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Disciple of Marduk
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Catchin', not pitchin'?Maybe he's only good at receiving and not so hot on transmitting?
/Sopranos
Catchin', not pitchin'?Maybe he's only good at receiving and not so hot on transmitting?
That's because he has nothing to say to you. Here, he just won't shut up...Plus - as has been pointed out more than once - Derek Acorah has been very quiet since he died.
I'm not buying that theory. In the US at least the churchy criticism of the ouija board goes back to its invention, talking to spirits being considered a bad thing to do. (Note that the critics had no doubt that the users were in fact talking to spirits - the servants of satan.)In Peter Laws' fantastic board games article in the FT, he puts the blame on the popular notion that ouija boards are the work of the Devil squarely on The Exorcist. Before 1973 (when the film was released) they were regarded as a fun parlour game at best, but after it, and that scene where Linda Blair invites in Pazuzu through one, they became the centre of a moral panic that continues to this day.
Yep. I was raised as a RC in the US, and ouija boards were always warned against.I'm not buying that theory. In the US at least the churchy criticism of the ouija board goes back to its invention, talking to spirits being considered a bad thing to do. (Note that the critics had no doubt that the users were in fact talking to spirits - the servants of satan.)
The FORCE was with you.I'm shocked that my religiously-minded Mom didn't care that my friends and I "played" with Ouija boards as kids. Maybe she thought all her saint statues in the TV room where we held seances were protecting us.
We did have a few strange events during slumber parties when we tried summoning whoever wanted to speak to a bunch of obnoxious teenage girls. Once there was knocking on the walls (could have been the wood paneling expanding, same thing happens here in the paneled bedrooms, or someone in attendance could have been the culprit) and another time a book went sailing off the bookcase (again, it could have been all the jumping around we were probably doing).The FORCE was with you.
Interestingly enough, the only time I recall ever seeing one in use was on the playground of the Catholic elementary school I attended in the mid 60s. I'd have been eight or nine I think. The kids querying the spirit realm asked how old the school's principal, a nun, was. The reply came back clearly: 42. We all thought that was great, thinking 42 was ancient. Might have been her age though. Anyway, nobody's knuckles got rapped, we were not rounded up for a stern lecture from the priest, who lived next door. I don't recall the thing being hidden from the nuns, who were generally eagle-eyed and always well armed with rulers and short fuses.Yep. I was raised as a RC in the US, and ouija boards were always warned against.
I'm not buying that theory. In the US at least the churchy criticism of the ouija board goes back to its invention, talking to spirits being considered a bad thing to do. (Note that the critics had no doubt that the users were in fact talking to spirits - the servants of satan.)
!!! I believe you; but I was educated in a medieval RC school as a child. Old school beliefs. Very very old school. very very....Interestingly enough, the only time I recall ever seeing one in use was on the playground of the Catholic elementary school I attended in the mid 60s. I'd have been eight or nine I think. The kids querying the spirit realm asked how old the school's principal, a nun, was. The reply came back clearly: 42. We all thought that was great, thinking 42 was ancient. Might have been her age though. Anyway, nobody's knuckles got rapped, we were not rounded up for a stern lecture from the priest, who lived next door. I don't recall the thing being hidden from the nuns, who were generally eagle-eyed and always well armed with rulers and short fuses.
It actually sounds preposterous, I know, but I remember the place near the hedge row where the session took place, and there is the detail of Mother Superior's age. This was in the Bible Belt, but we didn't have to wear uniforms. There were strict rules on what we were allowed to wear, and the nuns were big on using humiliation for, well, pretty much anything. There was one who did not like boys. Many years later, I heard a comedian say something like, "Well what do you expect? You take a young woman, dress her in wool from head to toe, and tell her she can never have sex!"!!! I believe you; but I was educated in a medieval RC school as a child. Old school beliefs. Very very old school. very very....
We did have a few strange events during slumber parties when we tried summoning whoever wanted to speak to a bunch of obnoxious teenage girls.
No, there is more to the Ouija board than that. I can vouch to that." As the scientists explain, a person’s sense of agency, or the feeling that one has control over their actions, arises primarily from the brain’s ability to predict “the sensory consequences of an action, and then [compare] this prediction [with] the actual consequences. When prediction and consequence match, the result is the feeling that ‘I did that.'” "
What ramifications to situations and eras where things are so unpredictable!
" “Our study suggests,” say its authors, “that successful Ouija board sessions critically depend on joint action.” The “spooky” or “paranormal” feeling that Ouija boards induce is due to the fact that participants take turns in predicting the next letter. "
Does this explain why that weird institution marriage feels like it does?
Convenient.
I was listening to an old art bell on Coast to Coast and the subject was the disappearance of six American servicemen and women based in Germany
I‘m amazed I was never aware of this beforehand. Anyone know of the story and have any thoughts?
One of my girlfriends always had a deep husky voice. When she would call me at work, my co-workers would say, 'Ronnie, your boyfriend is on the phone', and we would always laugh about it.New one on me. Two of the members appeared on TV in 1993. Go to 9min. 50secs.
https://www.ladbible.com/news/iconic-grandmother-has-ouija-boards-given-out-at-her-funeral-20221020A cheeky grandmother has ensured ouija boards were distributed to all her loved ones attending her funeral.
Gracie Perryman received the ultimate parting gift from her grandmother Jodie after attending her farewell in Breckenridge, Texas.
Jodie, who died of cancer at age 81, had quite the sense of humour, according to her granddaughter.
So it’s no surprise that each guest received a card bearing an ouija board with the words 'Let's keep in touch!'.
And if that wasn't legendary enough, the brazen grandma also included a photo of herself with her tongue out while she put up her middle fingers.
For those with a sense of humour, this is great...
Cheeky grandmother has ouija boards given out at her funeral so people can stay 'in touch'
I agree with you, that and anything to do with demons/the satanic. I have a gut feeling 'it' may manifest as psychosis and mental instability that in 'normal' life our brains are able to suppress.Wile I have no fear of anything else paranormal and tend to want to see
it for myself a Ouija board is the one thing I wont bugger about with.
Just to add that I don't consider poltergeists to be either satanic or demonic, any such link owes more to Hollywood than the evidence.I agree with you, that and anything to do with demons/the satanic. I have a gut feeling 'it' may manifest as psychosis and mental instability that in 'normal' life our brains are able to suppress.