Northeast Forensic Paranormal Research

Over the years the mystique of the Ouija Board has grown with each passing year. The mystique has grown to the point where many people are terrified to be around one or to let one into their home.

The Ouija Board did not exist until the mid to late 1800’s. It was developed purely as a child’s toy that adults would play with from time to time. It was not a very popular toy for either the children or adults that used it. The popularity of this child’s toy took on an entirely new persona when Hollywood featured it in some horror movies in the early to mid 1900’s. From that time on the mystique has grown.

I can not stress enough that the image and mystique is purely fictional and having one will not open the door way to all things evil. Growing up, my brother just had to have an Ouija Board. When he got his Ouija Board, we played with it for a total of 7 times and nothing happened. The closest thing to a demon in the house was my father. The game lived up to its original reputation of being boring.

When this toy was created the view of death in our society was much different than today. Back then most people died in the home which made death a much more open part of life and kids experienced death as a more normal part of life. That is why the Ouija Board started as a morbid child’s toy. The view of death then is much different than today where people most likely will go to a hospital, hospice or a nursing home to die. Today the topic of death is much more sanitized.

The Ouija Board in terms of “communicating with the dead,’ you are better off investing in a quality digital recorder to record EVPs (electronic voice phenomenon). To further assist you, you should invest in a quality digital sound amplifier. The amplifier will give a real time scan for EVPs.

The Ouija Board in terms of psychics, mediums or sensitives, if some one pulls out a Ouija Board and claims that only they can properly use it that should be red flag to you. If they warn you not to use it because of what it will do, you need to seriously question their abilities as a psychic, medium or sensitive.