/r/ouijaboards

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Welcome to this subreddit dedicated to the history and allure of the Ouija board. Explore and share pictures of your collections, pictures of antique talking boards, discuss the history of talking boards and writing planchettes, and engage in historically accurate discussions.

Welcome to Ouija Boards!

This subreddit is dedicated to the Ouija board. Post your personal stories, online stories or anything relating to the Ouija board here.


What is the Ouija Board?

The ouija (/ˈwiːdʒə/ wee-jə), also known as a spirit board or talking board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0–9, the words "yes", "no", "hello" (occasionally), and "goodbye", along with various symbols and graphics. It uses a planchette (small heart-shaped piece of wood or plastic) as a movable indicator to indicate the spirit's message by spelling it out on the board during a séance. Participants place their fingers on the planchette, and it is moved about the board to spell out words. "Ouija" has become a trademark that is often used generically to refer to any talking board.


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4 Comments
2024/11/29
20:16 UTC

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Zozo ouija board

I have been using the board for a few months now and have been recently been in contact with the demon zozo out of my 2 friends he always targets me and repeats mine and my families names, I have had physical pain throughout my body and have even had scratches during and after using the board,he has posed as a passed relative and using the board today we asked what it wanted and it said my soul it then said die. Does anyone know what to do about this?

5 Comments
2024/11/27
16:25 UTC

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Ouijj Board Didn’t work in cemetery

Okay so me and my friend got our hands on the infamous ouijj board and being skeptics of the paranormal and religion we went into it. We went to a cemetery at 3am. We felt we did everything right but nothing was happening. I’ll be honest and say we were a bit disrespectful and also invited anything to hurt us. We just wanted something to happen. Please give me tips for next time.

7 Comments
2024/11/27
12:45 UTC

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question

so my mom told me that when she used the ouija board it would only say “god”

what does that mean?

1 Comment
2024/11/26
02:02 UTC

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Made from a 100 year old building

I’ve just made this, I work at a haunted summer camp and recently we tore down a dance hall that was built in the 1920s I saved two pieces of that building, I made it out of one of those pieces. The glass came from the window of another 100 year old building, I am hoping to use it soon.

2 Comments
2024/11/23
09:45 UTC

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Ouija Board Not Working Alone.

I know everybody says not to play one alone so nobody has to tell me that. I’ve been consistently trying every night for about a week or so about 15 minutes every session some a little less, some more. It hasn’t yet worked. After trying alone, I tried it with someone else, and it worked for us. As we were doing the session I asked the spirit if it works alone, he said yes, so I asked him if I could try it alone right now and if he could help it work. He said yes. So my friend took his fingers off and let me try. Sadly nothing happened and I know my friend wasn’t pushing it. He and a few others were pretty shocked when it did move. Do I just not have enough energy? Anyone know what the problem is? Do I just need to wait longer?

5 Comments
2024/11/18
22:10 UTC

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Just showing off my Board

2 Comments
2024/11/16
16:44 UTC

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What does happen if you don’t close a session?

About 20 years ago my parents opened a Ouija session and didn't close it because there were happening things that scared them (sounds of footsteps on the roof, visible footsteps on the rug, the windows opened like there was wind, but there wasn't). They didn't interrupt properly, but called a neighbor to control the rooftop (there wasn't anybody). During night they had horrible hallucinations. Sadly the following years were financially, healthy, mentally, emotionally terrible. We thought it might have been that session.

So what can happen if somebody doesn't end properly a Ouija?

Is it possible that this is the cause of the things have happened until now?

How does someone close the session after years? If possible

2 Comments
2024/11/14
19:13 UTC

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Attachment

My dad’s from Alabama so when I was probably 11 or so my family went to visit our grandparents there. My mom, brother and I went into this old antiques store in downtown Birmingham. Ton of cool stuff in there. After walking around for a while I noticed this ouija board on top of a tall shelf. It was covered in dust, looked like it had been there forever. I didn’t really even know what they are at the time but I had to have it, begged my mom for it. I’ve had it with me ever since. I’ve moved around a lot and it’s gone from home to home. The planchette that came with it got lost somehow after my mom bought it for me. I bought another one off of etsy a few years ago but lost that one as well. I don’t use it, I’ve tried to before but no luck really. I just can’t get rid of it. I’ve had it practically by my side for 12 years. Is this a bad thing? Should I get rid of it?

5 Comments
2024/11/12
15:42 UTC

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People often wonder why I own a Ouija Board since I am religious in soooooo many ways... Short answer is so I can try to communicate with ALL of my DEAD LOVERS and evil ex boyfriends... lol XD

4 Comments
2024/11/07
00:09 UTC

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Seen at Target!

Just in case you want one for the holiday season. ;)

1 Comment
2024/11/04
19:54 UTC

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"Who Will Win?"

Me: Who will win the election?

Ouija: Q70V

Me: Thanks. Goodbye

Just found it amusing. lol Didn't do an official setup or anything.

0 Comments
2024/11/04
06:04 UTC

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Picked up and threw away a ouija board like 13 years ago.

Hey everyone, I’m not sure what I’m in search of on here but here’s my experience with a ouija board about 12-13 years ago. One normal summer morning like any other day my family and I were getting ready to leave the house. We lived in a townhouse back then so we had neighbors on both sides with a small yard in the front. Okay , so we were getting ready to leave and when I opened the front door and out of no where. like if it was dumped on our lawn facing up, there was an ouija board just sitting there. I was with my father , two brothers and girl friend at the time and us being catholic Latinos we are some what superstitious and see the ouija board like a tabo satanic object( I had messed around with the ouija before) anyways, we looks at each other with confusion and maybe som fear thinking how did that get there ?

So, while we were confused and wondering what to do I just acted before anyone and picked up the ouija board. I just grabbed it with both hands and walked it few houses down to the garbage bin and just dumped the thing like if it was a peace of plastic on the side of the road. Didn’t think much of it at the time, I thought it was the neighbors who were playing got scared and threw it out the front door. If I remember correctly I did knock and asked if they knew anything about it but they denied knowing anything. I did get a little spooked out just not knowing where it came from, but after a little while just moved on with life and didn’t think about it.

Where it all gets kind of creepy is not to long after, maybe like a year or so after, things started to go down hill in my personal life. Like to the point of me falling of a 3 story house and fracturing my spine while at work.It was a horrible life changing accident, I did 6 months in hospital , wheel chairs, therapies, a nasty opioid addiction ( clean and sober 8 years now thanks to our lord) also lost a bunch of money , family falling apart girl friend left me… Anyways ! The point of all this is, you great people out there that are more experienced in the whole ouija board and all that business. My question is could it all have been due to me touching a dirty/cursed/abandoned/soiled (what ever you wanna call it )ouija board ???

What do yall think ????

5 Comments
2024/11/02
07:50 UTC

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I have a question

I once asked the Quija board when I was gonna die and it said at 19 and spelled out riask or raisk idk know what it means I took it as risk as I later thought abt it but I played it wit my girlfriend and it said she’d die at 18 I asked it bunch of questions like if I was gonna be famous. I’m 18 now completely terrified, I don’t want to die. So my question is has there ever been a time we’re the spirits said something and it never happened? Cuz I keep trying to find if there are times where it has ever said something and never happened but literally every post is about a real story leaving me terrified, and completely anxious I turn 19 in 9 months.

5 Comments
2024/11/02
05:39 UTC

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Ouija board music: two women sharing their personal testimonials over industrial rap.

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2024/11/02
02:48 UTC

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Online Ouijaboards?

I was invited to a party tonight but decided not to attend. Lately, I've been genuinely interested in the idea of experiencing or invoking paranormal activity in a safe, intentional way. Has anyone had success with this online, or safely using a spirit board or other methods? I'd love to connect with experienced individuals open to trying something together virtually. I’m located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and have set the right ambiance with Victorian-style decor, candlelight, and an inviting atmosphere.

4 Comments
2024/10/31
16:14 UTC

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I accidentally deleted the post so I'm re-sharing it - I hope that's alright! ;^^ My hand cross stitched ouija board!

3 Comments
2024/10/30
00:14 UTC

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ZoZo attatched itself to me and my gf

me and my gf didnt believe in ghosts or anything so we made a paper ouija board and a carboard planchette. we asked for the name and it said ZoZo and my gf shouted "thats a demon!". we didnt realise we were supposed to say goodbye the second it says zozo and we spoke to the demon. it said Kill ZoZo 3 times then when we asked why it said "because (my deadname) has to" then it said "kill (ex bf name)" but neither of us were thinking about him, infact i had forgotten him. we were hearing banging in my mums room despite being home alone and the cat was sat next to me. zozo started spelling out random letters that sounded something like latin so we stopped repeating it. then it said my name and started making a sentence starting with kill but after the second l my cat knocked both of our hands off the planchette and the planchette of the board. we went out that night and we saw this shadow figure everywhere and we were hearing noises everywhere yet no matter where we were it only happened next to me, the figures only moved when i noticed them. my brother also did it with us and it said (brothers name) die and then (brothers girlfriend name) die and it somehow knew his full name. we burnt the paper and the whole thing burnt in seconds, we burnt the planchette and burnt any remaining paper. we even stamped the ashes. but all of the noises and figures arent going away.. what are we supposed to do?

21 Comments
2024/10/28
20:09 UTC

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Spirits and angels

I was talking with an angel trough my ouija board, or atleast they said they were an angel. I asked if there was a big difference between spirits and angels, and they said yes, does anyone know the difference? (They also said they were previously a human)

2 Comments
2024/10/28
16:58 UTC

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Extraterrestrials/Ouija Boards

Question 1: Has anyone had any physical experiences, while experimenting with ouija boards? For example; pillows flying across the room, pictures falling down, and/or furniture floating in midair?

Question 2: Has anyone had any extraterrestrial experiences, and/or encounters while experimenting with ouija boards?

2 Comments
2024/10/26
17:29 UTC

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What does it mean if my ouija board keeps repeating letters

I was talking to this spirt for a while and it was going good. Sometimes it didn’t give me the right letters but confirmed when I asked if it meant what I thought. At the end, we said we wanted to leave and it spelled out dick😭 it also said go to hell. After, it started spelling out random letters but then kept repeating n and u. I don’t know what it means when it repeats letters, someone tell me

4 Comments
2024/10/26
15:00 UTC

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Board By WiccStar from Amazon.

Hi folks! I bought a Ouija board from Amazon a few years back. It was one of the cheaper ones, which may be why I have this issue.

It looks like the planchette and the board don't match colorwise. The planchette has similar artwork, but it's unpainted. Thinking I may repaint it, but not sure if it's worth the effort. What are your thoughts? (I would want to preserve the art on it, maybe do black-on-white to contrast with the board.)

Also, for those who also have this particular board, what are your thoughts on it? (No "It's evil!" posts please." Do you find it too flimsy? Or do you like the lightweight design? Definitely great for a Halloween display, IMO!

The Board

The Planchette

Front of Box

0 Comments
2024/10/26
03:13 UTC

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ZOZO Popularity From Scientific Viewpoint.

Not from a spiritual viewpoint, but from an ideomotor effect viewpoint, why is "ZOZO" so popular? Is it the position of the letters 'z' and 'o'? Is it folks trying to freak each other out? Or is it a name so deeply imbedded in the subconscious of people these days, that they unconsciously could be spelling it out?

(I'm looking for grounded, non-spiritual reasons why this might occur, not spiritual ones. No demonic or evil spirit explanations, if you would be so kind. :) )

1 Comment
2024/10/26
02:54 UTC

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Was saying weird gibberish and stuff that doesn't make sense

Need to start out saying I only played because I don't believe in spirits or really anything similar. Anyways, my previous thoughts are in doubt now.

Decided to play by myself earlier today, and it started off normal. Didn't work at first, but eventually, I got a name (can't remember cause it was weird), and I continued asking questions. One of which was me asking where it was from, and in response, I got my current town. Which freaked me out a bit, but I guess it makes sense. It also asked for my name, and I gave it.

The weirdest part, though, was the later with the jiberish. Some stuff just made zero sense, and I couldn't figure it out. So, I asked the and just got "no" or "will not say" as responses. Continued talking for a bit, but then the questions were ignored, and I got stuff like "surrender" and "messiah."

Eventually, i told it I was leaving, and it said, "I will stay," but I still closed out the game with moving to goodbye

I don't understand this, really, but it was freaky. I have no clue if it was just my hand or mind subconsciously guiding me cause the jiberish, but idk.

Any answers or ideas would be appreciated.

7 Comments
2024/10/22
02:35 UTC

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Ouija board told me my future

An ouiji board told me my future man's name!! I was 14 years old. Was playing with 2 other people. I assume no one was cheating but who knows. Anywase, I ask it "what is the name of the future man I'm meant to be with"? The ojjia board spelled out "Aaron" at this time I didn't know anyone names Aaron. So I brushed it off. For years it sat in the back of my mind. There was a couple times my friend had a friend named Aaron that she hung out with But at the time I didn't think about anything that the ouiji board told me. Anytime I came across someone named Aaron, it didn't register. I didn't think "oh is this THE Aaron the board told me about?! Nope. Then fast forward 10 years later. This man on Facebook named "Joe grabel" added me. We begin to talk.. our conversations were really cool and addicting. Not boring small talk. About a week after talking to him obsessively. The memory popped in my head about the ouji board experience. I messaged him "is your name Aaron?" He responds shocked! Said "how do you know my name?!?!, no one knows my real first name except My parents and very few family that I have". Literally his close friends didn't even know his first name was Aaron. I explained to him my story. He believed it. Didn't think I was crazy lol. BTW we have a home together and children together now...

Spooky cool

5 Comments
2024/10/18
14:29 UTC

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I bought a board

I bought an Ouija board at spirit. I already feel like it’s a dud cause I didn’t find it in an abandoned haunted house or something lol. Anyways, I’m planning to use it on Halloween night. I’ve always wanted to try one and I was wondering if there is anything I should know first. I am a bit skeptical, but I have paranormal and psychic experiences quite often so who am I to say it doesn’t work. We are planning on trying to contact relatives who have passed

27 Comments
2024/10/17
05:43 UTC

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questions

Hello everyone, I have a question. I'm preparing for a session. Do I have to take anything into account regarding pets (dogs)? Unfortunately, I can't find anything on the internet. Perhaps someone has already had experience with this and can tell me about it. Thanks in advance.

2 Comments
2024/10/15
21:28 UTC

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