Dowsing: Easy
Instructions
What is Dowsing?
Remember when your grandfather "witched" for water
with a forked stick. . .that is dowsing. The basic dowsing
tools have evolved into L-rods, pendulums, Y-rods, bobbers
and auremeters.
Who Can Dowse?
Everyone is born with the capability. Children up to the age
of 15 or 16 are almost universally sensitive. It has been
established that in any group of 25 adults, between two and
five will obtain the dowsing reaction immediately, when properly
instructed. Others may have to practice for a while before
they manifest what seems to be a birthright talent.
Those who discover they can
dowse stand on the threshold of new and challenging experiences.
Dowsing normally begins on sources of underground flowing
water. As your interest grows you may find yourself putting
in many hours of practice. Other targets may present themselves
as success follows success.
How Can I Tell If
I Am A Dowser? Try one of the basic devices. Hold
it in the search position and walk forward, keeping the mind
focused on your potential target, i.e. underground flowing
water. If you feel you have covered too much ground or passed
over a known target without result, try one of the other devices.
Remember that with a little practice and some patience nearly
everyone can achieve a dowsing reaction. As with all human
skills, aptitude will vary. We believe, however, that dowsing
is a basic ability and that familiarization with it is a simple
matter for old and young alike.
How may I learn to
Dowse? Attend a National or Regional ASD (American
Society of Dowsers) Conference. Also many dowsers are willing
to share their craft with others if you ask.
Which Device Shall I Start With? Angle rods
will respond to most people on the very first attempt. You
can make them from metal stock, preferably 1/8 to 3/16 inch
in diameter and from 18 to 30 inches long. Bend two rods at
a point approximately 6 inches from the ends to form a right
angle "grip." Hold the rods at waist level pointing
forward like two pistols. As you walk forward, mentally ask
for whatever it is that you seek. The rods will swivel, either
crossing inward or diverging outward, as you pass over the
target. As you pass beyond it, they should resume their original
position.
The forked stick, however
may suit you just as well. It is also called a Y Rod. It has
an age-old connection with dowsing. Simply cut a fork about
18 to 20 inches long and 1/8 to 1/4 inch in diameter, from
a tree or bush. It should be limber enough to be responsive
when the two ends are held in a palms up position, yet stiff
enough to resist all but a definite pull from a vertical,
or search position. Proceed as with the angle rods, mentally
holding the desired target until the forked stick reacts over
it by a pulling motion. This may be towards or away from the
body, although many dowsers find the latter response to be
the norm.
You may want to try forked
sticks made of metal or plastic. The pendulum is equally favored
by beginners. Anything of 1/4 to 1/2 ounce weight such as
a finger ring or a hex nut will serve. Secure it to a six
inch string or chain. Hold the string or chain between the
thumb and forefinger of your master hand about two to four
inches above the suspended weight. Position it above your
right knee and set in motion. Then, keeping the hand steady,
allow the weight to find its pattern of movement. This will
often be a clockwise circle, but whatever the pattern, let
this be your "signal" or sign for "positive"
or "yes." After stopping the swing, move the hand
over the left knee and, after an initiatory motion, let the
weight settle into a pattern. Frequently this will be counterclockwise
or the opposite of "yes." Let this be your signal
for "negative" or "no." Finally, move
the hand to a position between the knees, and as above, let
the weight describe a pattern. Often, this will be a straight
back and forth swing. Let this be your signal for "neutral"
or "don’t know." If after repeated trials
the modes appear differently to you, do not attempt to change
them but use the pattern that is consistent for you. It is
only necessary to set the weight swinging in motion in the
neutral mode and proceed over the target area until it reaches
a positive mode in order for you to know that you’ve
made a "hit" and are on target. (Everyone’s
directions for yes/no are different for the pendulum.)
The wand or bobber is another
device, and can be made from a four foot branch of a tree,
stripped of leaves and shoots, and about 1/2 to 1/4 inch in
diameter. A similar length of rigid wire or the plastic tip
of a fishing rod will also serve. Grasp the wand close to
the smaller end and set it in motion, either vertically or
horizontally, as you walk over the target area, the opposite
motion or a circular motion will prevail and signal you that
your search has been a success.
Using Dowsing Skills
When you find you can get
a dowsing response from the instrument of your choice, you
may feel that you are ready to carry on all kinds of searches.
You may be fortunate and make some successful hits with very
little experience and preparation. You will soon discover
however, that a lot of practice is necessary if you wish to
have consistent results. The ASD calls your attention to this
fact and underscores its desire to help you achieve a high
standard of competence.
Dowsing is More Than Dowsing
for Water. . .Did you know that there are many applications
for dowsing? Dowsing for water is an important application
of dowsing, however dowsing is not limited to water, search
or location. There are many other aspects including dowsing
for minerals, dowsing electromagnetic fields, noxious rays
and geopathic zones, dowsing for lost objects, dowsing for
lost persons, dowsing for personal-related subjects, spiritual
dowsing, dowsing and the immune system—the list goes
on and on. The applications are endless. Map dowsing is another
of the applications.
What is Map Dowsing?
The following explanation of map dowsing is given by the American
Society of Dowsers. "With a map or a sample sketch of
the terrain, an individual property, whether a house lot less
than an acre in size or a ranch of several hundred square
miles, can be dowsed by one proficient in this method. Map
dowsing is best performed not with Y or L rods but with a
pendulum. One way is to overlay the map with a grid dividing
it into rectangles (though this grid can be mentally pictured
or imagined). The dowser then asks which rectangle(s) on the
grid will contain the best site(s) for drilling a water well.
The pendulum will supply the answer. Note that in the act
of map dowsing, the dowser has transcended the limitations
of space. The map can represent a property in a neighboring
country or in a country halfway around the globe."
Are There any Scientific
Studies of Water Dowsing? Yes there are several.
A recent study of water dowsing in arid regions was published
by the Journal of Scientific Exploration.
What Makes Dowsing
Work? There have been many attempts to explain dowsing
over the course of history. Various books have contained theories
and attempted explanations, but the fact is that the pages
of science are incomplete on this matter, and we are dependent
still on judgment by result. The facts, as we know them, have
been preserved in our quarterly Journal, to which we invite
all to communicate to further understanding. The Society maintains
an open forum to this end, with freedom of expression as a
rule. With results, we sense the potential and we hope for
understanding. In the mean time the Society holds no corporate
views on the nature of dowsing and does not favor one technique
or tool over another.
Is There More to Dowsing
Than This? After you’ve chosen a device and
discovered you have consistent reactions with it, you can
begin to develop the dowsing art. Start with water. The dowser
usually seeks flowing underground veins suitable for drilling
and pumping. The veins can be large and deep or small and
shallow. You can discriminate by focusing on a need, real
or imaginary. For instance, as you assume the search position,
ask mentally, either successively or all at once, for a "vein
of good drinking water, less than twenty feet in depth, which
will flow uninterrupted at the rate of 5 gallons a minute
or more." Thus when you receive a reaction, you will
know that it is not a pipe, a polluted vein or a source that
might otherwise be too deep or seasonally unreliable for the
purpose at hand.
When the dowsing reaction
takes place, mark the spot and approach it from the opposite
direction. If the two points do not coincide, the midpoint
between them should be the center of the vein. There are several
methods for determining the rate of flow of a vein. One is
to ask "How many gallons a minute are flowing right now
through this vein that I have just marked?" Then start
counting, "1 gallon a minute or more, two gallons a minute
or more, 3 gallons a minute or more," etc. When the right
answer is mentioned, the stick should go down or indicate
"yes." The same procedure can be followed for determining
the depth and quality, such as grains of hardness or degree
of pH.
How much Further Can
Dowsing Take Me? Dowsing will take you as far as
your sensitivity allows. As soon as you develop confidence
in the dowsing reaction, you automatically begin to develop
selectivity. If you can pass over metal pipes, plastic pipes,
and electric lines to find a flowing underground vein of water,
by inference you can also eliminate the water from your search
to find one of the others. With practice and patience other
targets, both tangible and intangible, can be dowsed.
What is Geomancy?
The art of geomancy considers the relationships of natural
hills, waterways and earth surface features as understood
by the diviner-surveyor from a totally earth-cosmos overview.
Western Geomancy is divided into three main lines of research
and work.
Mathematical (geometric) line
and grid projections by map, Physical inspection of ancient
lines, sites and verification. In field detection of same
and all types of earth energies usually by means of dowsing.
There is a fourth way known as Feng-Shui. (Bill Cox ,1982,
The Cameron Auremeter in Action).
What is Feng-Shui?
Feng-Shui sees a beginning point, relating to the cosmos,
as an intersection of the four symbolic gods, with Mountain
to the North and Plain on the South, Stream lying East and
Pathway to the West.. Everything appearing in nature, or if
created by man, must adhere to the divine laws of order, or
imbalances and disharmony will result. (Bill Cox, 1982). What
are Labyrinths? A labyrinth is an ancient magical path that
can bring balance, playfulness, spiritual connectedness, and
healing to those who walk it (Marty Cain).
What are Energy Ley
Lines? Energy ley lines are natural flows of cosmic
energy that are of the plus electrical sign. By definition
they come down to the earth at places we call "power
centers," which have domes.
You will find many ideas presented
on the theme of what makes dowsing work. The ASD believes
much research remains to be done before all the facets of
the dowsing process can be explained in terms of what is known
in academic science and the study of human behavior. Your
interest in dowsing may turn in the direction of this mystery,
where there is opportunity for you to contribute to man’s
knowledge. You will find the study of dowsing a true pioneering
venture.
Where Can I Learn More About
Dowsing? More information can be obtained by calling the ASD
Headquarters at 802-684-3417, or visit the web site (below).
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