A little help with your pendulum dowsing

When reading through Elizabeth Brown's book "Dowsing the Ultimate Guide for the 21st Century", I came across this snippet of valuable information regarding pendulum dowsing. When pendulum dowsing there's a wide range of questions you could ask on any given subject. When teaching I often tell students that if you ask a woolly question you'll get a woolly answer!  This is because it can be very difficult to articulate a question but not only that, you need to make sure you have tuned in specifically to what your dowsing on. Get this wrong and this can result on the wrong answers in response to a dowsing question with your pendulum. The late Elizabeth Brown gives the following advice which I have found most valuable:

Anyone who has attempted to meditate knows how difficult it is to silence the intellectual mind and to dispense with the chattering and constant commentary going on inside all of us. Although practice has to be at the top of the list, the following suggestions may help when you are formulating and asking your questions:

·         First, put aside the busy analytical mind. Be absolutely present in the moment. It may help you to close your eyes.

·         You can ask questions out loud or ask them silently in your mind, whichever you are most comfortable with. In the beginning, however, doing both simultaneously will give the words more force.

·         Really focus on the meaning and the intent of the words. Actually see them traced out, or printed out, word for word on the visual screen of your mind’s eye. The movement of the dowsing tool should be almost incidental as you totally focus on what you are asking.

·         Feel the meaning of the words by creating a picture from them. If you are asking about water, see or feel the nature of water; if you are asking about your dental health, visualize your teeth; if you are asking about the well-being of a person, see or feel the essence of that person, whatever that might be to you.

·         So now you are visually seeing the words, speaking the words, hearing the words and feeling the words, and visually creating a picture from them. By doing all of this – or even just some of it – you will increase the energy, potency and clarity of the question, and therefore the accuracy of the answer.

By applying as many senses as possible, you will add emphasis to the intent of the words, your attention will be fully engaged and you will minimize the potential for wandering thoughts.

And remember that your ability to focus will be impaired if you are tired, upset, unwell, angry, resentful or emotionally involved.