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WELCOME! READ THIS FIRST
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Grahame »
Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:45 pm
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Welcome to the British Dowsing Forum!
Enabling global dowsing discussions since 2004
Like a phoenix from the ashes, the BSD forum is reborn...
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Thank you, Grahame. Have done the Paypal thing: Tesco style I'm afraid. Every little helps.......
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Looking forward to this Forum getting back to...
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Ian Pegler »
Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:56 am
NOTICE: PLEASE DON'T TRY TO RE-REGISTER
Once you are successfully registered as a member of this forum, you will never, ever need to register...
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Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:29 pm
INTRODUCE YOURSELF
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Grahame »
Sat May 14, 2005 12:04 pm
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I'm starting this thread to give new members a chance to introduce themselves. Often it's like jumping in at the deep end when you are new to a forum...
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Thank you, Grahame. I've been enjoying listening to 'Adventures in Dowsing', starting from the very beginning.
I appreciate the additional...
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Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:34 pm
How did you discover dowsing?
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Ian Pegler »
Mon Apr 06, 2009 12:04 pm
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So how did you come across dowsing? Tell us your stories !
Here's mine...
I first saw a pair of dowsing rods in a Christmas Catalogue delivered...
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I was working on a property searching for a water pipe digging a trench across a manicured lawn which didn't impress the rather stern wife of my...
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Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:31 pm
Moan Here Folks
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mike »
Fri Jul 28, 2017 6:31 pm
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While I love this forum we dont have no where to moan and get problems off your chest, so Im starting a place where you can moan to your hearts...
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Have to say the BBC gave 2000 laptops to children during this lockdown so children can learn at home, okay they do have a heart somewhere, it just...
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Wed Mar 17, 2021 3:45 pm
Lost an engagement ring
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An Ri Rua »
Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:23 am
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Hello all.
Boy do I need your help.
Colette (my fiancé) misplaced her engagement ring on Friday last.
She teaches in a little school in a village...
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For my money the ring is still across the road from the Ramblers Rest Pub, the house in the corner where the empty ground is ? Its just before the...
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Last post by mike
Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:32 pm
Dowsing in "Herge's Adventures of Tintin"
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Ian Pegler »
Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:41 pm
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Anyone who has read any of the classic cartoons Herge's Adventures of Tintin may have come across a character known as Professor Cuthbert Calculus ....
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Here's an interesting post from Historic Environment Scotland about the inspirations for the Scottish scenes in 'The Black Island'.
I hadn't...
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Last post by Grahame
Mon Nov 30, 2020 5:15 pm
Military use of Dowsing
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Paul Mellor »
Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:37 pm
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Found this reference to a member of the Royal Engineers who I would asume learnt to dowse in the army
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Here are a few more extracts from Col. Bell's address to congress in 1954 that deal with wartime dowsing...
I first came in intimate contact with a...
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Last post by Grahame
Sat Oct 10, 2020 12:14 pm
Crop Circle 2000 Report.
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mike »
Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:21 pm
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Just seen this report on the forum, I was very active with Crop Circles in the year 2000, I wonder how I missed all the fun in Wiltshire at that...
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At the time crop circles were appearing all over the UK and the planet most if not all came during the Summer months, but I remember one half circle...
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Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:23 pm
Mitchell's Fold (stone circle in Shropshire, England)
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Geoff Stuttaford »
Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:37 pm
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More particularly, Mitchells Fold. Last time I was there I walked into the circle from the south side through a gap in the few stones that remain,...
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Mitchell Fold stone circle I dowse the site to be a Sacred site with energy Leys from north to south and east to west crossing the exact centre and...
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Last post by mike
Thu Oct 01, 2020 7:32 pm
Follow up to 'The Sun and the Serpent'?
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PaulC »
Wed Sep 23, 2020 10:44 pm
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Hi everyone,
A question from a newcomer: I've just finished reading Miller and Broadhurst's 'The Sun and the Serpent', and found it a fascinating...
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The village of Aldborough Wilts does have Barrows on the west side very powerful both sides of the B4192 there just out of the village, both these...
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Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:09 pm
Does anyone know of any dowsing groups in Holland?
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Rory »
Fri Mar 08, 2019 11:55 am
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Hi there
I have been contacted by a chap called Welmoed who lives just South of Amsterdam. He wanted to know if I knew of any dowsing groups in...
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SOUTH of Amsterdam has many east to west energy Leys passing here,I have at least 3 places where these line run right across the country.But the best...
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Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:28 pm
Madeleine McCann
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mapdowser65 »
Fri Jul 06, 2007 6:14 pm
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Surely there are those with map dowsing experience in locating people that have been searching for young Madeleine McCann. :shock:
If so, please...
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Don't knock Google Earth,if you are unable to walk far without pain GE is a wonderful medium to work with.Call it remote dowsing what ever,but you...
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Last post by mike
Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:42 am
Online training for dowsers - any thoughts?
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ddefries »
Mon Aug 04, 2014 9:42 am
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Hi Everyone.
I was wondering if any formum member has explored some of the online training options that are being touted, and, if so, what they...
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A thought I had last night in bed prompted me to post this, ANY dowsing you do its like opening a magical box to other worlds and places, SO always...
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Last post by mike
Tue Jul 14, 2020 2:19 pm
Twin Electronic Rods
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zorol »
Sat Jun 20, 2020 12:14 pm
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Hi everyone :D
I m a new member and I found this forum very informative.
I'm looking to find a set of twin electronic dowsing rods. To be more...
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Hi zorol, and welcome to the forum.
I have never seen anything like those rods before, so I've no idea where you would look for such a thing. They...
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Last post by Grahame
Sat Jun 20, 2020 7:06 pm
Can't dowse anymore
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Memeito »
Thu Jun 11, 2020 10:02 pm
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About a year ago, I played a little with dowsing and to my surprise I discovered that it was pretty easy to do. I used a pendulum, noticed how it...
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This sort of thing happens to a lot of new dowsers. Why? I don't think it's because you aren't meditating anymore. My opinion is that when I hear...
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Last post by Maggie
Fri Jun 12, 2020 7:42 pm
Dowsing with Intent
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Lynnie »
Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:24 am
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I've been watching a few videos recently and all of them say that dowsing with intent increases the potency of your dowsing. Whilst I imagine that...
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And I realized that I was giving my attention to the lack of change far more often than I was to what I desired to create. When I was conscious, I...
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Thu Apr 23, 2020 3:54 pm
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Last post by mike
Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:13 pm
The state of dowsing...
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Nigel »
Thu Nov 28, 2019 5:34 pm
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First off, let me say that it's nice to be on a forum which isn't run by me or Maggie. Hats off to Grahame for doing this. I know the work involved....
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Agreed, but that applies to on-site dowsers, and not everyone is interested in doing that. For example, there's a whole lot of people interested in...
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Last post by Nigel
Thu Dec 12, 2019 9:07 pm
Ayahuasca and Amazonian Shamanism
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Lyndon Ronstadt »
Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:09 pm
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Here's something that might interest the intrepid planet hoppers among us. I stumbled on this while looking for healing plants. I dowse that the two...
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Errr....why is it necessary yo take a drug to get into a state where you can get answers to your questions ? Why not use dowsing ?
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Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:23 pm
Force pulling the pendulum out in a near straight line
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Kaya S »
Fri Sep 20, 2019 3:40 am
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When dowsing with a pendulum, I sometimes experience it going out in a near straight line from me, and I can clearly feel something pulling at it....
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Like most everyone is saying, a pendulum is just a tool, and 'yes' and 'no' are only two possible--and very vague and sometimes unuseful--answers....
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Last post by Maggie
Wed Nov 27, 2019 6:16 pm
Hallo (from a new member)
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Sheann »
Fri Jul 12, 2019 10:09 pm
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I'm new to dowsing, but I've been involved for a while in alternative medicines. I'm fortunate to be a pupil of a gentleman (he has been a dowser for...
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Thank you Mike and Grahame for your kind words. I'm a trained healing channel and have worked in different clinics, but these days I prefer absent...
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Last post by Sheann
Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:17 am
Researching examples of dowsing successes/theories for a book
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ionas »
Mon Jun 24, 2019 11:56 am
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Hello, I'm gathering examples of dowsing success stories and recent developments in dowsing theory/science for an update to a beginner's guide to...
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Hi Ionas.
I haven't heard about the Russian plane/president Carter incident, but it does sound interesting so do let us know if you find any...
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Fri Jul 12, 2019 10:54 pm
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Fri Jul 12, 2019 4:08 pm
Ancient yews now younger.
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Durotrigian »
Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:11 pm
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According to a recent news item in the Times, scientists have revised downwards the optimistic ages attributed to some famous yew trees.
Quoting the...
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I wonder what method they use to fetermine the age of very old trees. In the case of yews, I usually ask them how old they think yjey are :)
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Last post by Geoff Stuttaford
Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:32 am
How accurate is your dowsing?
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Seed »
Sat Jun 08, 2019 2:27 pm
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Hi, I signed up as my primary interest is the mind and the whole host of things that it can do that we, as a whole, in current times are mainly...
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Hi Seed, and welcome to the forum.
I think to an extent everyone has to find their own way into dowsing, until they find a technique that 'clicks'...
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Last post by Grahame
Sun Jun 09, 2019 9:56 am
Singing crickets - at last!
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Jason Viner »
Fri Nov 05, 2004 9:29 am
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Hi
At the Recent BSD Congress Hamish Miller played a tape of singing crickets that had been slowed down. Does anyone know where I can get a copy...
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After the singing crickets, we now have singing sunflowers!
Full article here
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Last post by Grahame
Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:12 pm
Timing
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Hillary »
Mon Oct 22, 2018 10:03 pm
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Ayone have accuacy in how long an event will take to occur
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In the past I have dowsed a circumstance would occur. If the answer was 100% I would follow up with when. The time was never
correct, but the...
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Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:26 pm
Dowsing Residual Impressions
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Geoff Stuttaford »
Sun Dec 30, 2018 4:17 pm
Dowsing Residual Impressions
A Residual Impression is a term I use to describe What is either in the air, or immediately below the surface, of part...
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Sun Dec 30, 2018 4:17 pm
Definition of a Ley Line
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Geoff Stuttaford »
Sun Nov 11, 2018 10:42 am
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Having read, over time, various ideas of what a Ley Line actually is, I did a bit of dowsing to find that this kind of line is created by people and...
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In the past I have heard people say that energy lines/Ley lines dont have a force which can be dowsed,but I find that does not ring true with me, so...
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Mon Nov 19, 2018 7:33 pm
Ara San Juan Missing Argentina Submarine.
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mike »
Sun Dec 24, 2017 8:47 pm
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On Nov 15 a sub in the Argentina Navy went missing it was reported, and the news came on the TV in the UK that day, and to honest I imagined the US...
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Thanks Grahame, I hope the sub can be lifted and the crew returned to the family,it might be possible ?
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Sun Nov 18, 2018 2:43 pm
Does the ideomotor effect debunk dowsing ?
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Ian Pegler »
Tue Jun 10, 2014 7:54 pm
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(2 topics merged here - GG)
Ideomotor effect - a pseudoscientific term used by pseudoskeptics, the term predates the birth of any kind of modern...
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If, as it was reported, the British army used dowsing to find hidden bombs in Iraq, it follows that their dowsing methods and activities will be...
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Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:49 am
Dowsing Skill
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Paul Mellor »
Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:10 am
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I receive various articles from provincial newspapers in the USA and Canada relating to dowsing, mainly relating to well finding and location of...
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Sadly, we heard that Brother Kimpton passed away in October 2017. But with a record of over 2,400 successfully dowsed wells in a 40-year career, he...
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Last post by Grahame
Thu Oct 11, 2018 9:55 am
Re-discovery of the origin of the word dowsing
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patrick herring »
Sun Jan 28, 2018 8:39 pm
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I've discovered a source for origin of the word dowsing. It turns out it was schlag-ruthe - striking rod - in Middle German miners which was duschen...
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They probably dowsed whether small rocks or stones on the surface contained tin ore, removed them and extracted the ore by striking then with some...
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Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:44 pm
Justice for Wilbur aka Snake News
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Ian Pegler »
Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:29 pm
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Sorry, a bit off topic, but please have a look at this:
(original link broken - try this Daily Mule article instead - GG)
Ian
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Recent postscript to the sad Daniel Brandon story...
' I saved snake that killed my son'
What will it take? Your child might be next...
Ian
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Last post by Ian Pegler
Mon Mar 05, 2018 1:16 pm
Signs of Dowsing Talent
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areilla10 »
Sun Jan 28, 2018 6:43 pm
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Are there common signs or symptoms of have a talent for dowsing? I've read that anyone can learn to do it, but I'm skeptical. My grandmother did her...
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areilla,
If anyone can tell me more about how to get started, and maybe describe for me the experience of dowsing, I might be able to figure out...
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Last post by Lyndon Ronstadt
Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:24 pm
Dowsing Power Lines?
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TerraKacher »
Fri Dec 29, 2017 12:21 am
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Hello mates,
My name is Jan, I'm 62 and retired and I'm also a male by birth and will stay that way.
I started Dowsing about 30 years ago, not...
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Thanks for reminding me about that Richard Box video Simon, I hadn't seen it for some years!
In answer to Jan's question, the topic of dowsing for...
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Sat Dec 30, 2017 10:36 am
Deepak Chopra's One Million Dollar Challege to the Skeptics
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Ian Pegler »
Mon Jun 23, 2014 7:27 am
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Deepak Chopra has offered a One Million Dollar Challenge to James Randi and other members of the Skeptical movement.
I challenge the non amazing...
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In 2002 I asked a friend to drive me from Halesowen to Wiltshire to find a nominated genuine crop circle in the fields there, I would be blindfolded...
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Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:37 pm
Sunrise Park Lodge Arizona USA.
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mike »
Tue Sep 19, 2017 1:33 pm
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Over the last week I have looked around Arizona yet again, its a wonderful place I feel, wide open spaces like nothing here in the UK,and for me a...
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In the past the native people of America tried as best they could to protect Sacred Sites and not allow mining and things to happen close to what for...
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Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:02 pm
Boat name
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Helen-Healing »
Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:16 pm
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I came across this unusual boat name.... Scroll down to the bottom of the page!
I wonder why it was given this name! Any ideas?
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Inner Dowsing is one of the shipping areas off Lincolnshire I think? See:
Great picture though! I'm sorely tempted to steal that for my Facebook...
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Last post by Grahame
Wed Sep 13, 2017 3:52 pm
Dowsing resulted in a large circle
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looby »
Sat Jul 15, 2017 10:45 pm
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I started dowsing a few days ago. I seem to have developed a way of understanding the rods, I say where now and one of them sort of moves round to...
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Further to this post, and thank you for taking the time to answer me, for some reason I am not being notified when someone has commented.
Click on...
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Last post by Grahame
Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:44 am
Is the Dowser at Risk?
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griff »
Wed Oct 07, 2009 6:22 pm
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George wrote:
Why lose all your own earned credibility by the 'bluff' of one declaration to upset all what you have earned?
(IMHO) When...
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I get your drift Simon. :lol:
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Last post by mike
Wed Aug 02, 2017 1:58 pm
Blue John stone
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mike »
Sun Mar 12, 2017 8:02 pm
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Saw the wonderful Blue John Stone on TV tonight, it is the only place in the UK that mines it.Its a really wonderful stone with so many colours...
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I stand corrected :lol: .I read it was Limestone, so I thought here is my chance to look important,if only for a short while.But the stone does have...
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Last post by mike
Thu Mar 16, 2017 7:31 pm
The trouble with Wikipedia
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Ian Pegler »
Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:44 am
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Parapsychologist Dean Radin's remarks on Wikipedia are worthy of note.
Also, if you've come across the definitions of things like dowsing etc. on...
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Now you can't even tell if your Wikipedia page is being edited by a human:
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Last post by Grahame
Fri Feb 24, 2017 7:54 pm
Rod Men of Vermont
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Paul Mellor »
Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:28 pm
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Found this interesting tale on a folklore blog I think this is in Sigs neck of the woods.
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Revised the position of the chest today, its more to the west of the Dungeon Rock position and five feet deep not three, but still an interesting...
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Sun Jan 01, 2017 4:03 pm
EVP...A Missing Link?
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wearwolf »
Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:25 pm
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Some background noise... some mechanical action...after repeated listens through headphones I began to think I might be able to hear something...
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The human brain is very good at 'filling in the gaps' in all of our senses, very often without us even noticing.
If you listen to white noise for...
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Last post by SparkTalker
Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:07 am
Dowsing for Ancestors
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Alicea »
Fri Sep 25, 2015 4:26 pm
Does anyone have any tips regarding dowsing for ancestors? I've been working on my family tree for quite a long time now and have hit a couple of...
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Last post by Alicea
Fri Sep 25, 2015 4:26 pm
Lucid dreaming: Rise of a nocturnal hobby
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Ian Pegler »
Fri Jun 01, 2012 6:04 pm
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from the BBC...
Lucid dreaming: Rise of a nocturnal hobby
A slew of apps promise to encourage lucid dreaming . So why is there such enthusiasm...
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Now, three years later, the BBC is asking why don't people talk about their dreams?
Once books about dreams were massively popular. Now few people...
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Last post by Helen-Healing
Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:00 pm
How old is map-dowsing?
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Ian Pegler »
Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:36 am
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Here's one for you dowsing historians out there...
How old is map-dowsing? To put it more precisely, what's the date of the earliest record of...
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griff: I guess that only with the development of maps depicting accurately and to scale the distances between topographical features, did map dowsing...
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Last post by simonwheeler
Mon Jan 19, 2015 8:58 pm
Life after death research.
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Durotrigian »
Tue Oct 07, 2014 11:36 am
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It looks as though serious scientific study is beginning to open doors!
Life (or death) is getting more interesting it seems.
Best wishes.
A.
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Scientists remind me of unbroken horses. They run about all over the place until we slap some reins on them and lead them in a useful direction....
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Last post by Lyndon Ronstadt
Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:55 pm
Interesting experience
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Lynnie »
Sat Sep 20, 2014 12:26 pm
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Hello folks
Had an interesting experience recently and wondered if anyone else had experienced similar.
I’d been working, unsuccessfully on an...
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Hi Geoff
I know Glastonbury very well as I visit it often. I know the crystal shop he means. It is one of my favourite crystal shops as the energy...
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Last post by Lynnie
Fri Sep 26, 2014 3:25 pm
Famous dowsers
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by Plazak » Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:35 pm
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A number of dowsing books and websites list the following people as either dowsers or believers in dowsing: Leonardo da Vinci, Sir Isaac Newton, and...
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I can't see it either Ian, but a Whois serach reveals that the domain expired on 15 May 2014 so it looks like it hasn't been renewed?
**edit** The...
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Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:36 am
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