Re: Map dowsing Lessons - Getting started
You've selected your pendulum on the basis of what appeals to you or what is available to you. Another consideration is that you want the pendulum to be well balanced and its connection to the chain, thread or dental floss to be secure and as frictionless as possible. You don't want knots or bumps to cause a bobble in the motion. In all pendulum work there are three basic motions. One is for yes, one is for no and one is for "that does not compute", try again or "I don't know". I recommend a fourth movement for ready. Some folks will have a real problem getting started if they think that the pendulum should just hang still and then begin moving after they ask a question. If you begin by imparting the initial momentum to the pendulum in the ready or questing motion this is much less tiring. You should determine what those four movements will be. Start with what you want to be the questing motion. Say "please use this motion for ready or questing." Ask silently or aloud "please show me yes". Next question would be "please show me no". Final question would be "please show me that does not compute". If you get no response to your requests you can use your own motions for those responses and say "please use this motion to indicate yes or no or that does not compute" Here are some examples of what other dowsers use for the four motions ... clockwise=yes; counterclockwise = no; diagonal = does not compute; back and forth = questing ..... another set is back and forth = yes (like nodding your head); side to side = no (like shaking your head no) ; diagonal = that does not compute; clockwise circle = questing The first question you should ask before each dowsing session is "Is this a good time to dowse?" If the answer is no try again later. You can also answer any question that has a yes or no answer with dowsing. When you have a preconcieved idea what the answer is or should be you must use safeguards to avoid skewing the results. I will describe some safeguards so you will know how to use them. Prolonged dowsing sessions can cause problems so try to do your dowsing in short sessions with other activities in between. These lessons will be bare bones and I will try to avoid distractions creeping in. There are many techniques for improving your results and i will try to give some of them after the basic lessons are posted. If you check my profile you'll see how little time I have to spend on this site. Therefore what's easiest for me will be short segments. exanimo, ss