Dowsing... a Tool for Self-empowerment
By Diane Marcotte
Board Member of the Canadian Society of Dowsers
Dowsing is the process of using a tool such as a pendulum or rod to
discover things that cannot be discovered using our everyday senses.
It is a term, which in the past has been associated primarily with
the finding of water sources. Modern dowsers dowse for oil & gas,
minerals, water, lost objects, lost people with perhaps one of the
most common uses today being the use of a pendulum to determine one's
state of health and whether particular medicines, supplements, etc
should be taken.
Dowsing Tools
A dowsing tool is nothing more than a communication device. In and of
itself it has no power and no ability to move. Although no one knows
how or why dowsing works, it seems that the movement of the pendulum
or rod(s) is controlled through or by your subconscious (or something
of that nature). Most experienced dowsers use all the basis dowsing
tools. These are the pendulum, L-rods, Y-rod and the Bobber with the
first two being easily made from materials on hand. Any object hung
from a piece of string is a pendulum and a old wire coat hanger can
be cut and bent into a L-rod. The tool chosen is usually just the
most convenient one for the job at hand. As dowsing devices come in
all sizes, shapes and materials, it is important only that you choose
a tool that you're comfortable with for all instruments work equally
well for experienced dowsers.
In fact, it is important not to impose any beliefs on yourself that a
particular tool is better than another. If your favourite crystal
pendulum isn't available, a washer hung on a piece of fishing line
will work just as well!
Learning to Dowse
Dowsing is a skill that anyone can learn. It does take practice but
then what worthwhile goal is ever reached without effort? Before you
can practice you do need to discover what the movement of the
pendulum or rod(s) mean. To simplify matters I will concentrate on
using a pendulum. The various rods are employed most often for
fieldwork.
Most dowsing can be accomplished by three movements: one for a
YES/POSITIVE answer, another for NO/NEGATIVE, and a third for
MAYBE/NEUTRAL (or a Rephrase the Question) response. Experienced
dowsers may also count the number of swings or turns to determine
depth of an item being searched for; rely on the movement of the
instrument to determine the length of a particular treatment they're
doing; etc.
The first step is determining what YOUR responses mean. Your
responses may vary from another person's but that is fine - what
works for you is all that counts!
Take your pendulum and hold the string or chain between your thumb
and first finger, about 2 « to 3 inches from the weight at the end.
Sit quietly for a few moments to centre and ground yourself. If you
find that you are out-of-sorts in some way wait until another time
when you are more relaxed.
While slowly swinging the pendulum vertically back and forth,
mentally (or out loud) ask the pendulum to show you your YES movement
by swinging in a circular direction. This will be clockwise or
counter-clockwise.
If there is little or irregular movement it might be beneficial to
hold the pendulum over your right knee. Repeat the question "Please
show me what my YES response is."
Repeat for a NO response (over the left knee if necessary).
Ask for your MAYBE response. Oftentimes it will be a back-and-forth
swing at a 45 degree angle. It should be something quite different
from the circular motions.
Now you practice, practice, and practice some more! You should start
by asking questions that you know the answers to. For example, is my
name Mary? Then you can move on to asking questions where the answer
can be verified, such as "Are there any messages on my answering
machine?" If you get a YES response, ask "Is there one
message?" "More than one message?" "Are there two messages?" And so
on.
Using charts
There are a number of charts available commercially or you can make
your own. Feel free to print out the following chart. You can add
numbers 0 to 100 (in increments of 10) for a percentage chart or mark
the names of various remedies (Bach Flower, homeopathic) to see which
ones you should take. Anything at all can be marked on the chart.
Hold your pendulum at the centre of the bottom line and slowly swing
it back-and- forth horizontally. Then ask a question such as "What is
the percentage of likelihood that it will rain today?" The pendulum
will slowly move to a diagonal back-and-forth swing over the correct
figure.
Check with Dowsing societies in your area for information on dowsing
schools, books, annual conventions, etc. Joining a group of like-
minded people to practice and fine- tune your dowsing is an excellent
idea.
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