“A person will hold a pendulum still over the board and ask a question, and whichever word the pendulum swings over is the answer,” Lyons tells mbg. While there’s no scientific proof that the answers they provide are accurate, divination experts believe that these boards work by helping users access their intuition and tap into deeper levels of their subconscious. Both are believed by some to help connect you to spirits or guides, and “both rely on unseen forces supposedly moving the divining object around,” Lyons explains. Overall, pendulum boards and Ouija boards operate in a very similar way, she says, and can be used for divination, answering questions, and connecting to your own intuition as well as the spirit realm. You can also give your board a quick cleanse with any of your preferred cleansing techniques, such as sound or crystals.
