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		<title>By: Anyone have any interesting Oujia board experiences? - Personal Development for Smart People Forums</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anyone have any interesting Oujia board experiences? - Personal Development for Smart People Forums</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2006 17:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Here's my ouija board story:  Are ouija boards real?    __________________ Erin Pavlina, Psychic Medium &#34;Remember Where You Came From&#34; www.ErinPavlina.com [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Here&#8217;s my ouija board story:  Are ouija boards real?    __________________ Erin Pavlina, Psychic Medium &quot;Remember Where You Came From&quot; <a href="http://www.ErinPavlina.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ErinPavlina.com</a> [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Bonnie</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bonnie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 18:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Erin,

Thank you for sharing your stories. If nothing else, I appreciate knowing that my past personal experiences are not just "figments of my imagination" -- which isn't always a good thing! :)

Now married, and age 46, I can attest to the ouija board (OB) being a tool that can bring answers to those whom are open enough to receive them. However, rest assured, for some... it's more than they bargained for; playing with such a device does not happen without repercussion.

I implore you (and others) to proceed with caution!

To Non-believers:

If you find yourself unable to believe that a Ouija Board is B-A-D to play with, based on what Erin divulges here -- I must also ask if you're quick to shrug off miracles simply because you don't get to witness one first hand!?

To me, this seems to be an ongoing struggle with the mind set of today. That is -- If I can't prove it, it isn't real. Yet, many visit churches on Sunday and don't have a problem with tithing or bowing their heads in prayer. Again, one must ask, "How many Christians have seen the divine in physical form?"  Yet, each Sunday, the pews are filled with believers.

One doesn't need to SEE in order to FEEL something to be truth.

But, take a look around you; the world is full of opposites!

- Black and white
- Night and day
- Salt and pepper
- Happy and sad
- Laughing and crying
- Married and single
- Good and bad
- Wealth and poverty

...and the list continues.

To Erin:

Youre making "perfect sense" to those whom it matters most to hear through you.

Yes, you are truly here for a reason.  Your purpose is to teach and share with those most receptive to you. True, you won't reach everyone -- and this is acceptable. However, your instructions will resonate with a select audience and to me, this is the best path.

Good luck with your journey. I applaud your walk!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Erin,</p>
<p>Thank you for sharing your stories. If nothing else, I appreciate knowing that my past personal experiences are not just &#8220;figments of my imagination&#8221; &#8212; which isn&#8217;t always a good thing! <img src='http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Now married, and age 46, I can attest to the ouija board (OB) being a tool that can bring answers to those whom are open enough to receive them. However, rest assured, for some&#8230; it&#8217;s more than they bargained for; playing with such a device does not happen without repercussion.</p>
<p>I implore you (and others) to proceed with caution!</p>
<p>To Non-believers:</p>
<p>If you find yourself unable to believe that a Ouija Board is B-A-D to play with, based on what Erin divulges here &#8212; I must also ask if you&#8217;re quick to shrug off miracles simply because you don&#8217;t get to witness one first hand!?</p>
<p>To me, this seems to be an ongoing struggle with the mind set of today. That is &#8212; If I can&#8217;t prove it, it isn&#8217;t real. Yet, many visit churches on Sunday and don&#8217;t have a problem with tithing or bowing their heads in prayer. Again, one must ask, &#8220;How many Christians have seen the divine in physical form?&#8221;  Yet, each Sunday, the pews are filled with believers.</p>
<p>One doesn&#8217;t need to SEE in order to FEEL something to be truth.</p>
<p>But, take a look around you; the world is full of opposites!</p>
<p>- Black and white<br />
- Night and day<br />
- Salt and pepper<br />
- Happy and sad<br />
- Laughing and crying<br />
- Married and single<br />
- Good and bad<br />
- Wealth and poverty</p>
<p>&#8230;and the list continues.</p>
<p>To Erin:</p>
<p>Youre making &#8220;perfect sense&#8221; to those whom it matters most to hear through you.</p>
<p>Yes, you are truly here for a reason.  Your purpose is to teach and share with those most receptive to you. True, you won&#8217;t reach everyone &#8212; and this is acceptable. However, your instructions will resonate with a select audience and to me, this is the best path.</p>
<p>Good luck with your journey. I applaud your walk!</p>
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		<title>By: Erich</title>
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		<dc:creator>Erich</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Having had a great interest in the paranormal in my youth, I've experienced the Ouija board on a number of occasions and each time met with "success". I put that in quotes because i've been shook up by a number of pretty unfriendly spirits which led me to quit using it. Each of these experiences were very real and I believe what Erin is saying is true.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Having had a great interest in the paranormal in my youth, I&#8217;ve experienced the Ouija board on a number of occasions and each time met with &#8220;success&#8221;. I put that in quotes because i&#8217;ve been shook up by a number of pretty unfriendly spirits which led me to quit using it. Each of these experiences were very real and I believe what Erin is saying is true.</p>
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		<title>By: Bosse</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bosse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Very interesting to read about. I've experienced it myself, but I'm not sure I believe it or not.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Very interesting to read about. I&#8217;ve experienced it myself, but I&#8217;m not sure I believe it or not.</p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
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		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 19:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When I was younger my friends and I used to play with the Ouija board quite a bit. At first I was very skeptical and quite frankly I didn't believe it really worked. This all changed one day when myself and two other people asked the Ouija board to "prove" to us that it really worked and gave it specific instructions as to where we wanted to see this "proof". At the time we presented this challenge to the spirit we were in the basement.  When we came upstairs to the room where we asked to see the proof we found on the full length mirror the word "Die" scrawled in red lipstick. The letters were drawn to appear as if they were liquid (blood). From that day forward "Die" began appearing on various mirrors within the house. Nearly every time I showered, when the mirror became fogged, "Die" was written on the large mirror in the bathroom. I thoroughly examined and cleaned the mirror many times before and after the writing would appear and never found any indication that this writing was due to a real-world explanation. The writing continued until the day I moved.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I was younger my friends and I used to play with the Ouija board quite a bit. At first I was very skeptical and quite frankly I didn&#8217;t believe it really worked. This all changed one day when myself and two other people asked the Ouija board to &#8220;prove&#8221; to us that it really worked and gave it specific instructions as to where we wanted to see this &#8220;proof&#8221;. At the time we presented this challenge to the spirit we were in the basement.  When we came upstairs to the room where we asked to see the proof we found on the full length mirror the word &#8220;Die&#8221; scrawled in red lipstick. The letters were drawn to appear as if they were liquid (blood). From that day forward &#8220;Die&#8221; began appearing on various mirrors within the house. Nearly every time I showered, when the mirror became fogged, &#8220;Die&#8221; was written on the large mirror in the bathroom. I thoroughly examined and cleaned the mirror many times before and after the writing would appear and never found any indication that this writing was due to a real-world explanation. The writing continued until the day I moved.</p>
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		<title>By: Jill</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2006 04:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In terms of who to trust about this subject or any other, you need to really decide that for yourself, imo.  If Erin (and Steve) feel credible to you, and their experiences make sense and mesh with yours, then it makes sense to trust what they say.  It doesn't make it any more true than others experiences, but it's good to find others who you feel a connection with one way or another.

I find when I read various spiritual or self help books, some hit home with me, and others don't.   I prefer to stick with those authors where when I read them I just nod in agreement the whole time because I just know it's true.  

Then there are other ones creep me out because they say and have experiences that seem to go against my own beliefs.  So I simply choose not to believe in what they say.  Although I'm quite sure they're not lieing or making stuff up, they just come at things through a different perspective.  Other people coming from their perspective probably would connect fine with those thinkers. They're just not for me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In terms of who to trust about this subject or any other, you need to really decide that for yourself, imo.  If Erin (and Steve) feel credible to you, and their experiences make sense and mesh with yours, then it makes sense to trust what they say.  It doesn&#8217;t make it any more true than others experiences, but it&#8217;s good to find others who you feel a connection with one way or another.</p>
<p>I find when I read various spiritual or self help books, some hit home with me, and others don&#8217;t.   I prefer to stick with those authors where when I read them I just nod in agreement the whole time because I just know it&#8217;s true.  </p>
<p>Then there are other ones creep me out because they say and have experiences that seem to go against my own beliefs.  So I simply choose not to believe in what they say.  Although I&#8217;m quite sure they&#8217;re not lieing or making stuff up, they just come at things through a different perspective.  Other people coming from their perspective probably would connect fine with those thinkers. They&#8217;re just not for me.</p>
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		<title>By: Stefan R.</title>
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		<dc:creator>Stefan R.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2006 17:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Curiously Disturbed,

I don't think you have to worry - this is probably a case of "Columbus's Ships" or intention manifestion (as some like to call it).  When columbus landed, many of the natives could not see the ships until one pointed out the ripples around the ships - then instantly the ships all appeared.  Probably, she wanted to contact the "spirits" so much she manifested it.  As for the chase story, it could just be intense manifestation - not necessarily contacting "spirits."  

Read the latest on bioquantum mechanics and you'll see that there is an equally likely chance that the whole thing was manifested by Erin.

So - to answer whether Ouija boards real? - I don't think so - chances this could have been created by any other "device" as well.  No need to get rid of your daughter's Ouija board (yet) ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Curiously Disturbed,</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t think you have to worry - this is probably a case of &#8220;Columbus&#8217;s Ships&#8221; or intention manifestion (as some like to call it).  When columbus landed, many of the natives could not see the ships until one pointed out the ripples around the ships - then instantly the ships all appeared.  Probably, she wanted to contact the &#8220;spirits&#8221; so much she manifested it.  As for the chase story, it could just be intense manifestation - not necessarily contacting &#8220;spirits.&#8221;  </p>
<p>Read the latest on bioquantum mechanics and you&#8217;ll see that there is an equally likely chance that the whole thing was manifested by Erin.</p>
<p>So - to answer whether Ouija boards real? - I don&#8217;t think so - chances this could have been created by any other &#8220;device&#8221; as well.  No need to get rid of your daughter&#8217;s Ouija board (yet) <img src='http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Erin Pavlina</title>
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		<dc:creator>Erin Pavlina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2006 14:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Curiously Disturbed:  I appreciate why you are disturbed.  I will spend some time next week talking about spirituality, religion, and the paranormal.  To answer your other question, reading from books is fine but it can't replace personal experience.  If you do decide to read about this from books, keep an open mind but not to the point of gullibility.  There is definitely a lot of garbage out there.  Nearly everything I know about the paranormal was learned through personal experience; and after I had those experiences I went to books for an explanation or clarification.  If you, yourself, are not having paranormal experiences then I can see why it would be hard to believe this stuff.  

But if this story disturbs you... well... you ain't heard nothing yet.  I'm easing into it so I don't scare people. ;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Curiously Disturbed:  I appreciate why you are disturbed.  I will spend some time next week talking about spirituality, religion, and the paranormal.  To answer your other question, reading from books is fine but it can&#8217;t replace personal experience.  If you do decide to read about this from books, keep an open mind but not to the point of gullibility.  There is definitely a lot of garbage out there.  Nearly everything I know about the paranormal was learned through personal experience; and after I had those experiences I went to books for an explanation or clarification.  If you, yourself, are not having paranormal experiences then I can see why it would be hard to believe this stuff.  </p>
<p>But if this story disturbs you&#8230; well&#8230; you ain&#8217;t heard nothing yet.  I&#8217;m easing into it so I don&#8217;t scare people. <img src='http://www.erinpavlina.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /></p>
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		<title>By: Curiously Disturbed</title>
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		<dc:creator>Curiously Disturbed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2006 07:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is difficult for me to beleive.  In fact - it really disturbs me.  Since I read your husbands blog regularly and I trust him, I also transfer that trust to you.  From any other blogger I would have tossed this aside as nonsence.  From you - I'm just not sure.

One thing is for sure.  This is not a story that can simply come and go.  You really owe it to your readers to discuss the subject of spirituality more. Because of this blog entry, I now must reassess my own agnostic beliefs and do more research on this.  It makes me a bit afraid and a bit curious - thus curiously disturbed.

Trouble is - when I do my research, how do I decide who to beleive and who to ignore.

Can we believe you?  If so, I must reassess everything.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is difficult for me to beleive.  In fact - it really disturbs me.  Since I read your husbands blog regularly and I trust him, I also transfer that trust to you.  From any other blogger I would have tossed this aside as nonsence.  From you - I&#8217;m just not sure.</p>
<p>One thing is for sure.  This is not a story that can simply come and go.  You really owe it to your readers to discuss the subject of spirituality more. Because of this blog entry, I now must reassess my own agnostic beliefs and do more research on this.  It makes me a bit afraid and a bit curious - thus curiously disturbed.</p>
<p>Trouble is - when I do my research, how do I decide who to beleive and who to ignore.</p>
<p>Can we believe you?  If so, I must reassess everything.</p>
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		<title>By: Jill</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2006 05:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My sister and I used to do the ouija and it sure seemed to work for us too.  It did get kind of creepy and we also stopped using it. 

The one incident that stands out in my memory is that we were "speaking" with this one spirit who said its name was Seth Freeman. We talked to it for awhile, and then went downstairs to watch TV.  The ending credits from the show "Lou Grant" was on.  And there, rolling down the screen was "Producer Seth Freeman."

Needless to say we freaked out!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My sister and I used to do the ouija and it sure seemed to work for us too.  It did get kind of creepy and we also stopped using it. </p>
<p>The one incident that stands out in my memory is that we were &#8220;speaking&#8221; with this one spirit who said its name was Seth Freeman. We talked to it for awhile, and then went downstairs to watch TV.  The ending credits from the show &#8220;Lou Grant&#8221; was on.  And there, rolling down the screen was &#8220;Producer Seth Freeman.&#8221;</p>
<p>Needless to say we freaked out!</p>
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		<title>By: Erin Pavlina</title>
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		<dc:creator>Erin Pavlina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Frank wasn't doing it alone.  First he did it with two of us, then he had his two buddies do it with him.  As to how he was able to get it to work, I'm not sure.  After a short while we left him and I have no idea what his experiences were like after that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Frank wasn&#8217;t doing it alone.  First he did it with two of us, then he had his two buddies do it with him.  As to how he was able to get it to work, I&#8217;m not sure.  After a short while we left him and I have no idea what his experiences were like after that.</p>
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		<title>By: Nick</title>
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		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 16:43:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How was Frank able to get it to work on his own?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How was Frank able to get it to work on his own?</p>
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		<title>By: ef</title>
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		<dc:creator>ef</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This seems to unbeleivable . Because it is.

And the story has some glitches in it, huh?


I'm interested in lucid dreaming, nontheless. That sounds to be a lot more real...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This seems to unbeleivable . Because it is.</p>
<p>And the story has some glitches in it, huh?</p>
<p>I&#8217;m interested in lucid dreaming, nontheless. That sounds to be a lot more real&#8230;</p>
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