Dowsing

What is the most practical and widelyused paranormal skill Why was an extraordinary magical art brought to England by sixteenth century German miners Does it really work If so, how In this neat little book legendary Cornish masterdowser Hamish Miller shares the secrets of his trade, tells the story of dowsing, and gives key hints and exercises to assist wizards and witches, young and old, in their search for keys, kids, cats, cables and cosmic connections.

• 1 Dowse dowz, sometime dowss intr. v ... To use apparently paranormal senses to make discoveries. 17
• 3 First published by Penwith Press 2002 AD This paperback edition Wooden Books Ltd 2007 AD Publishe
• 4 Dedicated to Mortimer, and all who are prepared to take responsibility for themselves and enjoy th
• 1 INtrODuctION The delight about dowsing is that everybody can. Some better than others, but it usu
• 2 3 In the mid 5th century BC the father of history Herodotus the Greek reported the use of wooden Y
• 4 5 Elizabeth I of England first got wind of the valuable forked stick methods of finding metal ores
• 6 7 In eighteenth century France, Germany and Italy, the use of wands, sceptres, bobbingsticks, rods
• 8 9 In the late eighteenth century William Cookworthy of Plymouth, England gave the art a shot in th
• 10 11 prOtaGONIStS blazing the trail In the last few decades an international array of dowsers have
• 12 13 There are almost as many variations of tools as there are competent dowsers. Some are ingenio
• 14 15 Rods can be bent from welding or brazing rod or chopped coat hangers. Leave about 45 inches f
• 16 17 The first essential is to establish a trustworthy yes or no. Hold a pendulum in front of you
• 18 19 practIce next steps forward Working on the hugely important yes and no will have given you a c
• 20 21 Get used to handling your chosen tool. Its easier if youre not too ambitious or anxious at fi
• 22 23 The sole purpose of a witness is to assist in concentration. Any help to improve visualisatio
• 24 25 WaterpIpeS StreamS easy to check You probably have a rough idea where your watermain is, so t
• 26 27 Huge amounts of time and money can be saved by the quick and accurate location of old foundati
• 28 29 The concept of dowsing from a map or chart seems to trigger disbelief. It is, however, perfec
• 30 31 There is a growing awareness that health risks may be associated with the proliferation of che
• 32 33 Our bodies dont end at the surface of the skin we are surrounded by assorted energy fields wh
• 34 35 Many, if not most, ancient churches are built on sacred sites which were used as meeting place
• 36 37 A staggering number of Gothic cathedrals were built in twelfth century Europe under the guidan
• 38 39 There is an inconceivably vast and complex network out there which makes our primitive interne
• 40 41 A ley line is essentially a straight alignment of at least four significant or sacred sites.
• 42 43 Sacred sites and energy lines must have been of paramount importance to the ancients. It requ
• 44 45 All over the world there are sacred sites which have long been connected with stories handed d
• 46 47 Druid legend has it that there are twelve main lines of energy round the world, not necessaril
• 48 49 A direct response between the earth and human consciousness seems impossible because of the la
• 50 51 There is a mystical excitement when first feeling dowsing tools move of their own accord, but
• 52 53 There is no reason why our minds should be trapped in our earthly perception of time. The con
• 54 55 Dowsing deals with perceptions of events and objects which are normally hidden. Remote viewin
• 56 57 While working on Earths energies with her myriads of frequencies, you may occasionally come ac
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