THE PENDULUM

© Rosemary Wade 2002  rosemary_dragonstar@...

 

Part 1  WHAT IS IT?

 

A pendulum is a tool for reading energy, and for accessing information that is not openly available. One of the most common ways it is used is to get “yes” or “no” answers to questions. Another frequent use is water divining. It can also test radiation levels, pollution, physical or emotional stress, etc.  All these activities are known as Dowsing.

 

A pendulum is basically a length of cord or chain with a dangling object at one end which is able to swing freely. It can be made especially for the purpose, usually with a crystal point on the end, or a metal shape resembling a carpenter’s plumb bob. Or you may use almost anything — a ring with a piece of string through it, a bunch of keys, or any pendant you wear around your neck.. The only thing it should not be made of is anything magnetic. This is because some of the energies you wish to use it on may themselves be magnetic.

 

Between 20 and 25 cm is a good length for a pendulum, measuring from the tip of the object to the end of the cord. However, longer or shorter pendulums will still work. The object on the end doesn’t have to be evenly balanced; it will find its own centre of gravity.

 

 

Part 2  USES

 

 

Getting answers:

 

 

a) Talk to your body

 

It can be used as a way of communicating with your own body, to see if a particular item (e.g. food, vitamin supplement, shampoo, etc.) will agree with you at this particular time.

 

You can ask if you need rest, exercise, a visit to the doctor, a drink of water, or anything else you can think of.

 

Any question at all that you may wish to ask your physical self can and will be answered. Every organ, every fiber, every cell has its own consciousness, down to the tiniest part of you. Your body is eager to let you know what it needs for wellbeing.

 

b) Check your foods.

 

In food shops you can test to see if fruit and vegetables are fresh and/or ripe — and to check any other food for any condition. You can find out if there are potentially harmful additives, or if something has been genetically modified.

 

c) Be your own psychic.

 

You can ask questions on any subject, and your intuition will give you the answers. Trust the answers you receive. Your Higher Self is very wise and far-seeing. Also we all have devoted guides who will help with the answers if necessary.

 

d) Talk to fairies, angels, extra-terrestrials, departed loved ones, etc.

 

If you want to communicate with beings from other dimensions, you can do so telepathically. They are only a thought away! Simply think of those you want to talk to and they will pick up your thoughts instantly.

 

You may hear their answers in your head or experience an inner knowing. If not, you can use your pendulum to get “yes” or ”no” answers to your questions. If you do hear answers in your head, you may use the pendulum for confirmation that you’ve got the right person, and to check if you are receiving the messages accurately.

 

 

Checking energy:

 

Water divining

 

The pendulum can tell you if a place has underground water. You can walk around the area with the pendulum, or you may hold the pendulum over a plan or map. (Dowsing rods or even forked sticks may more often be used, and are excellent tools, but the pendulum works just fine.)

 

b) Checking the earth

 

You can dowse for geological fault lines, ley lines, areas hostile or beneficial to human habitation, disturbances to the earth’s magnetic field, points of built-up pressure, and even land mines.

 

c) Sexing

 

When it is held over an expectant mother’s womb, it can tell you the sex of the unborn child. Farmers and horticulturists may also use it to sex fruit trees or unhatched eggs.

 

d) Radiation levels

 

You can check your household appliances (TV, fridge, computer, microwave, etc.) to find the extent of the radiation they are emitting, i.e. how far it reaches into the surrounding area.

 

e) Pollution levels

 

You can find out about the quality of soil, air and water in your environment.

 

f) Thought pollution

 

You can see if a space you are about to enter is full of anger, fear, grief, etc. Such emotions might be present in the people there now, or there may be a lingering residue from the past. (Usually that means the recent past, but there can be a build-up over longer periods, e.g. in a house where people continually quarrel.)

 

g) Scanning (healers)

 

A healer can use the pendulum to scan a client’s body before a session, to find out where the major blocks and imbalances are.  (Remember not to give a medical diagnosis; this is illegal unless you are a doctor.)

 

h) Clearing energy

 

The pendulum can even be used to clear energy; see Part 5.

 

i) Maps

Instead of going to a place you can use a map — just like they do on Charmed! (But don’t expect it to suddenly land on an area of the map with a thump!) To find what you are looking for, hold the pendulum over the map and move it slowly around until it starts to swing strongly. For instance, as mentioned above, instead of walking over ground divining for water, you could use a map of the area and a pendulum.

 

j) Other.

 

There are as many other uses as you can dream up. The possibilities are limited only by the breadth of your imagination.

 

It’s only a tool; the pendulum doesn’t make stuff happen — but it’s a tool with almost unlimited application

 

 

Part 3  METHODS

 

 

“Yes” and “no” answers.

 

 

Hold the pendulum by the top of the cord. If you have one with a very long cord, you could hold it part way along instead of at the top.

 

Hold it still, letting the end dangle.

 

Ask: “Give me a yes.” The pendulum will begin to swing. Keep your hand and arm still and allow the pendulum to find its own direction. This is very individual, differing from person to person. When you are clear what it is, say: “Give me a no” and see which way it swings then. Allow it time to shift direction and get a strong new swing.

 

Test by asking questions to which you know the answers, e.g. “Is my name [whatever it actually is]?” and “Is my name [something it isn’t]?” to make sure the yeses and noes are consistent with what you first got.

 

When you know definitely what “yes” and “no “ are for you, you can then ask questions to which you don’t already know the answers.

 

All pendulums will always give you YOUR “yes” and “no”.

 

 

Checking energies.

 

You can ask “yes” or “no” questions in these situations too, e.g. “Is my baby a boy?” “Is there water here?” “Is this TV set giving off undesirable levels of radiation?” 

 

Or you could ask the pendulum to identify “boy” and “girl” with particular swings, and then see which it is.

 

For water dowsing or checking radiation levels, rather than ask questions you could walk over the land — or gradually approach an appliance — until the pendulum starts to move wildly. In these cases, the direction of movement is irrelevant.

 

Scanning in healing is similar. The pendulum will move when it is over areas of the body that need to be brought back into balance; the greater the movement, the greater the need.

 

 

 

Part 4  PITFALLS

 

 

Wishful thinking

 

For the pendulum to work well, try and be detached from your own hopes and fears. Some pendulums can be influenced by your own wishes instead of giving objective information. Pretend to yourself that you don’t much care what the answer is; you are just idly curious.

 

 

Cleansing

 

Sometimes pendulums can pick up confusion or negativity. If it doesn’t seem to be working properly, visualize intense white light pouring through it from top to bottom, flushing out all the vibes that might be interfering with its operation, and try again.

 

 

Beliefs

 

Your own beliefs can stop the pendulum from working. If you think it’s all a lot of nonsense, or that people who do it are weird, or that it must be the work of the Devil, the pendulum is unlikely to move for you. You need to shift the beliefs (none of which happens to be true). They may be deep-seated and unconscious. You might be perfectly open-minded now, while somewhere within you a child who was brought up differently still exists. Ask your Higher Self to clear any mistaken beliefs that are getting in the way of using the pendulum, wait 24 hours and try again.

 

 

Asking the right questions

 

This is the trickiest part! Be as precise as you can. Think what EXACTLY you need to know. Not, “Is it OK for me to eat this?” but, “Is this what my body needs right now?”

        

“No” answers could usefully lead to further questions, e.g. “Will I get the loan if I ask for a lower sum?”

          

You may need to ask several questions to arrive at the right answer, e.g. “Am I going to win some money?” “Yes.” “Will I win $1,000?” “No.” “Will it be $10,000?” and so on.

        

Sometimes the real answer is neutral, e.g. “Is this what I need?” “No.” “Would it be harmful to me?” “No.” “Will it be beneficial?” “No.” (In that case, if it was something I wanted, I’d go ahead and do it! Likewise, if it was something I didn’t want, I’d feel free to leave it alone.)

 

 

 

Part 5  CLEARING ENERGIES

 

 

It has been found that, if you dowse a place — a piece of land, say, or a building — for areas of stress, with the intention of then using some device or technique to release the stresses you find, the dowsing itself releases them before any other measures are put in place. In other words, the INTENTION to clear the energy, combined with the dowsing, has the desired effect. Another way of putting it might be to say that the dowsing activates the intention. This being so, one can take it a step further and intend that the dowsing will itself be the clearing.

 

I find that the pendulum will increase its movements dramatically for a while, while the clearing is happening, then slow down and stop when it is complete.

        

This will also work with human beings, even if you are not the practitioner of any healing modality.

        

Yes, it’s that simple!