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Ouija Boards have existed since before Christ, as evidenced by ancient Chinese texts which reference automatic writing using a "talking board".  The modern day Ouija Board is sold by Parker Brothers as a common game, but as a medium for subconscious expression it could work as well as any "haunted" board.

 

The board is believed to allow translation of subconscious perception to be translated into our physical world.  Whether the messages from the subconscious come from another dimension is debated, but it is a question which is unlikely to ever be answered.  Mediums can use the board as a path of communication.

 

Questions are asked by the players who place their fingers on a planchette (little board) which is guided to letters, numbers or replies on the board.  Most boards have Yes, No and Good bye as options and some boards have more extensive symbology.

 

For the metaphysical practice, a wide range of well crafted boards are available, as you can see below. .

 

This site has very fine hand crafted Ouija Boards

 

The term "Ouija" was coined by Charles Kennard in 1890.  He said at that time that the name itself came from a message from the board.  It could also reflect "oui" and "ja", the French and German words for "Yes".  The board was put into production in 1901 by William Fuld, an employee of Kennard.

 

The Ouija board was demonized in the film "The Exorcist" where it was correlated to being the gateway of the devil.  This led to a decrease in the popularity of the game, as it became a symbol for Christian Fundamentalists to rail against.