Interesting thread. I for one had never believed in dowsing because it made no sense to me at all and just seamed like a bunch of hocus pocus. Reading posts to TN over the last year got me involved in a dowsing conversation with my dad and I was very surprised to find out that he believes in it. When he built his first house he heard about an old timer who would come out and tell you where to drill and at what depth. The first “hit” the guy got was close to the house but he said that it was not enough for a reliable well. The second “hit” was a good distance from the house but very shallow and supposedly a great flow. When the drilling company came out they set up shop right where the old timer had his first hit and they hit water right where he said they would and it turned out to not flow fast enough. They wanted to try a few other spots but my dad decided to try and save some money so he ended up driving the well be hand in the second spot that the old timer recommended. The old timer had claimed 21 or 22 feet and sure enough, that’s when my dad had water in the pipe. Odd I know.
MD Dog brought Christianity into the question and I wonder if anyone has pursued that line of questioning when trying to prove or disprove dousing. I know that my dad had his best friend over and had him use the same stick that the old timer used and without knowing where the old timer had been was able to locate the same spot. My dad on the other hand could not make it work. My dad is a Christian and the other man is not. Is that the reason? Or maybe since my dad already knew the spot he was stopping it from working without realizing it?
Quija boards I absolutely believe in depending on how they are used. I don’t know what the manufacturers instructions are but all of my old high school and collage friends went with the, “we are trying to contact spirits” form of the quija board. I definitely believe in demons or spirits, whatever you want to call them and I believe that if you purposefully go looking for and invite those things into your life then you may actually be surprised when they show up. The same goes for ghost hunters. I know many people who have fooled around with them and nothing has happened. I also have a very close friend who does not believe in spirits or God who had what could only be described as demonic contact while using one of these. Believe me or not but it’s true.
MD Dog brought Christianity into the question and I wonder if anyone has pursued that line of questioning when trying to prove or disprove dousing. I know that my dad had his best friend over and had him use the same stick that the old timer used and without knowing where the old timer had been was able to locate the same spot. My dad on the other hand could not make it work. My dad is a Christian and the other man is not. Is that the reason? Or maybe since my dad already knew the spot he was stopping it from working without realizing it?
Quija boards I absolutely believe in depending on how they are used. I don’t know what the manufacturers instructions are but all of my old high school and collage friends went with the, “we are trying to contact spirits” form of the quija board. I definitely believe in demons or spirits, whatever you want to call them and I believe that if you purposefully go looking for and invite those things into your life then you may actually be surprised when they show up. The same goes for ghost hunters. I know many people who have fooled around with them and nothing has happened. I also have a very close friend who does not believe in spirits or God who had what could only be described as demonic contact while using one of these. Believe me or not but it’s true.