How To Use A Pendulum
Having constructed your pendulum, the next step is to learn the vocabulary that will be used by your subconscious mind to communicate with the pendulum. You may want to think of this learning process as a way to program your subconscious mind the same way you would write a software program for a computer.
Like the real world, people who share the same language often have slightly different vocabularies, and in a similar way, different people have different pendulum vocabularies. The description that follows is intended to be a suggested guide, so don’t be discouraged if your results are different.
Since the most basic application of the pendulum is to answer questions, it’s important to identify four main language components
Starting Position
This is where you will begin all of your pendulum sessions. For most people, the pendulum will be motionless when it is in its starting position. Begin by resting your elbow on the table and holding your pendulum over the chart
The pendulum should be no more than an inch off the chart. If it starts to swing, you’ll want to steady it with your free hand. Say to yourself, “This is my starting position.”
The Yes Response
With your pendulum in the starting position, ask a “calibration” question that you know the answer to, such as “Is a stop sign red?”
The most common “-Yes” response is for the pendulum to swing back and forth, almost as if to mirror an affirmative
nodding motion of your head. The second most common response is for the pendulum to swing in a clock-wise circular motion.
Sometimes a beginning dowser will get no response at all to the initial calibration question. If this happens to you, make the pendulum move in the direction you want it to move. In this example, if you get no movement after asking Is a stop light red”, simply start the pendulum swinging with a small forward motion of your hand. You may ask… “Isn’t this cheating”
A fair question, to be sure, but remember that the objective. in this exercise is simply to learn the vocabulary you will use with the pendulum. Think of starting the initial forward motion with your hand the same way you would consider the use of flash cards in a traditional learning situation.
Once you have a response to your calibration question, say to yourself “This is my Yes’ response.”
The No Response
Bring your pendulum back to the starting position, and ask a. second calibration question that you know the answer to, such as Is a stop sign green?”
The most common “No” response is for the pendulum to swing from side to side, as if to mirror a negative shaking motion of your head. The second most common response is for the pendulum to swing in a counter-clockwise circular motion.
Remember — if you get no movement after asking the calibration question, move the pendulum in the direction you want it to move.
Once you have a response to your calibration question, say to yourself “This is my No’ response.”
The “Maybe/ Unclear’” Response
The fourth basic pendulum movement is usually somewhere in between the “Yes” and “No” responses.
Bring your pendulum back to the starting position, and ask a calibration question that can be answered with a “Maybe”, such as “Will it rain tomorrow?”
If you picture the pendulum held over the horizontal face of a clock, the “Maybe/Unclear” response would be back and forth between 10:30 and 4:30, or 1:30 and 7:30.
As with the “Yes” and “No” responses, if you get no movement after asking the calibration question, move the pendulum in the direction you want it to move.
Once you have a response to your calibration question, say to yourself “This is my ‘Maybe’ response.”
The “Not Ready” Response
The “Not Ready” response is unlike the other responses in the sense that it isn’t really a response. In other words, the pendulum doesn’t move at all. This is an indication that for one reason or another, the answer isn’t ready to be known
