There is this old board game, it isn't really a game, but it's like a board with a bunch of letters on it (ABCDEFG...) and a triangle looking block of wood and a 'spirit' moves the block to letters to 'spell out your future'...I can't think of the name of it. It's mentioned in Kit Pearson's book 'Looking at the Moon'....and I think it was banned in certain places for witchcraft or something...Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I want to say it's called an Omji or Obji board or something, but whatever I Google doesn't work...
2007-08-31 17:28:29 · 8 answers · asked by VRose1989 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Hi,
I know you used to be able to buy Ouji Boards (as a game) in my area in England but they WERE taken off the shelves along time ago. They are easy to make though. Some people have bad experiences with them while others dont.
Heres some info on it if its of any help to you?
A Ouija board is commonly used in divination and spiritualism, often by friends out to have some fun. Sometimes users become convinced they've been contacted by the spirit world. The board usually has the letters of the alphabet inscribed on it, along with words such as 'yes,' 'no,' 'good-bye' and 'maybe.' A planchette, a small 3-legged device with a hole in the middle or a pointer of some sort, is manipulated by those using the board. However, users often feel the planchette is moving of its own accord rather than responding to their own unconscious muscle movements he users ask a "spirit" a question and the pointer slides until it stops over "yes" or "no" or a letter on the board. Sometimes the selections "spell out" an answer to a question asked.
It seems alot of people disbelieve in them and say they are fake BUT i would just like to say that my mum played with one when she was young and single. They asked it if she would ever marry and it said "yes". They then asked it who would she marry and it spelt out the intitals R.J.C.W.
Approx 23 years LATER my mum met my dad and married. His initals are R.J.C.W. Real or Not....but theres no other explanation to it.
2007-09-01 01:36:23 · answer #1 · answered by Mystic Magic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are no "banned" Fortune telling games, unless it happens to be banned by a specific religious sect or cult. You have described the Board and Planchette of Ouija.
Though it is produced by a toy and game company, an Ouija board can help you harness any Oracle talents you may have. There are no spirits, curses, or ghosts involved.
The Ouija boards, like the pendulum, and the planchette, are amplifiers of talent already within the operator. If you try too hard or you have no natural talent, it is normal for the board to remain quiescent or make only foolish moves.
There are none of the evil things many Christians say will cause you harm, for all of these phenomena only exist in the minds of Christians who thrive on fear in others and themselves.
The Ouija board is subject to the laws of Magick because it is used as a tool of Magick and if you try to use it for an evil purpose the evil will be returned threefold
2007-09-01 00:40:05 · answer #2 · answered by Terry 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ouja Board
2007-09-01 01:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by chatter 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ouija boards aren't banned. They still sell them at many toy stores.
Robin Williams tried to get Robert DeNiro's encephalitis lethargica afflicted character to interact with him using a ouija board in Awakenings (1991)
2007-09-01 00:39:53 · answer #4 · answered by Just Jess 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Uh, YES IT CAN HARM YOU [excuse me to the post above] it isn't 'always' a game. Sometimes you CAN contact something evil AND those types of entities are extremely hard to get rid of.
Speaking from experience/family of four
Too many things happened, long true story
If I were you, I'd DEFINATELY stay away from the thing.
We tossed our board in the garbage where it belongs for all eternity.
2007-09-01 00:50:45 · answer #5 · answered by deirdrefaith 4 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Yep - Ouija. You can find it at almost any toy store.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija
www.boardgames.com
2007-09-01 00:41:17 · answer #6 · answered by Panya 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ouija (pronounced weejee) board. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija_Board
2007-09-01 00:35:17 · answer #7 · answered by shmux 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It's ouija and it's discussed here all the time dear.
2007-09-01 00:36:29 · answer #8 · answered by swarr2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋