The Ouija - Part 2 AND the Famous Zombie Word Alert

My latest experiment with the Ouija board underscored what I've long held to be true about the subconscious working outside of linear time, at least as we quantify time within our normal, everyday waking experience.

I've long reached a point in my experiments with the Ouija/spirit board where my subconscious seems to be more concerned with showing me the mechanics (via symbols) of how I interface with this tool, as opposed to any pretence and play acting ( sigh, how I miss the old days lol ).


So while the planchette was doing its usual thing, pointing to the woman's mind, the hands, (it also moves repeatedly up to the star on the right side) back down to the 'ghost' man, the image of the planchette and so forth, it spelled out the word HSUP. Okay, so that threw me for a minute, until I realized it had spelled out the word PUSH backwards. No idea what that meant nor why it had done so.


Next day, I am doing a little necessary shopping, and directly in front of me, as I enter the department store, there stands a display of the new movie PUSH. Hmm. How coincidental. I had no idea there was a new movie out by that name. Nor was I familiar with the movie's subject matter, which revolved around a woman's past, her deep-seated obstacles, and those who helped her to 'push' past her problems. Needless to say, I could relate to the situation on many levels. Furthermore, since the subconscious has the marvelous ability to convey a world of information in so tiny a symbol, I harkened back to a particularly unexpected and ground-breaking moment in my own past, when my tearful stepmother revealed that much of what she had done, those actions and comments which to me were felt as an endless series of harsh critique, stemmed from her desire to help PUSH me (her words) out of the shell I had fashioned around myself, after my own mother's untimely death.

Additionally, whenever the chips are down, I have discovered that the road to success, per my own life's experiences, has only opened before me when I have stubbornly, relentlessly pushed myself as hard as necessary to get where I want to be. I am one of those individuals who must push themselves, and with much force, unfortunately.

So, the entire word as revealed in the typical, mirror like fashion of the right brain subconscious, was highly appropriate to my situation as it now stands.

Well, to continue - after my soiree with the Ouija board, I noticed, at least for the first 24 hours before the effects of the subconscious experimentation began to wane, I ran into synchronicity left and right. For a good day's time, my waking beta left-brain ego was confronted with coincidence and meaningful encounters, symbols and so forth like wild. And I was more 'psychic' for a day or two. Without going into a blow by blow description of each 'assault' **, let us just say that I resolved to resume the stimulation of my right-brain subconscious forthwith - the results were that fruitful.

But (and this is a big one!) unless one is firmly grounded in what we term as objective reality, I cannot say that I recommend the use of the spirit board, or anything else that allows for too great an expression of the right brained mind. It is so easy to become deluded and caught up in the 'game', although it can be a fun and interesting ride, only so long as the operating ego understands the reality of what is occurring. Self meets self. Self expresses self. Self learns from self.

Ultimately though, one will tire of the 'game' and go on to greater things.
** Zombie Word Alert: Contrary to commonly held assumptions, we here at The Zombie Word Alert Defense Team do not recommend the use of assault weapons in the endless war against zombies. Assault weapons, by their very design, are often cumbersome, expensive, unattractive and simply do not mesh well with your average outfit. Unless, of course, you are into 'camo' - which is so last year. We do, however, recommend a suitably subtle and tasteful line of defense arsenal, which can be quickly modified to suit any social event. Stiletto sandals, for example, are both an excellent evening fashion accessory, and may also be utilized at a moment's notice to stab out the pus-engorged eyeballs of your average zombie. Designer handbags, particularly the hobo style, are another valuable weapon, as not only are they well made and guaranteed to last through multiple zombie attacks, but the spacious interiors allow for a hefty amount of change to accumulate in the bottom of the bag, adding a net weight of perhaps 40 or 50 pounds to the typical contents of a woman's purse.
Please, no matter if the world as we know it has vanished forever, and scores of lurching, lumbering, slavering, drooling, odoriferous zombies have invaded your workspace, remember to always think FASHION FIRST!

Ouija Board - The Ultimate Game

For years and years I longed to own a Ouija Board, but was too chicken to buy one. I had the idea it was dangerous, a doorway to Demons and God Knew What Else. Yet, having grown up with an amazing mother, a truly gifted Gaelic with the honest to goodness ability to make 'the table rise', I was already hooked on spiritualism from the get go. And don't think we were not an honest, God fearing family. We attended church, I attended study and was later confirmed at age 12. We did not take the Lord's name in vain, etc.

But my mother was one of those intelligent, creative individuals who could see beyond the dogma, and having a true Scots background, she was naturally gifted and saw no harm in these gifts. We would go to Cassadaga, Fla - where she sought out the psychics. See, she had lost a son to cancer - he was barely 1o years old at the time - and, with later insight, I realized many of her efforts stemmed from a need to contact her beloved child.

In other words, matters of both God and the inner psychic were the norm in my youthful world. I, too, was a gifted child with a high IQ that landed me in a program called VIS - for Very Intelligent Students. I was also artistic, creative and won several awards before finishing school. I, too, harbored a desire to connect with 'something', but I also harbored a deep fear of devils and demons, a fear that took me decades to lay to rest.

Nonetheless, the time finally came when I got up my nerve and purchased my first (!) Ouija or Spirit Board. We were all very careful to protect ourselves within the White Light, to pray before and after said use, and to scrupulously avoid any accidental or deliberate interference with the planchette.

Well, I hadn't had my board a month before my superstitions reared their ugly head and I pitched the game into the trash. What a relief to get rid of it, as if I had somehow nailed a 'out to lunch' sign on the front door to discourage Satan. But in the meantime I began experimenting with the pendulum, which was interesting but not nearly as quick nor precise as using the Ouija. It was hopeless, and before too long I had purchased my second board. My curiosity was the stronger emotion, and those superstitious fears simply had to take a back seat.

I was so curious about everything, and I wanted to experience as much as I could first hand. But as I developed my ability to concentrate, to let go and focus at the same time, things really took off and I became scared all over again. There went board number 2.

With the acquisition of Ouija Board 3 (Parker Bros. would have loved my kind!), I was determined not to cave in, but rather conducted as much research as I possibly could into the whys and hows of the spirit board. I learned they've been around, in one form or another, since ancient times. I also learned that they have been used to help brain-damaged, mentally disabled persons communicate in ways they are not verbally able to do. It would seem that the spirit board sort of 'evens out the playing field' in terms of brain hemisphere dominance, and for most users it is a form of expression for the subconscious, right brain mind.

Eventually, I settled down, began note-taking in earnest, and came away with a far greater concept of how the psyche of man operates. I even went on to purchase a special board, a large round heavy thing, rich with symbols and icons, which of course were much easier for my right brain to answer with. Amazing the things one learns about oneself.

So, once I got over the idiotic notion that a demon comes pre-packed with every spirit board (can't you just picture that at Quality Control - a line worker getting his butt chewed for missing the demon in board #1533901A?) - I eventually was able to have the courage to experiment on my own, without a partner, although the movements came slower at first, and I had to learn to let go, to allow my subconscious a free hand in the most precise way.

I think the worst hurdle, the Biggie with a Capital B, the hurdle that most exacerbates fear and superstition in nearly all users of the talking spirit board - is that you always (so it seems) first encounter your subconscious and all those fears, emotions, self loathing, guilts and anything else of an emotionally suppressed nature. After all, this is your subconscious getting to have the floor, and it is darn well going to do so. Because here is the important thing to understand - the subconscious often acts like a mirror, reflecting self back to self. If you fear demons, you can skippy well bet you are going to encounter them, at least until you get over such fears. And as such, the mirror effect of the subconscious freed by such tools as the Ouija Board, are an absolutely fantastic method for self growth and understanding, a cleansing shower for the psyche, but only if you can face your fears with a sane, clear head on your shoulders. Otherwise it's too easy to get drawn in to an endless game of self reflecting self reflecting self - without any resolution, but with plenty of distress. I recommend keeping a good sense of humor on hand, as well. Love and forgiveness for self and all others, doesn't hurt either.

Love and laughter will conquer most demons, be they real or imagined. And best to ignore any that should remain.