"I am ZoZo" (Part 1)

True account of an experience from using a Ouija board
Not mine

"Kimberly":
What's my opinion on the Ouija board??
Well….it's not good, that's for sure. I'm sure there are many groups and/or individuals out there who have used the board in a respectful manner and who have had great success at using it. These individuals I would assume are well trained and experienced in knowing when a negative energy is trying to enter or make contact and know how to handle the situation accordingly by blocking out these energies or by refusing further communication from them. I, myself…am not one of those individuals and would haven't the faintest idea if I were talking to sweet ole granny or the devil himself. Because these energies lie….they say what they think you will buy into to gain your trust and sympathy for further contact…that one opportunity for you to open the door for them to enter to make you life….in a matter of speaking, a living hell.

I'm no angel…I have been in the room where it's been in use many times and recall one incident that impacted me for about ten years. The Ouija was asked when each and every person in the room would die…well, when it got to me (I was not participating in using the board, I was just standing in the back of the room watching), it said in the year "199?" From 1990 to 1999, I lived in fear that this would be my last year. I never knew when the day would come that I would simply drop dead. The board said it would happen…and I was stupid enough to believe it!! I had no clue at the time that these energies being contacted would lie…but they do.

I was told many times by paranormal investigators and psychics that I was lucky…let me further explain. I had a relative drop by with some friends one night. Well, one of the visitors was very into the paranormal and had heard about our home being haunted. This guy I have to say was good…about as good at lying as the Ouija board is. I believed him when he told me he had used the board many times before and was well trained and educated in the use of the board. He assured me everything I'd ever heard was nothing more than stories….myths. Well…I fell for it hook, line and sinker. Because I didn't own an Ouija board, he and another individual ran out and bought one up at the local department store. He and a two other individuals went at it for a while, but had no success in contacting any of the spirits in our home to find out why they were here and what they wanted…but my cousin and I sure did. Curiosity about killed the cat….because her and I were standing there, watching…eagerly waiting to see if we could make contact…and we did. That planchette flew around the board answering every question with misspelled words and nonsense answers. Finally…the board got a little better with its communication and began telling us that "he" was a four year old child, with something wrong with his feet and that he were not the only one present. He said there were six other spirits with him….of which were standing behind (and it gave the initials of two of the individuals in the room)...that did it for every living, breathing person in the room….we quickly closed the session and tossed the board out. My family has stories of using the Ouija board that could fill a library. Back in the 70's, people didn't know about the board, as they do now…people then, thought it were just a game. Well…thank goodness over time, people are starting to know more and more about the spirit realm and types of energies contacted through the board…and are finding out very differently….it's not just a game! It's about as safe as Russian roulette if you want my honest opinion.

Sorry for getting side tracked…but back to the night my cousin and I used the board with three other people watching around us. My use of the board had no ill affects….as I said, I was one of the lucky ones according to paranormal investigators and psychics I've spoken with concerning the incident. But my cousin was not so lucky. When she went home that night, she obviously didn't go home alone. All hell broke loose at her home. Things went so crazy that the home had to be blessed and cleansed twice afterwards. Months following the use of the board, she were plagued with horrible nightmares, electricity being turned on and off, water running, getting locked into rooms mysteriously….just to name a few. She were basically being tormented. Anyway…that's just one aftermath of using the board…my brother who was a pastor, had a daughter whose friend became obsessed with an energy she contacted and later committed suicide, so they could be together forever. When I heard the story, it sounded like something right out of a movie…but being my brother was a well respected pastor, I knew he weren't pulling my leg for kicks.

This is a serious matter…and the quicker people discover how potentially dangerous using the board can be, the better. I cringe when I'm in a store and see one sitting on the shelf in the toy section….THE TOY SECTION, where my kids can pick it up and ask me what kind of game is this? "Whoa…put that down slowly and no one will get hurt". But it's not just Ouija boards…it's tarot cards, it's table tapping, automatic writing, séances and what ever other means people find in contacting the dead. My advice…if you want to play with fire, expect to get burned. If you don't know what you're doing and you think it can't happen to you, think again. There are books written about people who have lost their homes, lost their loved ones and lost their sanity tampering with something they knew nothing about….or very little about. So, next time someone asks you if you want to get in on a little innocent spooky fun….think about all individuals out there who weren't so lucky and who's lives changed that very moment they said "Yes".

(NOTE: the link I found this on had this story, then it had other stories; "Contributes" to this one, so will post the others next)