Many people have heard of the Ouija Board. They have been used in teen horror movies and are usually depicted as a way to contact evil spirits. Movies like this exaggerate the outcome of using the Ouija Board and create stigma towards it. When I tell people I own one, they normally give me a weird look and ask why I would want something like that. I am writing this to explain why I own one, and my personal experience with mine.

I had recently found a religion that matched my beliefs; Wicca. I was very excited to look into it more as I had never felt comfortable as Judaism being my religion. I am very spiritual and never had a way to bring it out, until I picked up a book on Wiccan Witchcraft. I began reading at the chapter named “Tools of …show more content…
I leaned back focusing on my breathing and slipped into a meditative state unintentionally. I was exploring my mind and while I was in a room full of thick incense smoke, it was not uncomfortable or hard to breathe, Instead, it felt like a comforting blanket and cleared my mind of any negative thoughts. I had never meditated before so I did not know that this is what was happening, so when I snapped out of it I was surprised when the time said 15 minutes later than when I checked before. I was in my mind for 15 minutes without even trying and I was more relaxed than I had ever been, and was calm and content. I felt tired but in a satisfying way and everything I thought of passed through dreamily and calmly. No racing thoughts, everything was just sort of happening and passing. This was an amazing feeling for me because I had been under a lot of stress lately. I set my hands on the planchette and began asking questions. I stuck to generic ones such as “Are there any spirits”, and just sat for a minute after every question. I was not upset that I got no replies after 20 minutes of asking. It was my first time and most likely had no strong connections or energies for any spirits to notice. It may sound very anti-climatic but this was my first experience with my Ouija