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The most I ever hear about Talking/Spirit/Ouija boards are urban legends and warnings to 'stay far away'. This, of course, draws my notice and creates an almost irresistible urge to learn more and try it for myself.
My thinking for the past year or so has been that this really doesn't seem all that different from pendulum work. Ask a question, get an answer. I'm not so sure that it matters if you are asking an outside source or asking your own subconscious (or rather, I'm not convinced that the corporeally-challenged sit around waiting for someone to crack out the ouija board so that they can possess/haunt/poltergeist them - I mean seriously, wouldn't you have better things to do with your afterlife?)
At any rate, I have been poking around online, and I found that there is an online museum of Talking Boards from their inception to the present. Very cool stuff if you're interested (the link takes you to the site map, otherwise you have to deal with a planchette chasing your mouse cursor). Some of the custom made boards are absolutely gorgeous! This one is my favourite.
My question for all those out in cyber/lj-land is this: have you ever used a talking board as a means of divination? How successful was it? Any stories (no urban legends, please - I've heard all of those ones already) to share?
--Phae
My thinking for the past year or so has been that this really doesn't seem all that different from pendulum work. Ask a question, get an answer. I'm not so sure that it matters if you are asking an outside source or asking your own subconscious (or rather, I'm not convinced that the corporeally-challenged sit around waiting for someone to crack out the ouija board so that they can possess/haunt/poltergeist them - I mean seriously, wouldn't you have better things to do with your afterlife?)
At any rate, I have been poking around online, and I found that there is an online museum of Talking Boards from their inception to the present. Very cool stuff if you're interested (the link takes you to the site map, otherwise you have to deal with a planchette chasing your mouse cursor). Some of the custom made boards are absolutely gorgeous! This one is my favourite.
My question for all those out in cyber/lj-land is this: have you ever used a talking board as a means of divination? How successful was it? Any stories (no urban legends, please - I've heard all of those ones already) to share?
--Phae
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