Saru Posted July 8, 2012 #1 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Psychologists are using Ouija boards to explore how we communicate with our own subsconcious mind. Beloved of spiritualists and bored teenagers on a dare, the Ouija board has long been a source of entertainment, mystery and sometimes downright spookiness. Now it could shine a light on the secrets of the unconscious mind. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Jimmy Posted July 8, 2012 #2 Share Posted July 8, 2012 It could be anything, you never know with these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Right Wing Posted July 8, 2012 #3 Share Posted July 8, 2012 It could be anything, you never know with these things. There is another possibility and thats the subconscious is the spirit world. But that kind if idea drives materialists mad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csspwns Posted July 9, 2012 #4 Share Posted July 9, 2012 like instinct and conscience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancimouspitt Posted July 9, 2012 #5 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I think Jung covered this a long time ago as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaka5 Posted July 9, 2012 #6 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Every time I see something about a Ouija board I feel sad for the human kind... :w00t: but then I starting laughing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super-Fly Posted July 9, 2012 #7 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I saw this somewhere before, where the momvements provided are from those around the board. Interesting topic none the less. Be interesting to see what the researcher gather from this. nice find OP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bendy Demon Posted July 9, 2012 #8 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I would run, not walk, away from any mental health professional that resorts to fluff bunny garbage in their practice. That would be like a doctor coming into the room waving a dead snake and shaking a rattle made with bones while dressed in drag chanting in some obscure language. Sorry but the mental health field has sunk to a new low. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted July 10, 2012 #9 Share Posted July 10, 2012 One night at a friends house there was 4 of us me my 2 friends and his girl friend so we broke out the board.so the friends uncle killed him self. And we had our finges on the pointer and he said his uncles name are you here and there was a light above the kittcen table and the light turned bright green and we all ran out side .very creepy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted July 10, 2012 #10 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Oh great, that's all we need. A bunch of psychologists possessed by Ouija board demons. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted July 10, 2012 #11 Share Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) Unconscious muscle movement? Bull poop. It moves via electrical impulse through our fingers or in other word, telekinesis. We all can do it in varying degrees and we usually do it in an unconscious state... So we are not aware when it happens. Power of the mind... Who was it that said, "w don't know just how powerful we are". As to what messages come through is debatable but I believe that it it's communication with other entities as well as subconscious messages. Why not? Often channels will go into "trances" to talk to spirits, they are using their subconscious abilities. Just imagine what we could do of we were able to unlock the power of our minds! I know I'd fly. :0) Edited July 10, 2012 by Lava_Lady 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava_Lady Posted July 10, 2012 #12 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I would run, not walk, away from any mental health professional that resorts to fluff bunny garbage in their practice. That would be like a doctor coming into the room waving a dead snake and shaking a rattle made with bones while dressed in drag chanting in some obscure language. Sorry but the mental health field has sunk to a new low. It's just research, mainstream physicians would never jump onto such a controversial band wagon, way too much liability. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonid011 Posted July 12, 2012 #13 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Dammit I wonder what there going to do if they come across zozo lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
777MileStare Posted July 15, 2012 #14 Share Posted July 15, 2012 I used to use ouija boards back in 93, I learned how to open my subconcious to new levels through reading them without a planchette. Alone. It proved to be kindof a mind expanding experience. When you read the board ( manufactured or self made) you can tap into the spirit world on your own and discover connections. Unfortuneatly its' dangerous to do that since it's an opening to evil spirits as well as good ones. For many years I was diagnosed with schizophrenia and have suffered from voices from the 'beyond' always bothering me. I never found a medication that has made the voices go away since then. Luckily now they have decreased to just a few 'good' voices with positive outlooks. So whatever happens don't use it alone unless you know what your doing.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperS_ParadoX Posted July 23, 2012 #15 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I used to use ouija boards back in 93, I learned how to open my subconcious to new levels through reading them without a planchette. Alone. It proved to be kindof a mind expanding experience. When you read the board ( manufactured or self made) you can tap into the spirit world on your own and discover connections. Unfortuneatly its' dangerous to do that since it's an opening to evil spirits as well as good ones. For many years I was diagnosed with schizophrenia and have suffered from voices from the 'beyond' always bothering me. I never found a medication that has made the voices go away since then. Luckily now they have decreased to just a few 'good' voices with positive outlooks. So whatever happens don't use it alone unless you know what your doing.... Thats the thing you dont know what your contacting when you mess around with that stuff and say you contact an evil spirit that doesnt WANT to leave you alone then what 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Crane Feather Posted July 25, 2012 #16 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I'm not surprised. The subconciouse is both intelligent and quite active. Though I never put much stock in the ouji, it seems like an interesting area of research. I'll look forward to future results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamErin Posted August 1, 2012 #17 Share Posted August 1, 2012 Im opened minded , but all this "subconcious mind" and "ideomotor effect" and "telekinesis" cannot explain when things get thrown across the room at you, i had a cup and a pen thrown quite hard at me when i used a ouija board , also every time it got really cold in the house :/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New World Within Posted August 6, 2012 #18 Share Posted August 6, 2012 This is a joke...right?!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJoker Posted August 7, 2012 #19 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Why won't the ghost hunters use this then??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpgarr Posted August 11, 2012 #20 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I really don't know what to make of Ouja boards since I played around with them myself as a kid and nothing much happened but my mom had a very creepy experience with one when she was a child that was truly frightening and the events totally inexplicable by "rational" standards and I have known many others who have had very negative experiences with them as well, so if there really is anything "beyond"---I think that the probability is high that Ouja boards are not simply games, but a portal to something beyond whether that is "evil spirits" or as these researchers are apparently trying to determine if the board has some sort of connection with our own subconscious and the unknown powers we have since most people don't have any concept that they have any other dimension other than living our lives in this "realm." It could be that what the boards do is focus our own unknown, but very dark and deeply held "internal demons" much like in the movie "Forbidden Planet" when Dr. Morphius mind connections with the Krel supercomputer unleashes the hidden monsters from the "Id." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab People Posted August 12, 2012 #21 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Ouija boards are not good or evil. They are basically neutral. However, many people have negative experiences with them. The reason why is because people get freaked out when they start spelling messages out. They get scared, and this fear is like blood in water to sharks. Nonphysical beings that feed on fear, smell it or sense it, and come immediately. It's tasty meal time for them. If one is not fearful when using the board, one will not interact with those types of entities. There is a whole ecology of different beings out there. I wouldn't call any of them "good" or "bad", but there are beings that serve self more than other beings, and you don't really want to interact with them. How the Ouija board works is a combination of ideomotor muscle movements (tiny unconscious muscle movements you don't realize you are making) and also a kind of subconscious non-physical communication (a sort of telepathic dialog with spirits). Unconsciously, you are engaging in communication with nonphysical beings all the time. You just aren't consciously aware of it. What the Ouija board provides is a sort of translation between this "unconscious communication" and your so called "conscious mind". If you become sensitive to these unconscious transmissions of information, you no longer require a Ouija board. Then people start labeling you a "channeler". Really, the Ouija board is just a block of wood/cardboard/whatever else you make it out of. It is like "training wheels" for channeling. You could draw letters on a table and have the same effect. It just provides a means for you to get your conscious interference out of the way, and allow your autonomic muscle movements to spell out words on the board. The scientific community has made the connection of ideomotor movements, but obviously they are not ever going to commit academic suicide and announce the existence of nonphysical beings. And besides, most of the behavior of Ouija boards can seemingly be explained through currently known scientific facts. Occams razor won't always serve you however. Just because it seems like there is a simpler explanation, doesn't mean the explanation is always that simple. There is more to the phenomenon than just unconscious muscle movements. Weird things can most definitely happen when you connect with beings over a Ouija board. If they are motivated enough to mess with you, they can, and with great expenditure of mental effort, can move physical things occasionally. It can be very disturbing to those witnessing such acts, which is the pay off such negative beings are after. They are ethereally nourished by your fear, so of course they are motivated to make you afraid (by spouting all sorts of nonsense that preys on common socioculture beliefs in things like the devil, ghosts, demons, aliens, and what not). Sometimes, they are just being playful though. There are positive beings to, and due to their polarity they do not thrive off negative emotion. I've seen some very enlightening and inspiring messages come over Ouija boards. They are not all bad. The Ouija board is just a tool, and its nature is determined by how you, the tool user, use it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Traveler Posted August 16, 2012 #22 Share Posted August 16, 2012 (edited) Well, for what it's worth - I will give my 2 cents. When you ask a ouija board something you are opening the door to any and all entities. Any spirit can answer. Some are merely mischieveous and may give you a correct anwer once or twice only later to trick you on something else. Some have bad intentions to begin with, which explains why some people have worse experiences than others with the board. To avoid this you must direct your questions/inquiries to a specific spirit/entity. State who you are speaking to, this way it does not allow any other spirit to answer. Never show fear and remember you are ultimately in charge - they are not in control of you and you do not have to be at their mercy. There is a universal law that protects you. If you have spirit(s) troubling you tell them they cannot stay, that they must leave 'now'. Wishing they were not there does nothing - you must tell them directly to leave. Some people prefer to be kinder and ask them nicely, but however you chose to do it - they must understand that you are telling them they cannot stay. Though I have never used a ouija board, I do automatic writing which is basically the same principle. I have a friend who communicates with her spirit guide this way, as well as her subconscious (which I prefer to call Higher-Self). I personally have not tried to contact guides. I direct my questions to my Higher-Self. I believe everyone's Higher-Self (subconscious) could be communicated with through the ouija board. Just state that is who you are directing the question to. Edited August 16, 2012 by Time Traveler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starseed hybrid 1111 Posted January 13, 2013 #23 Share Posted January 13, 2013 while it could also be used to communicate with spirits i also believe that it could be used to communicate with the subconscious mind as well.either way lets say your looking for a answer you still get it.it would be so cool to talk to a ghost and talk to one and be able to see one.one thing though i do not believe its the devils toys.the devil is something and the creation of the catholic church and christian religions.i have a quija board at home and in my room and i sleep like a baby meaning it don't bother me and its glow in the dark too lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crikey Posted January 14, 2013 #24 Share Posted January 14, 2013 If somebody has to turn to a ouija board for "guidance", I pity them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lone wolf2 Posted January 14, 2013 #25 Share Posted January 14, 2013 There are alot of people that say the Ouija board is controlled by the ideomotor response which can be controlled. By the subconscious and the subconscious is able to pick up on alot more than we realize. It just filters out what isn't thought to be relevant. So if your trying to use an ouija board to contact spirits i would think it would depend on the person or people using it. Just my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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