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What is Dowsing?
It is the ability to use the Natural Sensitivity, which we all possess, that enables us to know things, to seek for and locate things which we cannot know or do by using the day to day brain, or by learning, or by experience, or by using the five physical senses which we are born with
Dowsing enables us to work at any distance around the world from the comfort of our own home.γ Distance, depth, height, date, location seem to make no difference and there are very few (if any) that cannot be found by dowsing and there is much more that can be found.
What can be done by Dowsing?
There is very little in the physical world which cannot be found by dowsing and there is much, in addition, that can be found out once you have developed, by practice and perseverance, your individual dowsing skills.
The following list gives an ides of the many and varied fields to which dowsing can be applied ? and this is by no means exhaustive.
Water: The location of underground streams at any depth, their direction of flow, their depth, the quality of the water and what quantity could be drawn off in say gallons per hour or day etc..γ The location of springs or a well in your neighbours garden that has fallen into disuse ? and much more.
Minerals ? Precious Stones: The location, demarcation and identification of the area, the line of the mineral lodes, depth and estimating the quantity and the quality.
Oil ? Gas: The location of oil deposits under the land or the sea and the depth below the surface and an estimate of the quantity and the quality, also the porosity of the rock strata in which it lays.
Archaeology:γ The location of unknown sites where nothing shows on the surface of the ground.γ The depth below the surface that a site lies, the outline, the run of defences, the depth of ditches, the run and heights of previous walls and buildings.γ The location of roads, grave sites and burials.γ The dates of sites and so on.
The location of sunken ships and submarines:
Building Sites: Examination for all purposes, the water runs underneath them, rock state, soil state, rock faults, old wells, cavities, cellars, drains, sewers, cables and pipes and so on ? especially if it is intended to build on that site.
Location of pipes, cables and drains: The line of the run, depth, location of fractured pipes, broken cables, leaks and blockages.γ It is particularly to farmers for searching for old or lost field drains and tracing water supplies from farm to field and field to field for animal drinking troughs and so on.
Location of tunnels, caves, lost mine workings: The demarcation, size and depth of them and flooding.
Lost articles: Valuables, car keys, rings, brooches, purses, wallets to name but a few.
Missing people: This is one of the most difficult tasks owing to the difficulty of identification and should be undertaken with care and careful preparation ? bear in mind that some people deliberately ?disappear? for their own personal reasons and have no wish to be found.
Tracking lost animals or children or perhaps someone elderly and confused in areas of ,say, woodland:
Plant and soil treatments: Mainly used in determining how to improve soil quality for the various plants to be grown in it and determining the best location for plants, trees and shrubs etc.
Medical: A number of qualified doctors and others are increasingly using dowsing techniques to assist in diagnosis and the selection of remedies.
Animals: Pendulum dowsing can be used to locate health problems in animals and help in the selection of remedies.γ The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons accepts this course of action providing the services of a vet are called for if it is considered that the animal needs professional help.
Healing of houses, shops, factories, offices etc. of the effects of Geopathic Stress::γ This has become quite a large part of the work undertaken by dowsers.γ Geopathic Stress can be particularly harmful and health threatening and prolonged period spent with its influence can and usually does cause a worsening of a condition e.g. arthritis, depression, sleeplessness, heart problems to name but a few.
How Does it Work?
The short answer is that no-one really knows ? it just does!.γ The scientific world, geologists and archaeologists and so on appear to put their heads in the sand because here is something that cannot be Proved nor can it be Disproved scientifically.γ However it is surprising how many water, mining, oil companies and so on use dowsers in exploration work ? it is never admitted because it may take away the credibility of the large concern ? increasingly police forces etc. will use the services of a dowser.
All that can be said is that it is an in-built ability within man from the beginning of time, it helped him to find his food and water and his minerals.γ In addition it helped him to communicate with other members of his tribe at a distance and there are still in this world so-called primitive tribes who have these natural abilities to this day.γ Gradually over the centuries our so called sophistication and civilisation etc. have stifled these natural abilities, plus, of course, condemnation by the church particularly in the period of about 1610 until the late 1700?s and even today when it was and is, by some, considered the work of the devil.γ I firmly believe that it is some primeval and natural instinct that lies deep within us all, the Mind which has the ability to receive communication from the Universal Mind that knows and controls everything that there has ever been, that there is and ever will be ? God.γ I firmly believe that it is a God given gift ? to everyone who is prepared to develop and use it ? to be used for the benefit of our fellow man and the world in which we live.
Who can be a Dowser?
Again the short answer is, Everyone.γ Once you have been shown the basics and have accepted that it is a gift open to everyone and you are prepared to put yourself out a little, especially in the early stages you will be on the right road to be coming a competent dowser.γ It requires a lot of practice to build up your confidence.γ Until you have built up that confidence keep away from sceptics because they can undermine you quicker than anything else.γ At first I was hesitant and embarrassed at the thought of being seen walking along with a pendulum or pair of rods or twig from a tree, I have now developed a thick skin and am oblivious to the scoffers.γ The best form of defence is to thrust the rods into their hands and tell them to have a go, it is surprising how many scoffers and sceptics get the shock of their lives when they realise that the rods are responding to something for them.
So let us clear up one point straight away.γ Dowsers are not ?odd? people.γ They are very ordinary men and women who have developed their sensitivity for practical purposes and use it on practical problems, the outcome of which are demonstrable, thus their work can be seen to be correct (or not).
Be keen, be confident, be true to yourself and your dowsing ? do not bite off more than you can chew by overconfidence.γ One secret is practice ? practice ? and even more practice.γ Where possible enrol for dowsing courses through the Workers Education, Adult Education or courses run by experienced dowsers of good reputation.γ Ladies seem to have an in-built sensitivity and intuition which stand them in very good stead.
What Tools are required?
The first point to get clear is, that there is no magic built into the tools.γ They are inanimate indicators which are moved subconsciously by the dowser in accordance with that dowser?s ?Code Language?, which can be different for every one.
Essentially, simplicity is the keyword, some dowsers use all sorts of tools while some, myself included use the simple things in life which, at the end of the day, give you the same results..
The pendulum: This is a simple weight on the end of a piece of cord or light chain.γ The wooden light pulls are ideal but the pendulum varies from a key on the end of a bit of cord to a ring or a crystal.γ I use a piece of hazel twig for indoor working and a heavier crystal for out doors, simply because you need something that will be heavy enough not to be blown around by the wind.γ The pendulum is the most versatile tool for use in ?map dowsing? and straight question and answer type of dowsing.γ For me, it rotates in a clockwise direction for ?YES? and anti-clockwise for ?NO?.γ It swings from side to side if the question is not understood and backwards and forwards in the ?Search? position.
Angle rods: The easiest and simplest of all tools to use.γ They are just lengths of wire bent at right angles and can be made quite easily from old metal coat-hangers, welding rods, thin brass rod, thick wire., for example; take a pair of wire coat hangers and cut them so that the top is about 9 to 12 inches long and from the angle towards the hook for hanging, about 4 to 5 inches long, then, having cut it, bend the angle to 90 degrees.γ The short length is held in the hand as the handle.γ However again in windy weather, I have a pair of rods of 6 mm brass rod (almost 1/4 of an inch in diameter).
?V? rods: Again there are various sizes, weights and materials.γ The traditional being hazel, this was mainly because it is a pliant wood that doesn?t dry out too quickly.γ Quite commonly today, plastic is used at a length of about 16 to 18 inches long.
Double ?VV? rod: This is made as above except that it is in the shape of a ?W?.γ The advantage of this is that it is very accurate when locating and tracing small pipes etc.γ However, it is difficult to get used to.
Wands: These are just springy lengths of thin branch about 36 inches long and are ideal for dowsing up a wall, for example following the path of an old chimney ? these tend to meander up the walls of old houses.γ A modern materials are taking over and the usual wand is a 36 inch length of fairly thin plastic.
The body itself and the hands:
Some Basic Rules:
These are some basic rules which are a guide to beginners but still apply at all stages of the dowser?s career.
1/ Virtually all Dowsing is Seeking, Looking for Something. This must be appreciated and the mind focused in this direction at all times.
2/ Develop the Dowsing Sensitivity.γ Before a dowser is any good, it is necessary to develop a dowsing sensitivity.γ H/she must learn to cut out the brain and the five senses and allow the mind to reach out for the answer.γ You must practice a lot in your early days and in elementary dowsing work.
3/ Practice and Test.γ To develop 3 above, it is practice and more practice.γ For instance practice on know things.γ Dowse someone's well and check your results against those that are known ? that is how far down is the water and how deep is it?
4/ The Questions Asked Must be Clear, Correct and Appropriate to the Job in Hand.γ Think carefully and make a list of questions before you start.
5/ There Must be a Need to Know.γ It must be done for a specific task.γ Dowsing for a client, demonstrating the practice of dowsing ? but never to show off with ?What a good and clever boy or girl I am?.
6/ Have Confidence That Dowsing Works for You.γ This is essential, develop it, hang on to it, you will have failures but so what? - So many people say ?Oh yes it works for me, but I don?t think I?ll be any good?γ The answer to that is ?Oh ye of little faith? - get practising.
7/ It is Essential to Know the Background of the Field in Which You Are Working.γ If you want to do archaeological dowsing, get books from the library and learn the basic principles, this applies to anything, Psychic dowsing, any dowsing work.
8/ Be Bold in Application.γ Be prepared to take on anything even those which you haven?t tried before.
9/ Time.γ If there is a question of time, this must be taken into account. E.g., I want the height of the roof above floor level in the year 1250.γ Everything must relate to 1250 and it must be kept firmly in mind.
10/ Identification.γ If there are many objects similar to that which is being sought there must be some form of identification.γ Examples are lost children or animals.γ You are looking for a child, there are millions of children ? you should keep in mind ? I am looking for a European boy with ginger hair about ten years old etc.
11/ Preconceived Ideas ? Wishful Thinking.γ These are the biggest menaces in dowsing and the reason for most failures especially amongst the novice dowsers.γ Failure come about when you allow the brain and/or the five senses to intrude.
All dowsers, however skilled have to be cautious not to let this happen.
DOWSING IS NOT A MAGIC ART OR AN EXERCISE FOR THE ?BRAIN OF BRITAIN? TYPES.
IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE ANALYSED OR REASONED ABOUT.
IT IS THERE TO BE TAKEN ON TRUST ? TRUST THAT ANYONE CAN DEVELOP THE SKILL.
A LITTLE PATIENCE AND PRACTICE IS THE KEY.
IF YOU FEEL THAT IT COULD BE FOR YOU, DO NOT HESITATE, JUST GO FOR IT
AND
ENJOY IT
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? Ron Kirby
Ron is an avid dowser and is currently engaged in a number of fascinating projects including archaeological dowsing at a medieval chapel site (524 A.D.-1633 A.D.) and a prehistoric sacred circle (circa 2480 B.C.), psychic dowsing in the haunted bedroom of a castle where 18 presences have been detected spanning a period of 500+ years and also detecting grave sites outside the walls of the castle (ranging from 1232 -1488).
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It is the ability to use the Natural Sensitivity, which we all possess, that enables us to know things, to seek for and locate things which we cannot know or do by using the day to day brain, or by learning, or by experience, or by using the five physical senses which we are born with
Dowsing enables us to work at any distance around the world from the comfort of our own home.γ Distance, depth, height, date, location seem to make no difference and there are very few (if any) that cannot be found by dowsing and there is much more that can be found.
What can be done by Dowsing?
There is very little in the physical world which cannot be found by dowsing and there is much, in addition, that can be found out once you have developed, by practice and perseverance, your individual dowsing skills.
The following list gives an ides of the many and varied fields to which dowsing can be applied ? and this is by no means exhaustive.
Water: The location of underground streams at any depth, their direction of flow, their depth, the quality of the water and what quantity could be drawn off in say gallons per hour or day etc..γ The location of springs or a well in your neighbours garden that has fallen into disuse ? and much more.
Minerals ? Precious Stones: The location, demarcation and identification of the area, the line of the mineral lodes, depth and estimating the quantity and the quality.
Oil ? Gas: The location of oil deposits under the land or the sea and the depth below the surface and an estimate of the quantity and the quality, also the porosity of the rock strata in which it lays.
Archaeology:γ The location of unknown sites where nothing shows on the surface of the ground.γ The depth below the surface that a site lies, the outline, the run of defences, the depth of ditches, the run and heights of previous walls and buildings.γ The location of roads, grave sites and burials.γ The dates of sites and so on.
The location of sunken ships and submarines:
Building Sites: Examination for all purposes, the water runs underneath them, rock state, soil state, rock faults, old wells, cavities, cellars, drains, sewers, cables and pipes and so on ? especially if it is intended to build on that site.
Location of pipes, cables and drains: The line of the run, depth, location of fractured pipes, broken cables, leaks and blockages.γ It is particularly to farmers for searching for old or lost field drains and tracing water supplies from farm to field and field to field for animal drinking troughs and so on.
Location of tunnels, caves, lost mine workings: The demarcation, size and depth of them and flooding.
Lost articles: Valuables, car keys, rings, brooches, purses, wallets to name but a few.
Missing people: This is one of the most difficult tasks owing to the difficulty of identification and should be undertaken with care and careful preparation ? bear in mind that some people deliberately ?disappear? for their own personal reasons and have no wish to be found.
Tracking lost animals or children or perhaps someone elderly and confused in areas of ,say, woodland:
Plant and soil treatments: Mainly used in determining how to improve soil quality for the various plants to be grown in it and determining the best location for plants, trees and shrubs etc.
Medical: A number of qualified doctors and others are increasingly using dowsing techniques to assist in diagnosis and the selection of remedies.
Animals: Pendulum dowsing can be used to locate health problems in animals and help in the selection of remedies.γ The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons accepts this course of action providing the services of a vet are called for if it is considered that the animal needs professional help.
Healing of houses, shops, factories, offices etc. of the effects of Geopathic Stress::γ This has become quite a large part of the work undertaken by dowsers.γ Geopathic Stress can be particularly harmful and health threatening and prolonged period spent with its influence can and usually does cause a worsening of a condition e.g. arthritis, depression, sleeplessness, heart problems to name but a few.
How Does it Work?
The short answer is that no-one really knows ? it just does!.γ The scientific world, geologists and archaeologists and so on appear to put their heads in the sand because here is something that cannot be Proved nor can it be Disproved scientifically.γ However it is surprising how many water, mining, oil companies and so on use dowsers in exploration work ? it is never admitted because it may take away the credibility of the large concern ? increasingly police forces etc. will use the services of a dowser.
All that can be said is that it is an in-built ability within man from the beginning of time, it helped him to find his food and water and his minerals.γ In addition it helped him to communicate with other members of his tribe at a distance and there are still in this world so-called primitive tribes who have these natural abilities to this day.γ Gradually over the centuries our so called sophistication and civilisation etc. have stifled these natural abilities, plus, of course, condemnation by the church particularly in the period of about 1610 until the late 1700?s and even today when it was and is, by some, considered the work of the devil.γ I firmly believe that it is some primeval and natural instinct that lies deep within us all, the Mind which has the ability to receive communication from the Universal Mind that knows and controls everything that there has ever been, that there is and ever will be ? God.γ I firmly believe that it is a God given gift ? to everyone who is prepared to develop and use it ? to be used for the benefit of our fellow man and the world in which we live.
Who can be a Dowser?
Again the short answer is, Everyone.γ Once you have been shown the basics and have accepted that it is a gift open to everyone and you are prepared to put yourself out a little, especially in the early stages you will be on the right road to be coming a competent dowser.γ It requires a lot of practice to build up your confidence.γ Until you have built up that confidence keep away from sceptics because they can undermine you quicker than anything else.γ At first I was hesitant and embarrassed at the thought of being seen walking along with a pendulum or pair of rods or twig from a tree, I have now developed a thick skin and am oblivious to the scoffers.γ The best form of defence is to thrust the rods into their hands and tell them to have a go, it is surprising how many scoffers and sceptics get the shock of their lives when they realise that the rods are responding to something for them.
So let us clear up one point straight away.γ Dowsers are not ?odd? people.γ They are very ordinary men and women who have developed their sensitivity for practical purposes and use it on practical problems, the outcome of which are demonstrable, thus their work can be seen to be correct (or not).
Be keen, be confident, be true to yourself and your dowsing ? do not bite off more than you can chew by overconfidence.γ One secret is practice ? practice ? and even more practice.γ Where possible enrol for dowsing courses through the Workers Education, Adult Education or courses run by experienced dowsers of good reputation.γ Ladies seem to have an in-built sensitivity and intuition which stand them in very good stead.
What Tools are required?
The first point to get clear is, that there is no magic built into the tools.γ They are inanimate indicators which are moved subconsciously by the dowser in accordance with that dowser?s ?Code Language?, which can be different for every one.
Essentially, simplicity is the keyword, some dowsers use all sorts of tools while some, myself included use the simple things in life which, at the end of the day, give you the same results..
The pendulum: This is a simple weight on the end of a piece of cord or light chain.γ The wooden light pulls are ideal but the pendulum varies from a key on the end of a bit of cord to a ring or a crystal.γ I use a piece of hazel twig for indoor working and a heavier crystal for out doors, simply because you need something that will be heavy enough not to be blown around by the wind.γ The pendulum is the most versatile tool for use in ?map dowsing? and straight question and answer type of dowsing.γ For me, it rotates in a clockwise direction for ?YES? and anti-clockwise for ?NO?.γ It swings from side to side if the question is not understood and backwards and forwards in the ?Search? position.
Angle rods: The easiest and simplest of all tools to use.γ They are just lengths of wire bent at right angles and can be made quite easily from old metal coat-hangers, welding rods, thin brass rod, thick wire., for example; take a pair of wire coat hangers and cut them so that the top is about 9 to 12 inches long and from the angle towards the hook for hanging, about 4 to 5 inches long, then, having cut it, bend the angle to 90 degrees.γ The short length is held in the hand as the handle.γ However again in windy weather, I have a pair of rods of 6 mm brass rod (almost 1/4 of an inch in diameter).
?V? rods: Again there are various sizes, weights and materials.γ The traditional being hazel, this was mainly because it is a pliant wood that doesn?t dry out too quickly.γ Quite commonly today, plastic is used at a length of about 16 to 18 inches long.
Double ?VV? rod: This is made as above except that it is in the shape of a ?W?.γ The advantage of this is that it is very accurate when locating and tracing small pipes etc.γ However, it is difficult to get used to.
Wands: These are just springy lengths of thin branch about 36 inches long and are ideal for dowsing up a wall, for example following the path of an old chimney ? these tend to meander up the walls of old houses.γ A modern materials are taking over and the usual wand is a 36 inch length of fairly thin plastic.
The body itself and the hands:
Some Basic Rules:
These are some basic rules which are a guide to beginners but still apply at all stages of the dowser?s career.
1/ Virtually all Dowsing is Seeking, Looking for Something. This must be appreciated and the mind focused in this direction at all times.
2/ Develop the Dowsing Sensitivity.γ Before a dowser is any good, it is necessary to develop a dowsing sensitivity.γ H/she must learn to cut out the brain and the five senses and allow the mind to reach out for the answer.γ You must practice a lot in your early days and in elementary dowsing work.
3/ Practice and Test.γ To develop 3 above, it is practice and more practice.γ For instance practice on know things.γ Dowse someone's well and check your results against those that are known ? that is how far down is the water and how deep is it?
4/ The Questions Asked Must be Clear, Correct and Appropriate to the Job in Hand.γ Think carefully and make a list of questions before you start.
5/ There Must be a Need to Know.γ It must be done for a specific task.γ Dowsing for a client, demonstrating the practice of dowsing ? but never to show off with ?What a good and clever boy or girl I am?.
6/ Have Confidence That Dowsing Works for You.γ This is essential, develop it, hang on to it, you will have failures but so what? - So many people say ?Oh yes it works for me, but I don?t think I?ll be any good?γ The answer to that is ?Oh ye of little faith? - get practising.
7/ It is Essential to Know the Background of the Field in Which You Are Working.γ If you want to do archaeological dowsing, get books from the library and learn the basic principles, this applies to anything, Psychic dowsing, any dowsing work.
8/ Be Bold in Application.γ Be prepared to take on anything even those which you haven?t tried before.
9/ Time.γ If there is a question of time, this must be taken into account. E.g., I want the height of the roof above floor level in the year 1250.γ Everything must relate to 1250 and it must be kept firmly in mind.
10/ Identification.γ If there are many objects similar to that which is being sought there must be some form of identification.γ Examples are lost children or animals.γ You are looking for a child, there are millions of children ? you should keep in mind ? I am looking for a European boy with ginger hair about ten years old etc.
11/ Preconceived Ideas ? Wishful Thinking.γ These are the biggest menaces in dowsing and the reason for most failures especially amongst the novice dowsers.γ Failure come about when you allow the brain and/or the five senses to intrude.
All dowsers, however skilled have to be cautious not to let this happen.
DOWSING IS NOT A MAGIC ART OR AN EXERCISE FOR THE ?BRAIN OF BRITAIN? TYPES.
IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE ANALYSED OR REASONED ABOUT.
IT IS THERE TO BE TAKEN ON TRUST ? TRUST THAT ANYONE CAN DEVELOP THE SKILL.
A LITTLE PATIENCE AND PRACTICE IS THE KEY.
IF YOU FEEL THAT IT COULD BE FOR YOU, DO NOT HESITATE, JUST GO FOR IT
AND
ENJOY IT
γ
? Ron Kirby
Ron is an avid dowser and is currently engaged in a number of fascinating projects including archaeological dowsing at a medieval chapel site (524 A.D.-1633 A.D.) and a prehistoric sacred circle (circa 2480 B.C.), psychic dowsing in the haunted bedroom of a castle where 18 presences have been detected spanning a period of 500+ years and also detecting grave sites outside the walls of the castle (ranging from 1232 -1488).
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