The Ouija Board

Do you believe in ghosts?

This question may sound stereotypical to most of y’all, but give it another thought. Don’t you think there are some other entities, probably living in your house? You were sure that you had shut the bedroom door the other day, but then when you returned it was ajar. Or maybe things just randomly changed location overnight? 

It’s them – the inhabitants of the spirit world. Do you want to communicate with these spirits? Get yourself an Ouija Board.These aren’t just ordinary wooden planks. An Ouija board is a rather sinister-looking board that can help you talk to the spirits. It’s got the letters and numbers from 0-9 on it. Using a mysterious heart-shaped planchette, the spirit spells its reply via these letters. 

Also, ominously, you’ll find an eerie “GOOD BYE” written at its base.

The Ouija Board

Now that you have your Ouija, prepare for a séance (this scary words basically means a conversation with the spirits). Gather a few friends (the more the people, the more the psychic energy available to invite the spirit) and turn off the lights but make sure you have a few candles to keep away the negative energy. Place your hands on the board and gather all your focus to summon the specter. The summoned energy shall start moving the planchette. 

The Position

Ask a few informal questions, make the spirit feel comfortable (yes, I know you won’t be comfortable yourself, but that’s a different story). Keep going, find out all you want from the spirit but stay focused! Lack of attention invites negative forces! When you are done, say goodbye. Lack of courtesy to the spirit could have absolutely lethal consequences.

Think all this is a joke? Woe betide the fool who mocks the supernatural! A large list of eminent personalities from former Italian PM Romano Prodi to the wife of our bellowed poet W.B.Yeats – all have participated in a séance. What’s the hitch? Ouija has been known to attract a large number of malevolent low-level Astral entities who like nothing better than possessing humans or at least leaving for them acute mental illness which are not reversible medically. The only way out is exorcism (a very creepy procedure of expelling a spirit from your body). Many Ouija users have been committed to asylum. 

A group beckoning a spirit

Several have even died. Evil spirits are tired of their dark existence and Ouija provides them an opportunity to traverse into the real world by taking possession of a user. There are numerous people willing to share their experiences with Ouija. Do you want to join the list? If not, just keep in mind that Ouija is not just a wooden board...

                         - Rtr Aman Vasavada

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