To my mind, the best simple, straightforward, introduction to dowsing is still this little book: Shirley Wallis’s Dowsing.
And perhaps its most attractive feature, at least for the beginner, is its many full-colour illustrations, combined with relatively few words. There is explanatory text, of course, but it is kept brief and clear and to the point , in marked contrast with other introductions such as Tom Graves’ Pendulum Dowsing and Neilsen’s Pendulum Power, both of which do tend to go on and on and on. But I will review them in later posts.
After a brief history of dowsing, some thoughts on how it works, and a comparison of pendulum dowsing and dowsing with a rod, we come to the nitty-gritty with a very good section on “Establishing a Code of Practice”, something all too often overlooked by the enthustiastic beginner.
Then there is getting the feel of the thing, with the best illustration of the Finger Test I have ever seen, a wise caution about using the pendulum over someone’s body – better experiment with plants! – and instructions on using the pendulum for decision-making – Yes/No – and for testing things. Finally, there are introductions to the world of T.C. Lethbridge (I’ll be looking at that myself later), map dowsing and ley-lines.
An excellent little book. And its a hardback, small but solid, so it’s not going to fall apart after a lot of use.
Swimming in the Sea of Time 