exactly so velvetdream.. Cleansing in the ritual form (in my religious belief's by the way) include using the forces of wind fire water and earth to clean the board of any residue from the previous owner. Everything you touch has an imprint of your soul upon it. Especially things with energy in it. Ouija boards being made of wood has living energy left from growing upon the tree. Therefor it has a certain amount of power of its own already. What I did was simply a ritual used to clean that board of the touches of anyone who has owned or used it before. (THe actual ritual I won't go into for it is long and complicated.) Keying on the other hand is where I actually let my energies flow in to the board, spending the time and effort to actually make the board mine. Keying a board or anything is easy when you are working with the board even in a way that it's not meant to be used. It's like signing your name on a contract. Keying the board is my energies kind of promising the board that I will use it and give it power from myself And if that explanation makes sense :) You know the basics of Druidism, and some of the Pagan rituals :)