Divining. Dowsing. Witching. Switching. These strange words all refer to the same thing, an ancient method of finding ...

The practice of using a branched wooden stick (a dowsing rod) to locate underground water or buried minerals is known as dowsing or divining. In some areas of the United States, this practice may be ...

DEAR BONNIE: Recently, I came across a woman on YouTube using dowsing rods to get a yes-or-no question answered from spirit. Can you tell me how this works and if it’s a good tool to work with or not?

In these times, most of the old superstitions have fallen by the wayside, but dowsing’s many believers robustly defend this ancient practice. I am acquainted with scientists and engineers who have ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Two L-shaped metal rods slowly spin in Greg Storozuk’s clenched fists as he gently steps through the grass near Sloan’s Lake. “The answer is already known,” ...

PORTSMOUTH — Glen Johnson said he once used his dowsing rod to communicate with a lost cat. The cat came back the very next day, he said. Welcome to dowsing in the 21st century. The 73-year-old North ...

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