What is Dowsing…and how does it work?
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 “superconscious
mind”. Based on the books I’ve studied and the workshops I’ve taken with master
dowser, Walt Woods, I get the idea that you are gaining access to this library of
unlimited knowledge through your Higher Self.
referred to by Carl Jung as the “collective unconscious” or the “superconscious
mind”. Based on the books I’ve studied and the workshops I’ve taken with master
dowser, Walt Woods, I get the idea that you are gaining access to this library of
unlimited knowledge through your Higher Self.
Many people think that dowsing is only used for the purpose of finding water or minerals, but dowsing can be used to obtain ANSWERS and information about anything, providing you frame the question correctly.
When you dowse, you are engaged in a dialog with your Higher Self and other spirit guides who are trying to assist you in obtaining the information you seek. You are asking a question in your mind that is most often framed with a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer. When you learn more advanced dowsing skills, you can ask for answers that go beyond this framework, but most dowsing questions are answered using the ‘yes’ or ‘no’ format. We use very simple indicator tools in dowsing to help us accurately recognize the information we are trying to obtain.
The three most common dowsing tools are 1) the pendulum, 2) the “L” rod, and 3) the “Y” rod. There are other types of dowsing tools beyond these three, but these three are the ones most often used.
1) The pendulum is nothing more than some sort of weighted object hung from a
thread, a string, piece of fishing line, or a light chain. You can tie a paper clip to a
short length of sewing thread and Voila, you have a pendulum. You could also tie a
threaded nut to a length of light monofilament fishing line and you have yourself a
dowsing pendulum. Most dowsers like to use something for a pendulum that’s more
fancy looking like a turned brass bob or a crystal pendant, but it’s not necessary.
There is nothing magical about the pendulum itself. It’s merely an indicator tool, and
nothing more. I will add, however, that certain pendulums (made of certain materials)
can be more responsive than an ordinary pendulum (and therefore are preferred for
that reason), but all pendulums will respond to your questions, regardless of what
they are made of.
thread, a string, piece of fishing line, or a light chain. You can tie a paper clip to a
short length of sewing thread and Voila, you have a pendulum. You could also tie a
threaded nut to a length of light monofilament fishing line and you have yourself a
dowsing pendulum. Most dowsers like to use something for a pendulum that’s more
fancy looking like a turned brass bob or a crystal pendant, but it’s not necessary.
There is nothing magical about the pendulum itself. It’s merely an indicator tool, and
nothing more. I will add, however, that certain pendulums (made of certain materials)
can be more responsive than an ordinary pendulum (and therefore are preferred for
that reason), but all pendulums will respond to your questions, regardless of what
they are made of.
2) The “L” rod is usually a length of stiff wire shaped like the letter “L”. Usually, we
place tubing on the short leg of the “L” so it will rotate freely when we hold the L rod
in our lightly clenched hands. The long leg of the “L” is held in a horizontal position
out front of us and it will swing to the left or right in response to the answers we are
seeking.
place tubing on the short leg of the “L” so it will rotate freely when we hold the L rod
in our lightly clenched hands. The long leg of the “L” is held in a horizontal position
out front of us and it will swing to the left or right in response to the answers we are
seeking.
3) The “Y” rod is a forked willow branch or in the more modern appliance, two plastic
rods held together at the tip. When the old-timers were seen dowsing, it was most usually with a ‘Y-rod’.
rods held together at the tip. When the old-timers were seen dowsing, it was most usually with a ‘Y-rod’.