I STRONGLY agree with Donna on this! Here is an example of why....This a Dangerous activity to engage in....an activity I will never take part in ever during an investigation. In fact my opinion,and this is just my thoughts ....ouiji boards shouldn't be available on the open market for every Tom, Dick or Harry to get ahold of . A friend's team while on an investigation decided to run a controlled experiment with the boards. tehy set them up and really actually had no results at the time of the actual use. As they packed up the equipment at the end of the investigation...he looked back to check and make sure that all were in vehicles and ready to leave. As he looked back towards the building he saw a transparent dark shadow figure leaning out of one of the windows of the building like it was watching the team. and he said that at that point "I Knew it was from that damn board". To this day he refuses to use them on any investigation.
YES they open portals, cause negative energy, sometimes even cage a spirit by accident and cause it misery. The vibes when I touched one for the first time just touching the board by hand made my hand cramp and me feel sick and uneasy. Plus my Shaman mentor said in a journey it radiates bad vibes he calls it.
If you wanna use a board use and INDIAN or ANGEL board they are both specially made for use with positive energy and protection, as well as filtering entities.
Spirit communication is a dangerous thing and should be left to the professionals. Shamans who do use tools to communicate with spirit know the dangers that exist when doing so. They also know how to identify what it is they are communicating with.
"With thought comes energy..." is part of a statement of fact that many shamans live by. This means that a person can produce energy by just focusing on a thought. For example, communicating with spirits. Also, the more minds that are focusing on it, the more energy produced.
With all of this in mind, I will warn people that ouija boards can be a dangerous thing. In my practice, I have had more than a few clients that have had bad things happen to them as a result of using one of these "witches boards".
Ok i know this path has been beatin to a pulp but I had to add my 2 cents I agree with you guys as far as you should know what your doing when working with them and personaly I love the Ouija Board But i hear all the time that well with the board you can call up a evil spirit well what do you think you can call up with any tool you use. doing an evp session your calling out asking for anything thats there to speak well everytime you do that there is a possibility that you can open a portal and get a voice that you dont want. but you just have to remind yourself its a tool weither it be used for paranormal research or other ways I use the Ouija when i want to contact spirit just like i do with my other tools weither it be my tarot,my runes,my dowsing rods,my pendulums or my crystal ball and i mean with any tool your asking for them to come to you and talk,..now im not telling anyone to go out and buy one because they are pure and wholesome lol i am saying and again this is my own opinion they are all tools to try to talk to the other side and if you do make contact then please remember it could be good or bad.
My own feelings are this, whenever you are asking a spirit to "show itself", or "prove it is here" you are opening the door, it doesn't matter if you are holding a recorder, ouija board planchette, during itc or just sitting on your butt drinking a soda. State of mind and your own energy is the conductive, you do not "control" what comes in.
Those who are experienced in protection can help but like Donna said it is not a guarantee.
My own feelings are this, whenever you are asking a spirit to "show itself", or "prove it is here" you are opening the door, it doesn't matter if you are holding a recorder, ouija board planchette, during itc or just sitting on your butt drinking a soda. State of mind and your own energy is the conductive, you do not "control" what comes in.
Those who are experienced in protection can help but like Donna said it is not a guarantee.
my thoughts exactly anna, however i believe that certain devices when used in the right environment can be a catalyst for paranormal activity to occur.