Any one can learn how to dowse there are no discrepancies against age, gender, or nationality. The common theme is to seek answers that they are not consciously aware of.

Dowsing can be the search for minerals, people, water, lost items and is the ability to create precise questions, that are to be answered with a Yes or No or to a measuring scale, etc. To be able to dowse accurately is where the talent lies, this takes practice and commitment, with the ability to let go of your personal will and to surrender to your inner intelligence / intuition.

The written recordings of dowsing goes back through various countries and cultures. Some dowsing exercises are simple and interesting. For instance water dowsing, each culture will have its own tradition of which particular tree branches make great dowsing rods, (Hawthorn and Witch Hazel are just two). Holding onto the fork “Y” end of the stick, walking across the land, the stick will suddenly move when you step over an underground water stream. By asking precise questions in relation to the depth, amount, quality and current of water, information can be gained with clarity, of water that is not visible to the naked eye.

It is the subtle energies within us that gives the momentum to move the pendulum and with these insights comes a deeper respect for the way we use and store the pendulum. Of course we can consciously make the pendulum move, that is why it is so important to be detached from the answer, so the inner truth (energies) can flow through your muscles without any interruption from the conscious mind.

There are various items you can use to dowse, it depends on your purpose, if dowsing on the land you can use a metal Y rod, a Hawthorne branch or any other pendulum, for personal use you can use any heavy weight on a string, whether a sewing needle, crystal pendulum or a copper pendulum. All that matters is that it is easy for you to use and you feel confident. You will need to do a few basics with your dowsing instrument to attune the communication language between you and your pendulum before use.

Dowsing can be an effective way to build upon your self esteem and will heighten your intuition naturally. Your self awareness will broaden as the answers you receive will create insights, expand upon your perceptions / possibilities and your choices. The pendulum is great tool to get to know yourself better, to understand how intelligent your inner awareness is. The pendulum can help you to support yourself whether through gaining clarity into your inner thoughts, feelings, or to test the health of food items, etc or for asking daily questions to help you broaden your choices. A good asset about the pendulum is the more you use it the more you can grasp how it can help you in many areas of your life. The pendulum is meant to support you, it is never meant to take your choices away from you nor for you to become dependant on your pendulums answers.