subconsciously, such as moving streams of water, a
certain feeling for oil and coal, or a subconscious
reaction to certain minerals. One theory that makes the
most sense is that all humans are part of the universe
and can be sensitive to whatever else is part of the
universe. When you open your subconscious mind and
listen to your intuition, you are using a kind of radar to
search for the vibrations of something you want to find.
Dowsing or divining is usually connected by the
human mind with finding water or oil. These are very
specialized fields and require a lot of practice and the
asking of very specific questions. Dowsing is often called
witching, as in a water witch who looks for water. A
water witch who is really good at dowsing will be
accurate between 85 and 90 percent of the time.
Although most water, oil, and mineral dowsing is done
with L-rods or forked sticks, there is no reason one
cannot use a pendulum. Since a pendulum is more
affected by body movements than L-rods or forked
sticks, however, the dowser will have to walk very
slowly, frequently coming to a full stop to see how the
pendulum reacts.
Dowsing for Water
The best way to learn dowsing for water is to dowse for
underground water lines. Pendulum reaction to moving
water in lines can be in two ways. The pendulum may
respond with a Yes or positive movement when you
slowly walk over the pipe's position. Or, it may swing in
the direction in which the pipe lies. When you stand
directly above the pipe, the pendulum may go into the
Search or Neutral movement, or may circle wildly in a
clockwise manner.