This effect can occur in two different ways: either someone intentionally moves his/herself to jostle the planchette or table, or the audience accidentally moves one of the two items through subconscious muscular twitches.
One of the prominent theories is called "the ideomotor effect". Magic and superstition in ancient EgyptĢ0th century Ouija Board ‘rules.’ ( CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 ) How Do Ouija Boards Work?ĭespite the lengthy history of talking boards, modern scientists are highly invested in disproving their use.Magic of the Ancients: Five Incredible Texts of Spells, Curses, and Incantations.Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin, The Father of Modern Magic Who Stopped a Revolt with His Abilities.It is the planchette (or pointer) which the people choosing to communicate place their hands upon in the hope that the spirits will move it to create a message. Each board has a planchette, an essential piece in the ritual. Regardless, these panels all share characteristics: the board itself has each letter of the alphabet dictated, as well as the numbers 0-9, and then whether or not it is inscribed with "hello", "goodbye", or other full words depends on the creator of the board. Ouija boards-also called spirit boards or talking boards-have been part of various cultures long before the introduction of the "game" in the 19th century. "Ouija", in fact, is the name of the game invented by Elijah Bond.Īuthentic Ouija boards are known to practitioners as the aforementioned spirit or talking boards.
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