THE MAGIC OF DOWSING IN SCIENCES
INTRODUCTION
During the past several centuries
much has been said, but little has been understood, about the art of dowsing.
The objective of this article is to offer a rational, albeit rudimentary,
hypothesis for the mechanism by which dowsing might work, and, from this
vantage point, to suggest some practical applications and voice some timely
cautious regarding possible undesirable consequences of its use.
THE SCIENCE OF
DOWSING
Notwithstanding the scientific
establishment’s vehement ridicule of “water witching” and other forms of dowsing,
the fact that these techniques work is attested to by their sustained and
widespread use by police departments, other governmental agencies,
institutions, and private individuals. Moreover, it is becoming increasingly
evident that ancient man relied on dowsing to guide many kinds of activity.
Though the number of persons
proficient in the art of dowsing is appreciable, and the diversity of
applications ranges from use by MEDICAL doctors for diagnosis to use by
plumbers for locating hidden pipes, none seem to have any significant insight
into its mode of operation.
The opinion of dowsing almost
universally expressed by modern investigators is that the object sought –water,
oil, gold, a lost person, etc. –radiates an electromagnetic signals of some
presently unidentified nature.
Numerous observations are
incompatible with this hypothesis. Among the objections is the fact that the
hypothesized radiation does not obey the fundamental inverse square law with
respect to distance. Neither has time any noticeable effect, and, curiously,
future events can be predicted quite as well as past happenings can be
recalled.
A map used in map dowsing can
hardly be imagined to emit a radiation peculiar to water or to the whereabouts
of a missing person. Finally, intangible ideas, such as dates, or the value of
a stock price one month in the future, cannot be imagined to radiate a tangible
electromagnetic energy similar to light or x-rays.
From the viewpoint of mysticism,
the rather obvious mechanism by which dowsing might operate is accessing the
Akashic Records in a controlled manner. The importance of “in a controlled
manner” cannot be overstressed for the simple reason that objective intellect
would be totally overwhelmed if it were barraged by the totality of knowledge
–future as well as past.
Amplifying this thought, it
appears that the normal, objective, intellectually rational state of
consciousness automatically provides a shield isolating it from the
overwhelming ocean of cosmic knowledge necessarily embodied in the Akashic
Records.
The essence of dowsing,
therefore, appears to be a two-step process. The first step is bringing one’s
consciousness to a near balance between the objective and subjective states,
yet remaining slightly on the objective side. The second step is opening a
selective “window” into the Akashic Records through which only the desired
information will pass.
In practical terms, one first
turns down the objective consciousness by ridding it of strong, distracting
ideation, such as how to pay the rent, or how to persuade a teenage son or
daughter to be rational. When objectivity has been subdued, the second step is
to will the desired information by holding in the mind an explicit, unambiguous
image of the thing or information sought. Vocalization is unnecessary and for some
people can be a distraction.
Personal experience, as well as
that of other dowsers, emphasizes the fact that information in the Akashic
Records, and hence potentially available through dowsing, is absolute. This is
the reason for the imperative necessity of being explicit in the information
sought.
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