Monday, January 17, 2005

Ouija Board

I thought It was just a toy. A board game just like monopoly. But it wasn’t.

She brought the game and explained it for me. I told her that I was a pro and tried it many times using paper and finyal (arabic coffee cup) but never worked. I remember hiding in the dirty untidy Mul7aq (outside room used for storage) that was full of bugs with my friend. We read Quran and started ta7theer arwa7 (reaching spirits). All what we got was our street cat making strange moves and running out of the room. That scared us, but it was no proof since the finyal kept quiet. It was a disappointment to us, but a relief that I won’t loose 45 prayers.

We used candles too in her room trying to reach her dead friends soul in the dark, without the use of finyal. Nothing worked either although she claimed it happened when I wasn’t around. There was a fear of the unknown mixed with mere excitement of reaching the dead.

So there I was again in the clean diwaniyya this time, with another friend. We said our prayers. I was completely relaxed cause this time it was noon and the sun rays were coming through the window glass. We didn’t have to use candles. I knew for sure that ghosts won’t come near.

We called for the spirit and to my surprise, the triangular piece of plastic moved. I could’ve reassured myself that it was my friend moving it cause it was a very light plastic and easy to move around without me noticing. But seeing her slight finger touch on the piece and feeling my finger moving with a power I knew I didn’t have made me realize it was real. It worked. It finally worked. Was I happy? I was excited more than happy that I finally experienced what elders did when they didn’t let me do it with them in the late dark cold nights at chalet. Had they known I would try it with my friend? Had they known they kept me eager to experience what they experienced?

I asked for my dead relative that I never seen. They called her and I knew it was her because she described her looks and her description was similar to mine. Both my friend and I asked whom we were going to get married to, and the names mentioned were close family names.

I was satisfied that I did it. I quenched my curiosity. Promised myself not to do it again not only for knowing about loosing 45 prayers but also after knowing that the Jin would’ve haunted me.

Years of trying to reach Jin by finyal, was easily achieved with Ouija board. I wonder how it is carelessly sold like just another piece of toy; It is not.


WARNING: This post is published to share an experience. Whether you are religious or not, DO NOT try it. It can make you an easy prey for Jin to haunt you.

13 comments:

Flamingoliya said...

BOO

hehehee

Jewaira said...

No need to mess with that kind of stuff. I always stuffed our Ouija board far out of sight. Creepy.

Flamingoliya said...

yeah. i didn't realize that back then. any stories to tell?

Flamingoliya said...

oops... sorry :)
this first event took place in Saudi btw.

Flamingoliya said...

yal chicken :p
they won't come near you if you say your prayers. so you don't watch horror movies then?!

Flamingoliya said...

LOL :D ... the exorcist, that's what i meant by horror movies but forgot it's name!!! wayid yisla7lich hehehe. 3ad you know what? i get scared too but love watching them. i love "the others" and "the haunted house.. i think! a movie with baby spirits". but you know what? many people warned me not to see the exorcist, but it was the only movie that didn't scare me a bit!
one thing i hate is loud sudden sound effects. if i were at the cinema, i might open wide my hands and legs and hit people sitting on both sides and scream with my loudest voice. i prefer watching them around people too though.
i hate movies like scream and candy man. all the blood and killing. yuck.

Zeecu said...

very interesting..

Flamingoliya said...

Brachy,
You WILL believe it when you see it.
PLEASE tell me the address of the Shuwaikh house! it was very brave of you sleeping there! i suggest that you go there again without eating garlic :p
i don't know why you think that I and W. were just teasing you. here you are confirming that you do high quality photography! and for living too! unless you're too lazy to be our modeer. I was though, when i voted for you :p but it’s because i know i'm just a junior in this.
LOL at "break down the picture into its technical detils" this is funny, and shows your
talent but to the extent that you don't enjoy the movie! that's a pity :)

speaking of haunted houses, what do you know about the old white/light blue salmiyya house? it stayed there for years and i think now it's gone. i look for it whenever i go to Salmiyya but i guess they replaced it with a mosque! i read a horrifying story about it but i know it's not real.

Flamingoliya said...

Shaymz,
Hello there and welcome to my blog :)
it's true that i kept thinking about the name, but deep inside i didn't believe it. because i know that Jin won't tell the truth about destiny; only Allah knows. what i felt at that time was "oh no, that's not the name of the person i had a crush on"

till this day, none of us is married yet. not I, not the friend i shared ta7theer with, and not this guy. MAYBE it's Ouija's curse :p

i write Jin with caps because names should be written with caps.

That's freaky indeed, the girl you know, Allah yakfeenna sharhom :/

Flamingoliya said...

Misguided,
I consider this as an online journal where i share experiences and look for similar feedback. i don't have informative purposes; as the blog world is full of them.


Zeecu,
I'm glad you find it interesting.

Zeecu said...

W.: why do I see you saying 'zeecu al modammir' wherever I post a comment hehehe

Flamingoliya said...

Dear Shaymz,
la thanks 3ala wajib. I'm glad you enjoy my blog (*'_'*)
Jin won't tell the truth because no body knows fortune except God. they knew my name, thus they mentioned a close family name. they knew the way i look, so they gave a similar description. it's like what fortune tellers (monajimeen) say about future, with the help of Jin too.
i don't think we're meant to be, we're very different grown ups now :)
i sure will tell you when i get married hehe :)
i'm glad you enjoyed this kind of stuff. i have LOTS of more stories to share ;)
i saw a movie once, o as usual, i keep forgetting names. the actress is famous, forgot her name too. el mohim, enna she lives all her life waiting for Mr.X according to what the fortune teller told her once. she leaves her fiance just to look for him, only to fall in love with another guy who claimed he was Mr.X. bil nihaya, it turned out that her brother made that name out of nowhere just to tease her.

Flamingoliya said...

Brachy tarachy,
LOL
i don't know why they see women difficult to understand. We are very clear and comprehendible wallah!



oops, chinni 7alaft!