Hello, Rob Raskin of Las Vegas here, and today I’d like to talk to you about a controversial method of finding water in the wild. Whether you know them as Dowsing rods, dowsing sticks, or divining rods, chances are at some point you have heard about this phenomenon, in which a person uses a combination of a y-shaped branch or two L-shaped wires and their own intuition to locate water underground. Historically people have also used these rods to communicate with the dead, and some plumbers have even tried using them to locate pipes and gas lines.
While there may not be any solid science around the ancient art of dowsing, there are plenty of people around who can and do use it successfully.
According to the lore, the dowser simply needs to grasp the rode in their hands and slowly walk the land, and when water is detected the dowsing rods will lead the way straight through it, as though by unseen and mysterious forces. There have been studies conducted that debunked the phenomena, but there have also been hundreds of cases of dowsers being able to predict the depth of water sources with incredible accuracy and a high enough success rate that it has to be more than mere coincidence.
One thing that most people will agree on with regard to dowsing is if you need to find water, it can’t hurt to try it. What do you have to lose? If you’re a skeptic give it a try and let me know in the comments whether or not it worked.
Want to Try Dowsing?
You can make your own dowsing rods, and you can also buy them on ebay for under $20. There are also dowsing crystals available for just $5 to $15. That’s not a lot to pay to give it a try, and I think I just might! It may be a long-shot, but if it works it’ll certainly be worth the small investment. This is Rob Raskin, wishing you happy homesteading, and I hope to see you back at my blog soon.
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