Should Parents Be Concerned About The Charlie Charlie Challenge?

Supernatural games have always been popular with both young and old. Just think about games such as ‘Bloody Mary’ and the Ouija Board, which have been around for a very long time. When one wants to connect with the afterlife, you either go to a medium or you play a supernatural game, but at your own peril. One of the latest supernatural games to come forward is the Charlie-Charlie Challenge. But should parents be concerned about this new game and their children’s interest in it?

What Is The Charlie-Charlie Challenge?

The game could be described as a basic version of the Ouija Board, which works with pencils. It has been heavily featured on social media and so a large number of children have been exposed to it. To start the game, the phrase “Charlie, Charlie can we play” is uttered. Then, a question is asked and participants wait for the pencil to move towards “yes” or “no”.

Do Supernatural Games Have A Harmful Effect On Children?

Supernatural games have been around for a very long time and have always fascinated the younger generation. Yet, despite their popularity, there is little research into the effects of these supernatural games on children.

Despite the lack of research into the effects of supernatural games on children, we do know some of the numbers in terms of these game sales. While the Charlie Charlie Challenge is quite rudimentary, there are actual supernatural games for sale in stores such as Toys R Us. In 2014, a Ouija Board marketed for children and young adults saw a sale increase of a whopping 300%!

Researchers have looked into why people are so fascinated with supernatural games. To understand this, we need to look at three reasons why people are so fascinated by horror films. These three reasons are relevance, tension, and unreal ism. In other words, some part of the horror film is relevant for the watcher, yet the viewer will experience suspense and a situation that is far removed from their own reality despite the relevance. A similar explanation could be found for the Charlie Charlie Challenge. Another theory by Dr. Carl Jung claims that supernatural scary films actually go deep into our collective subconscious and connect to a so-called primordial archetype. However, this theory is subject to quite a lot of criticism within the psychological society.

So, since there is no research into the effects of these games on the psyche of children and adults, it is impossible to determine if they are from a psychological standpoint. Of course, it also opens the door to some interesting psychological research that would be well-worth exploring.

Religious Standpoint

Since children are attempting to contact demons during the Charlie Charlie Challenge, there has been a reaction from the Catholic Church. One priest called Father Stephen McCarthy gave the following warning to his students:

"There is a dangerous game going around on social media which openly encourages impressionable young people to summon demons. I want to remind you all there is no such thing as 'innocently playing with demons'. Please be sure to NOT participate and encourage others to avoid participation as well. The problem with opening yourself up to demonic activity is that it opens a window of possibilities which is not easily closed."

Conclusion

As I often think from a psychological perspective, there is no evidence that playing supernatural games could cause harm to children. That being said, there is such a thing as common sense. Even though there is no evidence to prove that harm is being caused, there is no proof that no harm is being caused either. So, this is very much a case reminiscent of schrodinger's cat. It could, or it could not.

At the end of the day, it is important to educate children on the dangers of playing with supernatural games and their implications. Information and education tends to be the right course of action, even though if children seem to dismiss any efforts made towards it. But at the end of the day, the message will be in the back of their mind.

Ouija Board Dangers - Should You Play?

I get a lot of questions on this, so here I go. Are there Ouija Board Dangers, or is it just a toy?

Ouija Board

I loved my Ouija board and found one in my Grandpa’s basement hidden behind his tool boxes at 14 years old. How was I to know this innocuous object would cause so much turmoil, which today has echoed the thought in my mind "If you play, you pay".

I learned this after using it for 5 weeks.What started as fun became something more and sinister. It started to do many wild things, like moving by itself, telling me what to do, which lead to a very dark path. I got so flipped out one night, my intuition told me to burn it. That was the only way I thought I could rid the spirits with malicious intentions and to banish them.

Ghosts, Malevolent Forces and Ouija Board Dangers!

If you don’t believe in ghosts or malevolent forces, you really have no business using an Ouija Board. It’s marketed as a toy, but it really shouldn’t be used as one. Many believers in the supernatural use them to call to spirits or talk to dead loved ones, and many professionals in these fields won’t touch them at all. Why?

You call one in, you call them all.

Many, think it’s a toy only to find out there are Ouija Board dangers and you are opening yourself up to a whole lot of creepiness and evil when using them. Look at the history of possessions, many of these occurred from the use of this. They generally become highly addictive and one cannot stop the use. It’s as if it calls to you, to play more. Sometimes, non stop for hours. That’s what happened to me.

So, while it can seem like a fun game to play, here are some reasons why Ouija Boards shouldn’t be played with:

• It’s Not Really a Toy I think you’re better off only using this “game” if you’re going to take it seriously and understand the fact that you could reach another plane or some dead people with it. As well as the repercussions it may bring.
• You might learn something you don’t want to know.
• It can reveal information you don’t want to know. If you really do get in contact with a spirit they may give you all kinds of information you’ll regret getting.
• You could become possessed

Dangers of the ouija board

Messing with spirits can put your well-being and your life in jeopardy. There are documented cases, (possession) of ghosts, demons, spirits of ill intent after using Ouija boards. Whether that was the catalyst for their issue and whether or not they were possessed and not pretending may not be able to be proved (and even if proved, some people still wouldn’t believe it), it still should be a warning to be careful.

You may release spirits into your home

even if you don’t get possessed using the board. That doesn’t mean that you won’t let loose some kind of bad spirit into yourself, or your home. Spirit boards are believed to be portholes to other dimensions, and who knows what you’ve made contact with. You may start to hear strange noises, things may start to move around in your home without anyone touching them, and electronic items may even start working on their own.

Spirits lie don’t believe every word that board tells you either. Ghosts and demons lie. Just because the spirit board tells you that you’re talking to your grandma doesn’t mean that you actually are. They are tricksters giving you just enough information so you believe.

My Para File Conclusion

Personal thoughts on Ouija Board Dangers from my own experiences of course. My clients, who reach out to me have the same common denominator. They found one, or got one as a gift. Some have even said that one had just appeared in a cubbyhole, basement, or attic in there house, even some at the top of a garbage can. All, explain feelings of an evil presence, or unexplained phenomena, even sickness or bad luck. Most even are at the starting of IOP. If you have one, burn it. Do not desecrate it, throw it in the trash. As I’ve said, BURN IT. Say a prayer as you do this.