Ouija board
The Ouija (pronounced wee-jee or wee-jah) is a game board supposedly used to talk to the dead.[1] It is designed to be a fun activity based on self-deception.[2] They are also called "spirit boards" or "talking boards." It is a flat board with the numbers 0-9 and all the letters of the alphabet.[3] It has the words "yes" and "no" at the top, with the word "goodbye" on the bottom. The board uses a planchette, which is a small wooden plank in the shape of an upside-down heart. It has a glass circle (or plain hole) in the top. The player asks a question, then one or more players guide the planchette to the letters or numbers to spell out a message.[2] A participant believes they are not controlling the message, that it comes from ghosts or spirits.[2] However, scientists know the game is based on the ideomotor effect.[2] It can seem very mysterious,[2] but anyone can test a Ouija board by blindfolding or hiding the board from the ones moving the planchette.[2] What usually results is gibberish and no message.[2]
Ouija Board Media
- Ouija board - Kennard Novelty Company.png
An original Ouija board created c. 1890
- Norman Rockwell Ouija board painting.jpg
Norman Rockwell cover of the May 1, 1920 issue of The Saturday Evening Post, showing a Ouija board in use
- Group of model figures showing a worshipper. Wellcome L0004641.jpg
A model of a scene depicting divination
- Changchun-Temple-Master-and-disciples-painting-0316.jpg
Wang Chongyang, founder of the Quanzhen School, depicted in Changchun Temple, Wuhan
- Ouija Board ~ Austin, Texas.jpg
Ouija board painted on a two-story building in downtown Austin, Texas
References
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