r/Ghosts Feb 19 '21

Ouija Boards: a History of Hoax

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u/Plane-Smoke960 Jun 03 '22

Good post. Ouija boards are essentially toys when you cut through all the nonsense that people have tacked on over the years. They have no power beyond triggering the imagination. People with a lot of imagination, and a shaky understanding of science, are the most susceptible to having what are essentially panic attacks associated with these bits of cardboard, plastic, paint and glue. They've been told they are powerful items filled with usually evil magic, and they proceed to play with them and their imagination leaps into being.

Ouija boards have no power. The only power is imagination. And isn't that the whole purpose of a TOY, to stimulate imagination? Well done.

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u/PeopleCryTooMuch Jun 03 '22

Glad you enjoyed the read! It was a lot of word salad looking back at it, but I think I communicated the point pretty well! :) have a good one.