Although the act of dowsing, also known as divining, doodlebugging, or water witching, has plenty of skeptics, there s an equal number of people who strongly believe in the benefits of the practice that has been used for many centuries.
Dowsing, whose exact origin is still unknown, is a broad term to describe the art of finding hidden objects, finding water, or telling fortunes. In the paranormal world, dowsing is often used as a means of reading spiritual energy.
Although not mentioned using the actual word dowsing, in the Bible, Aaron and Moses used a rod to find water, and the first other written reference of a dowsing rod dates back to 1430. And, we do also know the practice is at least eight thousand years old thanks to the discovery of wall murals and artwork within caves in ancient Africa, China, and Egypt.
Martin Luther, founder of the Lutheran church, believed that dowsing was the work of the devil, which is where the term water witching originated from; but today there are other much more believable theories regarding the practice that involve the use of the subconscious mind rather than acts of Satanism.
Albert Einstein, a world renowned genius, was convinced of the authentic powers of dowsing and believed that the dowsing rod, although simple in essence, was merely used as an extension of the physic powers naturally within ourselves that are unknown to us and therefore, largely misunderstood.
Many believe that dowsing is the result of the subconscious mind acting as a conduit which allows communication with the spiritual world, and today, there are three instruments most commonly used for divining, a forked stick or Y shaped rod, a pendulum, or an L shaped rod. In modern times, besides water, dowsing has been used to find buried treasures, oil, mineral deposits, archaeological finds, and even missing people.
Even those who are completely skilled in the art of dowsing have no concrete explanation as to why or how it works. Much like telekinesis and other psychic powers, the most common theory behind dowsing is that all matter, both animate and inanimate, contain energy. When the dowser concentrates on whatever they re trying to find, whether it be water, something hidden below the earth s surface, or which direction they should take in their life, they are able to tune into the energy forces emanating from the object or answer in question, thereby forcing the dowsing rod to move.
When using dowsing for telling your fortune, think of the rod, stick, or whatever tool you may be using, as an antennae to help you hone in and tune into the energy, combining yours with it until both of your energy forces are one.
It s advised to try your hand at dowsing during different times of day and when you re in varying states of mind, as both of these circumstances can potentially affect your results. It may even be helpful to keep a record of the times of day you practice dowsing or the objects you use so you can keep track of which may work best.
Once you ve mastered the art of dowsing or divining for simpler purposes, such as locating hidden objects or water sources, you can then tap into the powers of your own mind and also find the important answers you re looking for through dowsing.
Author Resource:
Keith Ward is the Founder and Director of the Circle of Professional Clairvoyants, which offers psychic readings with fully qualified Senior UK Clairvoyants and Psychics: http://www.psychicreadings.org.uk/
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