Dowsing and the Search for Spirit

We have all heard of dowsing, Some have heard it called water witching or even Diving. All terms seek to describe the same event. Dowsing has been recorded since the time of Moses, for the story of Aaron producing water from the rock (Exodus chapter 17, verse 6) is often quoted as the first written evidence. Dowsing for Water, Gold , Oil ! Early in the 16th century a Baroness and her husband located mineral deposits by dowsing. They discovered over 150 ore deposits of iron, gold and silver in France alone, before being imprisoned for practicing the ‘black arts’. There are many examples through history of the use of Dowsing. Whether conducted with a Y shaped twig or branch , dowsing with pendulums or chains all seem to produce the desired effect.
It Seems that a more modern version of dowsing appeared in the late 15th Century with the use of the common Dowsing rod.Skeptics pass the entire history off as nothing more than coincidence, pure luck or chance. However more and more the art of Dowsing is seen as a way to focus or channel thought. Whether by natural or physic means, the evidence is over whelming that the effects are real. So, who can Dowse? The answer is as easy as who can breath! Dowsing is an art that requires practice and skill to master. Much of Dowsing is simple belief and concentration. Whether your looking for minerals or the answers to life’s tough questions the method is the same. Why if the evidence is clear Dosing works is it met with such skeptic disbelief ? The human factor. Dowsing occurs with a connection between human and some type of device. This fact makes dowsing forever suspect to the observer. Carl Jung believed that Dowsing, is one of the easiest ways to access a repository of unlimited knowledge, referred to by Carl Jung as the "collective unconscious" or the "super conscious mind". Most paranormal researchers will tell you that they don’t like dowsing. Most will also tell you that they prefer not to use physics in their studies. Privately discuss the matter with them and they change their tune. None want to be perceived as suspect in finding or method.
Dowsing has come to be one of the best tools for training the mind. Most Physics believe that we all have abilities. Some have greater degrees but, all the same the ability is still there. Is it so hard to believe that we can be taught to Dowse for minerals or water successfully. Yet the Idea of contacting those that have passed or the residual energies of a haunting is impossible? More and more paranormal investigators are using dowsing as means to aid in investigations. Many believe that the use acts as a conduit for communications. Dowsing is a synergy, the marriage of thought and energy of the objects sought. It is the simple application of this synergy to the pursuit of spirits that attracts spiritualist and physics alike.

Learning to Dowse

Today’s Dowsing rods are a typical L shape made of brass, copper or steel. Many are made with a sleeve around the handle, known as a bounded rod. Bounded rods rotate freely in the hand with little interference from the user. However a bounded rod can be manipulated by the user with simple elevations of the hand or wrist. Un- bounded rods have no sleeve. Preferred by the more seasoned user. Un-bounded rods are thought to be more responsive to the unconscious thoughts of the user. Un-bounded rods also tend to be less expensive!

Safety:

Never run with Dowsing rods
Never point Dowsing rods at another person
Never attempt to handle Dowsing rods in complete darkness
Dowsing Rods have pointed ends. Even tipped ends can still cause harm!
Never let a child play with Dowsing Rods!
Never Dowse for Evil or Negative purpose.
Never Dowse alone.

Let’s Dowse

Step one!

Find an open space were you can practice walking with the dowsing rods. Holding them so the long portion faces away from you and both rods are parallel grip the rods so that they do not fall but loose enough to rotate. All were looking for here is comfort! . Walk around turn right and left. Stop and start walking frequently to adjust to the sway and weight of the rods.

Step two!

Training is the key to successful Dowsing, lets begin with some definitions; what is Yes what is No. Lets assume that the rods are in your hands and pointing straight out in a parallel fashion. This is a resting state. If the rods swing wider apart forming a V this is a No state. When the rods cross this is a Yes state. Lets start by getting the rods to state in the resting state. Sounds easy but I bet a few of you will have trouble. Now let the rods drift apart to for a No state. Finally allow the rods to cross forming the Yes state. Practice these states till you can easily reach any of the states. ( So why learn to produce the state ? ) We want to train our selves to produce the outcome so that when dowsing, the subconscious mind has greater control.

Step three !

Cheating on a test. Start by writing your name on a piece of paper. Turn it over stand next to the paper. With the rods hanging over the paper ask ( either out loud or in your mind ) Is my name on this piece of paper. The rods should indicate yes. Next add 4 pieces of paper to the table of the same size. Mix them up and lay them out. Now dowse over each asking if your name is written on the paper. With practice you should begin to correctly id the paper with your name.

Step four!

Have someone get three cups and place them on a table. Ask them to put a small item under one of the cups and have you come into the room. Begin by passing the rods over each cup asking if there is an item under the cup. Once you have determined the cup ask about the item. Example ( is the item under the cup wood) try to determine the material , then try to determine the object itself. So, You might ask is this object metal? If you get a Yes state. Then you might ask is this object made of copper? If you get a Yes state you might ask is this object a penny? If you get a Yes state again turn the cup over ! Try this type of exercise till you become proficient.

Step five !

Play hide an seek. Rub a small rag across the dowsing rods. Ask someone to hide the rag in another room. Now use the dowsing rods as pointers . Right, Left or Straight. Let the Dowsing rods lead you to the rag. If the Dowsing rods cross then the object is below you. If the Dowsing rods form a No state then the object is above you. Practice is just that! Allow your self time and have fun you will not get it right all the time. Make your own tests to increase your skill level.

Need Dowsing Rods?

Advanced Use:

Sometimes the user may wish to ask the rods to show them what Yes and No are especially when dealing with spirits. Never Dowse for Evil or Negative purpose.

Dowsing Spirits

When you are ready to try Spirit Dowsing follow some simple steps to assure safety and success.

First:

Always start with a simple prayer for protection.

Example:

Please allow me the ability, please grant me the safety from all evils. Allow only the best and purest energies to contact or aid me.

Next:

Ask permission. It sounds a little strange but, ask the spirits permission to converse.

Example:

I would like to find or locate an energy that seems to be in this room, I would like your permission to converse with you using Dowsing rods.

Start Dowsing:

Go slow, try to locate a spirit by simply asking if they can hear you. Try moving around the room asking the question in different area’s. Try asking the spirit to show you what they call Yes or No. Also ask to be shown Up or Down. You may want to ask to be shown Past , Present and Future.

Example:

Left rod straight crossed by the right rod for past. Be a detective, don’t ask questions that can’t be answered in simple Yes ,No ,Right , Left, Up , Down, Past or Present. A simple dialog might go as follows. Did you live in this house ?. Are you a man? . Are you a women? Did you own this house? Were you under thirty when you passed? It make take some time but you can learn a lot , be Patient. If you are having trouble getting clear answers try thanking the spirit for helping and try again another time. Some times the spirit could be a child. If you get a no to are you man and a No to are you a women. Try asking if the spirit is a child. Or if there are multiple spirits present. Dowsing is as much an art form as it is a spiritual medium. Try practicing several times a week. With practice the answer will come.

Need Dowsing Rods?

Dowsing and the Search for Spirit

We have all heard of dowsing, Some have heard it called water witching or even Diving. All terms seek to describe the same event. Dowsing has been recorded since the time of Moses, for the story of Aaron producing water from the rock (Exodus chapter 17, verse 6) is often quoted as the first written evidence. Dowsing for Water, Gold , Oil ! Early in the 16th century a Baroness and her husband located mineral deposits by dowsing. They discovered over 150 ore deposits of iron, gold and silver in France alone, before being imprisoned for practicing the ‘black arts’. There are many examples through history of the use of Dowsing. Whether conducted with a Y shaped twig or branch , dowsing with pendulums or chains all seem to produce the desired effect. It Seems that a more modern version of dowsing appeared in the late 15th Century with the use of the common Dowsing rod.Skeptics pass the entire history off as nothing more than coincidence, pure luck or chance. However more and more the art of Dowsing is seen as a way to focus or channel thought. Whether by natural or physic means, the evidence is over whelming that the effects are real. So, who can Dowse? The answer is as easy as who can breath! Dowsing is an art that requires practice and skill to master. Much of Dowsing is simple belief and concentration. Whether your looking for minerals or the answers to life’s tough questions the method is the same. Why if the evidence is clear Dosing works is it met with such skeptic disbelief ? The human factor. Dowsing occurs with a connection between human and some type of device. This fact makes dowsing forever suspect to the observer. Carl Jung believed that Dowsing, is one of the easiest ways to access a repository of unlimited knowledge, referred to by Carl Jung as the "collective unconscious" or the "super conscious mind". Most paranormal researchers will tell you that they don’t like dowsing. Most will also tell you that they prefer not to use physics in their studies. Privately discuss the matter with them and they change their tune. None want to be perceived as suspect in finding or method. Dowsing has come to be one of the best tools for training the mind. Most Physics believe that we all have abilities. Some have greater degrees but, all the same the ability is still there. Is it so hard to believe that we can be taught to Dowse for minerals or water successfully. Yet the Idea of contacting those that have passed or the residual energies of a haunting is impossible? More and more paranormal investigators are using dowsing as means to aid in investigations. Many believe that the use acts as a conduit for communications. Dowsing is a synergy, the marriage of thought and energy of the objects sought. It is the simple application of this synergy to the pursuit of spirits that attracts spiritualist and physics alike.

Need Dowsing Rods?

Learning to Dowse

Today’s Dowsing rods are a typical L shape made of brass, copper or steel. Many are made with a sleeve around the handle, known as a bounded rod. Bounded rods rotate freely in the hand with little interference from the user. However a bounded rod can be manipulated by the user with simple elevations of the hand or wrist. Un- bounded rods have no sleeve. Preferred by the more seasoned user. Un-bounded rods are thought to be more responsive to the unconscious thoughts of the user. Un-bounded rods also tend to be less expensive!

Safety:

Never run with Dowsing rods
Never point Dowsing rods at another person
Never attempt to handle Dowsing rods in complete darkness
Dowsing Rods have pointed ends. Even tipped ends can still cause harm!
Never let a child play with Dowsing Rods!
Never Dowse for Evil or Negative purpose.
Never Dowse alone.

Let’s Dowse

Step one!

Find an open space were you can practice walking with the dowsing rods. Holding them so the long portion faces away from you and both rods are parallel grip the rods so that they do not fall but loose enough to rotate. All were looking for here is comfort! . Walk around turn right and left. Stop and start walking frequently to adjust to the sway and weight of the rods.

Step two!

Training is the key to successful Dowsing, lets begin with some definitions; what is Yes what is No. Lets assume that the rods are in your hands and pointing straight out in a parallel fashion. This is a resting state. If the rods swing wider apart forming a V this is a No state. When the rods cross this is a Yes state. Lets start by getting the rods to state in the resting state. Sounds easy but I bet a few of you will have trouble. Now let the rods drift apart to for a No state. Finally allow the rods to cross forming the Yes state. Practice these states till you can easily reach any of the states. ( So why learn to produce the state ? ) We want to train our selves to produce the outcome so that when dowsing, the subconscious mind has greater control.

Step three !

Cheating on a test. Start by writing your name on a piece of paper. Turn it over stand next to the paper. With the rods hanging over the paper ask ( either out loud or in your mind ) Is my name on this piece of paper. The rods should indicate yes. Next add 4 pieces of paper to the table of the same size. Mix them up and lay them out. Now dowse over each asking if your name is written on the paper. With practice you should begin to correctly id the paper with your name.

Step four!

Have someone get three cups and place them on a table. Ask them to put a small item under one of the cups and have you come into the room. Begin by passing the rods over each cup asking if there is an item under the cup. Once you have determined the cup ask about the item. Example ( is the item under the cup wood) try to determine the material , then try to determine the object itself. So, You might ask is this object metal? If you get a Yes state. Then you might ask is this object made of copper? If you get a Yes state you might ask is this object a penny? If you get a Yes state again turn the cup over ! Try this type of exercise till you become proficient.

Step five !

Play hide an seek. Rub a small rag across the dowsing rods. Ask someone to hide the rag in another room. Now use the dowsing rods as pointers . Right, Left or Straight. Let the Dowsing rods lead you to the rag. If the Dowsing rods cross then the object is below you. If the Dowsing rods form a No state then the object is above you. Practice is just that! Allow your self time and have fun you will not get it right all the time. Make your own tests to increase your skill level.

Need Dowsing Rods?

Advanced Use:

Sometimes the user may wish to ask the rods to show them what Yes and No are especially when dealing with spirits. Never Dowse for Evil or Negative purpose.

Dowsing Spirits

When you are ready to try Spirit Dowsing follow some simple steps to assure safety and success.

First:

Always start with a simple prayer for protection.
Example:
Please allow me the ability, please grant me the safety from all evils.
Allow only the best and purest energies to contact or aid me.

Next:

Ask permission. It sounds a little strange but, ask the spirits permission to converse.
Example:
I would like to find or locate an energy that seems to be in this room, I would like your permission to converse with you using Dowsing rods.

Start Dowsing:

Go slow, try to locate a spirit by simply asking if they can hear you.
Try moving around the room asking the question in different area’s.
Try asking the spirit to show you what they call Yes or No. Also ask to be shown Up or Down.
You may want to ask to be shown Past , Present and Future.

Example:

Left rod straight crossed by the right rod for past.
Be a detective, don’t ask questions that can’t be answered in simple Yes, No, Right, Left, Up, Down, Past or Present.
A simple dialog might go as follows.
Did you live in this house ?. Are you a man? . Are you a women?
Did you own this house? Were you under thirty when you passed?
It make take some time but you can learn a lot , be Patient.
If you are having trouble getting clear answers try thanking the spirit for helping and try again another time.
Some times the spirit could be a child. If you get a no to are you man and a No to are you a women.
Try asking if the spirit is a child. Or if there are multiple spirits present.
Dowsing is as much an art form as it is a spiritual medium. Try practicing several times a week.
With practice the answer will come.

Need Dowsing Rods?