ouija board

by The-Borg 170 Replies latest jw friends

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  TD

  I don't know if this helps of not, but I completely understand Warlock's frustration.

  I was with two friends once on a hiking trip. It was dusk and we were sitting around a small campfire. We heard a loud hissing noise overhead and looked up to see an object of some sort streak overhead. It was very bright and trailing what looked like flame.

  All three of us worked our way up the hill we were camped against. When we got to the top about 15 minutes later, we could see a small dot about halfway up the larger hill beyond. It wasn't nearly as bright, but still a cherry red. If we had had any sense, one of us would have stayed right there and directed the other two, but instead, like three excited little boys, we all hurried to see what it was. Problem was, these were rocky hills dotted with jumping cholla and it took us awhile to get there. We never did find it.

  It was probably a meteorite, which is fairly unusual to actually see. What's frustrating is that without tangible proof of any kind, most people don't believe the story. "Yeah, right Tom. Were you guys drinking by any chance?" was the standard reply from friends and coworkers and the gut reaction was to be upset. Nobody appreciates having their personal experience minimized.

  If we had actually recovered a glob of metal, we would have gotten our names in print. As it turned out, we were just three hikers with a wild story. It's a bitter pill, but people have a right to ask for proof.
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  daniel-p

  Bring it on when ever, where ever.

  Are you 12 years old or something?
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  Twitch

  Is that Drew Carey, before the therapy?

  lmao
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  Quirky1
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  The Almighty Homer

  Very reasonable TD, but what we are trying to help out old Warlock with is an explanation based off factual evidence of what people

  are actually think they are seeing when they use a OUIJA boards and other tools or mediums of spiritualism.

  The explanation is answered by human psychology comprised of with bits of fear and a little bit of ignorance, and nothing else.

  Warlock thinks that since he left the JWS that he's now closely associated now with evil spirits or has obtained

  incite to where they are, revealed only especially to him alone.

  Just trying to help the lad out.
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  undercover

  I've never used a weejee board so I have a question...

  Why do you have to put your hand on the little movey thingy? If supernatural forces are at work here, why can't you just ask the question and let the demonz move the damn thing themselves?
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  rebel8

  I interrupt this nuclear meltdown for a commercial break.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv5BYEOQYLo
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  TD

  Regardless of how one feels on the subject, some of the history is still interesting

  Originally, the planchette was primarily a tool of the professional spirit medium. It had a small hole into which a pencil or fountain pen was inserted. The table was covered with a clean sheet of paper. The medium would go into a "trance" and an assistent would place the medium's hand on the planchette While in the trance, the medium's hand would move the device and words would be formed on the paper below.

  There was never any question that the medium was moving the planchette with their hand. The idea was that the medium was channeling a spirit and the spirit was "speaking" through the medium.

  In the late 1800's a businessman/inventor/lawyer named Elijah Bond got the idea of replacing the writing implement with a window and using a preprinted board instead of a clean sheet of paper. It was mass marketed and as a result it attained the status of a 'parlor game.' The professional spirit medium, the self-induced hypnotic trance and much of the other associated paraphenalia were no longer needed.

  For example, here is a set of instructions from a Ouija board:

  Directions

  1st - Place the board upon the knees of two persons, lady and gentleman preferred. Place heart shaped table in center of board, resting fingers lightly upon the table so as to allow it to move freely and easily. A question may be asked, and in from one to five minutes the table will commence to move, at first slowly, and then faster. As the table passes over the board, a transparent window and pointer in the top indicates each letter of a message as it is received.

  2nd - Care should be taken that only one person ask questions at a time so as to avoid confusion.

  3rd - To obtain the best results it is important that the person present should concentrate upon the matter in question and avoid other topics. Have no one at the table who will not sit seriously and respectfully. If you use it in a frivolous spirit, asking ridiculous questions, laughing over it, you naturally get undeveloped influences around you.

  4th - The Ouija is a great mystery, and none claim to give exact directions for it's management and use, and the Ouija will not work equally well under all circumstances. With reasonable patience and judgement the Ouija will satisfy your greatest expectations.

  5th - The board should be kept smooth and free from dust and moisture, as all depends on the ease with which the feet of the table can glide over the surface of the board. Rubbing with a soft dry cloth just before using is advised.

  (I'm not going to editorialize, because it appears that everyone already has a strong opinion.)
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  The Almighty Homer

  Lets not forget the fact that the people that are making and producing these boards/toys are trying to sell them for profit.

  Therefore its all important then to create an imaginable mystery about them in a alluring way, reasonable observation and conclusion.

  Also take note who they are targeting these devises/toys to, and it certainly not adults is it now ?
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  shamus100

  Bring it on when ever, where ever.

  Are you 12 years old or something?

  Are you on freaking drugs? You're making threats over the internet??? OMG, a new low!