I
have met many in my travels in the
use many different kinds of gear to
hunt for real ghosts. I have seen
modern technological gear and I have
seen basic things from feathers in
a closed box to someone walking around
in a haunted house using a crystal
skull pendulum. Even American Society
of Dowsers admits that “the
reasons the procedures work are entirely
unknown.” To become a good dowser
for ghosts you'll need to practice
many say. But in truth some are just
born as a natural born person with
the ability to dowse inherit. Small
children seem to be very gifted with
this ability compared to adults in
most cases who need to re- learn the
ability through actual practice in
focusing ones thoughts.
Many well respected paranormal investigators
in recent years have started using
the rods to detect the location of
spirits. This practice of seeking
out ghosts with dowsing rods, which
is relatively new, derives from a
much older practice that has gone
on for thousands of years. Virgula
divina, or Baculus divinatorius.
Virgula divina, or Baculus divinatorius,
was a form of divining rod created
from the forked branch of a hazel
tree, used in the discovery of underground
mines, springs, etc. The claimed method
of using this Y-shaped branch involved
the following: the user walks very
slowly over the places where he suspects
mines or springs may be; effluvia
would then exhale from the metals
or the water, impregnating the branch's
wood, making it dip or incline. Such
motion was supposed to indicate a
discovery.
Many experiments alleged on its behalf,
authors searched for the natural cause.
The corpuscles, they said, rising
from springs or minerals, entering
the rod, force it to bow down, in
order to render it parallel to the
vertical lines that the effluvia created
as they rose. In effect, the mineral
or water particles were supposed to
be emitted by means of subterraneous
heat, or of the fermentations in the
interior thereof. The virgula, being
of a light, porous wood, gave an easy
passage to those particles. The effluvia,
driven forwards by those that follow
them, and driven backwards by the
atmosphere incumbent on them, are
forced to enter the tiny regions between
the fibres of the wood, and by that
effort oblige it to incline, or dip
down perpendicularly, to become parallel
with the little columns which those
vapors form in their rise.
An epigram by Samuel Sheppard, from
Epigrams theological, philosophical,
and romantick (1651) runs thus:
Virgula divina.
"Some Sorcerers do boast they
have a Rod,
Gather'd with Vowes and Sacrifice,
And (borne about) will strangely nod
To hidden Treasure where it lies;
Mankind is (sure) that Rod divine,
For to the Wealthiest (ever) they
incline."
A divining rod (also known as dowsing
rod) is an apparatus used in dowsing.
There are many types of divining rods:
Always two brass "L" shaped
wire rods (commonly made of brazing
or welding rod, but glass or plastic
have also been accepted) that are
to be held one in each hand. When
something is found, they cross over
one another making an "X"
over the found object. If the object
is long and straight, such as a water
pipe, the wires will point in opposite
directions, showing the direction
the object is pointing. Brass is commonly
used.
A forked (or "Y" shaped)
branch of a tree or bush. The two
ends on the forked side are to be
held one in each hand with the third
pointing straight ahead. Often the
branches are grasped palms down. The
pointing end turns up or down when
water is found. This method is sometimes
known as 'Willow Witching'. Hazel
or willow branches were commonly used;
these were called virgula divina.
Divining rods are used in dowsing,
a type of divination that claims to
be able to find ground water, oil,
and other mineral resources by non-scientific
means. Expert dowsers are allegedly
capable of dowsing exact depth measurements
of water veins, electromagnetism,
currents and telluric phenomena. They
are also allegedly capable of measuring
blood toxicity, white cells, and sugar
levels, and detecting human illness
and health. Expert dowsers are allegedly
not limited to any specific time and
space, claiming the ability to dowse
any material at any given time from
any location.
Dowsing, sometimes called doodle
bugging, divining or water witching,
is the practice which dowsers say
permits them to detect hidden water
wells, or buried metals, gemstones,
or other such objects as well as currents
of earth radiation without the use
of scientific apparatus. A Y- or L-shaped
twig or rod is used during dowsing,
but some dowsers use other equipment
or no equipment at all.
Dowsing has existed in various forms
for thousands of years. The original
may have been for divination purposes
— to divine the will of the
gods, to foretell the future and divine
guilt in trials.
Dowsing as practiced today may have
originated in Germany during the 15th
century, when it was used to find
metals. The technique spread to England
with German miners who went there
to work in the coal mines. During
the Middle Ages dowsing was associated
with the Devil. In 1662 dowsing was
declared to be "superstitious,
or rather satanic" by a Jesuit,
Gaspar Schott, though he later noted
that he wasn't sure that the devil
was always responsible for the movement
of the rod. In 1701 the Inquisition
stopped the use of dowsing rod in
trials.
In the late 1960s during the Vietnam
War, some U.S. Marines used dowsing
to attempt to locate weapons and tunnels.
An extensive book on the history of
dowsing was published by Christopher
Bird in 1979 under the title of The
Divining Hand. James Randi’s
1982 book Flim-Flam! devotes 19 pages
to comprehensive double-blind tests
done in Italy which yielded chance
results.
Dowsing equipment
Traditionally, the most common divining
rod was a Y-shaped branch from a tree
or bush. Some dowsers prefer branches
from particular trees; hazel twigs
in Europe and witch-hazel in the United
States were commonly chosen, as were
branches from willow or peach trees.
Some dowsers prefer the branches to
be freshly cut.
Many dowsers today use a pair of
simple L-shaped metal rods, and some
use bent wire coat hangers. One rod
is held in each hand, with the short
part of the L held upright, and the
long part pointing forward. Some dowsers
claim best success with rods made
of particular metals, such as brass.
Pendulums such as a crystal or a
metal weight suspended on a chain
are sometimes used in divination and
dowsing, particularly in remote or
"map dowsing". In one approach,
the user first determines which direction
(left-right, up-down) will indicate
"yes" and which "no,"
before proceeding to ask the pendulum
specific questions. In another form
of divination, the pendulum is used
with a pad or cloth that has "yes"
and "no" written on it,
and perhaps other words, written in
a circle in the latter case. The person
holding the pendulum aims to hold
it as steadily as possible over the
center. An interviewer may pose questions
to the person holding the pendulum,
and it swings by minute unconscious
bodily movement in the direction of
the answer. In the practice of radiesthesia,
a pendulum is used for medical diagnosis.
Both skeptics of dowsing and many
of dowsing's supporters believe that
dowsing apparatus have no special
powers, but merely amplify small imperceptible
movements of the hands arising from
the expectations of the dowser. This
psychological phenomenon is known
as the ideomotor effect. Some supporters[who?]
agree with this explanation, but maintain
that the dowser has a subliminal sensitivity
to the environment, perhaps via electroception,
magnetoception, or telluric currents.
Other dowsers say their powers are
paranormal.
In a scientific study in Munich 1987-1988
by Hans-Dieter Betz and other scientists,
500 dowsers were initially tested
for their "skill", and the
experimenters selected the best 43
among them. These 43 were then tested
the following way. On the ground floor
of a two-story barn, water was pumped
through a pipe. Before each test,
the pipe was moved in a direction
perpendicular to the water flow. On
the upper floor, each dowser was asked
to determine the position of the pipe.
Over two years, the 43 dowsers performed
843 such tests. Of the 43 pre-selected
and extensively tested candidates,
at least 37 of them showed no dowsing
ability. The results from the remaining
6 were said to be better than chance,
resulting in the experimenters' conclusion
that some dowsers "in particular
tasks, showed an extraordinarily high
rate of success, which can scarcely
if at all be explained as due to chance
... a real core of dowser-phenomena
can be regarded as empirically proven"
Five years after the Munich study
was published, scientist Jim T. Enright
contended that these results are merely
consistent with statistical fluctuations
and do not demonstrate any real ability.
He noted that the best tester was
on average 4 millimeters out of 10
meters closer to a mid-line guess,
an advantage of 0.0004%. The study's
authors responded but Enright remains
unconvinced.
More recently, a study[10] was undertaken
in Kassel, Germany, under the direction
of the Gesellschaft zur Wissenschaftlichen
Untersuchung von Parawissenschaften
(GWUP) [Society for the Scientific
Investigation of the Parasciences].
The three-day test of some 30 dowsers
involved plastic pipes through which
a large flow of water could be controlled
and directed. The pipes were buried
50 centimeters under a level field.
On the surface, the position of each
pipe was marked with a colored stripe,
so all the dowsers had to do was tell
whether there was water running through
the pipe. All the dowsers signed a
statement agreeing this was a fair
test of their abilities and that they
expected a 100 percent success rate.
However, the results were no better
than what would have been expected
by chance.
Some researchers have investigated
possible physical or geophysical explanations
for dowsing abilities. For example,
Soviet geologists have made claims
for the abilities of dowsers, which
are difficult to account for in terms
of the reception of normal sensory
cues. Some authors suggest that these
abilities may be explained by postulating
human sensitivity to small magnetic
field gradient changes.
One study concludes that dowsers
"respond" to a 60 Hz electromagnetic
field, but this response does not
occur if the kidney area or head are
shielded.
A review of archaeological studies
in Iowa suggests that dowsing is ineffective
at finding unmarked human burials.
Pendulum Ghost Hunting
A pendulum is a mass that is attached
to a pivot, from which it can swing
freely. This object is subject to
a restoring force due to gravity that
will accelerate it toward an equilibrium
position. When the pendulum is displaced
from its place of rest, the restoring
force will cause the pendulum to oscillate
about the equilibrium position.
A basic example is the simple gravity
pendulum or bob pendulum. This is
a mass (or bob) on the end of a massless
string, which, when initially displaced,
will swing back and forth under the
influence of gravity over its central
(lowest) point. Pendulum’s come
in all different kinds of materials
including gemstones, wood, and glass.
The pendulums that I offer are gemstone
quality in amethyst, rose quartz and
clear quartz. mMost use these manufactured
items. But those in the know say to
find something personal to you and
construct your own.
The regular motion of the pendulum
can be used for time keeping, and
pendulums are used to regulate pendulum
clocks. Pendulum motion appears in
religious ceremonies as well. The
swinging incense burner called a censer,
also known as a thurible, is an example
of a pendulum.
To use a pendulum to hunt ghosts
if it swings straight in a back and
forth motion it is blank or nothing
is near. if it swings in a circle
then it is proof a real ghost is present
near you. Many who dowse for ghost
with a pendulum make their own. The
use of precious family baubles are
often incorporated. One dowser I met
in New York used a gold chain With
his dead grandmothers and wife's wedding
rings in a gold chain.
I also have seen a simple shoe string
and a set of keys used effectively
also. Before you begin using your
pendulum you must ask it to show you
what “yes” looks like,
and then what “no” looks
like. The reason for this is that
for each person it may be different.
For instance, if I hold the end of
the string to the pendulum, and make
sure it is still. I then say “pendulum
show me yes” and I wait, the
pendulum then begins to turn in a
circle, for me I notice it is a counter-clockwise
circle. Now I know that a circle means
yes. I then say “stop”
and wait until it becomes still again.
I then ask “pendulum show me
no”, it then begins to move
back and forth in a straight line.
Now I know that a straight line means
no. For some people it may be the
opposite of mine for their yes and
no indication.
I also find that the bigger the swing
of the either yes or no answer, the
more sure the answer is. For instance,
I ask a question and I get a little
circle, that means yes, but when I
ask it another question and I get
a big circle, that is a resounding
YES!
A metronome is any device that produces
a regulated aural, visual or tactile
pulse to establish a steady tempo
in the performance of music. It is
a useful practice tool for musicians
that dates back to the early 19th
century. I have worked with many paranormal
investigators who would bring along
the Metronome. They would place it
into a haunted location and see if
it stopped or slowed. believing that
a ghost would try to effect something
in it's domain that made an irritating
sound of a constant tick tock.
Many believe ghosts stop clocks and
watches because the sound of the older
ticking watches disrupts their flow.
If more then one ticking sound or
a louder one was introduced into a
location ghosts have been known to
try to stop them from making noise.
Ghost Hunting With
Dowsing Rods
To use dowsing rods to find or search
for real ghosts, most dowsers recommend
using two L-shaped rods that have
been made from brass or some lightweight
metal. I have even witnessed a ghost
hunter taking out two coat hangers
from the trunk of their car bending
them then going into the haunted location.
He did this when all the batteries
he had though they were new all went
dead. In actuality there is really
no standard material for rods to be
made. The rods should be about two-foot
long and bent into an L-shape, which
fits into your hand. Then, hold the
short end of the rod so that the longer
piece points outward, away from your
body. The rods should be held loosely
so that they have room to swing easily
back and forth.
After that, begin searching the building
or location. It has been suggested
that it’s possible that by searching,
and by concentrating on what you are
looking for, you can find real ghosts,
anomalous energy and some say even
dimensional portals, using dowsing
rods.
Walk about the location and follow
where the rods lead you. They are
supposed to point in the direction
of any energy they detect. Once you
have discovered the energy source,
the rods will cross, signaling that
the area in question has been found.
Mobile Phones can
disrupt EMF Meters but not Dowsing
Rods
Many Paranormal investigators using
dowsing rods are now a days considering
ghost hunting with just a simple set
of coveralls with no metal on them.
They leave everything from cell phones
to watches in their vehicles rather
then bring them to a location.
A EMF detector can detect a whole
range of paranormal phenomena. Experts
agree’ that ghosts can affect
the electro-magnetic field around
us. Thus ghosts, it seems, flicker
lights, create flashes on the television
and presumably power plug sockets.
But if you have allot of metal on
you even change in your pocket it
will effect an EMF meter to some degree.
so will cell phones, two way radios
and microphones. This is why so much
evidence today is being judged as
not valid. Especially those on television
shows like Most Haunted and Ghost
hunters. because they bring in so
much equipment and sometimes generators
and microwave transmission equipment.
When a mobile phone rings it disturbs
the EM field, but everyone would put
two and two together. However as anyone
whose rested a mobile on a PC monitor
knows, the disturbance can be seen
as the monitor reacts. even when a
call does not come in. This EMF pulse
is not on regular intervals and might
make you believe it is a real ghost
when it is not. And if it is in your
own bio sphere area as the EMF detector
is you are fooling yourself to think
a ghost is present.
So the unsuspecting users of the
ghost detector will be left with readings
that are doing nothing but picking
up the mobile’s own signals.
They may even use their camera phone
can capture a few orbs at the same
time? This could be a whole new renaissance
in paranormal investigation. realizing
it is all a fault of the equipment
pairing with other devices we use
giving us false positives.
Dowsing rods or a personal focus
tool and these disturbances do not
effect them unless that's what your
focused on at the time.
About Purdeè
Beiliseuz
Purdeè Beiliseuz is a well
respected French Canadian Paranormal
Parapsychologist. She is credited
by some with over 32 years of ghost
and paranormal investigations under
her belt. Known to many as the pioneer
of The EMF Detectors real faults when
use in documenting haunted hotspots.
Beiliseuz believes that the best way
to hunt ghosts is by going into a
location paranormal equipment nude,
with just a emf detector so that what
you carry as other equipment will
not effect your readings.
When you wish to use a camera only
use a camera. then remove that from
the location and come back with only
a digital voice recorder and nothing
more. So on and so on. Never have
a team member present in a location
with you either. some people generate
electrical static that can come across
as a false positive also. She also
believe that wool or clothes with
plastic should be worn while ghost
hunting. And that what you wear should
be free of all metal.
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