Messing about with this kind of thing can result in emotional problems. I do not consider this to be a game. That's my opinion. Others may think differently.

There's a discussion on this subject here:

'The Dangers Of Using A ouija Board'
http://new.edp24.co.uk/cs/forums/3/464052/ShowPost.aspx


This is from Wikipedia:
'In 1971, the psychic Susy Smith in her autobiography said, "Warn people away from Ouija and automatic writing. I experienced many of the worst problems of such involvement. Had I been forewarned by reading that such efforts might cause one to run the risk of being mentally disturbed, I might have been more wary".'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija


From About.com:
'Is the Ouija board dangerous?'
http://paranormal.about.com/cs/ouijaboards/f/blfaq_ouija01.htm

I feel what may of started out by Parker Brothes as a simple harmless game, is really a wolf in sheeps clothing so to speak.

"Precursors to the Ouija date back to ancient times. In China before the birth of Confucius (c. 551 B.C.), similar instruments were used to communicate with the dead. In Greece during the time of Pythagoras (c. 540 B.C.) divination was done with a table that moved on wheels to point to signs, which were interpreted as revelations from the "unseen world." The rolling table was used through the nineteenth century. Other such devices were used by the ancient Romans as early as the third century A.D., and in the thirteenth century by the Mongols. Some Native Americans used "squdilatc boards" to find missing objects and persons, and obtain spiritual information. In 1853 the planchette came into use in Europe. It consisted of a triangular or heart-shaped platform on three legs, one of which was a pencil. The medium or user moved the device over paper to draw pictures and spell out messages."
http://www.yourgoingtohell.com/ouija.html


I had some very bad experiences as a teen with the Ouija board, enough to scare the wits out of me.
I feel it is a portal it opens the door to the dark spirit side and by using the Ouija board and saying do we have someone here...
well you just invited them in

I agree with PDM, this is not a toy or something to take lightly.

From my experiences, objects have no properties unless thought occurs that it is a holy, evil, wicked, godly ect.. item. If folks start to believe deeply on the supernatural things occur because of the persons belief of the items in use. as if i walked around and picked up a stick and thought it must be a wand of enormous power or a chess board could be a game of good verse evil.

Maybe!

Well, a lot of people will tell you that they had a great time, and nothing bad happened to them at all.

Then, there are those who have had terrible experiances.

Someone like myself will stay far away from such a game. I seem to be pretty sensitive to ghostly type experiances.

We've all seen the TV show Medium? Some people are just more able to feel or whatever. A person who is totally a non-believer can try out the game and suddenly have the board respond to that person.

I'd never buy that game as a present, nor do I allow my children to play it. We've had discussions about it, and they have decided that they themselves would not want to experiament with it.

I agree with you, Birdie Menagerie!

what is that game?? i mean like how do you play it ..whats the point ..i have never heard of it before...

According to my friend who is a Dr./ dentist/ nurse/ hypnotist/tai chi instructor, and many more I cannot get thru all the degrees on the wall, regardless of supernatural beliefs the mind is affected by Ouija use. It can result in a form of self hynosis and the hynotyic state can last for days, hypnotic states leave the mind open to suggestion and think of the suggestions with a Ouija board. Not to mention amnesia and in rare circumstances seizures. The affer affects are very troubling for teenagers,(adults are not immune) esp. if there are underlying dispositions towards depression, hyperactivity etc. It is not a very good choice in toys.

ok....i didnt get that..but thx...and i will keep away from it...if thats what i should do....