I played with a Ouija board once. It really did move by itself. It was cool.

Socrates One
Lowell, MA

No. I have no interest in such things

Kathy, 26
Garden City, MI

No. Never.

Susan, 31
Chicago, IL

Not really. I have a few Ozzy records if that counts.

Alias Irrelevante

Using a Ouija board in my parents' basement with my brother, sister and neighborhood friends creeped me out. Have off and on used astrology and tarot cards to sort out various issues. None in any seriousness.

Felicia, 34
Somerville, MA

Personally, now I have not dabbled in the occult, although I did kind of enjoy reading about it.

Ernest, 28
Washington, DC

No, I'm just barely 18 and a faithful Christian. There's no reason for me to "dabble" in the occult.

Sarah
Roseburg, OR

Yes, I think all kids do.

Lindsay, 21
Harrisonburg, VA

I read the tarot cards for my own amusement and mental clarification. They usually advise me to stop contemplating the problem and begin dealing with the problem.

Jill, 59
Saylorsburg, PA

Yes, in a manner of speaking. I find Catholicism so much more fascinating and dark than any other pagan religion, neo or otherwise. Besides, Catholicism's roots in paganism are quite fascinating.

Amy, 23
Baton Rouge, LA

Not that I know of.

Karen, 20
Marshelltown/Ames, IA

I had a ouija board tell me that I would die at 104 of a "hart attik" in the "shouwr", and that I would be married to "Carl". Proving that the literacy rate in the spirit world is attrocious.  Also, after I broke up with my first girlfriend, she apparently burnt me in effigy.

Anthony, 25
Baton Rouge, LA

No.

Jane, 60
West Linn, OR

to say I've dabbled would be misleading. Instead I would say I jumoed in head first.

Jaden, 21
Brampton, Ontario CANADA

A little bit, never anything serious. I've tried some spells and played with an ouija board, but hasn't everyone done that?

Aurora, 17
Montreal, Quebec CANADA

I can't reveal that.

oc*cult [1] First appeared 1500
: to shut off from view or exposure : COVER, ECLIPSE -- oc*cult*er (noun)

oc*cult [2] First appeared 1567
1 : not revealed : SECRET 2 : not easily apprehended or understood ABSTRUSE, MYSTERIOUS 3 : hidden from view : CONCEALED 4 : of or relating to the occult  5 : not manifest or detectable by clinical methods alone <~ carcinoma>; also : not present in macroscopic amounts <~ blood in a stool> -- oc*cult*ly (adverb)

occult [3] (noun) First appeared 1923
: matters regarded as involving the action or influence of supernatural or supernormal powers or some secret knowledge of them

Jami, 27
Lowell, MA

Short answer: yes. We'll leave it at that.

Firelady, 22
Dallas, TX

Yes. From a really early age. I would have to say first grade in all honesty. I was never told it was wrong or would make me an outcast in many ways, even though I was raised Roman Catholic. Now, I do not practice any form of the occult, except the ouija board on occassion, just for grins and giggles. But there will always be a soft spot in my heart for it.

Kate, 19
Bellingham, WA

No.

Tracy, 24
Ocean City, NJ

Not really. One slumber party with a Ouija board and I didn't really want anything to do with it. Also my mother-in-law reads Tarot cards and she's indulged my curiosity by reading my cards.

Laura, 35
Lowell, MA

for like a month, but it scared me to death

Angela, 16
Bella Vista, AK

Only the Ouija board as a teenager. Does that count?

Janet, 42
E. Brunswick, NJ

not really. . . .I would enjoy a creative Tao reading if someone had a good schtick going. . . .

mothmc, 35
Pensacola, FL

Yesterday / Tomorrow