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The Ouija Board

The Ouija Board. By Stefanie Jones & Taylor Pelchar. Before the Ouija Board. Spiritualism- Belief that after death, a person can still communicate to the living through a medium. In 1848 the Spiritualist Movement started with two sisters, Kate and Maggie Fox, from New York.

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The Ouija Board

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  1. The Ouija Board By Stefanie Jones & Taylor Pelchar

  2. Before the Ouija Board • Spiritualism- Belief that after death, a person can still communicate to the living through a medium. • In 1848 the Spiritualist Movement started with two sisters, Kate and Maggie Fox, from New York. • They claimed to be communicating with spirits by rapping on tables. It turned out that the raps were their toes cracking. Table Tilting

  3. Continued • “By the time the sisters admitted their fraud some thirty years later, there were tens of thousands of mediums holding séances where spirits entertained with numerous magical tricks such as making sounds, materializing objects, making lights glow, levitating tables and moving objects across the room.”

  4. The Origin • Spiritualism was becoming very popular and “home circles” were being formed. • In 1853 M. Planchette, a French Spiritualist, invented the Planchette • Planchette- heart shaped device that had pencils as legs and it was believed ghosts wrote out messages.

  5. The Ouija Board • The Planchette came to America and E.C. Reiche made a new creation. • E.C. Reiche was a cabinet and coffin maker from Maryland. • He created a wooden lap tray that had the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 1-10, the words yes and no. • The pencils were removed from the Planchette and it was used to move across the board.

  6. Why is it called Ouija? • Many people believe that Reiche used the French and German words for yes to create Ouija (Oui-French) & (Ja-German). • Others say that Reiche believed the word Ouija was the Egyptian word for luck. This is actually not true. • Reiche claimed that the name was spelled out to him by a spirit. Thus, we get the name Ouija.

  7. The Patent • Reiche sold his invention to Charles Kennard, who produced the first commercial Ouija Boards in 1886. • The first talking board patent was made on May 28, 1890. • William Fuld, the shop manager of Kennard Novelty Company, took over the business. Due to a decline in sales in 1927, he committed suicide. • Thus, the Ouija Board was given an “eerie taint”. William Fuld

  8. How to Use • The Ouija should be used by at least two people. The board should be placed on the sitter’s laps or a small table. • The sitters place all their fingers lightly on the Planchette. (If you can hear the Planchette moving, someone’s probably moving it) • The sitters are supposed to call out for a willing spirit in order to assure they don’t receive any negative spirits. • One person should ask one question slowly to avoid confusion.

  9. Theories Behind Ouija • The Ideomotor Effect • Confirmation Bias • Misconception of Randomness

  10. How to Test? • “Simply try it blindfolded for some time, having an innocent bystander take notes on what letters are selected. Usually, the result will be unintelligible nonsense."

  11. The End

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