Okay, for my birthday I got a Ouija board, but I've been hearing bad things about it after I got it. One of my friends said that the Devil tries to trick people on it. My other friend says it's to talk to spirits. I think they're kinda weird thinking that because the directions say it's like an 8 ball, it tells fortunes. It says it has nothing to do with ghost or anything. I'm kinda mad too, cuz everybody I know is saying, "The Ouija board is cursed," or "People have died from playing that game!" It's funny because I've already freaking played it two days ago. And I'm still alive, not tricked, and haven't talk to spirits. Can sombody help me with this? I need opinions on this Oujia board game. It is just a game, right? Plz answer!
Some people think it's just a game, it doesn't work, and it's a silly waste of time.
Some people think it's *probably* just a game, but part of them wonders if maybe it really works, and they enjoy getting scared and freaked out by all the stories they've heard about it. (I fall into this category!)
Some people truly believe that it really does work; that you can actually talk to spirits or get messages from beyond. People who believe it works have different opinions:
1) That it's cool to communicate with spirits or get answers/advice from them
2) That it's dangerous, because the Devil uses it to give people bad advice
3) That you shouldn't do it because the bible says that you shouldn't try to communicate with dead people or predict the future, etc.
Whatever your friends think, you're probably not going to change their minds. If a friend is really against it, just respect her opinion and don't use it when she's around. [ Jeanne's advice column | Ask Jeanne A Question ]
X_Amanda_X answered Monday July 2 2007, 10:40 pm: It's all in our heads.
It's really just a game.
No one ever gets "cursed" or "dies" because of using the Ouija board.
orphans answered Monday July 2 2007, 10:04 pm: We used to play with those at sleepovers and such. We'd freak each other out talking about it and how many bad things have happened. But it's usually all in people's heads. Nothing happened to me and my friends that used it, and it didn't even work 99% of the time. Usually someone purposely moves the thing around just to freak everyone out. That's my experience with it anyways. [ orphans's advice column | Ask orphans A Question ]
EriksBallerina answered Monday July 2 2007, 9:59 pm: I used to have one, it was the glow-in-the-dark kind which i heard doesn't work, so then i returned it... But I've read some truly scary stories online about things that these "spirits" have done to people who were using ouija boards. (which idk if they're true or not)
I only used the damn board one time, but the person i was doing it with later admitted that she was pushing the planchette. So it was a retarded waste of time. But I actually do believe that it has the capability to communicate with spirits, if you're doing it with people who aren't pushing the planchette. I don't see why it's not possible.
I've heard things liek "using a ouija board is like giving free cell phones out to a ghetto part of town. once they (the spirits) realize communication is available, they ard you." and that really freaked me out.
I'm sure you'll be fine. Even if you keep using it.
Google it and do some research, i'm sure you'll find a lot of strange things about it.
LM answered Monday July 2 2007, 9:57 pm: Okay people are going to call me a complete freak for this, but I believe that Ouija boards work. I've used them before and I've seen them tell people things. My friend's dad died when she was in third grade, and she's talked to his spirit, and he's said things that only they two of them would know. I've felt a presence in the room using them, and I've been afraid to go in a room because if what I felt afterwards.
But you're not going to get hurt using them. If someone talks to you who you don't like, ask them to leave and "close" the board. Don't leave them open. And never burn them, ever or destroy them in any way. I've heard too many urban legends. Oh, and it might not have worked if you used it alone. Groups of people [say 3 or 4 maybe] work better cause you have more energy together. [ LM's advice column | Ask LM A Question ]
LOL_x0x answered Monday July 2 2007, 9:41 pm: It's a board.
It isn't gonna suck you in.
It won't curse you.
It's a board.
Nothing more.
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