The precision of dowsing requires comprehension and thought. On the off chance that we dowse with thought and understanding of how the procedure works, dowsing not only works accurately, as well as is amazingly dependable.

Each dowser encounters the disappointments of getting false responses to some of their questions. In my thirty-four years of dowsing I have developed certain conclusions that have brought to light some reasoning that help to explain and understand the dowsing accuracy phenomenon.

One of the first books I read about dowsing put forth the essence of dowsing in its simplest terms. It stated that our creator gave us the dowsing ability for the specific purpose of self-preservation and to help insure man’s survival.

This can be demonstrated by the fact that for thousands of years man has successfully used dowsing to find water, and having this ability has been a crucial element for sustaining life, and insuring our self-preservation.

I have found that all dowsing questions can be broken down into several different categories, and only two of the categories can be relied upon for dowsing accuracy.

Self-Preservation

Self-preservation not only applies to our personal health and well being, but also the health and well being of our inner circle of friends and loved ones. Over the years every dowsing question I have asked encompassing this category has produced accurate results every time.

Here are a few of my own experiences with dowsing accuracy in this category

While traveling on a freeway in my truck and camper that was filled with friends and family I began to wonder if the tires on my truck were safe to drive on at the speed I was going. I dowsed the question using my cranial pendulum and got an emphatic no! Within two seconds after my foot hit the break to slow down the right rear tire blew out, and it took fighting for control over three freeway lanes to gain enough stability to pull over to the side and stop. (The cranial pendulum is a hands-free method of dowsing that any dowser can learn, and is explained in my map-dowsing course).

While camping in the wilderness with my wife and kids we decided to take our four-wheel drive vehicle into the mountains and enjoy the view from the mountain roads and fire trails. We were having so much fun that we lost all track of time and didn’t realize that it would soon be dark. Since the entire area was a maze of trails and forks in the road, and to make matters worse we were getting low on gas, we all knew that it would be almost impossible to retrace our movements back to camp in the dark. As everyone had a different idea about which direction our camp was, I decided to rely on my cranial pendulum to dowse the way back to camp. I’m glad I did. As it turned out, I made all the correct turns, and we were back in camp in less then ten minutes.

In the years between my first and second marriage I met many women, and before I would consider developing a relationship I would always dowse them for sexually transmitted diseases. If I felt an attraction at first sight, using my cranial pendulum allowed me to do this from a distance without having to meet them. As time passed the results of my dowsing proved to be lifesaving.

After being without health insurance for over twenty years, my wife turned sixty-five and qualified for Medicare. When she went in for her first physical the doctors found two large spots on her lungs. I immediately started dowsing to find out if it was cancer. I received a no to every question I asked. Because dowsing has never failed me in this category, I was convinced that she did not have cancer, and I told everyone my findings, even though the doctors and her family all thought she did. It turned out my dowsing was right. Lung surgery proved that the spots in question were caused by parts of the lung simply dying-off, and the doctors could not explain why.

To me, when dealing with the category of safety and self-preservation, I consider my dowsing to be an open line of communication between me and my guardian angle, and the guardian angles of my inner circle of friends and loved ones.

Before I delve into the one other category that always produces dowsing accuracy, let’s look at some categories that don’t always provide truthful answers:

Want to know… Need to know… Right to know…

Just because we want to know something, or think we need to know, doesn’t mean that we have a right to know the truthful answer to a question. Determining our right to know is not within our scope of abilities or understanding. Once we go beyond the root reasons for having the dowsing ability (self-preservation and survival), the all-knowing entity that decides how to answer our questions does the reasoning for us. If a question we ask invade the privacy of another, is ill intended, or does not have a meaningful, positive purpose, we cannot rely on getting an accurate answer.

Exhibitionism

Many dowsers who have been involved with dowsing for a long period of time have seen people who attempt to demonstrate the credibility of dowsing and dowsing accuracy on YouTube or in an event covered by the news media. Although the dowsers who perform the demonstrations may have a proven record of successful dowsing, I have yet to see a public demonstration pass the credibility test. I believe this is because man’s dowsing ability is spiritual in nature, is a gift to mankind, and was never intended or allowed to be flaunted.

The gray area in dowsing

I have found that the all-knowing entity that determines whether or not to give us correct answers to our dowsing questions can be encouraged to give our questions more serious consideration before responding. Let’s face it, many of the questions we ask are unimportant, frivolous, not well thought out, and subject to different interpretations. If we were to think of our all-knowing benefactor as a mortal being, think how bored, uninterested, and even irritated he would be when we ask him to waste his time considering questions without real beneficial purpose. We couldn’t really blame him for ignoring our questions and even slapping our dowsing instrument around causing it to produce erroneous answers.

Dowsing accuracy test (Force Verses Response)

You will discover below, there is a distinction between passive dowsing energy and focused dowsing energy.

If you have an important, serious question that you absolutely must have a truthful answer to, the result you get from performing this test should be reliable.

Grasp a plain wire coat hanger firmly in your hands palms up as shown. Position the hook end up about a 35-degree angel. Now, think of a question that you know the answer to like: (Does my daughter love me?) Instruct the hook on the coat hanger to point to the floor for an affirmative answer. Repeat the same question over and over again. You will find that the coat hanger hook will force its way towards the floor, and you won’t be able to stop it no matter how tight your grasp is.

By doing this test your benefactor will recognize that you are asking a serious question that deserves attention, and as you use the test with other dowsing questions you should discover that your benefactor is not inclined to impose a significant force to give you a false answer.

If you teach dowsing, the coat hanger test is an excellent way to demonstrate the existence of dowsing energy to a new student. A similar test can be made using various other dowsing instruments, but without the dramatic results. If you use an older type coat hanger made of heavy gage wire, be aware that the twisting force exerted by the hanger can cause injury to your hands.

The one other category that always produces accurate results is (Incremental Dowsing)

Because this category does not require asking for information that only your benefactor would know, you can always be certain that you will get accurate answers to your questions. The process is as basic and simple as dowsing can get. In fact, it embraces a totally new dowsing technology that is ideally suited for the practice of map dowsing. Utilizing this new technology allows you to solve crimes, locate abducted children, and even find lost buried treasures with ease.

Are you thinking how does the information come through the pendulum and where it is from? When the mind is free, calm, and in a relaxed condition, it is open to receiving information, which in turn transforms down through the string and into the pendulum. Some experts say the information comes between the forward swing and the back swing. It’s likened to the slight and almost indiscernible pause between inhaling and exhaling, and that pause is the moment when inspiration comes through the subconscious mind and into the pendulum.

HOW DO I FIND THE RIGHT PENDULUM? 

The basic form and structure of a pendulum is a weight on a string or a chain. Pendulums come in a variety of forms, from the simple and homemade to the ornate. The quality of materials or construction of your pendulum matters less than your connection to it. Just about anything will work. I have a friend, who is an exceptional dowser; he keeps a key on a string in his desk, for moments when he needs to dowse at work.

Start with a simple pendulum that is relatively lightweight. A heavy pendulum can make it harder for a beginner to read answers properly, and make it difficult to move. For more accurate chart readings, choose a pendulum with a point at the bottom to aid in reading the numbers the pendulum is pointing at and swinging to. There are many methods to finding a pendulum, the one listed below is one of many options.

One method for finding your pendulum match:
Look first; note which pendulums draw your attention.
Pick up the ones you are drawn to, one at a time, and ask the pendulum 3 simple questions.

1. Are you in service to the light?*
   *Light and Dark both come from God / Source, and according to Hindu and Buddhist philosophy, Light and ark are part of the inevitable duality of this earth plane; it is important to understand that without the dark, we would not be able to see the Light.
   i. If “yes”, go on to the next question
   ii. If “no” (this is rare), put it down and pick up the next one that catches your eye.
2. Do you want to work with me?
   i. If “yes”, go on to the last question.
   ii. If “no”, put it down, pick up the next pendulum and start over.
3. On a scale of 1-10 how much do you want to work with me?
   i. Start the pendulum swinging in the “no” position (side to side or horizontal swing) and ask the numbers in sequence, 1-10, you will get a “yes” or vertical swing when you hit the correct number value.
   If the number value dowsed is a 7 or below try a different pendulum.
   ii. Look for the one that is a 10 for you. If you don’t find it in one shop keep looking. The right pendulum match is out there for you and you will find it.

For first time pendulum buyers shopping online can be tricky. One of my beginning students bought a very big metal pendulum online that was too heavy for her to work with. Though it did look very “cool” it was impractical for her to practice with and develop her skills.

DO I NEED TO CLEAN MY PENDULUM?

Follow your instinct. Some people feel protective about their tools, and enjoy energetically cleaning them. Following some cleaning rituals like soaking your crystal pendulum in a salt water solution for 24 hours, smudging it or laying it out in the sun for the day could always be helpful, because you believe it to be so, and it just might very well be. Take caution however, if your pendulum is a coated metal or the chain is a coated metal it might begin to corrode in the salt solution.

Personally, I don’t feel it necessary form me clean to my pendulum, unless I have dropped it. I believe that once you and your pendulum have chosen each other, see previous topic “How do I Find the Right Pendulum?” and have begun dowsing, you will know whether or not something needs to be cleaned, and it is likely not the pendulum, but an interference within you that can be easily corrected by dowsing the energy clearing protocols in the e-book “The Spirit of Dowsing A Beginners Guide” for yourself. If you think there is something not right with your pendulum try cleaning it or consider getting another one.

WHAT CAN I DO TO STAY FOCUSED WHILE DOWSING?

There is a set of preliminary questions that come before you actually begin to dowse for information. While the first three are concerned with establishing whether or not you should dowse, the other three set the parameters of the information you are seeking.
These three parameters are time, subject and question.
• Time: Generally the time of the inquiry is now–right at this moment. It may seem obvious, but you must still explicitly state the time frame that you are asking about. This necessity arises because it is possible to project inquires back in time, such as asking about yesterday, or last week.
• Subject: This is the person, place, or thing that you are inquiring about, yourself, a pet, a family member, your home, your workplace, etc. It is recommended that you concentrate on yourself and your home in the beginning of your practice. This will help you develop confidence and a stronger bond with your dowsing system.
• Question: This is the thing you want to know; the question you want answered. When you ask the question, it is recommended you verify again, the time and subject, even if they are the same. This will help you keep your focus when dowsing your subject.

HOW CAN I REMAIN NEUTRAL WHEN DOWSING?

Being child-like and curious in your approach to dowsing will allow you the space to be more relaxed, have a more neutral frame of mind, be more open to learning new things while having more fun.
Releasing all preconceived ideas or judgments about what you think “it” might be or what the “effects” could be, you will begin to notice the answers coming easily and effortlessly. The key is to be neutral, relaxed and detached. Allow your system to show you the answers while you watch
with awe.

In closing, These were just a few of the many questions I attempt to answer from my new dowsing students. My hope is to enrich and empower their practice.

I encourage my students to study with whichever expert dowsing teachers and methods they are drawn to. I like the way Sue Holmes, a Registered Dowser with the British Society of Dowsers says it, “You will meet many experts’ who all have their own methods and ideas about dowsing and energy work, learn what you can from each and find your own way through your own dowsing experiences”.

We can encourage others to change the energy in their lives through dowsing. It is my sincere wish that you found something in this article to be helpful in some way and or you know someone who could benefit from reading it.

Pendulum dowsing is an ancient art that exists for over 6 thousands years which is also called divining. It has the ability to foresee the future and give us information that we don’t know. It is seldom requested by clients and is highly belittled. Dowsing offers you to connect to an innermost wisdom; it can be a fun and simple way to begin to measure energy fields and is an excellent way of speaking directly with our intuition.

The term “pendulum dowsing” is often used to refer to the search for specific targets, while the term “pendulum divining” is most often used in reference to seeking precise information. Plus… … just to confuse you more (ha-ha) there are also those who study “Cosmopathy” which is study and experimentation using pendulum dowsing, pyramid energy, and cosmic rays. There are also some New Age believers who use pendulum dowsing as a communication tool with their Spiritual Guides.

However, today, we are concentrating on something that is so simple and accurate; once you get started you will be using it all the time – ‘Pendulum Dowsing”.

So what can be used for a Pendulum?

Well anything can be used that you can hang on a string or chain or even the chain itself. I find that I don’t just use one thing; I use one of my gold chain bracelets or necklaces, even my very old gold cross. You will find once you start dowsing, you will get a feel for what works for you. I have even used my bunch of keys on my key ring, when in a Supermarket to ask a question as I had forgotten to wear my gold chain.

You know when I first started dowsing, I thought I had to follow hard and fast rules, but I have since come to the conclusion that seeing Pendulum dowsing is an ancient art of accessing information not available to us through the use of our senses there are no hard and fast rules.

I use pendulum dowsing all the time for –

Answers to questions I am not sure about – (You know the ones – the biggies!)
To find something,
Compatibility with another person,
Suitability for a career,
General health-related questions,
Whether a food or food group is good for me
Where to plant various plants in the garden to achieve maximum success
And much more.

I have also asked my pendulum whether I can ask a question for another person or regarding another person, sometimes it will say ‘Yes” another time it will say “No”

So how do you do this, well I hold what-ever I am using between my thumb and forefinger and have my arm to my elbow close to my body so the pendulum is hanging, then I ask it a yes or no question.

Now I know what ways my pendulum will swing for me – meaning I know when it says ‘Yes” or “No.” If you are new to this, you have to work out what ways the pendulum will swing for those 2 commands. So all you do is ask “Show me Yes” and wait for it to swing in a direction – remember which way, then ask again “Show me No” and watch as it shows you the direction of know.

I find for me the Yes command is a circle around and around, and a no command is swinging back and forth – But as I said before, each one of us is an individual, so you much work out which way the pendulum swings for you.

Pendulum dowsing is much more than asking yes and no questions, but this is the basic dowsing that you need to learn and get really good at first.

Once you get used to the basics and incorporate it into your daily life, you can start to get more in depth if you wish, such as over maps and charts, to find ley lines, or finding lost objects or persons in relation to a map or chart, finding water and minerals just to name a few. If you want to find water, I have been told a diamond pendulum is ideal.

There are a few other fantastic crystals you can use. A rose quartz dowsing pendulum is very good for chakra healing and for dowsing on emotional matters. Bloodstone when dowsing for answers concerning money, financial or legal outcomes. Moonstone dowsing pendulum is very good when you want to connect with higher level beings and for issues dealing with emotions and relationships. Smoky Quartz dowsing pendulum to find answers dealing with depression (cause or treatment) and other emotional issues.

It is important to realize when spirit is communicating through the responses of the pendulum, it is the subconscious part of your mind that is moving the pendulum, not spirit. Spirit answers through the subconscious. This is why it is important to be clear of unconscious subconscious blocks to spirit communication. If your subconscious was trained (usually this happens in childhood) to fear spirits, or not to see or hear spirits, or that spirits do not exist, your subconscious will block spirit communication. When you ask for spirit communication and you have a subconscious block to this, your subconscious will supply the answers and/or visions you receive and it will attempt to please you by bringing you what you want to see and hear. Until you know if you have such blocks (information you can gain through the pendulum) and have done the work of clearing these blocks from the subconscious (not the conscious) mind communicate only with your own Higher Self. If information is needed from other spirit levels, your Higher Self will ask for this and will then give that information to you.

A pendulum works on the principle that our nervous system responds to subtle energies that we may not even be aware of. We are always interacting with outside energies and we are not always consciously aware of this. The pendulum helps you link with those parts of you, which are aware of this electromagnetic interaction. it is estimated that the subconscious mind controls 90 percent of body and brain function. It is also the source of our higher form of perception and intuition (those aspects that do not come through the lower five sensory organs) memory, creativity and abstract thinking.

The nervous system sends electrical signals and impulses which cause the pendulum to move. The swinging of the pendulum is caused by the involuntary muscle action stimulated by the subconscious mind through the sympathetic nervous system of the body.

The subtle messages received through the aura are lodged within the nervous system. The pendulum becomes a bridge between the subconscious and conscious minds.

Exercise

It is necessary to keep emotions out of the pendulum technique.

1. Spend a few moments using relaxing breathing and meditative techniques.
2. Feel your pendulum look at it and holding it in you hand spend a few moments getting to know it.
3. Sitting in a comfortable position rest your elbow on a solid surface.
4. Hold the chain of the pendulum between thumb and index finger.
5. Let the pendulum swing with no intent.
6. Now circle it in one direction
7. Rest
8. Circle it in another direction
9. Next move it horizontally, vertically, diagonally.
10. Play with your pendulum giving it instruction.
11. Program your pendulum
12. What signifies yes or no. – establish your own code.

Exercise

Place a chart of colours in front of you.

Question your pendulum

What is the primary colour of ________’s aura?

Let the pendulum swing and point the area on the chart that most depicts the colour

What is the moist important colour in _________’s aura?
Is red a part of ______’s aura
Is there brown around the head area of ______’s aura?

Develop a list of questions to find out about your own or someone else’s aura.

Pendulums can be used to help you connect to your intuition in all matters. It simply requires you to program the pendulum and then set up a list of questions.

Do not be afraid to experiment. By practising on the less important items. When the time comes for your pendulum to assist you with the bigger issues you will already be a very successful partnership.

The use of a pendulum requires the channel to be as clear as possible. That is why it is good for you to be aware of contamination and weakening in your aura so you can do something about it – before you become sick.

Pendulums can be made of different materials, some people using a simple necklace with a crystal or charm at the end. Be sure the bob or bobber – or weight on the end – is not too light or too heavy. It should weigh less than half an ounce. The best shape for the weight – or point – is something that comes to a point. The best length for the pendulum is six inches. You can make your pendulum or buy one.

The pendulum is a tool that is used to communicate with spirit via your higher self or your guides, and this tool can be used to aid you to make decisions about healing. It is a fast and easy way to get answers to problems, and one way that you can confidently make decisions based on a precise method.

An interesting use of your pendulum is to find lost objects, and it can also be used to help you decide if a crystal is the right one for you to use.

If you are a person who has been working on your spiritual growth or psychic gifts, this will be an aid to you.

Pendulum Use … A Simple Pendulum

So why would you want to use a pendulum?

A simple pendulum is a very ordinary little device. What you are doing is communicating with your higher self, and accessing Divine Guidance when you do it.

You do not need to have any sort of spiritual experience to do this, as it will work for you regardless.

As this happens, the overall level of gifts that you have become higher and therefore they are easier to use. This is also a tool that you can utilize to aid you in making decisions about healing.

Gem Stone Pendulum

My favorite type of pendulum is made of crystal, and in particular made from quartz crystal, and these are available at most crystal shops.

Natural Citrine Pendulums come in a range of shapes and sizes, and the specific shape is not very important, as most pendulums work regardless of whether they are smooth or have a number of sides.

You can get them in a variety of different stones. If it has a ring on the chain, or a ball on the end of the chain, that would be perfect, as it helps to have something to hold onto.

They are available to buy in a choice of beautiful natural crystals, and different styles and they are lovely to use.

The reason I suggest ones made one of the quartz crystal varieties, is that using a pendulum made from quartz, is good for picking up the messages coming through, as quartz crystal is a strong amplifier of energy.

They are quite easy to make yourself, so I suggest you may want to make a simple pendulum first, and they can be made quite easily. This way you can start work immediately, and begin using a pendulum.

Any stone that is a shape that is equal on all sides will work. The main thing is to be able to attach it easily, to either a piece of chain or a length of light cord.

If you already have a crystal necklace or pendant, and especially one made from quartz crystal, that would be a good choice. They are that simple to make.

If your pendulum is made from any type of crystal, please remember that it is important to cleanse your crystals regularly.

More About Using A Pendulum

A pendulum basically is made up of a reasonably long chain, around 6-8 inches, with a weight on the end. They come in a variety of stone types, and you will see a number of different types.

Once you start using a pendulum, you might like to buy yourself a proper pendulum. You can do this straight away, or wait until you have become proficient at using it.

Although I have a few pendulums that I have bought, and use regularly, it is quite easy to make a simple pendulum to get you started. It is a very useful tool to have in your collection, and using a pendulum is very helpful to get accurate answers, so it is good to learn to use it.

Although I personally prefer using a pendulum made from crystal, any sort of weight on the end of a string will work.

If you have been developing any gifts, including any type of psychic gifts, such as clairvoyance, use a pendulum in combination with your other gifts. This may help you to get additional answers and guidance from spirit. I also use mine regularly when shopping for my crystals, to aid me to decide which piece is right for me.

Working With Pendulums

I like this Rose Quartz pendulum, as it seems to communicate more easily than the others, perhaps because my guide likes its loving, heart based energy.

Once you have your pendulum you will want to work out its program. Before using a pendulum you need to know its way of communicating its answers to you.

It is important to choose a time to work with your pendulum when you will be undisturbed, and when you have the time to do the process properly.

Approach using a pendulum in a respectful way, and do not do it if you are unwell or over-tired. The reason for this is at these times you may not correctly interpret the answers.

Now you have your pendulum you will want to work with it, to decide its directions.

You are using the pendulum to communicate with spirit, so you may wish to approach this in a reverent way. Your spirit guide is working through your pendulum, and if you have not previously worked with your spirit guide, this may be your way of contacting your spirit guide for the first time.

You will first need to find out how it wants to communicate its answers to you. You will need a “yes”, a “no”, and a “maybe” answer, and if you want, “I don’t want to answer that”.

In order to be sure that your answers are accurate, sit down at a desk or table, so there is support under your elbow.

To begin using a pendulum, hold it in your dominant hand. I like to loop my chain over my index finger with the end of the chain between my thumb and index finger, and the pendulum swinging freely.

Hold it in your hand and quietly ask the question. You want the pendulum to tell you how it shows: yes, no, maybe and I don’t want to answer. If you do not get an answer, perhaps it is not the right time to be working with your pendulum.

I start by saying aloud, “Connect to my higher self.” I feel that by speaking these words, this gives notice to my guides that we are beginning, and lets me know that I have connected.

First you would ask “Please show me yes,” and wait for its response. If the pendulum does not move, it means that you have got no response. In that case simply continue on. Next you ask, “Show me no.”

Some pendulums like to answer that one first. Usually the pendulum will move a certain way. If you get no response to either question you could make a decision and speak it aloud, for example “Yes is …”

If you are extremely skeptical, you may hold it back from answering. Just relax your mind and tell yourself to allow the process to happen. Then do it again. Most people find they get the answer straight away.

Make A Pendulum Chart

Some people like to make a chart, to aid them in ensuring that their answers are accurate. This is a tried and true method to add to the above, to give you total surety.

Draw a circle and dissect it, showing eight different points on the circle, eight different directions.

Put “Yes” on the top and bottom, “No” to the left and right, “Maybe” on the diagonal one way, and “I don’t want to answer” on the diagonal the other way.

Then instruct the pendulum to show you the answers via the chart. It will work perfectly once you have given the pendulum, which is connecting to your higher self, the instructions.

If you are wondering what type of healing you should have for a health problem, you can utilize your pendulum to get the answer easily and quickly, and they can be used to help you to find lost objects too, as long as you ask the right question.

Once you start to use it you will become adept at getting answers and it will help you to plan your life. If you are a healer and are not sure at any time about what your client needs, by using a pendulum, you may find it easier to make decisions about their treatment.

Pendulum Divination

Then work up to using it to divine the answers to things you do not know. Over time you will see how accurate the answers are.

You can use your pendulum to aid you in working out answers to all sorts of things. Using a pendulum is really quite simple. One of the things I use my pendulum, or any pendulum for is to choose crystals.

An example of this may be if your intuition prompts you that the stone in front of you may not be what it is labeled. Use your pendulum to get the answer.

You can always borrow one of the shops pendulums, take it to a quiet corner of the shop, then ask the question.

But be aware that you may end up buying it, as that is how I ended up owning the lovely Amethyst one at the top of the page. I made an instant connection with it, and just had to take it home, and it works beautifully, because of course it is made from quartz.

If there are a few stones to choose between, you can use the pendulum to help you to decide the one that will work best, for your highest good. Have fun learning how to use it!

Sometimes, we need easy answers to things. With time, patience and persistence in practice, a pendulum is usually accurate, easy to use and takes little time. It is important to have a quiet setting where you are free from outside influences and will not be disturbed. Always bear in mind regarding divination, that if you feel very strongly, you may influence the divination tool you are working with and it may produce incorrect answers. It takes time, opening and empowering your mind and soul through meditation and also working with a pendulum on a regular basis and keeping a journal [a black book] to record the answers it gives you and whether it was accurate or not. You should also include the date, the time you worked with the pendulum, the phase of the Moon, the weather and if possible, the planets, such as Mercury being retrograde.

Begin by taking something like a small crystal, pendent, ring or other small lightly weighted object and attaching it to a necklace chain, string, ribbon, or some other kind of strand. This should be only kept for divination purposes and not for other uses. Your personal pendulum will be infused with your energy, the same as is with a Satanic Rosary or other ritual item and should be treated with respect and put away when you are not using it.

Once you have assembled your pendulum, practice the art of establishing its motion. The pendulum should swing across the field of your vision. It should never go out of sight. Hanging at arm’s length from your face, rock the pendulum back and forth a few times until you find a way for it to arc from side to side at a slow steady pace.

Once you have established a steady swinging movement, the next step is to visually focus on the space of the pendulum. The rhythm of your conscious mind following that object in space repeatedly lets you slowly release the tensions and distractions of daily life.

The goal of the pendulum is to stoke your intuition. Through intuitive awakening, your psychic senses become sharper and more accurate. It is a simple process of being absorbed by the constant motion until the repetitive rhythm has so relaxed your mind that the future unfolds like a complex puzzle solving itself.

The five most common Pendulum Rituals:

During a Phone Reading

Perform the ritual if you are having a difficult time concentrating on a psychic reading you are receiving via the phone or internet. As you concentrate on the pendulum, the words of your psychic reading will penetrate deeper. The pendulum’s visual preoccupation creates a space of intense concentration. The clarity of your psychic’s message will astound you after trying this a few times.

Two-Person

Before technology allowed for psychic readings over the phone and internet, the norm was to have one’s psychic hold the pendulum as you worked to reach a point of clarity and reception. This is still popular and gets great results. A psychic knows how to instantly access the power of the pendulum. You can just relax and focus on your question while your advisor enters a meditative state.

Retreat

Performing a pendulum ritual while on vacation is a fantastic way to maximize the psychic potency of an ordinary pendulum reading. When we are away, it is much easier to remain alone and undistracted in a quiet and relaxing space, be it in your hotel room or on the beach. Plan ahead and book a hotel that advertises itself as a peaceful retreat or is known for its seclusion.

Try the vacation pendulum reading a few times a day. This ritual is better for awakening psychic sensitivity than for resolving a specific question. You are more likely to have psychic revelations after doing this ritual and will increasingly become more prone to having them.

Mounted

As you get familiar with the weight and physical presence of your pendulum, you may tire of holding it in your hand. The value of hand-held pendulum readings is that they can rarely go on for more than ten minutes. Your arm naturally tires and breaks the rhythm of the pendulum.

Fatigue is a good thing in this context because it allows you to have a finite amount of psychic space, drawing a boundary. Limiting your psychic space allows you to gain clarity and then move on to the next thing.

Once you have established a regular Pendulum reading, mounting your pendulum on a doorway or a mantle, will allow you longer, deeper attempts at expanding that psychic space you have established. But be aware that the longer you stay with the pendulum, the more likely your reading will suffer from the cloudiness of fatigue.

Daily

If you can organize your day as such, performing a pendulum reading daily at exactly the same time and in the same place is a powerful ritual. This ritual allows for investigations of a pressing question. If you can perform the ritual daily in a disciplined adherence to the timing, you will find quick and clear answers arise when you fixate on specific, focused questions at the beginning of the ritual.

Swing it, Baby

A pendulum reading makes you more open to a psychic reading and is great for enhancing your psychic powers within the unfolding of your own personal narrative.

Oftentimes, we look for simple and easy answers to things. With time, patience and persistence in practice, a pendulum is usually accurate, easy to use and takes little time. It is important to have a quiet setting where you are free from outside influences and will not be disturbed. Always bear in mind regarding divination, that if you feel very strongly, you may influence the divination tool you are working with and it may produce incorrect answers.

What is a Pendulum for?
It is a tool used for obtaining information from beyond normal consciousness. It helps to tap into the Higher Self and enhance intuition. There are various theories about how and why the pendulum works, and why better for some than others. There is no magic involved. It utilizes the natural process of tuning-in to the Higher Self. When we are too engrossed in everyday life and materialistic worries, our powers of intuition diminish. The intuition we had as children diminished with age in a lot of us as a result of negative programming. We forget who we are. We lose the ability to listen to the Higher Self. There are different techniques to reconnect with the Higher Self, and using the pendulum is one of these. As you become more proficient or adept, the intuition becomes so strong that you begin to know. To increase awareness and raise the consciousness is to make that connection to the Higher Self. The pendulum can be used in healing, energy balancing, detecting imbalances in energy fields, finding missing objects and other uses.

The Pendulum

1. Choose A Pendulum: Allow a pendulum to choose you. If you like the way it looks or feels, it is meant for you.

2. Cleanse Your Pendulum: You may cleanse it by holding it under running cold tap water, soaking it in sea salt, or setting a mental intention to free it of ‘picked up energies.’

3. Understand the Directional Swings of Your Pendulum: Pendulums swing in vertical straight lines, horizontal straight lines, and in circular movements.

4. Define the Directional Swings of Your Pendulum: Assign each directional swing by asking the pendulum to show you a NO swing, a YES swing, and a NEUTRAL swing.

5. Prepare Your Questions: A question should be one that can be answered with a positive, negative or neutral response.

6. Examples: ‘Will I be offered the job I interviewed for this morning?’ and not, ‘Will my pregnant cousin deliver a boy or girl?

7. Set Your Intention: It is imperative that you precede your question session with a prayerful request or statement. For example, ‘It is my intention to receive truthful answers that are for the good of all concerned.’

8. Ask Your Questions: Be prepared to ask several questions to receive enough information to aid you in your search.

9. Make sure to completely stop any pendulum motion between questions.

Tips:

Accept information only if your instincts assure you it is accurate.

Keep a notebook handy to write down your questions and your pendulum’s response.

Each pendulum may have a different response. Likewise, each person must establish their own directional swings before using a pendulum.

Make sure that the pendulums have been cleared of any negative energies before and after each use.

How to Use a Pendulum

The subconscious mind must communicate with the conscious mind. Since they both need to be on the same job at the same time, they need to know what is expected of them. This is called programming the pendulum to what is a yes or no.

Draw on a white sheet of paper a vertical line, a horizontal line, a clockwise circle and a counter clockwise circle, use arrows on the lines, if it helps to remember. Holding your pendulum between your thumb & index finger (the pointer) and with a slight arch to your wrist, hold it over the vertical line. It will either not move or move around aimlessly. Now the fun part. With your mind, will the pendulum to move straight up or down. Do not move your fingers or hand. The pendulum will respond. If it does not move right away, take a deep breath and let it out slowly and concentrate. Give it time. Remember what I said about the conscious & subconscious. It sometimes takes a while for the two to communicate.

Next, hold the pendulum over the horizontal line. Again with the mind, direct your will to move the pendulum from side to side. Do this with the clockwise circle and then with the counter clockwise circle. Do not go on until you have the confidence that the pendulum is moving to your command. Do not hurry the process, this is am important step.

With that accomplished, congratulations, you have just addressed your subconscious.

Now for the programming.

Make the pendulum move in a clockwise direction over the clockwise circle and when it is swinging smoothly over the clockwise circle, command out loud to your subconscious “This swing means yes”. Remember it is a command and the subconscious must obey.

Next, move the pendulum over the counter clockwise circle and command out loud “This swing means no.”

Do this exercise a few times a day for about a week to make sure the subconscious has taken the programming. There is no need to practice for long periods, 15-20 minutes should be fine. FYI, if the pendulum swings somewhere in between a yes or no it indicates a maybe answer.

It is important to remember that questions for the pendulum requires a yes or no answer. So make sure you phrase your question accordingly. Most importantly, to have an accurate answer, you cannot have a preconceived opinion regarding the question. That’s what the practice was for. You must stay unbiased or you will not get an accurate answer. That will be the hardest part. You might want to practice with simple questions that you have no emotional investment in. For instance, the color of my car is red? Or did it snow in Florida in the last year?

Test your accuracy before going onto more important questions. By the way, there are books on the market that have charts that you can use with your pendulum that include everyday decision-making, what gem stone to use today, what chakra is in need of clearing, etc. Check them out.