Thursday, 12. May 2005
Ouija Board

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The term "talking board" is the generic name for a message board with numbers, letters, and a movable message indicator. The message indicator, touched lightly by one or more persons, slides or pivots along the surface of the board to spell out words. Hence, the name "talking board." There is debate about whether the messages come from supernatural entities or are some form of psychological phenomenon originating from the players. Boards using pendulums, fixed spinners, or rolling balls, are not technically "talking boards" although they may have the

same effect. Talking boards are also referred to as Ouija boards, witch boards, spirit boards, oracle boards, and most recently, channeling boards.

Everything you want to know about Ouija Board - with a big Gallery:
Museum of Talking Boards. (English)

In the year 1848, something unusual happened in a Hydesville, New York cabin. Two sisters, Kate and Margaret Fox, contacted the spirit of a dead peddler, became instant celebrities, and sparked a national obsession that spread all across the United States and Europe. It was the birth of modern Spiritualism.

History of the Talking Board by Museum of Talking Boards. (English)

Many kids have played with Ouija boards, especially at sleepovers. In class, my students tell of their experiences, and many of them believe that something paranormal did happen.

Ouija in the Classroom by Larry Barrieau (English)

The Ouija board has been used by thousands of people for spirit communication and is very similar to automatic writing, the only difference between the two being the absence of the board itself in automatic writing. Both forms of communication are very dangerous; as are seances, because they are usually uncontrolled forms of communications. In other words, the individuals that use these channels are usually novices and are unaware of the possible dangers that await!

Ouija: Not a Game by Dale Kaczmarek (English)

Deutsche Seiten gibt es leider nicht viele, welche gute Infos bieten. Alle wollen bloss die Bretter verkaufen. Die Besten sind hier:

Talking Boards: Geschichte von Cryptique (6 Seiten - German).
Dies stammt aus der Website
"Das Mysterium der Ouija Bretter"
mit weiteren sehr guten Inhalten.

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Das Witchboard als ein magisches Hilfsmittel zur Kommunikation mit Astralwesen, Dämonen, Verstorbenen und energetischen Wesenheiten wird in fast jedem esoterischen Geschäft so selbstverständlich angeboten wie Brot beim Bäcker ... Das unreflektierte Ausprobieren okkulter Praktiken ohne vorherige Vertiefung ist keinesfalls empfehlenswert.

Hexenbretter.de bietet auch einige Infos und den Download für Bretter-Vorlagen.

UPDATE 14.06.07:

Today I stumbled over this great articel:

Ouija. For some the rectangular board evokes memories of late-night sleepover parties, shrieks of laughter, and toy shelves brimming with Magic Eight Balls, Frisbees, and Barbie dolls.

For others, Ouija boards – known more generally as talking boards or spirit boards – have darker associations. Stories abound of fearsome entities making threats, dire predictions, and even physical assaults on innocent users after a night of Ouija experimentation.

And the fantastic claims don’t stop there: Pulitzer Prize-winning poet James Merrill vowed until his death in 1995 that his most celebrated work was written with the use of a homemade Ouija board.

Ouija! How this American Anomaly Became More than Just Fun and Games by Mitch Horowitz
Category: Readings & Divination | Tarot & Oracles |




Tuesday, 03. May 2005
Chiromancy - Chiromantie

"Cheiromancy informeth us to know and discerne by the Hand the Complexions and Constitutions of the Bodies; the Sufferings and Sorrows of Humane Life, the Felicity
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and Infelicity thereof; and, in fine, all things Good or Bad that may befal or betide Man or Woman."

Cheiromancy, or the Science of Palmistry
by Eric Lawson (English)

A basic overview

This lesson provides all the information you need to understand the basics of Hand Analysis. By applying these techniques you will be able to interpret the unique advice of your own hands.

The Layman's Guide by Kenneth A. Lagerstrom (English)

Professional secrets of the hands

We would "know" this person better than any history book could describe. Our ambition with this page is to preserve images of the hands of people who, for better or for for worse, play, or have played, significant roles in our own time. We can let these people come alive for those, yet to be born perhaps, who, otherwise, will never have known them.

Famous Peoples Hands by Arnold Holtzman, Ph.D. (English)
Very interesting

Bekannt ist die Kunst des Handlesens seit mindestens 3000 Jahren, jedoch liegt der Ursprung wohl bereits 5000 Jahre zurück und fand ihren Weg von China aus in die restliche Welt.
Das Handlesen wird auch als Chirologie bezeichnet und ist sowohl eine Wissenschaft als auch eine Kunst, mit deren Wissen man aus den Händen eines Menschen, einen Einblick in seine Persönlichkeitsstruktur erhalten kann.

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Einführung und Grundlagen: Die Kunst des Handlesens by Trinitie (German)

Handlinien, Handberge, Handzeit, Handformen, Fingermuster und wie man einen Handabdruck macht, erklärt von Stefan Eberenz: Esoterisches Handlesen German)

Liegt Geld auf Ihrem Handteller? von Susanne Oswald (German)
Category: Readings & Divination |


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