by Jill Lowy

Created on: November 19, 2008   Last Updated: February 28, 2010

DOWSING

I learned the art of water dowsing after taking classes at The International School of Dowsing in Danbury, Vermont. One day, I got the opportunity to use the skills I had developed, on my own property in Lincoln, Vermont.

One morning, I turned on the kitchen faucet and noticed that the water pressure had diminished. Normally we had really good water pressure, but it had reduced to a trickle. At first I thought that our well was running dry, so I checked it. There was still water in the well, but it was very low. My intuition was telling me that the well was not running dry. I became very perplexed and I began looking into other alternatives for the problem. Our well was located almost a quarter mile from the house on top of a steep hill. The water line ran the entire length and was buried about four feet deep. I became suspicious that the water line had broken somewhere under the soil.

I talked to my neighbor Gordon, who had lived on a farm his whole life and knew a lot about water wells. He told me to look for water coming up from the ground, anywhere from the well to the house. That made sense! So I spent the afternoon searching for little pools of water seeping above the ground. I could not find any signs of water except for the normal wet areas near our little stream. I contacted our local contractor who had an excavator and worked on water lines. He told me that he might have to dig up the entire water line to fine the leak, if there was one. This could cost several thousand dollars, which I did not have at the time. Then the idea occurred to me to try dowsing the area to search for the leak. I had never done that before, though I was pretty good at finding water. However, this was a little different, as I was looking for a leak in the water line.

Early next morning, I got out my little copper dowsing rods to look for the leak. There are several different kinds of dowsing rods that I have seen people use. I like the little copper rods that will cross over each other, indicating nearby water. I have seen other people use a divining rod that looks like a fork, which points downward when seeking water. I have also seen some old farmers use just their forefinger, which twitches when seeking water. I have had the best luck with the parallel copper rods that either crossover or move outwards from each other, when seeking water. Finding the best method comes from practice and years of experience.

I went out with my dowsing rods, searching for a water

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