Die-Xian (碟仙) - Chinese Ouija Board is form of divination game played by the Chinese. It is a modern simplified form of Chinese Planchette (known as "Fuji 扶乩").
There is a difference between Fu-Ji (扶乩) and Die-Xian (碟仙). Fu-Ji (扶乩) is formal ritual performed in a Taoist Temple and a deity / god is invited to send answers and messages. Die-Xian (碟仙) is an informal game that can be played by anyone at any places at anytime and a wandering spirit is invited instead.
A piece of paper with Chinese Characters written / printed and a small sauce-tray are used. At least 3 persons or more put one of their index fingers on the cup. Die-Xian (碟仙) Players will pray and call upon a wandering spirit nearby to possess the sauce-tray. When a question is asked, the sauce-tray will start to move by itself around in circles until it comes over a character.
You can ask almost any questions and seek information of almost any topics and subjects. You can even seek Lottery / 4D / Toto / Lotto Numbers by playing the Die-Xian (碟仙).
If You decide to play the Die-Xian (碟仙), remember to light up an incense stick as a form of respect to the wandering spirit and to notify it that You are ready for consultation.
The set-back of playing is Die-Xian (碟仙) is You need at least 2 partners to play the Die-Xian (碟仙) with You. Your personal issues will be revealed to the players during Die-Xian (碟仙) Consultation. When You need to seek Lottery Numbers urgently , You might not able to find 2 partners or willing partners to consult the Die-Xian (碟仙).
When the Die-Xian (碟仙) Players have decided to stop the game, the spirit being invited for the Die-Xian (碟仙) game is thanked verbally and sent off. When the sauce-tray has returned back to the center of the Die-Xian (碟仙) Paper, it means the spirit that possessed the sauce-tray has left. The Die-Xian (碟仙) Players can then lift up their fingers away from the sauce-tray.
Sometime, the spirit is not yet ready to leave ( or simply not interested to leave), the sauce-tray will keep moving in circles and zig-zag manner , not willing to move back to the center point. Players are warned to be patient and wait until the saurce-tray is finally return to the center, if not, there is a risk that one of the Players might get possessed.
Alternate divination games similar to Die-Xian (碟仙) is instead of using sauce-tray , a coin is used instead - Qian-Xian (钱仙) , and also the Bi-Xian (笔仙) - Using a Pen held by 2 players for Automatic Writing.
There is a common Chinese Saying, (请神容易，送神难) "Easy to inviting god /spirit , but difficult to send it off". If the player does not know how to properly send the spirits away, it can be dangerous. There are similar reports on newspapers that spirits / ghosts had possessed the Die-Xian (碟仙) Players during the game of Die-Xian (碟仙).