Although the board was a success, the owners of the board mysteriously deteriorated in life. In 1893, the patent was held by one William Fuld but though the board was a success, Fuld himself spent his life fighting lawsuits over the name and efficiency of the board. In 1920, it was reported that Fuld received a message from the Ouija board which instructed him to build a new factory in Baltimore. Fuld tragically died during the construction when he fell through a safety rail and plunged down three storeys to his death. Fuld’s children inherited the Ouija board which they then sold to the parkers in the 1940’s.
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The majority of people don’t believe in the working of the Ouija board. Several psychologists attribute the working of the board and other things like water divining to what is known as ‘ideomotor phenomenon ‘. This is a phenomenon performed unconsciously by ones brain which takes over muscle control to perform an action. Those believing in the Ouija board will unconsciously move the planchette to the letters they want to hear. Subjects were tested with neurotransmitters attached to the brain which recorded brain waves during Ouija board activity. The results totally backed the theory that it was indeed a person’s brain working to that effect.
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This is one controversial fact about the Ouija board that is false. There are rumors stating that the Ouija board is banned in certain countries which aren’t entirely true. Although certain countries have laws against fraudulent practices of witchcraft, the Ouija board doesn’t fall in the same category despite various religions and even Satanism warning against the use of Ouija boards.
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