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ISBN-13:978-0-671-69140-0
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 6
ChaptIe r
8
WHAT ISD OWSING?
Chapt2e r
GETTINSGT ARTEDW ITHY OURP ENDULUM 20
Chapt3e r
DOWSINGC HARTSF ORF UN 36
Chapt4e r
74
DOWSINGA PPLICATIONS
Chapt5e r
OTHERD OWSINGT OOLS 96
Chapter6
108
CONCLUSION
BOOKST OR EAD 120
DOWSINRGE LATEODR GANIZATIAONNDSP UBLICATIO1N2S2
INDEX 124
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 127
ABOUTTHEAUTHOR 128
INTRODUCTION
owsinigsa scientairftIi.tic s a tootlh acta nb eu sedt ob ridgteh e
gapb etweetnh ea nalytiacndat lh ei ntuitsiivdeeo sf o urb eing.
Manyp eoplteo daayr el ookifnogwr a yst or edretshseb alancteo;
uset heiirn tuitmioorne D.o wsinwgi tah p enduluimsa ne asayn d
natursaoll utiLoentm. e explawihna tI m eanb yd owsingI.n terpretthien g
movementosfa swingipnegn dulutmo f inadn swertsoq uestioinscs a lled
dowsinTgh.i mse ansi ntuitisveealryc hionrdg i,v iniansgs .o mep eoplsea y,
for' rae sponfsreo'tm h ep endulum.
Ifi rsbte gatn od owseo vetrw enty-yfeiavreas g ow henm y Mothetra ught
me howt ofi ndu ndergrowuantde pri peisn o urf ronlta wnw itsho meb ent
coat-hang(eLrr osd sa.l soc alleadn glreo ds( pag1e 03)S)i.n cteh enI 've
workemdo stliynt hea reoaf d owsincga lltehde E artMhy sterioebst,a inai ng
MasteDresg reienS acreSdp aceb,e cominagT rustoefet heA mericSaonc iety
ofD owser(sA SDa)n dh eadintgh eiDro wsinSgc hoowlr.i tian bgo okc alled
Spiritual aDonwdws oirnkg,iw nigt Oha kDragoanno. r ganizaitniB orni tatihna t
runnsi ne-dwahyo lisotuitcd oeodru catiocnaamlp si nv arioaussp ecotfst he
EartMhy steries.
Int hel asfitf teeyne artsh erhea sb eena ne xplosioofpn o ssibulsee sf or
dowsinWge.' vceo mea lonwga yf romo urr ecernoto twsh erder inking water
wast heo nltyh intgo d owsef orN.o wt heraer ea goodn umbeorf d owsing
bookosn them arkeSto.m ea ret ooa dvancfeodr t hosjeu sbte ginnitnog
dowseO.t herasr ep oorlwyr ittoernf ,o cusso leolnyw atewre ldlo wsinTgh.i s
booki sw rittfeonpr e oplweh oa rej uswta kinugp t ot hep ossibiloiftt hiiess
INTRODUCTION
ancieanrtt a.n dw how antt os amplteh ev ariokuisn dosf d owsintgh aatr e
availatboldea y.
Thibso oka ssumetsh ayto u'nveev edro wsebde foraen.di sf ulolfe xercises
designteodh elypo ub ecomae p roficdioewnste Trh.i ksi cto mesw itiht osw n
pendulu(mo neo ft heb asidco wsintgo olsI)fy. o ua ret hes econodr t hird
readeorft hibso oka,n dt hep enduluhma sb eenk epbty t hefi rsrte adeyro.u
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cane asimlayk ea pendulufmo yro urseYlofuc. a nu sea foot em)o ft hread
tietdo t hew eighyto uh avec hosens-omethienvge nlbya lancleidka e h eavy
rinogr a h exagonnaultI .fy oud on oth aveap endulunmo w.p leasmea keo ne
beforyeo ub egitnh ef ircshta pteTrh.e raer es ectioonns h owt ou set he
enclospeedn duluhmo;w d owsinmgi ghwto rkl;o tosfc harttosp ractoivceer .
includsionmge n eww ayso fu sindgo wsintgo gethweirt ahs troltoogfi yn d
outm orea bouty oursehlofw; t om ak�a ndu seo thedro wsintgo olas ;
discussaiboonu dto wsinagn ds cienacned.a goodr eferesneccet itohna cta n
guidyeo ut oo thebro okasn dd owsinrge latoerdg anizations.
Pleaster yt od oa lolf t heseex erciassey so ur eadt heb ookD.o n'sta yt o
yourseTliflr. e adt heb ookf irsatn.dd ot hee xercilsaetse Irfy. o'u d ot hat.
you'mlils st hew holpeo inBty.t hee ndo ft hibso oki.fy ouh aved onet he
exerciysoeusw .i lhla vaen eww ayt oc onscioubsrliyny go uirn tuitiotnh ei nto
practidceacli sion-mparkoicnegs s. Wetloca wo omned erfnuelw /owlodr ld.
SIGL ONEGREN
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WHAT ISD OWSING?
tw aso neo ft hospei ctubroeo kV ermonstu nndya ysw hent he
lawni sg reentehra gnr eeann da fewb eautiwfhuilt cel oudlsi,k e
bigb allosfc ottofnr,a meSdt annaMrodu ntaitnot hee astW.e
wersei ttoiuntgo no urf ronlta wjnu setn joyitnhged ayw itsho me
friendFso.rs omer easomny wifeK.a thyh,a d beenp layiwnig thh er
engagemernitn gt,h ath adb eenm y grandmothearn'dss ,u ddenslhye
realitzheadst h eh adl ositt W.h eret ol ookW?e dividuepdt hel awni nto
smalslq uaraensd b egatno f ranticpaalwtl hyr outghhe g rastsr yitnogf eel
ther inwgi tohu rfi ngers.
SuddenIlr ye,m embertehda Ith adm yp enduluimnm yp ockeItu .s ew hat's
call(erda thuenrf ortunaat beullyl)pe etn dulu-mi t'as s teewle ighatb,o ut
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thet hicknoefsa s w ritipnegn a,b oultlf 4i nchelso ng em)a,n dp ointaetd
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onee ndA.t tachteodt heo theern di sa bou6t i nches em)o fo neo ft hose
chaitnhsa yto ufi ndc onnectteopd l ugisno lds inks.
AsI h eltdh ec haiinnm y handw itthh ew eighdta nglibnegl omwy fingers,
alkli ndosf t houghwtesr er ushitnhgr oumgyh mind',T hirsi nwga sN ana's,
andn owi t'ism portatnoKt a th.y. T.h er ocakl oniesw ortah g oodp iecoef
chang.e. M.a ybei t'lso sfto rev.e.Wr.a iat m inutTeh!i issr ealilmyp orttaon t
me.F ocuisn I.n w hatd irectiisKo ant hye'nsg agemernitn g?'
Thep endulusmt artsewdi ngibnagc akn df ortpho,i ntiinnlg i nsel ighttol y
my lef'tI.is ti nf ronotfm e?'M yp endulusmw unign tao c lockwdiisree ction,
whicfho mre meansy esT.h eh aiorn t heb acokf m y necbke gatno t ingTlhei.s
ism yb odyw'asy o ft ellmien tgh aIt' mo nt her igthrta ck.
Im adea mentanlo toef t hed irectoifto hna lti naen.d m oveda bouat y ard
tot hel efatn ds lighftolrwya rdA.g aiIna sked'.Iw nh atd irectiisoK na thy's
engagemernitn gT?h'i tsi met.h ep endulusmt artteodo scillbaatceka nd
fortpho.i ntianlgm osrti ghitnf ronotfm e.I nm y mindI.c oul'ds eteh'e fi rst
linmey penduluhma ds howemde .T henI n otetdh ed irectiitow na sn ow
indicatTihnerg i.n sgh oulbde w herteh et wol inecsr osseIrd e.a choeudt m y
handt ot hat pooint nhte l awn. garnads paetdt heb ladeosfg rasIsf .e ltth e
rinbge tweemny fingeHrosw.h adI d onet hisH?o w coulad s wingisntge el
penduluimn dicattome e thep ositioofan valuemdi slaoibdj ecWth?a ti s
thipsh enomencoanl led doawnsdih nogwd oesi tw ork?
Letm e begibny s ayitnhga itn a ddititoobn e inag f inteo oflo firn dinlgo st
objecdtosw.s inigsa wayo fb alanctinhger atioansaple cotfo urb einwgi th
ouri ntuitIitvi esa. tooflo re xplortihnegu nconscioau wsa.y o ff inding
answertso q uestiotnhsa tc annobte answerebdy ther ationtahlo ught
proceosrst hrougthh eu seo fs cientific methAonddoy leotgt.yh .er ational
thougphrto ceissas n i ntegpraarlot f t hed owsing process!
Sol etg'esti nttoh ibsu sineosfds o wsinogrd, ivinianssg o,m ep eoplcea ll
itF.i rosfta llt.h eriesn od ifferbeentcwee etnh ew ord' dowsianngd'' divining'.
Theym eant hes amet hinBgo.t ht heB ritiasnhdt heA mericaSno cieotfy
Dowserasr ed edicatteoed x plortihneeg n tisrpee ctrumd oowfs ing/divining
possibilIintt iheibsso. o kI.h aveu sed' dowsiansgi ·ti st hew ordm osto ften
employetodd escritbheem ethoodf u sinagp endulu(mo ort hedre vicYeo)u.
canj usats e asiilnys etrhtew ord' divining'.
We'lslt ardto wsinigm mediatbeyll ye arnitnwgo p endulusmi gnaolrs .
answer(sy aensd n ot)h.a yto uirn tuitciaonun s et oc ommunicawtiet yho uI.n
tryitnoge xplowrhea tt hipsh enomenoofnd owsinigsa lalb outw.e 'llolo akt
thei ssueosf l efbtr aivne rsruigsh btr aiann.d w ayso f' knowinwgi't ha
discussaiboonu ta n earlCyh risthiearne tigcraolu pc alletdh eG nostics.
whosep hilosocpahnyh elpu st ob ettuenrd erstatnhded owsinpgr ocess.
Ib elietvhea itn tuitainoddn o wsinagr eo nea ndt hes amea.n dd owsinwgi ll
certaicnaluys yeo ut oe xerciysoeu ri ntuitfiavceu ltWiee'sll.lo oka ts everal
possibwlaey so fe xplaindionwgs inign,c ludainn agn alogwyi thr adaarn d
compariwsiotnh htohleo gram.
THEE XERCISES
Throughtohuitbs o okw ew ilbled oindgo wsinegx ercises.
Theesxee rwciiblseple r si nitnie tdal liitkchessi e,sn tteorn ecmeiy.no tduh yaotnu e etdod o
morteh ajnu stt hrpaeatas ds age.
Tor ealgleyta nythionugto ft hibso okr equiryeosua rc tipvaer ticipYaotuio n.
can'lte arhno wt od owsbey j usrte adianbgo uitt y.o ua ctuahlalvyte o d owse.
Thipsa ckacgoem esw itah d owsintgo ocla llae pde nduluam c,o nicbarla ss
weighotnt hee ndo fa f lexicbolred .
Let'gse tr ighitn ttoh ef irdsotw sinegx erciasnedu. s et hiasm azinlgi ttle
toolW.e wantt ob egibny fi ndinogu tt hredei fferreenstp onstehsac ta nb e
madeT.h ef irisstt h es eaprocshi Tthiiisost n h.eT .m readtyog op'o sition.
Holdy ourh andw ityho urt humba ndf orefipnogienrt idnogw na,n dt he
cordo ft hep endulubme tweetnh emA.l loawb ou2t i nche(s5e m)o fc ord
betweeyno uhra nda ndt heb raswse ighYto.uc anr esyto uerl boown a table
ify ouf eetlh iissm orec omfortable.
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