Dowsing to Transform Energies
Ancient Method to Find Water Adapted as a Modern Tool for Healing
Dowsing has been used for centuries to find water, detect and heal earth energies, and for divination. Contemporary healers use it to change energy and heal lives.
Dowsing has been used for centuries to find hidden sources of water, detect and heal earth energies, and communicate with the subtle voices of the plants, animals, and spirits around us. Contemporary healers have adapted the art of the pendulum in new ways to use dowsing for healing work. Dowsing can be used to release addictive and self-destructive patterns, heal emotional wounds, help people connect with a higher source, and release the impact of external energies on our physical, mental and emotional systems to clear our thinking and to balance physical body chemistry.
The History of Dowsing
Originally used as a tool for finding underground water and tracking “ley lines” or lines of energy in the ground, dowsing has close ties to the earth and to healing and spiritual practices grounded in respect for the land.
Dowsing is one of very few contemporary healing traditions that can be traced to European roots.
What is Dowsing?
Dowsing involves the use of a pendulum or other device, such as a bobber, spinner, a Y-rod or a set of L-rods ("Y" or "L"-shaped branches or metal rods normally used to dowse for water), or even equipment as simple as a key on a string, or a pendant on a long chain.
A dowser asks simple questions (usually directional or yes/no) and receives answers by training themselves to read the movement of the pendulum or other tool. Common dowsing systems include:
- understanding clockwise movement as “yes” and counterclockwise as “no”
- reading horizontal movement (like a headshake) as “no” and vertical movement (towards and away from the dowser, like someone nodding) as “yes”
Modern dowsers will often use a pendulum or other device to change the energy behind belief systems, habits and fears as well as for physical healing.
How Does Dowsing Work?
There is no definitive explanation for how or why (or even if) dowsing really works.
Some people believe that with openness and willingness, any dowsing tool becomes a channel for God, guardian angels, or other guidance to heal and to give us the answers we seek.
Others believe that dowsing enables people to step outside of their rational mind and access the higher self or intuition - the innate inner wisdom which already knows all the answers.
Dowsing involves a mental “sidestep” or shift in which a dowser steps out of their own ego mind and simply asks questions and waits neutrally for an answer. Brain wave scans show that dowsers slip from normal beta waves into alphawave patterns, the same frequency that is experienced during meditation and that is most powerful for manifestation.
Stepping beyond the conscious mind’s demands can be difficult to do when dowsing one’s own personal questions or emotionally charged situations. In these cases, it is often helpful to consult with another dowser.
How Can I Learn To Dowse?
It’s a good idea to start with some basic knowledge and training. Mostly, though, what it takes to become an expert dowser is lots of practice. Pick up a pendulum and dowse a lot! At first it may feel like nothing is happening, but with experience the feel for it does come.
Or, for more ways to dowse, see Unusual Dowsing Techniques.
Recommended reading: Letter to Robin: A Mini Course in Pendulum Dowsing by Walt Woods (available in several languages); Techniques That Work for Me by Raymon Grace
