| DIVINATION Intuitive Divination: Pendulums and Dowsing
Another form of divination that is widely used are pendulums or dowsing. Pendulums are extremely portable and versatile. A crystal point worn on a chain makes an excellent pendulum and can be worn all the time. Dowsing, a very similar form of divination can be performed with a dowsing wand (typically a Y-shaped stick or branch) or a pair of rods (metal or wood) or also a pendulum.
Like all other divination, pendulums and dowsing tap into the dream consciousness to provide knowledge that isn't readily apparent to the conscious mind. It does this by allowing the dream consciousness to direct the movement of the pendulum or dowsing rod through minute movements of the hand and body not under the conscious control of the diviner.
To use a pendulum:
To do a pendulum reading, you bring yourself into a trance state and then set the pendulum moving. This can be sunwise (also called deosil or clockwise) or anti-sunwise (widdershins, or counterclockwise). The direction you set it circling depends on the question. For matters that are masculine, or pertain to Fire or Air set the pendulum sunwise. For matters that are feminine, or pertain to Water or Earth set the pendulum to anti-sunwise. Either mentally or out loud state your question in a yes-no form and observe the motion of the pendulum. Eventually the pendulum will stop moving in a circle and either move toward and away from your body~ a definite yes....or side to side~ a definite no. The pendulum may also continue circling (in smaller and smaller orbits) until it stops...this means yes and no are equally balanced and you need to rephrase your question. A diagonal swing can indicate direction (if for example you were using a pendulum to dowse for water) or the question has more than one correct answer...also to rephrase your question and redo your pendulum swing.
Pendulums can also be used to detect unseen energy flows like auras or ley lines. In this instance you hold it still and move it from location to location pausing long enough in each spot to see if something happens. The pendulum indicates the presence of energy by beginning to move on it's own. Polarity and type of energy in a spot can then be determined by the direction it moves (sunwise~masculine, waxing...antisunwise~feminine, waning...side to side~negative...to and fro~positive) and the intensity is shown by how forcefully the pendulum moves~from a barely perceivable twitch to full blown swings (I have seen both).
Dowsing is a specific type of divination that seeks to locate hidden or lost objects. Common things that are dowsed for are underground minerals: water, oil, gold deposits and the like. Or lost things. (I dowse for my car keys and the remote controller for the TV all the time LOL). Dowsing has also been used to aid the police when looking for hidden crime scenes (buried victims) and lost children. When dowsing with a pendulum you use the same yes-no type questions. Like: Water here? Ten foot down? Twenty foot down? Dowsing with rods or a stick works in a similar manner, yes's are indicated by a downward motion of y-branch or a crossing or opening of the rods, no's are indicated by no movement. The relative nearness or intensity of the desired object is shown by how quickly or forcefully the dowsing branch or rods move.
It is important when dowsing or using a pendulum that you do it in the right frame of mind. It will not work properly unless you are in a state of connection with your dream consciousness, a light trance or reverie. It takes a bit of practice to achieve the right blend of unconscious consciousness to be effective but like everything else practice and experimentaion makes perfect.
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