What is Dowsing?

by Christopher Bird

 

 

 


Dowsing  dates  back  approximately 7000 years  but  the origins are  still unknown.  The  Egyptians  used images  of  forked  rods  in some of  their  artwork,   as  did the  Ancient  Chinese  kings.
 

 

 

       


This was the secret of the ancients - they used this natural telluric energy, focusing it in certain places, for their own purposes.  

In Ancient times it was called  "Rhabdomancy", the secret and sacred use of the divining rod, to harness Earth Energies.
 

 

 

"Ancient Energies of the Earth"

In  ancient times only  those who  understood  the consequences  and  power  of using a  divining  rod  actually  used  it.  These  were  Sorcerers,  Adepts, and  Mystics,  who  were  thought  to  have  associations  with  the Nature Spirits and the Dryads,  (Tree Nymphs),  who  were  thought  to  be  always  present  in  the sacred  tree  groves,  and  were  able to  guide  the  Magician  to  the  sacred  water  springs  or  to  find  gold ore, and  other  riches.

     

 


The  'Divining  Rod'  has  its  ancient  associations  with  the  Wizards'  and Sorcerors'  staff,  
and  the  magic  wand,  and  also  the  royal  sceptre . 
 

 

 

The British Society of Dowsers

 

In  Europe,  dowsing  was  used  in  the  Renaissance days  to  find  gold   ore  and sacred  underground  springs,  diamonds  and  coal  deposits.   Since  this  time,   people  have  dowsed  for  everything  from  identifying  the  Life  Force  in  plants and  trees,  to  missing  people,  dowsers  are  very  accute  in  thier  findings,  with the electric  sensitivity  to  perceive  these  ancient  Earth  Energies.

In  the 1930's,   "The  British  Society  of   Dowsers",  were  brought  together   to  use  thier  art  in  tapping  into  these  powerful  magnetic  energies.   The term Rasiesthesia  was  coined by  French  priest,  Alex  Bouly,  based  on  the  Latin  words  for  radiation  and  perception.   

In 1986,  American dowsers  conceded  that there  was  a  connection  between dowsing  and  astrological  links  with  the  element Fire,  just  as  the  ancient  ones had  always  taught.

 

Dowsing is a Form of Esp

 

Dowsing  is searching for anything by projecting an intent of what is desired and receiving confirmation or  non-confirmation  feedback  through the body,  usually by the movements of a dowsing  instrument.

 

It is a form of  clairvoyance, the ability to see at any  given  moment  what is  happening  elsewhere.   Our  senses are  really more  powerful  than  we  think.   Because  our  physical and  psychological  apparatus  is designed  to  satisfy  our  desires, they realize their  potential only  to  the extent  we utilize  them.

Divining is a close synonym of dowsing and gets to the root of what dowsing is all about.  Divining comes from the word divinus  meaning "of, or  by,  or  for  a  god,  the  gods,  also inspired by them."  Hence, divining  is a spiritual  practice -- the  success  of  which  rests  on  a divine  state of  mind.


Dowsing can't work without a person.
The circumstances and people that the dowser is operating  with have a definite influence on the results.   Dowsing  is exerting  your  will  over  sacred  and  ancient  Earth Energies.
 

 

 

Most dowsers use two 'dowsing rods' or  a  pendulum.

The  rods, traditionally  known as  'Wishing Rods', are formed into an L shape and are usually made of copper  although the oldest known  material  was  wood,  usually forked  Hazel  branches  along  with  Apple,  Beech and  Alder.   One rod is held in each hand and you have located what it is you are looking for  when the rods cross.

There are hundreds of ways to dowse.  The  most popular  way  is using  L-rods. These are simply bent  wires,  which can be pointed in the direction of the area of interest.  You can make a simple set of  L-rods by  getting  two  metal coat  hangers and cutting off  the  long  wires at  the  bottoms.   Bend  one end of each at about four  inches into a 90 degree  L shape.  The  small  end  is the handle and the long end is the  pointer.

 

 

 

Take a  plastic  soda  straw and cut it in half.  Place one  piece over  the  smaller   end of  each  L-rod.   This  will  be  the  sleeve of the handle,  which enables the L-rod  to swivel  freely  without  being  affected  by the  muscles of the  hand.   Hold  a  L-rod in  each  hand,  pointing  toward  the  object  to  be  measured.  Be  sure  the  L-rod is  horizontal  to  the  ground.

Farmers  and  Dowsing

From  generation to  generation,  it  was  passed  down,  the  technique  of  dowsing was  used  by  farmers  to  locate  water, for  digging  wells  for  thier  farm  home,  and thier  crops.    A  virtual  necessity  when  settling  on  new  land.  And  with  it  came knowledge  of  the  Earth  energies that  are  not taught  in  schools.  The  lay  of  the   land  had more  meanings  than  one.

 

Often  thier  land  would  be  planned  based  solely  on  the  source  of  underground   water, and  the  electro-magnetic  telluric  currents  underground.    

Because  these  currents  influence  the  growth  of  his  crops. 

 

Dowsing  was  also  used  to measure  the  life  force in  water,  soil, plants,  trees,  animals, and  people.

 

Farming  and  Dowsing


"Dowsing is an intuitive technique used to communicate with
universal intelligence. Through dowsing we obtain data that we
sometimes refer to as our 'hunch' or 'sixth sense'."
 

 

 

 

Dowsing a Person to Generate Healing Powers

If  you  want to measure the energy field of a person,  make sure they are  not holding or  wearing  any  crystals or  jewelry.   Step back  about 3 paces,  turn  and face them.   Hold  the  L-rods  parallel  to the ground  and  pointing  toward  your subject.   In  your  mind,  or  out  loud,  tell  yourself  what  the  L-rods  are  measuring.

This is very  important.   Your mind is very  precise.   It  will measure exactly  what  you tell  it  to.   "I  am  measuring  the  reserve bioenergy  field  of  this  body."   Focus your  attention  only  on  this  person.

 

Do not let your  mind  wander  and  think  of  anyone  or anything  else,  or  you  will  affect  the  results.   Walk toward  the  person,  slowly,  keeping  the  L-rods straight  and  level.

 

When  you enter the energy field,  the wires  will open  wide,  the left  wire  going  to the  left  and the  right  hand  wire  swinging  to  the  right.   Measure the  distance between the wires and the body.

Create the healing energy charge!  Once again,  dowse  the body.   Measure the distance and compare between  your  first  effort.   The  difference  is  the healing  energy  charge that you  gave them.

Dowse plants, trees, animals, crystals, gems, stones, people,  objects, landscapes and  sacred  sites.

 

Pendulums and Dowsing

 


Everything  in our  reality  is made of
electromagnetic energy fields. 
 

 

 When  we  dowse or  use a  pendulum  we have found a way to tap into that flow of energy  as it  relates to  all of  us.  We  are all  part of one big  electro- magnetic energy  current  that interacts  separately  and with  everything  else.

Many  people prefer to use a  piece of  jewlery,  usually  something they  wear  on  a chain  around  their neck.   Pendulums can be made of  most anything.  The  human body  is  a  pendulum.  You  can  suspend  a  small  weight  from  a  string.

 

HOW  TO  USE  A  PENDULUM

Once you determine  what you  want to use as your  pendulum the next  step is to determine the direction  for  your  YES  or   NO  answers.

Still  the pendulum Say to it,  "Show  me  YES."   It  will  soon  swing  in  one direction.... could  be  side to  side,  back  and  forth,  or  circles.   Say,  "Show  me NO."    It  should swing in the opposite  direction.

Practice  makes this easier  and  faster.    Now you are  ready to begin.  Ask  your questions.   Eventually  you  will  hear  the  answers in  your  mind.

 

Can a dowser  tell  when  a  tree is  dying?

                           

Living  trees  for  life

Trees  have  growth  and  rest  periods.  This  seasonal cycle makes annular  rings  that  are a  characteristic  feature of all  timber.  Even experienced  foresters  may  not be  absolutely  sure whether  a  tree  is actually  dying  or  merely  dormant  for  the  winter,  until,  perhaps,  it  fails to  spring  into  life  later  on.  Occasionally  for  a  while,  a  large  tree supports  some  growth  from  within  itself  even though it is dying.

A dowser  should  be  able to detect,  identify,  and  establish  a  tree's  aura,  and  thereby  know  whether  it  is  flourishing  or  not.   Sometimes  a  living  tree  is  cut  down  by  mistake,  one  which  could  have  recovered and  survived  but,  once  felled,  all  is  revealed  and  it's  too  late.  This  could  be  prevented  with  proven  divining  techniques.

 

Who uses dowsers?

 

· Engineering Companies (e.g. the Bio-Physical Method (BPM) was used  in 1971 in the former USSR to detect  water  filtering  through  a  dam (Bird 1979))

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· Water Companies (a pair of dowsing rods is carried inside the doors of Water  Board vans)

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· Mining Companies (e.g. documented use for finding ore and petroleum in the USSR (Bakirov 1973))

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· Laundries (for  water  supply)

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· Breweries (for  water  supply)

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· Building Contractors (to   locate unknown service pipes on building  sites)

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· Farmers (for  water supply)

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· Government  Departments

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· Police (location  of  buried  items and, it  is  rumoured,  bodies)

Armed  Forces (dowsing used by the British Army since Colonial times); dowsing appeared in USSR army manuals in 1930 for the finding of water in remote areas; dowsing used by the First and Third US Marine Divisions in Vietnam, 1967, as a simple, low-cost method for locating Vietcong tunnels, which were used for communication, storage depots, supply network, command posts, training  centers, hospitals and  sally  ports  for  over  twenty  years.     Secret  Covert  Operations, using  Remote Viewing.
 

 

Dowsing  Tools

 

 

What  is detected?

 

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o Flowing  water ,  Springs,  Wells,  Circulating  groundwater ,  Service pipes and trenches (not just water pipes, but electricity cables and gas pipes, so the trench may be what is being detected).

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o Buried foundations and treasures, Magnetic  Ley Lines and Sacred Sites,  Mining, Roots of  big  trees, Geological  faults,  some of  which  will  have  ore deposits,  Caves  with  flowing  water,  Large  dry  caves,  Missing  persons  or bodies,  The healing life force,  Missing  objects. 

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o Find power centers, places where the Earth's field alters human consciousness.

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o Determine if a water line or ley line is having a negative effect on the health of the people living or working above the line.

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o Communicate with and receive guidance from  the Ethereal  Beings, both compassionate,  or  insidious, with malignant intent.

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o Map underground earth energies in order to design and build sacred spaces.

 

 

 

 

Possible physical fields

  


Dowsers are detecting  a  physical  field  on  site. 

 If  is  true then  what could  it  be? 
 

 

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o Gravitational

o Magnetic

o Electric                                                                 

o Electromagnetic

o Radioactive

o Seismic

o Geothermal

o Geochemical

o Radionic

 

 

Of  these, the magnetic, electric and  electromagnetic  fields  are  probably  the most  likely.  
 

However,  for  this to be  accepted,  a  physical  explanation  must be  provided  for  the  generation of  the  signals  by  the  features,  and  for  the detection  mechanism  within  the  human  body.

 

 

What do dowsers experience?

Dowsers  experience a  variety of  phenomena,  such as tingling  like  an  electric  shock , a  chilly  sensation,  shivering,  trembling, or  an  unpleasant  sensation  in  the stomach.

In  attempts to determine the source of  this  apparent  shock to the central  nervous system, instruments  have  been  attached to subjects to measure muscular contractions,  changes  in  heart  potential  and changes in electrical  skin  potential.

Involuntary  muscular  contractions have been observed, and convulsive  spasms sometimes  violent.   Electrocardiogram  responses  have  been  seen  which  exhibit  a  20mV  step  change  when  the  dowsing  rods are  observed  to  move (Tromp 1949), and  changes  in  skin  potential  have  also been  measured. 

In  experiments  when  artificial  fields have  been  produced, a delay  of  between  5s and 10s  is  observed  between  production of a field change  and  the  electrocardiogram  response.  This  suggests  processing  via  the  brain  and  central  nervous  system,  rather  than  direct  nerve  stimulation.   Furthermore,  the  rods  are  observed  to  move  after  the  field  change.

 

Sensitivity

Washing hands in hot water appears to cause dowsing sensitivity to increase, even for those who claim not to be able to dowse.

 

The  Findings of Harvalik

Harvalik (1970), a physicist, found  that the dowser  react to  changing magnetic fields  produced by electric  ground currents with frequency in the range 1 500Hz, but not to static magnetic fields.  Using  magnetometers he deduced that the dowser  reacts to as little as 10-9G change.

 

There was some indication that dowsing ability was enhanced by drinking water, perhaps indicating that conductivity in the region of the kidneys is important.

 

It is impossible to exclude the earth's magnetic field from the brain or  any other  part of the body, and there is therefore no reason why the development of a field-detecting ability should be ruled out.

 

Harvalik conducted  elaborate  experiments  with metal  shielding of the human body, and a torch-like instrument to concentrate and direct an artificial  magnetic field  in  an  attempt to locate the positions of  possible  sensors.   When  the operator  was  carried  horizontally on a  stretcher,  the  reaction  occurred  when  the solar  plexus  was  over  the  feature. 

When  the  metal  shield  was  between the  navel and  the  breast  bone the  signal  was  not  detected,  indicating  a  detector site  slightly below the solar  plexus, perhaps the adrenal gland in the  kidney region (which contains magnetite, as reported by Kirschvink (1981)).

 

 

Shielding  of  the  head  indicated  a  second  possible  detector  site at the base of the  brain,  perhaps  the  pineal  gland. 

 

 It  has  also  been  found  that  human  bones from  the  region of  the  sphenoid/ethmoid  sinus  complex  contain  magnetite, and it  is  suggested  that  these  deposits  are  concerned  with  magnetic  field detection;  the  sinus  complex  approximating  to  the  region  previously  deduced from  orientation  experiments  to  be  the  site of  a  magnetoreceptor  (Baker 1981;  Baker  et al. 1983).

Other  points  mentioned by Harvalik are that two detectors will be necessary to detect a  Field  gradient, and the detection  mechanism could  be based on  nuclear magnetic  resonance (calculations  indicate that the earth's magnetic  field  would give  rise to  precession  at about 2000Hz,  and  a  field  gradient of 1mG/m would give a beat frequency of about 1Hz  which  could  be  detectable).  A  good summary  of  Harvalik's  work  is  also given by  Bird (1979).

 

Conclusions

 

· The dowser is endowed  with a subconscious  cognitive faculty  which  results in  unconscious  muscular  reaction,  accompanied  by a  nervous  sensation.

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· The  mechanism for  detection may  be  magnetic  or  electric  in  nature,  and high  skin  conductivity  seems  to  be  a  contributing  factor .

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· The detector  sites in the human body  may  be  magnetite  dispersed  in tissue  with  nerves  running  through  it,  or  the  retinas  of  the eyes (needing light to  activate  them),  the  pineal  gland  and/or  the  adrenal  glands.

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· The  movement  of  the  rods is caused by  amplification of small  involuntary muscular  contractions  resulting  from  stimulation  of  the  central  nervous system,  perhaps  by  magnetic  stimulation of  the  brain  or  spinal  column using  two  detectors .

 

Water  divining  survives  today  because  its  practical  utility  does  not  place  too great  a  strain  on  pragmatism.   Dowsing  results will  ultimately be  validated  by their  accuracy  and  practical  value  rather  than  theories  and  opinions.

 

   

Continue to Radionic Pesticides

Dowsing  dates  back  approximately 7000 years  but  the origins are  still unknown.  The  Egyptians  used images  of  forked  rods  in some of  their  artwork,   as  did the  Ancient  Chinese  kings.
 

 

       


This was the secret of the ancients - they used this natural telluric energy, focusing it in certain places, for their own purposes.  

In Ancient times it was called  "Rhabdomancy", the secret and sacred use of the divining rod, to harness Earth Energies.
 

 

"Ancient Energies of the Earth"

In  ancient times only  those who  understood  the consequences  and  power  of using a  divining  rod  actually  used  it.  These  were  Sorcerers,  Adepts, and  Mystics,  who  were  thought  to  have  associations  with  the Nature Spirits and the Dryads,  (Tree Nymphs),  who  were  thought  to  be  always  present  in  the sacred  tree  groves,  and  were  able to  guide  the  Magician  to  the  sacred  water  springs  or  to  find  gold ore, and  other  riches.

     

 


The  'Divining  Rod'  has  its  ancient  associations  with  the  Wizards'  and Sorcerors'  staff,  
and  the  magic  wand,  and  also  the  royal  sceptre . 
 

 

The British Society of Dowsers

 

In  Europe,  dowsing  was  used  in  the  Renaissance days  to  find  gold   ore  and sacred  underground  springs,  diamonds  and  coal  deposits.   Since  this  time,   people  have  dowsed  for  everything  from  identifying  the  Life  Force  in  plants and  trees,  to  missing  people,  dowsers  are  very  accute  in  thier  findings,  with the electric  sensitivity  to  perceive  these  ancient  Earth  Energies.

In  the 1930's,   "The  British  Society  of   Dowsers",  were  brought  together   to  use  thier  art  in  tapping  into  these  powerful  magnetic  energies.   The term Rasiesthesia  was  coined by  French  priest,  Alex  Bouly,  based  on  the  Latin  words  for  radiation  and  perception.   

In 1986,  American dowsers  conceded  that there  was  a  connection  between dowsing  and  astrological  links  with  the  element Fire,  just  as  the  ancient  ones had  always  taught.

 

Dowsing is a Form of Esp

 

Dowsing  is searching for anything by projecting an intent of what is desired and receiving confirmation or  non-confirmation  feedback  through the body,  usually by the movements of a dowsing  instrument.

 

It is a form of  clairvoyance, the ability to see at any  given  moment  what is  happening  elsewhere.   Our  senses are  really more  powerful  than  we  think.   Because  our  physical and  psychological  apparatus  is designed  to  satisfy  our  desires, they realize their  potential only  to  the extent  we utilize  them.

Divining is a close synonym of dowsing and gets to the root of what dowsing is all about.  Divining comes from the word divinus  meaning "of, or  by,  or  for  a  god,  the  gods,  also inspired by them."  Hence, divining  is a spiritual  practice -- the  success  of  which  rests  on  a divine  state of  mind.


Dowsing can't work without a person.
The circumstances and people that the dowser is operating  with have a definite influence on the results.   Dowsing  is exerting  your  will  over  sacred  and  ancient  Earth Energies.
 

 

Most dowsers use two 'dowsing rods' or  a  pendulum.

The  rods, traditionally  known as  'Wishing Rods', are formed into an L shape and are usually made of copper  although the oldest known  material  was  wood,  usually forked  Hazel  branches  along  with  Apple,  Beech and  Alder.   One rod is held in each hand and you have located what it is you are looking for  when the rods cross.

There are hundreds of ways to dowse.  The  most popular  way  is using  L-rods. These are simply bent  wires,  which can be pointed in the direction of the area of interest.  You can make a simple set of  L-rods by  getting  two  metal coat  hangers and cutting off  the  long  wires at  the  bottoms.   Bend  one end of each at about four  inches into a 90 degree  L shape.  The  small  end  is the handle and the long end is the  pointer.

 

 

 

Take a  plastic  soda  straw and cut it in half.  Place one  piece over  the  smaller   end of  each  L-rod.   This  will  be  the  sleeve of the handle,  which enables the L-rod  to swivel  freely  without  being  affected  by the  muscles of the  hand.   Hold  a  L-rod in  each  hand,  pointing  toward  the  object  to  be  measured.  Be  sure  the  L-rod is  horizontal  to  the  ground.

Farmers  and  Dowsing

From  generation to  generation,  it  was  passed  down,  the  technique  of  dowsing was  used  by  farmers  to  locate  water, for  digging  wells  for  thier  farm  home,  and thier  crops.    A  virtual  necessity  when  settling  on  new  land.  And  with  it  came knowledge  of  the  Earth  energies that  are  not taught  in  schools.  The  lay  of  the   land  had more  meanings  than  one.

 

Often  thier  land  would  be  planned  based  solely  on  the  source  of  underground   water, and  the  electro-magnetic  telluric  currents  underground.    

Because  these  currents  influence  the  growth  of  his  crops. 

 

Dowsing  was  also  used  to measure  the  life  force in  water,  soil, plants,  trees,  animals, and  people.

 

Farming  and  Dowsing


"Dowsing is an intuitive technique used to communicate with
universal intelligence. Through dowsing we obtain data that we
sometimes refer to as our 'hunch' or 'sixth sense'."
 


Unique Links:


The Toronto Dowsers Water Project
Healing the Waters of the Planet
Using Water for Health and Happiness.
 

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By Christina Waters

Remineralize the Earth by Christina Waters

Dowsing Data Defy the Skeptics
By Jim Wilson

Gates in the Field
Some Reflections on Energy Awareness,
Self healing and the Power of the Heart to Heal 

Earth Spirited Permaculture
by Alanna Moore

Romanian Divining Cows!

CREATIVE ALTERNATIVES  FOR  A  CHANGING  WORLD
.....by Melvin D. Saunders

ANCIENT MINDS IN ANCIENT TIMES
The dowsing ability of ancient people.
Ron Perry

 

Dowsing a Person to Generate Healing Powers

If  you  want to measure the energy field of a person,  make sure they are  not holding or  wearing  any  crystals or  jewelry.   Step back  about 3 paces,  turn  and face them.   Hold  the  L-rods  parallel  to the ground  and  pointing  toward  your subject.   In  your  mind,  or  out  loud,  tell  yourself  what  the  L-rods  are  measuring.

This is very  important.   Your mind is very  precise.   It  will measure exactly  what  you tell  it  to.   "I  am  measuring  the  reserve bioenergy  field  of  this  body."   Focus your  attention  only  on  this  person.

 

Do not let your  mind  wander  and  think  of  anyone  or anything  else,  or  you  will  affect  the  results.   Walk toward  the  person,  slowly,  keeping  the  L-rods straight  and  level.

 

When  you enter the energy field,  the wires  will open  wide,  the left  wire  going  to the  left  and the  right  hand  wire  swinging  to  the  right.   Measure the  distance between the wires and the body.

Create the healing energy charge!  Once again,  dowse  the body.   Measure the distance and compare between  your  first  effort.   The  difference  is  the healing  energy  charge that you  gave them.

Dowse plants, trees, animals, crystals, gems, stones, people,  objects, landscapes and  sacred  sites.

 

Pendulums and Dowsing

 


Everything  in our  reality  is made of
electromagnetic energy fields. 
 

 When  we  dowse or  use a  pendulum  we have found a way to tap into that flow of energy  as it  relates to  all of  us.  We  are all  part of one big  electro- magnetic energy  current  that interacts  separately  and with  everything  else.

Many  people prefer to use a  piece of  jewlery,  usually  something they  wear  on  a chain  around  their neck.   Pendulums can be made of  most anything.  The  human body  is  a  pendulum.  You  can  suspend  a  small  weight  from  a  string.

 

HOW  TO  USE  A  PENDULUM

Once you determine  what you  want to use as your  pendulum the next  step is to determine the direction  for  your  YES  or   NO  answers.

Still  the pendulum Say to it,  "Show  me  YES."   It  will  soon  swing  in  one direction.... could  be  side to  side,  back  and  forth,  or  circles.   Say,  "Show  me NO."    It  should swing in the opposite  direction.

Practice  makes this easier  and  faster.    Now you are  ready to begin.  Ask  your questions.   Eventually  you  will  hear  the  answers in  your  mind.

 

Can a dowser  tell  when  a  tree is  dying?

                           

Living  trees  for  life

Trees  have  growth  and  rest  periods.  This  seasonal cycle makes annular  rings  that  are a  characteristic  feature of all  timber.  Even experienced  foresters  may  not be  absolutely  sure whether  a  tree  is actually  dying  or  merely  dormant  for  the  winter,  until,  perhaps,  it  fails to  spring  into  life  later  on.  Occasionally  for  a  while,  a  large  tree supports  some  growth  from  within  itself  even though it is dying.

A dowser  should  be  able to detect,  identify,  and  establish  a  tree's  aura,  and  thereby  know  whether  it  is  flourishing  or  not.   Sometimes  a  living  tree  is  cut  down  by  mistake,  one  which  could  have  recovered and  survived  but,  once  felled,  all  is  revealed  and  it's  too  late.  This  could  be  prevented  with  proven  divining  techniques.

 

Who uses dowsers?

 

· Engineering Companies (e.g. the Bio-Physical Method (BPM) was used  in 1971 in the former USSR to detect  water  filtering  through  a  dam (Bird 1979))

·  

· Water Companies (a pair of dowsing rods is carried inside the doors of Water  Board vans)

·  

· Mining Companies (e.g. documented use for finding ore and petroleum in the USSR (Bakirov 1973))

·  

· Laundries (for  water  supply)

·  

· Breweries (for  water  supply)

·  

· Building Contractors (to   locate unknown service pipes on building  sites)

·  

· Farmers (for  water supply)

·  

· Government  Departments

·  

· Police (location  of  buried  items and, it  is  rumoured,  bodies)

Armed  Forces (dowsing used by the British Army since Colonial times); dowsing appeared in USSR army manuals in 1930 for the finding of water in remote areas; dowsing used by the First and Third US Marine Divisions in Vietnam, 1967, as a simple, low-cost method for locating Vietcong tunnels, which were used for communication, storage depots, supply network, command posts, training  centers, hospitals and  sally  ports  for  over  twenty  years.     Secret  Covert  Operations, using  Remote Viewing.
 

Dowsing  Tools

 

 

What  is detected?

 

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o Flowing  water ,  Springs,  Wells,  Circulating  groundwater ,  Service pipes and trenches (not just water pipes, but electricity cables and gas pipes, so the trench may be what is being detected).

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o Buried foundations and treasures, Magnetic  Ley Lines and Sacred Sites,  Mining, Roots of  big  trees, Geological  faults,  some of  which  will  have  ore deposits,  Caves  with  flowing  water,  Large  dry  caves,  Missing  persons  or bodies,  The healing life force,  Missing  objects. 

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o Find power centers, places where the Earth's field alters human consciousness.

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o Determine if a water line or ley line is having a negative effect on the health of the people living or working above the line.

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o Communicate with and receive guidance from  the Ethereal  Beings, both compassionate,  or  insidious, with malignant intent.

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o Map underground earth energies in order to design and build sacred spaces.

 

 

 

Possible physical fields

  


Dowsers are detecting  a  physical  field  on  site. 

 If  is  true then  what could  it  be? 
 

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o Gravitational

o Magnetic

o Electric                                                                 

o Electromagnetic

o Radioactive

o Seismic

o Geothermal

o Geochemical

o Radionic

 

 

Of  these, the magnetic, electric and  electromagnetic  fields  are  probably  the most  likely.  
 

However,  for  this to be  accepted,  a  physical  explanation  must be  provided  for  the  generation of  the  signals  by  the  features,  and  for  the detection  mechanism  within  the  human  body.

 

What do dowsers experience?

Dowsers  experience a  variety of  phenomena,  such as tingling  like  an  electric  shock , a  chilly  sensation,  shivering,  trembling, or  an  unpleasant  sensation  in  the stomach.

In  attempts to determine the source of  this  apparent  shock to the central  nervous system, instruments  have  been  attached to subjects to measure muscular contractions,  changes  in  heart  potential  and changes in electrical  skin  potential.

Involuntary  muscular  contractions have been observed, and convulsive  spasms sometimes  violent.   Electrocardiogram  responses  have  been  seen  which  exhibit  a  20mV  step  change  when  the  dowsing  rods are  observed  to  move (Tromp 1949), and  changes  in  skin  potential  have  also been  measured. 

In  experiments  when  artificial  fields have  been  produced, a delay  of  between  5s and 10s  is  observed  between  production of a field change  and  the  electrocardiogram  response.  This  suggests  processing  via  the  brain  and  central  nervous  system,  rather  than  direct  nerve  stimulation.   Furthermore,  the  rods  are  observed  to  move  after  the  field  change.

 

Sensitivity

Washing hands in hot water appears to cause dowsing sensitivity to increase, even for those who claim not to be able to dowse.

 

The  Findings of Harvalik

Harvalik (1970), a physicist, found  that the dowser  react to  changing magnetic fields  produced by electric  ground currents with frequency in the range 1 500Hz, but not to static magnetic fields.  Using  magnetometers he deduced that the dowser  reacts to as little as 10-9G change.

 

There was some indication that dowsing ability was enhanced by drinking water, perhaps indicating that conductivity in the region of the kidneys is important.

 

It is impossible to exclude the earth's magnetic field from the brain or  any other  part of the body, and there is therefore no reason why the development of a field-detecting ability should be ruled out.

 

Harvalik conducted  elaborate  experiments  with metal  shielding of the human body, and a torch-like instrument to concentrate and direct an artificial  magnetic field  in  an  attempt to locate the positions of  possible  sensors.   When  the operator  was  carried  horizontally on a  stretcher,  the  reaction  occurred  when  the solar  plexus  was  over  the  feature. 

When  the  metal  shield  was  between the  navel and  the  breast  bone the  signal  was  not  detected,  indicating  a  detector site  slightly below the solar  plexus, perhaps the adrenal gland in the  kidney region (which contains magnetite, as reported by Kirschvink (1981)).

 

 

Shielding  of  the  head  indicated  a  second  possible  detector  site at the base of the  brain,  perhaps  the  pineal  gland. 

 

 It  has  also  been  found  that  human  bones from  the  region of  the  sphenoid/ethmoid  sinus  complex  contain  magnetite, and it  is  suggested  that  these  deposits  are  concerned  with  magnetic  field detection;  the  sinus  complex  approximating  to  the  region  previously  deduced from  orientation  experiments  to  be  the  site of  a  magnetoreceptor  (Baker 1981;  Baker  et al. 1983).

Other  points  mentioned by Harvalik are that two detectors will be necessary to detect a  Field  gradient, and the detection  mechanism could  be based on  nuclear magnetic  resonance (calculations  indicate that the earth's magnetic  field  would give  rise to  precession  at about 2000Hz,  and  a  field  gradient of 1mG/m would give a beat frequency of about 1Hz  which  could  be  detectable).  A  good summary  of  Harvalik's  work  is  also given by  Bird (1979).

 

Conclusions

 

· The dowser is endowed  with a subconscious  cognitive faculty  which  results in  unconscious  muscular  reaction,  accompanied  by a  nervous  sensation.

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· The  mechanism for  detection may  be  magnetic  or  electric  in  nature,  and high  skin  conductivity  seems  to  be  a  contributing  factor .

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· The detector  sites in the human body  may  be  magnetite  dispersed  in tissue  with  nerves  running  through  it,  or  the  retinas  of  the eyes (needing light to  activate  them),  the  pineal  gland  and/or  the  adrenal  glands.

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· The  movement  of  the  rods is caused by  amplification of small  involuntary muscular  contractions  resulting  from  stimulation  of  the  central  nervous system,  perhaps  by  magnetic  stimulation of  the  brain  or  spinal  column using  two  detectors .

 

Water  divining  survives  today  because  its  practical  utility  does  not  place  too great  a  strain  on  pragmatism.   Dowsing  results will  ultimately be  validated  by their  accuracy  and  practical  value  rather  than  theories  and  opinions.