Our heart is much more than an organ to sustain life.  There is also a spiritual and emotional aspect to our heart.  It is here in this sacred space that we hold and cherish the love and emotional attachment of all those people who are dear to us.  It is held as a spark of light or a vibrational note.  This forms an invisible cord which emotionally attaches to the heart of another person.

The depth and strength of these sparks of light is dependent on the relationship we have with that person. Those who are closest to us will hold the strongest cords.  There are few cords that can match the depth and strength, which can amass through the love of a child, parent, husband/wife/partner or sibling.   From birth we begin to embrace these energetic sparks. Some will grow and become stronger, through our love and respect of that person.  The more it is nurtured so the stronger and deeper then strength of then love shall grow. Other lights will remain, yet become tarnished through trouble and strife between the two people.  These lights will no longer be as bright and the invisible cord shall become more fragile. Some people will fade from our lives and as we begin to forget them so the cord shall perish and die. 

The light may be dampened and the cord may be severed by the breaking of relationships.  This may occur following a divorce, family feuds or bitter arguments that cannot be reconciled.  As the cords are uncoupled we may feel a physical pain in our hearts as the cords between couples, family or friends are uncoupled.  At such times we may have a sense of loss or emptiness as indeed we are.  We are without the love of another and our physical hearts sometime feel this absence in our hearts, 

But where it is felt most profoundly is at the point of death of someone close to us.

When someone we love dies they immediately begin a journey, moving away from this dimension as they depart for home.  As they depart the planet, so their energy begins to unravel.  It becomes disengaged and unhooked from all those emotional, spiritual ties held in the hearts of other people. How we perceive this uncoupling process and severing will depend on our relationship with that person, the depth and strength of the love we shared.  In other words how much we have fed and nurtured the spark and how long we have held the heart ties.  The manner in which the separation takes place will also have a profound impact on the actual uncoupling process.  What the departure expected or unexpected?  How ready were we for the point of departure?  All this will have an impact 

Often when we lose someone close to us, it feels as if our heart is breaking.  We ache for the physical presence of that person in our lives.  In some ways it is not just an emotional experience.  Our heart can physically ache and feel physical pain when thinking of the departing love on.  We can also experience this pain during relationship break ups, divorce, family feuds etc.,

The emotional and physical hearts are closely entwined and both can have an impact on the other in a positive and a negative sense.  Scientifically it has been proven you can die from a broken heart.  It is called broken heart syndrome which is said to cause chest pain and sudden heart failure, believed to be brought on by a surge of fight or flight hormones.  While the flight hormones are good for us, in large doses they can be quite toxic to the heart.  While does not always cause death, it can be fatal. 

At the point of uncoupling the heart has had a very important and powerful emotion ripped from it.  It is going to take time to heal itself and to recover from this tragedy.  In cases of very powerful relationships, the person left here can feel, emotionally unstable, unable to control their emotional states.  This is part of the grieving process.  Not in the physical sense, but in the emotional state. 

Awareness of this energy spark and link may not be able to stop the pain of separation or loss, it will not change anything.  However it can go some way help us to begin to heal ourselves. Acknowledging and recognising the emotional uncoupling of energy can help us to balance our energy field.  Once we are aware of the process our heart is going through we can begin ease the pain by realising what is happening to us.  We can begin to fill the gaps with a balancing or healing energy.  We can feel the physical pain and know what is happening to us.  No doubt the strength and depth of the love and the manner in which we were uncoupled will have a big impact on how we recover from the process.  It is pointless to try to hold onto the energy or vibration.  Whether the uncoupling is through death or bitter disputes.  Sometimes we have to accept there is nothing we can do apart from trying to heal ourselves and to support our heart while is goes through the painful process of both physical and emotional loss. 

The term Ouija is a trademarked brand name introduced in the late 1890’s.  Although the concept of a device used to communicate with the spirit world have been around for centuries and evidence can be found in ancient cultures in Egypt, China and Greece.

So do they work?  Can the users communicate with the dead people or are they just a gimmick, which is making some companies a lot of money.  Interestingly Hasbro were sponsors of the Ouija film. 

There are a number of theories regarding how, if at all, Ouija Boards work. On the one hand people believe the boards provide a communication channel through to another world.  Whereas science believes the act of more than one person concentrating together causes the muscles to automatically move the planchette without the person being conscious of their behaviour.  This theory is sometimes referred to as automatism. 

In some ways how it works is irrelevant really.  The pressing point is, if does work and through the use of this board you can communicate with ‘other worlds’, is it safe?  A positive outcome of the topic of the Ouija board is religions across the world are united and agree in condemning the use of this type of device as harmful and dangerous.  They can’t all be wrong can they?  

So how are they purported to work?  Thought is energy.  The more people involved in focusing on one thing and one point the greater the potential outcome.  The collective concentration of the minds and the shared goal to communicate with anyone dead or disembodied spirit opens a portal or doorway, which allows beings from other dimensions to communicate through the board.  I suppose it is a bit like leaving your front door open on a busy Saturday night and inviting all and sundry to come on.  If you are lucky, your guests will be the polite elderly couple from number 16, who thought it was a tad rude not to come.  On the other hand a group of rowdy party revellers and their friends of friends may decide to accept your open invitation. 

The communicators through the Ouija board are very similar and it is sometimes the luck of the draw who decides to come calling.  But it is worthwhile remembering the closest realm to our world is the astral plane, with its upper and lower divisions.  The odds are if a loving relative doesn’t make it to the board first one of these occupants, who no doubt have nothing else to do, will gladly oblige.  And no doubt at the end of session, like all well-mannered occupants of the astral plane, when you remind them it is time to go they will dob their hats and kindly go along their way.

The hidden rules of the universe are very different to our civil or criminal justice systems.  They are exact.  If the said occupant is invited into your world, they gain rights, sadly at the same time, we lose them.  They are here by invitation.  We, as the invitee have waivered our right to protection and evoked the universal law of ‘Free Will’.  We asked them to come through the portal.  Questions like ‘is there anyone there?’ or ‘we wish to talk to you’ are indeed invitations to join us in our world.  Like all good demons or demonic forces once invited, they are here to stay.  Why?  Because here exists a land of promised opportunity, where the unseen occupant can reap copious amounts of energy.  In their own world they are extremely powerful.  Once they enter our world they have to build up their power.  When humans are fearful we generate huge amounts of energy.  This force is what they need to survive and flourish.

So the question is not do they work or don’t they?  But more is it worth the risk?  There is no safe use of this type of tool.  Abstinence is really the only safe solution.

Now for those who will ignore this advice and I strongly advise you not to, proceed with caution. Protect yourself, your friends, the board and your home from dark entities.  State you wish to speak to being of the light.  Ask your Guides to protect you from darkness and evil forces. 

Remember, you cannot trust them.  They will listen to want you say and feign they are a dead, relative.  It’s quite simple to listen to what you say and they pretend to be that person.  

When you finish, close the board.  Command that anyone who has joined you returns to their own world.  Then throw the board in bin.