This is the tricky part; many experienced dowsers say that as you zero in on the water source, the dowsing rod will bend towards the earth quite sharply, which means youll need to tighten your grasp on the rod so that you dont drop it. If you're ever near an old wagon train road try them out. Then took a corn cob with the corn on it and told him to count how many times it bobs up and down. I use a wire bent at a 90 degree angle. He got out of the car, held a Y-shaped willow branch in his hands, walked in an expanding circle around the yard and, "At one point the end of the dowsing rod dipped toward the ground as though . I'm not sure how to take your opinion on these abilities described above. Ive tried irrigation but cant tell. "Water dowsing" refers in general to the practice of using a forked stick, rod, pendulum, or similar device to locate underground water, minerals, or other hidden or lost substances, and has been a subject of discussion and controversy for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. George's water well thread got me thinking about it..I too am planning to drill a well in the near future. You can use just one rod, and it works just as well as if you use two. The idea is that, as the diviner walks, the rod held in this position will suddenly jerk . They just KNOW it works. In the cellar was the old hand dug well beneath the living room floor.When that branch points down it will nearly break if you try to hold it back,,strange as strange gets..Have not tried in decades but I am sure it will work still.. Maybe the liberals could through a multimillon$ grant out there to research the issue or outlaw it ? As I walked passed the pipe, they kept crossing. They ALL use this technique everyday. To tie into a tile line we had put in 1970 I remembered close to where it was so I witched it and pointed out where it should be. An old logger showed me how to find water on a parcel of land I purchased from him on condition that I first locate at least two running streams under ground. One works fine. Thats important if you wish to irrigate or if you want it for drinking water. After locating water with the coat hangers I used a willow branch about 3 foot long and about a quarter inch dia. She showed me how at an early age. My dad could find an underground stream with a willow switch, same with my uncle. Some regions have underground aquifers. Looks like a lot of potential millionaires amongst us *****I think he has passed on now but there was a guy named James Randy, who used to appear on the Johnny Carson Show. Lynn likes to use a green willow, but even a relatively dry one will work. The Dewey Decimal classification system places dowsing in 133.323 in the neighborhood of fortune-telling, parapsychology and occultism. That's the way he found an underground well passing through our background. Some water witchers use a forked willow branch and by gripping the two forks firmly, the willow rod will move up and down when placed over and underground current of water. I located an underground river and I walked the direction it flowed. When I was a kid, my brother had a friend who showed us how to locate water using bent metal rods held loosely in his fists. Some people use hazel wood, but it doesnt grow where we live. My dad could as well. A wire surveying flag will work but the flag needs to be removed from the wire so the wind doesn't affect the movement of the wire. My dad wit hed for water for over 50 years. It worked for me using a peach tree fork. If youd like to try dowsing for yourself, its really quite simple. It was life changing for me . Dont know anyone who ever used it for bombs, gold etc, but seen it work for water. I believe it works, but I cannot do it. It's a centuries-old practice. The divining rod: A history of water witching, with a bibliography Water Supply Paper 416 (1917) One rancher was so grateful he paid Lynn $100. MIKE JOHNSTON. Yes, I can find underground wire, pipes by using a wire in each hand sticking out in front of me. Some say that it helps if you concentrate on finding water as you walk. They want to drill a successful well, close to their house, where the cost of installing water lines and an electrical conduit will be minimal and where a drilling rig can be easily driven. Facebook; Im in a county west of Charlotte. Or at least the volume and depth of a vein. Water Witching is derived from the word witching and it referred to a magic charm that was used to draw or discover water. I use two L-shaped wires bent out of coat hangers. There is no debate. Tractor. When I locate water for someone, I show them how to hold the rods and try it, he says. Aug 26, 2007 Aug 26, 2007 Updated Jan 31, 2020; 0; Facebook; Twitter; . I used to live on the eastern side of WA state, and when I was 13ish my mother bought some property near my grandparents. I will try it this spring. They drilled 100 feet and got 3 gallons per minute and went down another 100 feet and got 9 more gallons per minute. The problem is, the water line running to our hydrant goes right under our working chute. might have some false positives! illow will work for the forked stick and the bobbing stick. His next hole, he did get 50 gal/min at 60ft. Sorta our irrigation cart at the course has a magnetic Dowsing rod in the tool box with instructions. I worked for the USDA-NRCS for over 28 years. I specialise in water mostly , dowsing Fri maps, finding water . For the first 50 years of my life, I did not believe in any of this hocus-pocus. They came in knowing the situation but all were unsuccessful. The real test would be to determine how deep and at what flow rate. Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove compartment of your car. I know the overhead power line was said in jest However it does explain witching. For the bobber stick (to determine depth of water), Lynn uses a dowsing willow about 3 feet long but small and light. 23 years ago I had a bunch of tiling done. Spot they turned. - Event: Tour of Dennis and Ruby Dickens' Farm. Most fresh groundwater occurs in the pore spaces of sedimentary rocks and sediments. You could turn on all spigots and run all night without running dry. Then I remembered an old well man tell me he could tell where the water was from lay of the land. Personally, I dont believe in things I cant verify! I was a strong farm boy, and I held that stick tight. Some people use two metal rods called divining rods or even wire. kzks: Posted 1/27/2023 08:26 (#10062732 - in reply to #10062317) . Farmer wipes the sweat off his head after removing a cowboy hat. Cant afford to drill that far again. Fill a jar half full with branches and pour boiling water over the branches to fill the jar. If you'd like to try dowsing for yourself, it's really quite simple. The wire is magnetically attracted to that point. They started digging 10' farther to make sure they would find it. And sometimes people who are interested in a certain property ask him to find water before they decide to buy it. People who dont believe in it sounds just as ignorant as not believing that the fungal network plays a massive role in natural forest health. Cut a Y-shaped stick from a tree, making sure that all three sections of the Y are between 12 and 16 inches long. Call Number/Physical Location. He was never wrong and always found water. I ended up using some galvanized wire and then cut it to length before making the 90 degree bends. When professional consultations are required or preferred, the landowner must make a decision. He said he gets 40 gallons a minute. I am the only one of six kids that can do it too. This information is very useful in determining the probability of drilling success on a nearby property. Eventually got mad when Im starting to laugh some and him yelling at me to do something to help and go flush a d%#n toilet! Ive only had to sit down to laugh and catch my breath like that a couple times in my life. Dowsing or water witching (hence the name of the novel) is the practice of locating hidden water wells, buried metals, gemstones, or other objects. Some people use hazel wood, but it doesnt grow where we live. There are numerous verses in the Bible about asking the rod for answers. While the majority of dowsers search for water, some practitioners use this technique to find all sorts of things: gold, bombs, or even the missing remote control to theTV. Two of us on the board could locate graves, the others could not. Know any in PA? Or you may find it next to a river rather than on the uplands far from a river, but this isnt always true. One of the oldest methods for "finding" (or claiming to find) groundwater is called dowsing or water witching. The depth is what I need for wells. I know that not everyone can. The practice continues to be used today, in some cities in Canada. The bark is gray-black. The dip of the rock units and the topography of the area can be studied to identify the direction of groundwater flow, potential water recharge areas, springs, and discharge points. It has the ability to flow laterally through these pore spaces and establish a "water table" that is generally horizontal or slightly sloping (see Figure 2). Standing. Hell no, I went with the pick of the most highly recommended dowser. Handy having 2 rods. When I backed up, they crossed in reverse. Back then as a 12-or 13-year-old kid on the farm, the search for finding water is where it begins. Thanks. Of you use geology and science they will not guarantee anything either. It has to be underground. my wife and i had a water witch find water for us to put a well in at our northern pa cabin,he was spot on and the depth also spot on. Willow or apple was used to create the strongest 'pull' to the water. This gives a solid base of support to hold the willow securely and firmly as you walk slowly over the area to be checked. The man acting as "witch" held the branch by the fork ends with the point sticking straight out in front of him. It will save a lot of backhoe time. my dad is gone now , but every now and then i cut a branch just to show how its done. My job was to push in the tile probe. People who practice dowsing believe that groundwater moves in subsurface seams, veins, or streams that must be intersected by the drill to produce an adequate flow of water. Old-time dowsers and water witches, in the United States, preferred branches from the witch-hazel, willow, or peach tree, and often favored branches cut from green, wet wood as it was believed that the rod would be drawn to a water source. Just had a new well drilled today. I've also heard that peach branches, or hazel branches conduct water in the same way. After about the the 5th or 6th dry test hole they come to me. When I was young I helped an old neighbor track a tile line all the way across his farm. I guess thats good enough. When I found out witching would work for me an old well witcher told me that if you cant find water on the top of the hill go to the bottom or vise versa. It works. They also know areas where locating an adequate water supply can be challenging. Needs to be at least 25 feet wide to get a decent house well. Allow to steep overnight, strain the next day. So he recommended they call me, Lynn says. Kind of like some people have success wearing copper bracelets and such. He was a professional magician who billed himself as, "The Amazing Randy". and the people came in with a drill and drilled another place with no luck . There is a local guy here who claims he can determine the sex. Water-witching, 1907. If I can teach 9 yr old to do it anyone can do it following this simple technique. So he said, explain that one to find water in the middle of a field and enough for an irriigation well when they had already dug a few dry test holes. Lynn uses willow because its plentiful, but hes also used chokecherry branches. I can find stuff in the open, but the the overhead messes me up. Kioti RX6620PS. i went with him many time when he was witching ,i would mark where with a stone . The most common divining rod is a Y-shaped branch cut from a tree or bush. Thank you, Michael, Hi, I am a 3rd Generation Water-Witch. I know Jesus Christ as my lord and Savior. For the bobber stick (to determine depth of water), Lynn uses a dowsing willow about 3 feet long but small and light. Some dowsers prefer them to be freshly cut. jesus warned us about powers like this,,,,,,,, those powers do not come from HIM,,,,,,,,any serious christian would stay far away from those types of capabilities because they are from the evil one. He has found many water veins and can also do graves. I have seen it work. In the sense that it finds underground water, water dowsing does not work. You didnt answer your own question, though. He had a standing challenge offering a million dollar cash prize to anyone who pass his tests on any of the above. Image copyright iStockphoto / Monika Wisniewska. Because a water witch's method is not scientifically proven, reliance on this technique is considered a folk practice. Try it yourself ,grab couple pieces of thin wire or other metal, bend it to fit your hands at approximately 90 degrees and walk across your lawn ,find the water meter in the street and that runs in a straight line to your first hose bib. After he finished he had me try it. Downeast Maine. He seemed to think it worked because the live limb needed the water source. Mother's Day: Facts, Folklore, Recipes, and Ideas, Father's Day: History and Celebration Ideas. Found many underground veins with it. Yes I do it a lot. 2) put garden hose or electical extension cord on ground. The idea was to count how many times it would swing and that was supposed to relate to the depth. So, not necessary to have a Y shaped fruit wood stick. Branch, pendulum or "L" shaped piece of coat hanger wire in ballpoint pen (halved) all receive information from the same source but expressed through different chakra (Hara, heart, third eye). The willow gives you a feel for how much is there. I have only done this to a site on my property and at a well site on my property and was blown away when the bobber stick responded in the way I have described. 3) The combination of the flowing water as a good conductor of electricity, the + and of the clay particles form and develop Clay veins or clay conduit (pipe). My Grandfarther was a well digger and I saw him use a forked stick from willow trees to find the best place to dig a well. Finding Bodies of Water. I use a steel wire as my tool. I'm not sure about electrical but probably so. Hello Brian, Do you know how I would go about finding a Dowser in my area? Has to be a forked limb from a willow or fruit tree. There is an article in our newspaper re: a man finding an ancient cemetary by dousing. I'd say my brother and I are successful at it 80% of the time with water or tile lines. Water Witching by Barbara Rudolph. I find lost Septic Tanks and Septic Drain Fields, Leaking Pond Dams, Spring Water for Cattle watering Systems and wet Spring produced wet areas in Lawns and Cropfields. Whoops, I misspelled his name. Our back yard was our an acre and our front was probably around a quarter. I decided to let him try his spot. The more times it bobs up and down, the deeper the water.. As a young teen,my neighbor friend showed me how to do it with a forked apple branch.I was a doubter.We would hide a cup of water behind or under objects in his house.Then we would do a contest on who could find the water.One particular couch we could hide it beneath on ends or middle.I was astounded and we trained ourselves and we were nearly I would say 95 % accurate.Once we had an issue with the branch dragging the tip down in the middle of the living room floor.WTF was wrong? It was not as strong but felt good for a home supply. He had one customer convince him to dig without doing so. The well hit at 75 foot dept at 6 GPM. As a practice dating back to the ancient Egyptians and . I located a spot 20 feet farther away from the river, and the driller hit 40 gallons per min, ute when he went down 30 feet. Elderly, cantankerous friend of mine said no problem, Ill bring my own coat hangers. Long story short is we couldnt pump our well dry, ever. You dont always know whats under the ground. Witching for wells. And the hole was dry at 520 feet. Forked sticks held in front of a dowser will be deflected toward the ground, a pair of L-shaped rods held lightly in the dowser's hands will cross one another, and a pendulum suspended on a string will deflect from vertical as the dowser moves over a good location. Not a lot of call for it in the big city. Lines. Enough with the energies and superstitions and but it worked for me anecdotes. Wasted $14,000 on these dry holes. Many choices and styles to choose from. He hung a small weight on a string from the middle of the lid. Thank you very much. He was born in Pipestone, Manitoba in 1933. If I were going to pay for a wellwhich today in our area costs about $90 per foot to drillId want someone to locate the water.. When one has witnessed someone with a proven track record do it right in front of you with spectacular results then one tends to lean toward KNOWING it works, at least for certain gifted individuals. Local drilling companies often have the experience of drilling hundreds or thousands of wells in the areas where they operate. Lynn likes to use a green willow, but even a relatively dry one will work . So he recommended they call me, Lynn says. Ive never tried finding a water vein for a well. 50+ years later that well is still going and has the cleanest water in the area (tested every 2 years), Dowsing is an absolute joke. They found an old hand dug tile. None of the dowsers rods or twigs even twitched at this location. He does this every day he works and with 100% accuracy. >Thanks Marc Am David Mundia from Kenya I have been dowsing for water from 1999.I have done it for local farmers numerous times and never missed to locate water . That situation was interesting because the rancher had already hired a well driller who drilled 400 feet and didnt hit water. I use any wire i can get hold of. Gave me chills. Hold the rods steady in your hands. The well company said they just pick a spot and eventually find water. Just another thing in a long list of things I have no talent for. Then Lynn began locating wells for family members, neighbors and friends. Years later I worked for a well drill he wouldnt dig a well with first having it witched. Should have been James Randi. I've also had success finding graves. So, the claim here is all the studies that show dowsing DOESNT work are somehow disproved by one study that implied it may (an implication that has other explanations, such as the ability to interpret the terrain). Not sure how to determine the quality of the water and its flow rate but apparently some people can determine that too. Trying to locate buried utilities under an overhead line doesn't work for me. Good luck. Decades ago some of my Dad's friends called BS on his abilities to witch. My grandpa could witch wells. He'd had a new well drilled for the house but wanted to reactivate the old one for watering his garden. I went in and grabbed the copper rods and just like mentioned above the rods would cross when I walked across the area where my husband then excavated and found the line. In these areas, wells that do not intersect a fracture or a cavern might not yield abundant water. I too can find electrical and water lines. "The small end, where you are holding it, is less than 1/4 inch in diameter," he says. I have used bent coat hangers to locate water and pipes underground. I can hit water here about every time! I can't tell the depth though. He researched the area and it was a water source. My father in law, Lowell, was held in high esteem within our county as a master dowser. For me. It is not easy for adults to do, apparently, because they tense up. Not a single budge in indicating water. I use one wire, seems to be just as good as two wires. Yes, but with certain caveats. If theres more water on down, it will start over and seek the next one. I hollered. He said, it's your money, what do you want to do? It's frustrating when you can find 5 tiles lines in a row exactly where the wires say they are and then you dig for two hours where the next was showed and there's nothing within 50 feet. Cant explain it, and I dont care if anyone believes me, but I know what Ive experienced. I do not have the ability but was told my Grandmother witched a lot of wells in the early 1900's. It is a major investment that many landowners are hesitant to make without professional consultation. Word got around, and more people asked him to find water. It took a while to learn how to hold them loosely while balancing them. Weeping willow trees have stout trunks with a broad, rounded crown. 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