The Kings James Bible

Ouija Boards and Other Mysterious Items

“A number of believers still think Ouija boards and other mysterious items can offer any person a connection to an unproven spirit realm. As is often the case, Hollywood and popular media have contributed to this myth indirectly. I say indirectly because viewers often see a film made for entertainment, like the 2014 thriller Ouija, and then use that fiction as ‘evidence’ to substantiate their supernatural beliefs.  

Most of those believers, however, are probably unaware of the fact that the Ouija board was invented as a parlor game and is a registered trademark of Hasbro, Inc. I also doubt that they’ve thought to test the board’s alleged powers by blindfolding the players and recording the activity, or about why their hands have to actually be touching the planchette for the game to work.  

A person’s hand must touch the device because the participants (often unknowingly) guide the piece via the ideomotor effect, which allows our subconscious minds to influence our bodies even when we don’t consciously decide to take action. If believers were aware of these facts, maintaining faith in a magic board might not be as easy.”

David G. McAfee