INCLUDES
Charm and necklace chain in a black velvet jewelry bag. You can also choose just the charm alone to use on your own cord or chain.
SIZE
The charm is about .827" tall x .787" across x .059" thic (21mm x 20mm x 1.5mm)
The necklace chains are offered in your choice of length from 16" to 50" (40cm to 127cm)
MATERIALS
The charms are antiqued silver lead free pewter. The necklace chains are made with hypo-allergenic Stainless steel.
ABOUT
A spirit board, also known as a talking board, or a witch board, is a flat board marked with the letters of the alphabet, the numbers 0–9, the words "yes", "no", and occasionally "hello" and "goodbye", along with various symbols and graphics. It uses a planchette (a small heart-shaped piece of wood or plastic) as a movable indicator to spell out messages during a seance. Participants place their fingers on the planchette, and it moves around the board to spell out words.
Spiritualists believe that spirits are able to communicate with embodied people. Paranormal and supernatural beliefs associated with these boards have been criticized by the scientific community and are characterized as pseudoscience. The action of the board can be explained by unconscious movements of those controlling the pointer, a psychophysiological phenomenon known as the ideomotor effect. Occultists claim it can be a tool for positive transformation, communication with ones unconscious, while others reiterate the warnings of many Christians and caution "inexperienced users" against it.
Some involuntary movements are known as "Automatism". This correlates with the ideomotor phenomenon because both rely on unconscious movement. The difference is that the ideomotor phenomenon is based on the idea that just the idea that something can happen tricks the brain into doing it. For example, thinking about not moving the planchette leads to the possibility of the planchette moving, which then makes someone unconsciously move the planchette.
One of the first mentions of the automatic writing method used in a talking board is found in China around 1100 AD, in historical documents of the Song dynasty. The method was known as fuji "planchette writing". The use of planchette writing as an ostensible means of necromancy and communion with the spirit-world continued, and, albeit under special rituals and supervisions, was a central practice of the Quanzhen School, until it was forbidden by the Qing dynasty.