QUALITY DOWSING TOOLS FOR

THE PROS AND THE BEGINNERS

I hope you all practiced with the L-rods.

Today we'll take up the Y-rod ! This is sometimes referred to as a forked stick. They were cut from trees. It depended where you lived what kind of a stick you used. There were many tales that grew up about they had some kind of magical powers. Forget it. There's no Magic in any tool.

I consider this a field tool. It is my favorite field tool. The one that works best for me is one I bought from Joe Smith. It has no magic it just one that suits me. There are many pictures of this rod. Try to find one and it will show you the correct way to hold it. Grasp the two ends in your fist. When you are holding it correctly you can look down at your hands and see the palms, all five fingers and the inside of your hand should be about on a straight line with the inside of your arm. The ends of the rod should stick out between your thumb and first finger. The ends of the rod should bend outward and you should keep some tension on the rod. Tension give the rod spring. Do not pull the two sides of the rods apart. Rather push them together, not so much that the rod spring out of you hand but that you can feel a slight spring. Hold the rod at about a 45 degree angle in front of you. This is the ready position. Then proceed as you did with the L-rods.

Tell the Rod to dip for a yes or affirmation answer. Make it do it physically. Keep at it until the rod moves on it's own. Just as with the L-rod you may have to set up a target. When the rod starts to move, let it go. Don't try to keep it from dipping. To get a no answer tell the rod to move to a straight up position. I find that unless you are going to use the rods, either L or Y for informational dowsing "no" answers are not necessary. The pendulum works best for these answers.

I knew a man in Santa Ana, CA that used the Y-rod to map dowse so it can be done. He was a very good dowser by the way. His wife uses the pendulum or bobber exclusively. I find that one tool (usually the pendulum) is fine for informational dowsing and one of the other rods L or Y best for field dowsing. I know one teacher that was furious because hardly anyone in his class could use anything other that the pendulum. So I strongly suggest that you learn to use at least one of the other Rods.

The pendulum is probably the most used of all the dowsing instruments. Please, Please, There is NO MAGIC IN ANY PENDULUM. I personally like one with a point on the end. I have several that I use. One is one that Joe Smith make for me many years ago. Sometimes I like a small one, sometimes a larger one. It depends on what I want to use it for and the mood I'm in at the time I want to use it. For those of you that do not know how to use a pendulum I will tell how it is taught at most of the dowsing schools.

Holding the chain (string) between your thumb and first finger hold the pendulum straight down. The longer the chain the slower the pendulum the shorter the chain the faster the pendulum will swing. Since in this country we use a nodding of the head for a yes we will swing the pendulum back and forth to and fro in front of us. Tell your pendulum that this is a yes answer. Remember you are acting as if the pendulum could hear. You are really speaking to your subconscious. (See lesson #1). Actually make the pendulum go back and forth until it moves on its own. Mine did it the very first time I tried. So did many others that I have taught during the years. Do not be discouraged if this does not happen the first time. Just keep practicing.

This is the one tool that you will want to get no answers. We use the turning of the head from side to side for a no. Swing your pendulum from side to side and tell it that that is the action you want for a no answer. If you already have positions that you use with your pendulum do not change them. The above is for new people who do not use the pendulum already.

The bobber is sometimes referred to as a wand. It is believed by some that the wand was used in Bible times. From the 23rd Psalm "yea though I walk through the valley of Death, I will fear no evil for thou art with me. Thy ROD and thy staff they comfort me." Which suggest that the rod and staff were not the same thing. I don't know so I am not making any assumptions. The bobber is used very much the same as the pendulum.

Grasp the bobber by the handle. ooo--------------o. The bobber is any flexible wire with a handle on one end. For safely sake the ones sold at the conference have some kind of protective device on the end. This can be the end of the wire being turned up or a small bead. Hold the bobber away from you at a comfortable distance. Some teachers say keep your arm straight but I find that uncomfortable so I keep my arm slightly bent. Except for the position of the rod you use it the same as the pendulum. A straight up and down movement is a yes. A side to side movement is a no. This is fun tool and once you learn to use it I think you will really like it. You have plenty of work to do.

We've covered the 4 basic dowsing instruments. Remember there are others, we've just covered the one's most often used in the United States. We've covered the 3 methods of dowsing: Field, map, and informational. We have not talked about "need" or "do good" they are pretty self explanatory.

We are now ready to talk about the 2 critical conditions. The first is "get permission." There has been a lot of talk on the list about getting permission. One group feels that it is absolutely necessary. The other group doesn't care about it at all. In fact they think it is entirely unnecessary. There is undoubtedly many dowsers (water-witchers) that have never heard of using the Can I? May I? Should I? they dowse just as well. So why ask? It gives you time to think about what you are doing. Our scientific advisor, Ed Stillman, when working with Dr. Matthew Kelly on the computer testing dowsers found that using the CMS statements seemed to calm the brain. When I first started to go to the convention basic dowsing school permission was not taught. If I am not mistaken it was in 1983 or "84 when it was first taught in Vermont. If you choose to use the permission statements and I hope that you do, they mean:

Can I? Do I have the skill to do this particular dowsing job?

May I? Do I have permission from the correct or authoritative person to do this job?

Should I? Do I have permission from the highest source I know (for me it means God) to do this job?

A yes answer from all three is required if you choose to use this method. A good way is to build this into your dowsing statement.

How to ask the right question is a GUIDE to help you be more accurate in your dowsing. We have what the scientific world calls an Ideo-muscle response. This is a muscle response controlled from the subconscious. When our subconscious is given instructions either verbally or by our actions the muscle response goes into action. I can best explain this by asking if you drive a car almost every day to the same place by the same route. Have you ever taken the same route but wanted to go to another location? Did your car automatically go to your regular location unless you were sharp enough consciously to drive to the location you wanted. It has happened to me many times. This is teaching your subconscious by non-verbal actions. You can also teach your subconscious by verbal request or commands. In other words you are teaching your subconscious habit patterns. These habit patterns are then transferred to our muscles and we dowse. This is the mechanical part of dowsing.

I believe that the subconscious and the super conscious are two sides of the same coin. I call it the unconscious. I also call it the High Self or the Holy Spirit. I believe that this unconscious has the ability to tap into reams of consciousness that the conscious mind cannot. You may call these realms of consciousness what you will. Walt Woods calls it "Your dowsing system". You do not have to believe what I believe. That is your free will.

Be sure that you are getting good Yes and No responses. They need not correspond to any others --just so you know what your responses are and that they are consistent. Give your instrument (your subconscious) instructions as to what you want it to do.. If you use the permission statements this is the time to use them. How can you get permission to do something if you inner self doesn't know what it is you want to do or ask. Talk to your dowsing instrument as if it were a very young child. Remember you are not programming the instrument, you are programming your own inner self. Your inner dowser (or High Self) does not speak English.

You may have to explain certain terms or expressions. The inner self communicates with us through CONCEPTS, SYMBOLS, IDEAS, HUNCHES, DREAMS, VISIONS, and INTUITION. Then it is up to our conscious mind to interpret them. How you interpret them depends on how you were raised, your environment, the culture you grew up in, your education, your experience, your wisdom, Please, please, just because you learned to dowse do not put your common sense or wisdom on a shelf. Ask your questions one at a time.

When you are new at dowsing it is good to write the question down and then read it several time to be sure it says what you really want to know. Ask if your inner self understands the question. If not reword it or explain what it is in simple language. Writing the question down makes it more academic and takes some of the emotion out of it. Give your inner self the help you can. Please do not always be testing.

The more work you do before hand the better answers you will get. Be careful of your wording. Words meanings have changed over the years. Be sure that your inner self understands the words that you use.

Once I was map dowsing for a man for gold. I told him he would find a gold vein about 300 feet west of a very large tree on his property. The only problem was my inner self was using my foot as the "feet" and not the 12 inch measure that is used in the USA as standard for one foot. If you live in a country that uses the metric system you would probably need to explain it. Be careful about using words like up or down. Is downtown and uptown the same place?

Another important thing is to get your conscious mind out of the way. This seems to be the hardest thing for newcomers to dowsing to do. Besides writing the question , a good way is to use the "I wonder"? technique. Before dowsing say to yourself "I wonder what the answer is going to be? Then just let it flow through you. I suggest you try this, you might be very surprised at how your dowsing accuracy will improve. Do not be afraid to ask a lot of questions. If any answer seems not to make any sense, go back and start over. Ask if you are asking the right questions. Ask if your inner dowsing self understands the questions or if more information is being required.

WHAT WHEN WHERE WHO WHY NOW HOW

You cannot carry on a dialogue with your dowsing instrument. It only answers year and no, at least at first. Using charts you can get more specific answers. Why and how might not be important most of the time. Who, what, where, are inherent in the question. In other words, if you ask did it happen at eight O'clock last night that is the when question. If you ask did it happen on 28th and Broadway that is the where question: was it male? would be the beginning of asking the who question. Always ask NOW. Time is not important to our inner selves. I was told that I was not always going to live in California. I asked if I were going to move. I got a yes answer. My next question was NOW? I got a no answer. It was two years before I left California and another two before I sold my house there.

If you get a hunch or a song keeps going through your head ask if your inner self is trying to give you a message? If you get a yes start asking questions. Our High self really tries to help us but we need to listen and do our share.

There is so much more to asking the right question but I think I'll let you ask me questions and i can be more specific. Keep your questions concise and precise. Keep them simple. Learn all you can about what your dowsing for before you begin. Use the famous W"s

WHAT WHERE WHEN WHO WHY NOW AND HOW

ASK ASK ASK ASK ASK ASK ASK ASK ASK ASK

I am often asked what I ask for. I ask that my inner self always tell me the truth even if I don't want to hear it. I ask that I am not allowed to do anything that is harmful to anyone or anything. I ask that I can work through Universal Love. I know I am a human being and that I make mistakes but if the love of the Universe works through me, I hopefully will be a better person. I give thanks everyday that I am allowed to use this gift we call dowsing. The rest of the week will be to answer your questions.

MaryMarie

OK here we go. I'll start first by telling you a little bit about me. My name Is Mary Marie Satterlee. I live in Phoenix, AZ. I was born and spent the first fifty + years of my life in Des Moines, Iowa. I am a trustee emeritus, and a lifetime member of the American Society of Dowsers. I served as a trustee for twelve years. During that time I was secretary for two years and South West regional vice-president for two years. I have been active in many capacities in more than 70 conferences, serving as Dowsing School director, teacher, and presenter. I was the director and later co-director of the West Coast Conference and still serve on that committee. I was an ordained minister of the Spiritual Response Association. I chaired the Annual Convention in Vermont in 1988 and 1989. I received the coveted Dowser of the Year award n 1989. I was the founder and first president of the Verde Valley Chapter in Arizona. I served as president of the San Jose Chapter,, California for six years. I taught my first dowsing school in Dallas, Texas in November 1984 and followed that by teaching a school in Fayetteville, Arkansas for Harold and Gladys McCoy in February 1995. I am a charter and lifetime member or ORI. I have presented at ORI conferences and served as a teacher at the ORI Power of Thought School.

Dowsing is an ancient and honored art. It has many detractors but it lives on and even grows in popularity. There are two things without which man cannot live, one is air and the second is water. Without either one we die. It is as simple as that. When new settlers came to this country they knew they must have water. They did not have geologist and hydraulics but they did have the "water-witch" so wells were found and dug. Today those who find water wells are called dowsers. Many still provide homes and communities with drinkable water. Dowsing survives! Please understand that these classes are like reading a book about how to dowse. They will not and cannot take the place of a hands on school. Every conference and the annual convention has dowsing schools. If possible try to attend one. Many chapters also give dowsing instruction at their dowsing meetings.

THERE IS NO MAGIC IN ANY INSTRUMENT!!! This is not to say that one may feel more comfortable in your hand or appeal to you by the way it is shaped or by its color. Dowsing tools come in many shapes, sizes and may cost a little or a lot. The price usually has nothing to do with the ability of the user to get a response. Just as there are many different automobiles with different prices it doesn't affect how you drive. My Saturn will take me any place I want to go. So what I'm saying is: If you find a very expensive tool and you can afford it, buy it. You'll enjoy it. But if the price is too much a lesser priced one will work just as well. Remember, There is NO MAGIC in any tool.

There are four types of basic instruments. Actually there are more but we will just use the four most commonly used. They are: L-rods, Y-rods, Pendulums and the Bobber or wand. We will start with the L-rods, sometimes called swing rods or angle rods. All of these name make sense. They are called L-rods because they are shaped like an L. They are called angle rods because they are at an angle, and swing rods because they swing when they are being used. They can be made of any material that will take and hold the shape.

We'll start with the L-rod. It is the most commonly used field instrument. If you do not have an L-rod make one from a wire coat hanger. You do not even have to cut it. Just hold it by the long straight edge with the hooks pointing in front of you. Using regular L-rods with or without sleeves, hold the rod by the short end pointing the long end in front of you. Do not put your thumb over the bend as this will impede the swing. Now comes the fun part.

You talk to the rods as if they were children. You are actually giving your subconscious orders but you pretend you are talking to the rods. Hold the rods about shoulder width apart. Keep loose. Hold the rods parallel to the floor, then dip them slightly, about 5%. This will help hold the rods steady. Now say "rods I want you to cross for a yes or affirmative answer. "Give me a yes". You make them do it by physically crossing the rods. (I am not a strict as some teachers. If the rods want to open for a yes, so be it. Just be sure that you always get the same response for a yes answer.) I have found that sometimes it helps to set up a target and tell the rods to cross when your feet is over the target. The important thing is to get a response.

Do not worry or fret over how it works. Just do it. To get a no answer ask your rods to move in the opposite way than for a yes. In other words, if you have programmed your rods to cross for a yes, now program to open for a no. This takes some practice, so go to it. Reading these instructions will do you no good whatsoever unless you practice, practice, practice. I think that most of you already use a pendulum, so we will not spend too much time with them. If this is not so, just let me know. We will take up the Bobber and the Y-rods tomorrow.

There are three methods of dowsing.: Field, Map, Informational. We will talk abut them later.

There are two important considerations. One is asking permission. The other is How to ask the Right Question. We'll take up "How to Ask the Right Question later.

One more thing. Do good. Is there a need? Dowsing is a method of finding water, minerals, objects, and gathering information by means other than the five senses. A field is any area where you can be directly over the target. It can be a large farmers field. It can be a room. It can anyplace as long as the object you are looking for is in that area.

A map is a geological survey map, a photo or even a hand drawn sketch. Charts are excellent maps.

Informational dowsing consists of asking questions without the benefit of a map or target. You are more or less asking you inner self to find the answers from" somewhere". A target can be water wells, an oil well, lost object, person, pet or pathology if you are competent in that area. This target must be defined and held in your mind. You do not have to keep repeating the target but don't let your mind wander. As a dowsing aid, many dowsers use a witness. A witness is a drop of blood, a piece of hair, a drop of oil, a drop of pure water, a piece of clothing or anything that will identify the target.

Many times in trying to locate lost persons, police will let bloodhounds sniff a piece of clothing. This is one method of using a witness.

An instrument can be any of the four basic tools, an Aurameter, your intuition, or any method of deviceless dowsing. To be proficient, however you need to be able to get a consistent yes-no answer with whatever tool that you choose to use.