Talk:Ouija

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Individual Opinion?

The Catholic Church explicity condemns all practice of sorcery, witchcraft, and divination, etc. CCC 2116 declares that ""All forms" of divination are to be rejected." Unless you are claiming that Ouija boards are not practices of divination, then I don't know what could be the issue. KEleison (talk) 06:15, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

The issue, as stated, is that WP disallows “individual research.” You cannot add text on the basis of what YOU claim to be true. Find a citation to back this up. RobP (talk) 13:52, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

It's also true that the Ouija board parlour game is not a "practice of sorcery, witchcraft, and divination", any more than the Magic 8 Ball or Eeny Meeny Miney Moe or a card trick or a routine meant to discover your soap opera name. I don't know if the Catholic Church has specifically claimed it is one, but to put it in OP's words, "Ouija boards are not practices of divination". Categorically. Laodah 19:04, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

"Ouija boards are not practices of divination" Wow, everybody's been using them wrong for over 100 years...

Ouija boards, older consoles, copyrights-infringing consoles and the likes on the rise because of NIntendo's Switch console problems!

It's weird to acknowledge, but just as other consoles, even illegally sold potentially copyrights-infringing consoles and even this Ouija board seen here are massively salesnumbers-wise on the rise now. This trend is mainly there, because either it's a new trend in general or people are looking for good alternatives to buy instead of a Nintendo Switch console. Europe has it now the worst as there are not only general console problems viewable, but also price intransparency problems. This is crucial not to own in Europe as an issue that your pricing looks intransparent to people. Suggestion for games providers: look for what you have to go by price transparency-wise up until buyers buy up your product in question as a result. --94.134.91.213 (talk) 14:24, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

"It's weird to acknowledge"? How about it's neither a fact nor is it relevant to this article. PacificBoy 16:54, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

What is your name

Voice 103.166.244.227 (talk) 12:43, 1 March 2023 (UTC)

Arielys 201.225.5.235 (talk) 18:47, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

For "In popular culture"

In "I Love Lucy" S1. E7 aired Nov 26, 1951 ('The Seance') ouija board was used in the episode.

~~Ted~~ 2607:FEA8:4A2:4100:8D90:7C5D:B6CF:5BBF (talk) 11:43, 21 March 2023 (UTC)

Not

I love t uud 2601:86:4380:78B0:D4C5:1DE2:4399:9D65 (talk) 23:13, 1 May 2023 (UTC)

origin of name "Ouija"

The article states the origin thus - "The name is taken from a word spelled out on the board when its inventor asked a supposed ghost to name it." - then gives a reference. In the referred article, this is described, but the article goes on to say that the name may well have actually come from the name engraved on a locket worn by one of the participants. Why isn't this mentioned ? T-zz-rii (talk) 21:10, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

I'm bothered that they claim that the name being Yes in French and German is a "misconception." It literally is, despite the board supposedly naming itself and it meaning "Good Luck." That doesn't change that Oui is French for yes and Ja is German for yes. This can't be a coincidence. 2603:7080:BA40:1C00:142B:F9F0:2441:30CA (talk) 12:38, 29 March 2024 (UTC)

Move to Spirit board

I propose moving this article from Ouija to Spirit board. The term "Ouija" is far more common than "spirit board". However, as the article notes, Ouija is a trademarked name. Furthermore, a number of sources indicate that a Ouija board as a *kind* of spirit board:

• Gilhooly, John R. (2018). "What are tarot, Ouija, and divination?". 40 Questions About Angels, Demons, and Spiritual Warfare. 40 Questions. Kregel Publications. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-8254-4468-5.
• Joyce, Judith (2011). "Spirit board". The Weiser Field Guide to the Paranormal: Abductions, Apparitions, ESP, Synchronicity, and More Unexplained Phenomena from Other Realms. The Weiser Field Guide. Red Wheel/Weiser. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-60925-298-4.
• Illes, Judika (2010). Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses. Witchcraft & Spells. HarperCollins. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-06-204609-3.

Other sources seem to regard them as synonyms, but prefer the term "spirit board" due to intellectual property concerns:

• Lawrence, Amy (2022). "Confronting evil: A short trip to the dark side". Ghost Channels: Paranormal Reality Television and the Haunting of Twenty-First-Century America. Horror and Monstrosity Studies Series. University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1-4968-3812-4.

If we understand a Ouija board as a particular design or brand of spirit board, then this article should be titled with the more generic name in order to be inclusive of other designs and brands. Daask (talk) 18:08, 16 October 2023 (UTC)