Background of the Ouija Board

Ouija board history

Ouija boards came into existence as a parlor

game in the mid-1800's, when spiritism and

channelling were at the height of fashion

Ouija Board can be used in groups

The word "Ouija" is a blend of the

French and German words for "yes."

Ouija board history

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Ouija Board

Adolphus Theodore Wagner first patented Ouija boards,

sometimes referred to as "talking boards," in London,

England on January 23, 1854.

Inventing the Ouija board

In the patent, Wagner called his invention a "psychograph" and its purpose was to read the minds of people with "nervous energy."

By 1861, Frenchman, Allan Kardac, was describing the Ouija board as instruments

with which to open communications with the spirit

world.

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Allan Kardac

Ouija board background

In seven short years, the Ouija board had

evolved from a mind-reader to portal of

communication with the dead

Typical layout of an Ouija board

Parker Brothers idea of the Ouija

boardThe 20-25 million Ouija boards sold by Parker Brothers consist of a rectangular game board that is

covered with a woodcut-style alphabet, the words yes, no, and good-bye, and the numbers 0-9.

Also included with the "game" is a heart-shaped plastic planchette.

Parker Brothers

The planchette is the 'pointer' that is supposed

to glide over the board under the direction of

supernatural forces and form comments and

questions by pointing out questions and comments.

The planchette

Ouija Board planchette

Demons in controlSatan and his demons can use

the Ouija board to give advice, or even to guide a person in a

certain direction. This guidance will even seem to be true, good, and helpful. Satan and his demons pretend to be

caring. They try to appear as something that appears

harmless.Satan – most powerful demon

Sadly, many people are deceived into believing

that Ouija Boards are just a game. The truth of the

matter is that God views channelling, or consulting

spirits or the dead, to be a serious sin.

Fact or false?

People using the Ouija board