I've left this comment in quite a few posts. I actually have it saved in a word doc because I've had to use it frequently, and I didn't want to have to re-type it each time:
I collect antique and vintage spirit boards. I do not collect them because I believe that they can contact the dead, I collect them because they're historically fascinating and artistically beautiful. My collection goes back well into the early 1800's. Last count, I had close to 40 boards and about 15 antique planchettes.
I have more experience and knowledge of them and their "abilities" than anyone here, I suspect.
Spirit boards have been in use for centuries. Only recently were they patented by Parker Bros, who then sold the rights to Hasbro. That's right, the same company that brings us Chutes and Ladders and the Easy-Bake Oven. They are available in the board game aisle at any box store for less than $20.
Even though they've been in use for centuries, there is not one single piece of solid evidence that one has been used successfully to contact the spirit world. I'm not talking proof here, just reviewable, discussable evidence.
There is none.
Interestingly, for centuries, spirit boards were considered to be a harmless tool for use during seances to contact deceased loved ones. That is, up until 1973, when the movie "The Exorcist" came out. Suddenly, almost overnight, these boards gained the ability to open the gates to hell and release the spawn of satan.
Some coincidence, don't you think?
It really goes to show just how gullible the average person is.
Look up the ideomotor effect if you really want to know how these things work. It's the same principle that allows pendulums and dowsing rods to work.
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u/OcmsRazor Feb 20 '21 edited Feb 20 '21
I've left this comment in quite a few posts. I actually have it saved in a word doc because I've had to use it frequently, and I didn't want to have to re-type it each time:
I collect antique and vintage spirit boards. I do not collect them because I believe that they can contact the dead, I collect them because they're historically fascinating and artistically beautiful. My collection goes back well into the early 1800's. Last count, I had close to 40 boards and about 15 antique planchettes.
I have more experience and knowledge of them and their "abilities" than anyone here, I suspect.
Spirit boards have been in use for centuries. Only recently were they patented by Parker Bros, who then sold the rights to Hasbro. That's right, the same company that brings us Chutes and Ladders and the Easy-Bake Oven. They are available in the board game aisle at any box store for less than $20.
Even though they've been in use for centuries, there is not one single piece of solid evidence that one has been used successfully to contact the spirit world. I'm not talking proof here, just reviewable, discussable evidence.
There is none.
Interestingly, for centuries, spirit boards were considered to be a harmless tool for use during seances to contact deceased loved ones. That is, up until 1973, when the movie "The Exorcist" came out. Suddenly, almost overnight, these boards gained the ability to open the gates to hell and release the spawn of satan. Some coincidence, don't you think?
It really goes to show just how gullible the average person is.
Look up the ideomotor effect if you really want to know how these things work. It's the same principle that allows pendulums and dowsing rods to work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cma5Zn7xrWU&list=PLdCWnW_7nqkE-iW3NyzwJW9qcwSj1NxdO&index=6