Holy Ouija!

                How many of you guys have played with a Ouija board before? I had seen them in movies and TV shows before but I never thought they’d actually work. I wasn’t much of a believer in the supernatural world, but after my first experience with one of these boards, it changed my views on what else could be living among us. (It sounds like I’m speaking for the Discovery Channel or something.)

                For those of you who don’t know, a Ouija board is basically a game board with the alphabet written on it in the center, all ten numbers, 0-9, ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ written in the upper corners of the board and ‘Goodbye’ at the bottom. If you buy it, the game comes with a teardrop-shaped piece of plastic with a clear disk in the center which allows you to see the letters, numbers, or words through it. My sister and I learned that you can actually make your own board out of paper or cardboard or something and it works just fine. We use a poker chip for the moving piece.

              To play, you can’t have just one person. Not only does it not work, but rumor has it that the user will be “possessed” if they’re the only one with their fingers on the piece. Both, or all players, place two fingers, or one depending on how many people are playing, on the piece and ask a question. Usually, we start off by asking if anyone is in the room with us, and the piece will slowly slide to the ‘Yes’ in the corner. When we first played, we swore to God that neither one of us was moving it. If one of us was moving it, it probably would have moved faster and not as smoothly since multiple people had their fingers on it. To get the game going, just ask the spirit questions. Sometimes they’ll respond ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, other times they’ll spell out words or sentences or answer with numbers. If they don’t want to talk, they’ll slide the piece to ‘Goodbye’; you could do the same if what they’re saying freaks you out or it’s complete nonsense.

                The freakiest thing about the Ouija board is that much of what they say is true. My sister and I would try testing its legitimacy with facts about ourselves, and they were right to the ‘T’. We thought it was maybe because the person we asked about had their fingers on the chip, so we asked another person to touch it while we asked about the person who wasn’t touching it. The board was still right. Sometimes, the spirits will write out full sentences or phrases to tell you things without you having to ask them anything. We began asking it questions about the future, and sometimes they’re correct, other times they change their minds or say things completely irrelevant. Either way, playing with a Ouija board is fun and scary at the same time. I recommend playing if you haven’t already!

            Another tip: don’t leave the piece on the board without touching it. Apparently it opens the board up so many the spirits can enter the room. Also, don’t play Christian music or have crosses around. It pisses them off. And if they spell out ‘Devil’, well, you should know to stop playing right about then. Another sign that the Devil is playing with you is when the piece goes back and forth between two letters over and over.

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