Ouija

Ouija (pronounced wee-juh or wee-jee) refers to the belief that one can receive messages during a séance by the use of a Ouija board (also called a talking board or spirit board) and planchette. The fingers of the participants are placed on the planchette which then moves about a board covered with numbers, letters and symbols so as to spell out messages.

Criticism of Ouija boards

Although Ouija boards are viewed by some as a positive spiritual device or a simple toy, there are people who believe they can be harmful, including Edgar Cayce, who called them "dangerous." Critics warn that evil demons pretend to be cooperative ghosts in order to trick players into becoming spiritually possessed.

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Edgar Cayce - Ghosts - Spiritually possessed

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Others believe that communicating with spirits using a Ouija board is dangerous. They contend that the sources of any spiritual communications are unknown, and therefore inexperienced users may inadvertantly contact "harmful" entities. More "controlled" methods of communication with the spirit world - often involving a medium - are often recommended instead for those who are trying to discover something about themselves, or who are seeking answers to their questions.

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Some practitioners claim to have had bad experiences related to the use of talking boards by being haunted by demons, seeing apparitions of spirits, and hearing voices after using these boards. A few Paranormal researchers, such as John Zaffis, claim that the majority of the worst cases of demon harassment and possession are caused by the use of Ouija boards.

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Paranormal - John Zaffis - Demon

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Many Christians claim that use of a talking board is an evil taboo, as they believe it allows communication with evil demons, which is Biblically forbidden as a form of divination. Many of these people claim they could only get rid of these problems after Christian deliverance.

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Christians - Taboo - Demons - Biblically

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Parapsychologist Martin Ebon in his book Satan Trap: Dangers of the Occult, states:

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Parapsychologist - Martin Ebon

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"It all may start harmlessly enough, perhaps with a Ouija board. The Ouija will often bring startling information, establishing credibility or identifying itself as someone who is dead. It is common that people who get into this sort of game think of themselves as having been "chosen" for a special task. Quite often the Ouija turns vulgar, abusive or threatening. It grows demanding and hostile, and sitters may find themselves using the board compulsively, as if "possessed" by a spirit, or hearing voices that control or command them."

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The late Roman Catholic priest Malachi Martin believed talking boards to be dangerous and claimed that by using these devices a person opens themself to demonic oppression or possession, topics upon which Martin spoke and wrote extensively for many years.

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The novel The Exorcist and the film of the same name were based on a story of a demon possession, caused by use of talking boards, that was removed by Catholic exorcists.

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The Exorcist - Catholic - Exorcists

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See also: Christian views on witchcraft

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