A lot of times during the warm breeze of Summer or the coolness that Fall brings, Cindy and I will go to certain grounds with our board and try communicating with those around us.

One particular area is called French Creek which is along side an old furnace called Hopewell Village. The Village is a hot spot and stories by the Park Rangers surround the big house and also some oddities with chairs swaying to and fro after hours.

Hopewell Village was known for producing a large quantity of iron works for the settlers in the early years. The work was tough and many died as they would in any colony.

There are no records of the woods being inhabited by ghosts but a few partial walls stand from long forgotten homes. It is within these perimeters that Cindy and I chose to channel our thoughts. The area is also along the route to the cemetary which is nestled upon a slighted hill about a mile away from Hopewell.

One fine October evening, Cindy and I decided to grab the board and see what we could find. It has been weeks of walking the woods that you can actually feel energy reaching out. I must admit that imagination always plays a part of any journey.

As we have been accustomed with the instant moving of the pointer, Cindy and I could feel attention drawn to our beings. At one point, Cindy had physical contact on her shoulder and actual words could be heard as if by accident. A few minutes later, a being leans over and breaths on Cindy's hair while I am oberving movement coming down a nearby road where we parked.

Soon our nerves have run its' course and we headed to the car. Before we reached the handle, footfalls of a dog and chain could be heard getting closer. We thought perhaps someone else was rustling their own spirits and we drove in the direction the sound was heard. But as you would expect, the road was completly deserted except for the trees and fields.

In theory, Cindy and I could have yelled out and the walking dog should have been upon us in a few minutes. It was that close.

We headed home with much discussion. Cindy always seems to bring something home every time. She is like a magnet for those to attach themselves. We have tried many Apache and Native protection spells but poltergeist type of beings seem to thrive on following Cindy.

Sometimes a poltergeist would swipe the hand over her cheeks. One day while watching television, a spirit made the fish jump in one tank while continuing his journey across the room and made those fish jump as well. Other times, the darkness in certain rooms would be so thick that no one in the household will enter. The heavy dark air and watching is what worries me the most. We have cleansed the house numerous times but as soon as we go on an excursion, we feel something different with Cindy's energy as if she is traveling not alone.

Cindy's Mom (cherokee) and myself (Yavapai-Apache) have discussed the reasoning of why her energy is always being attached and she is the one that carries the unwanted into our home. Does anyone have experience with such dealings or perhaps we missed a solution to protect Cindy so that she can enjoy these outings without side affects.

It sounds to me like the board you are referring to is a Quija type board? Well my advise would be to stop using it. By what you have written I'm not sure if there is anything more you can do protection wise other than more prayer and white light visualization. Boards often welcome those that we would rather not contact and if they sense one soul slightly weaker than another they will attach and follow. You are opening up many doors and providing an open invitation for whatever entity answers. By what you have explained I would say those that have continued to stay with Cindy (and you) are more of a negative energy. Negative energy is not always easy to get rid of.

Sorry it sounds like you both enjoy your outings but I am not in favor of boards. I wish you luck if you continue to use one. Perhaps someone else has better advise or answers for you.

Cat =)

Very interesting story! That place that you guys went to sounds really cool! My friends and I like to do that kind of thing also but unfortunatly not much ever really happens. Sometimes we hear things and we have gotten a few orbs on tape but other than that... nothing really.
I have heard the same about Ouija boards. Are they really dangerous to use? I have heard that they are and I am afraid to use mine. My friends want to try it and I say no because of things I have heard about them. I heard that by using one it is like opening a door without looking to see who's knocking first and you never know what you will come to face. So if boards are not a good idea to use what is the best way to communicate with the beyond?

i would definitely stay away from boards at all cost. i had to have mine destroyed by a medicine man to get rid of whatever was in it..that decided to take up house in my babys bed room and torment me with nightmares of him smothering in his blanket..needless to say i wouldnt put my baby in that room...much to the anoyance of my husband..but he was a good sport. the one i had i never used but it was given to me by someone who had used it and assured me it worked. i should have known that there was something wrong with it because when he gave it to me someone grabbed it out of his hands just as he was handing it to me and started going on about how they were nothing but crazy ppls imagination. as soon as he put the poiter on the board his nose started to bleed and stopped when i took it away from him. it was over a year later that i let whatever was in that thing out into my house..the movers packed the pieces together and i didnt know it. they sat in a box like that in the babys room for months before i found it..it explained alot of things. i had it taken to a medicine man and destroyed. even then it took alot of work on my part to get rid of that entity. im not christian but my friend gave me a cross that had been babtized (sp?) and it seemed to work. i set that room up for my son before he was born..i didnt get him into it until he was 9 mos old. if u want to contact spirits without danger its really all about intention. when u ask a spirit to come to u do it without any devices..i dont even recommend automatic writing. make sure to invision a bright white light around u that is reflective on the outside (or you can imagine a blue bubble)imagine that it can only let in good spirits and ghosts..noone with any harmful intention. kind of like a security check point. then u can meditate with a candle..make sure u think about that bubble once in a while to keep it up...ask for any well intending spirits or ghosts who would like to make contact to do so. watch for all signs as it is very hard for them to manifest themselves. make sure also that u are well rested. ghosts will be easier to contact because they exist on a plane closer to our own. if u want to talk to someone who has crossed over to to the other side it will be harder because they live on a much higher frequency than we do..if u were to tape a spirit u would have to slow the tape way down to actually catch it..mabey even deepen the bass because they tend to be high pitched out of our hearing range. well thats enough info for one post. hope it helps. if u want to get started right away go somewhere that may have alot of spirits and take a tape recorder..ask questions and wait a few min to see if u find a answer later. then ask another. leave lots of dead space on the tape to give them a chance..let me know if u find anything!