stops.

since when has witchcraft been illegal in England? that's a new one on me!

Since when is religion illegal?

Hey,

My first experiences with the Ouija was in the late 60's. (Yeah, I'll be 50 this year).

You have to be open minded at least, both you and the other person that you are trying to use it with. An honest belief in the ability of the board is ideal. Plus, you have to be serious, no jokes or wisecracks. It does help to be in a quiet place, no tv or radio that can cause distractions, but not really a necessity.

It's not so much location, as it is the people who are trying to use it. Some people are more "in tune" than others. I have a sister, whom it seems, attracts spirits easily. She and I have used the board in many locations, with and without others around. She and I have (had, as we are no longer in the same town) a pretty good success rate. She has a daughter who seems to share her ability to attract spirits as well. I could get on the board with either one of them and receive messages.

I know you said that you have read all the warnings, but I must say this: A board can become "infected" for lack of a better expression, with an evil spirit. It happened to us. All we could do was to get rid of that board, and obtain a new one.

I am no Ouija expert. This has been my dealings with it.
Ibeleive

So what? What diffrence does it make if it's an authentic Parker Brother's ouija board or only a mere immitation?

I don't think spirits are like: "Hey, wait a minute it's not Parker Brother's ouija board, no reply for him then. Fellas, lets go haunt some other place..."

*Vanishes into thin air*

Haha, so true, the only difference between boards are what's on them and what material they're made of.

I suppose they're aren't scam boards then....just gotta think about it...?

I started using a Ouija board in the late 1960's. My mother & I had great success with our board. The instructions say to sit opposite someone with your knees touching the knees of the person opposite you. Place the board on your lap & of course, it will also touch your partners lap. Place the tear-dropped shaped device (sorry cant think of name of it) in the middle of the board. Gently place your four fingers on one side of device and the other person should do the same. Ask one question and you should be still and concentrate. It will move on its own. My mother & I would accuse each other of moving the device and we realized it was moving of its own accord. I got a lot of correct answers out of it. I was usually angry at my father, who had a temper, & I asked it when he would die. It said
6 9. I was so worried that whole year of 1969, & my dad was fine. My father DID die in 1981, at the age of 69.

I don't want to use the board with anyone else, because I know none of my friends take it seriously. I know for a fact one moved the pointer himself one time.

in all honesty, you want something to be more potent and guaranteed to work? make it yourself. Commercially made boards are just 'toys'. When you make something yourself, you put part of yourself in your creation. Anything bad happens tho, don't blame me, I was only saying...

Penn and Teller's Bull*hit series on HBO did a piece on the Ouija board - worth checking out. Pay attention to the one part where they blindfolded some people who claimed great success with the board, then turned the board upside down.

But, it was a totally made up game. It has no historical basis other then when it was released in 1967 according to Parker Brother's web site. http://www.hasbro.com/games/pl/page.histor.../dn/default.cfm

If any one can point out historical proof of it being around before then, let me know.

i suggest you cover it with lighter fluid and burn it. its a load of crap. i highly doubt that the spirit of elvis is going to play a board game with and tell you if your going to get married or when your going to die. the people using the board make it move.

i suggest you cover it with lighter fluid and burn it. its a load of crap. i highly doubt that the spirit of elvis is going to play a board game with and tell you if your going to get married or when your going to die. the people using the board make it move.

i suggest you cover it with lighter fluid and burn it. its a load of crap. i highly doubt that the spirit of elvis is going to play a board game with and tell you if your going to get married or when your going to die. the people using the board make it move.

i suggest you cover it with lighter fluid and burn it. its a load of crap. i highly doubt that the spirit of elvis is going to play a board game with and tell you if your going to get married or when your going to die. the people using the board make it move.

i suggest you cover it with lighter fluid and burn it. its a load of crap. i highly doubt that the spirit of elvis is going to play a board game with and tell you if your going to get married or when your going to die. the people using the board make it move.

i suggest you cover it with lighter fluid and burn it. its a load of crap. i highly doubt that the spirit of elvis is going to play a board game with and tell you if your going to get married or when your going to die. the people using the board make it move.

i suggest you cover it with lighter fluid and burn it. its a load of crap. i highly doubt that the spirit of elvis is going to play a board game with and tell you if your going to get married or when your going to die. the people using the board make it move.

If you ask me and I bet many others will agree there is no safe/right way to use that game! haha Anyone who messes with that has to be very brave....or crazy.

there's no need to POST IT 8 TIMES!

i have no idea why it posted that many times, i only clicked the mouse once!

sorry about that then

I still don't agree. Sure you put part of yourself in your creation but then again, what does it have to do with spirits? It's not gonna be more "potent" or guaranteed to work just because you made it yourself. Every board, commercial or homemade, well made or ugly, are all the same when it comes to spirits.

So your saying just because companies call those commercial boards "toys" they are only "toys"? Come on, they just don't beleive in those things and just think about money so that's why they call them mere "toys". We all know here that they are more than simple toys whether they are commercial or homemade.

You are correct! Pizza boxes, Playing cards and a shot glass, anything. It's the people and the energetic bodies not the board.

And as for that site Lila, i normally don't find good info on an ecommerce site, but you sure did! They hit all of the good point for beginners. i thought of one they missed and then i came across it as i continued reading. Good link.

Anyways... I will never toutch a ouija board... well, never again...

Jeez, so glad to see that many girls in here. I now feel at ease...

*Scratches you-know-where and opens a beer*

Anyone want a beer? I only got stella artois, the best beer in the world.

if ur huge disney fan and have ouija board! i am surprise noone tired to talk to walt disney by now!

How about the proof that i have a board older than 1967 and it wasn't made by parker brothers, who adapted most of those games but gave NONE of the original history for any of those games either.

Others on this forum have claimed to have boards from the late 18hundreds. Ouiji may be new but talking boards have been around as long as divination, even if they were made of floor sketches.