Starting Ouija Options

Ok so i got the stuff needed to make me a board (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif). So to start this will be my real first dip into magick i going to start small before handling such things as the goetia. So how would i go about using the board and do i need to draw a symbol of protection if so what would be best (Picture would be appreciated). How do i summon a spirit to commune with me what should i do if it starts to commune how do i go about asking it questions (What have more experienced people in this field asked what kind of questions) ?After i commune with it is there any particular ritual to let the spirit go but yet showing thanks to it for communicating?

Any help is appreciated thanks,

grim789.

I haven’t used the Ouija board yet but I plan to. I know a few occultists who have experienced serve haunting and negativity after playing around with the Ouija board. Anyways I was told to defiantly make sure I have protection symbols or blessed sea salt around the board, and light white candles anointed with some type of protection or blessing oil on it and aligned the candles around the board. Maybe wear a protection amulet of some sort, and defiantly banish, and cleanse afterwards.

How I banish is to smudge my room with incense, sprinkle salt water or hyssop water around my room while praying. Maybe the LBRP too.

From my perspective, the best way to "start with the Ouija," would be not to start at all. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

The Ouija board in particular is an extremely random, uncontrolled method of calling spirits, and you're not likely to have anything other than problems with it. I was using one for a few years. My experiences were at times interesting, but they were never what I'd call positive. It isn't a safe thing to do, especially if you haven't done much else before.

If you're wanting to get your feet wet, I'd start with the Qabbalistic Cross, and then when you've done that for a week or so, start doing the full Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram. If you then want to look up and throw in some planetary invocations/banishings as well, that will start giving you noticeable benefits. Saturn is nearly always a good planet to banish, and invoking Jupiter can have some fun results, as well. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

After you've been doing the LBRP for maybe six months or so, you can maybe move into deliberately invoking/working with the archangels you will have already been calling with the LBRP. They won't hurt you, and they're a good group to have a working relationship with. They can confer a lot of developmental benefits, and help you out in a jam.

You also need to start meditating, if you haven't been doing that; you're not going to get far with spirit work in particular if you can't pick up what entities are trying to say to you. Moving closer to vegetarianism in the diet department will also help there, as well.

As for something with a slightly higher razzle dazzle factor, which as a newbie you're likely to want, check out Chaos Magick. You can start throwing sigils, calling/making servitors, and getting basic results pretty much straight away. This will help build your confidence that, yes, this magick schtick is real, and give you an incentive for doing the far less glamorous stuff that, truthfully, will likely make up the majority of your practice.

Alright thank you all for the post i might try it still but i will use protection and blessings before i do i have did a little reasearch on it. But the oujia does seem to have more negative effects rather than positive. I think that people underestimate it and use it as a toy :/ not to smart. But thank you all for the post maybe i will try something else and i have been studying upon the archangels for a few weeks they are very intriguing so maybe later i will try some workings in evoking them but not till im ready (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif).

I have never had any negative or frightening experiences with the ouija board, despite (or because of?) using it like a toy. I wouldn't worry too much.

This post has been edited by Vilhjalmr: Feb 12 2010, 11:23 PM

I have never had any negative or frightening experiences with the ouija board, despite (or because of?) using it like a toy. I wouldn't worry too much.

Im still considering to try it i found that most bad experinces come from people being ignorant to it treating it like a toy. I was cosidering using a pentacle around it and blessing the area im using and pray for protection. So that any evil spirits will not get through no matter how hard they try (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sport_boxing.gif) .

Using a spirit board is quite like writing your phone number on a wall and then waiting for a call.

It could be the Dalai Lama, eager to answer your questions. But it really depends on the wall.

As with any tool, the results correspond to the skill and intent of the user.

Check this out for succinct history, advice, and cautions:

www.dragonoak.com/Ouija-Board-Instructions.html

It is a commercial site, but this is a decent page.

Using a spirit board is quite like writing your phone number on a wall and then waiting for a call.

It could be the Dalai Lama, eager to answer your questions. But it really depends on the wall.

As with any tool, the results correspond to the skill and intent of the user.

Check this out for succinct history, advice, and cautions:

www.dragonoak.com/Ouija-Board-Instructions.html

It is a commercial site, but this is a decent page.

Thank you monkey and if your new to the forum welcome btw (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) . I will check out the site thanks for the link and reply.