He was a professional magician who billed himself as, "The Amazing Randy". Lynn likes to use a green willow, but even a relatively dry one will work . She has said if there is flow. I am going to talk to a doctor and see if there is some way to monitor my blood pressure and pulse rate when I do this the next time. Water. It was critical to get the communication cable working quickly. Water Witching, Magic Wands & Telekinesis. In these areas, wells that do not intersect a fracture or a cavern might not yield abundant water. I was having a well dug before we built our house 4 years ago. If theyd stopped at the first level, it would not be a viable well. It's a hot day on the Western farm and the farmer is checking the field before harvest. He said, I have just as good a chance as they do. The National Ground Water Association, in a position statement, "strongly opposes the use of water witches to locate groundwater on the grounds that controlled experimental evidence clearly indicates that the technique is totally without scientific merit" [2]. The fence guy got out a pair of marker flags and walked around and found it and built the fence. It is a unique talent that I also have I generally use one rod in my receiving hand. Pea Ridge Graphic, 1966. You dont always know whats under the ground. One of the most popular dowsing activities is dowsing for water. Used a green willow branch in the shape of a Y. Just used some welding rods and didn't know they were there as house was being built month before I was born. To tie into a tile line we had put in 1970 I remembered close to where it was so I witched it and pointed out where it should be. Water dowsing, or water witching, runs in the family. Twisted the willow branch until it snapped. He said I laughed and counted after he dropped it into the bucket of water. I found it in the exact spot he did. She found her own . and the people came in with a drill and drilled another place with no luck . Dont know anyone who ever used it for bombs, gold etc, but seen it work for water. The depth is what I need for wells. Lynn and I were married in 1966 and started ranching on our own place, living in the homestead cabin built in 1885. He passed in 2020 or maybe you too could have become a millionaire. Later, my husband, Lynn, became really good at this He first witnessed water witching, commonly called water dowsing, in 1955 on the ranch where he grew up. He ended up finding a spot and told them definitely enough water in this spot for an irrigation well. So the roots branch out in all directions seeking water and will grow more dense in areas where water has been found. I saw my uncle searching for depth of a sream. Has been within a foot every time. My great grandmother would take a fresh twitch off of a weeping willow, shaped like a "Y". just bought some rods for dousing. The man acting as "witch" held the branch by the fork ends with the point sticking straight out in front of him. Figure 1: A person using a forked-stick dowsing rod in a field. Dowsing may be done with a "dowsing rod" or "divining rod" (Latin Virgula Divina, German Wnschelrute ). I find lost Septic Tanks and Septic Drain Fields, Leaking Pond Dams, Spring Water for Cattle watering Systems and wet Spring produced wet areas in Lawns and Cropfields. If it starts again count the number of bobs. I'm not sure where he was originally from, but he'd lived here for probably at least 50 years. You didnt answer your own question, though. I have a place in Pigeon Mi. Some underground streams pop out as springs near the tops of high mountains, possibly following the folds, layers and up-thrusts when the mountains were formed. You can also use apple or peach branches for water dowsing. Elderly, cantankerous friend of mine said no problem, Ill bring my own coat hangers. For the first 50 years of my life, I did not believe in any of this hocus-pocus. If it stops going side-to-side and starts bobbing again, you can count the bobs to see how deep it is (when it stops, There are usually only two levels, because Ive located, where they cross. As he approached the spot, he registered a look of total shock and surprise as the stick led his hand straight down. If its just a small pull, there probably isnt much. Read more: You can also collect rainwater and store it in IBC containers for farm use. Driller came within 2 in of my spot he dowsed also. An excellent article, Amber Kanuckel. It's a very strong response. That well was 50 gpm at 100 foot depth. No scientist or anyone else is telling me its nonsense! Going to try another well drill very soon. For some it works and others not. One old timer told me the force of the pull could be enough to rip the bark off the branch." . Instead, the water must move through very narrow fractures in the rock. Repeat for the second rod, and you have yourself some homemade copper dowsing rods! Those that it hasnt,Ive told them to walk back to me and Ive placed my hand on their shoulder as I walk behind them. During this studys 10-year research period, researchers paired up experienced geologists and dowsers, sending them to dry regions like Sri Lanka, Kenya, and Yemen. It may sound like some rather hokey hocus-pocus, or something from, say, 500 years ago. No water after 4-5 days of drilling. So I am completely baffled as to why I can witch water. Winter Solstice: When is it, and What is it? Id walk and as my stick started going down I would place a flag. In the cellar was the old hand dug well beneath the living room floor.When that branch points down it will nearly break if you try to hold it back,,strange as strange gets..Have not tried in decades but I am sure it will work still.. Maybe the liberals could through a multimillon$ grant out there to research the issue or outlaw it ? It's frustrating when you can find 5 tiles lines in a row exactly where the wires say they are and then you dig for two hours where the next was showed and there's nothing within 50 feet. Cut a Y-shaped stick from a tree, making sure that all three sections of the Y are between 12 and 16 inches long. It he was never wrong and the water was always good. I can do it sometimes. Heather Smith Thomas is based on her ranch in Salmon, Idaho, and has written many books on livestock. More for local enjoyment. One example: I located a well for one person on top of a hill, Lynn says. The twist started to take the bark off my willow branch but did not break it like the ones in my teens. I know a guy that has this one and has yet to try it out. That well driller didnt believe in water dowsing originally but now calls me whenever someone wants him to drill a well.. At the big end. I'm not sure how to take your opinion on these abilities described above. Had well digger out there and only found 6 dry holes I knew the area was hard place to find water in. This is why many people hire a dowser. . Friend said try witching the pipes. As per usual, I put little to no faith in anecdotal evidence. The wires did move/ cross. If theres more water on down, it will start over and seek the next one. Lots of water there that was warm and even artesian. Water-witching, 1907. Eventually got mad when Im starting to laugh some and him yelling at me to do something to help and go flush a d%#n toilet! Ive only had to sit down to laugh and catch my breath like that a couple times in my life. Or at least the volume and depth of a vein. 23 years ago I had a bunch of tiling done. This would give you the number of feet you had to go down to hit water. I wanted to do some work and didn't want to hit it, so I got in touch and they sent out their pipe-finder technician guy. Some buy me one some dont. They believe that locations where this water is present are surrounded by forces that will produce a response in their tools. I believe it works, but I cannot do it. Better to pay a dowser so you at least haves reasonably decent place to try. illow will work for the forked stick and the bobbing stick. In ancient times, it used to be relatively easy to come up with rudimental water dowsing . I did all of a sudden they went down. He had me try and the stick would pull me to the ground when I walked across it. He had a standing challenge offering a million dollar cash prize to anyone who pass his tests on any of the above. Dig somewhere between the flags. But if the stick only swings side-to-side a couple times, you know there isnt as much water there. Most wells are 150 feet deep in area. We then dug it up to tie in a new cattle waterer, and it was dead on. I'm in Lincoln county. Some of my kids can do it some cant. Im in a county west of Charlotte. You could turn on all spigots and run all night without running dry. Go try your rods on your house power line or gas line. We needed a well dug and was told that we should use the old local farmer who could easily locate the water source for us. When professional consultations are required or preferred, the landowner must make a decision. . All anyone has to do to find their own answer is to contact their local water welldriller and ask them if dowsing for underground water really works. If you are very very good at locating existing field tile, I will gladly hire you. One of the longest-running of these disagreements centers on dowsing, a supposed sixth sense that enables people to find underground water using a forked branch, pendulum or pair of bent wires . When they move, they arent attracted to one another. Most successful water wells are drilled without the advice of a hydrogeologist. An old logger showed me how to find water on a parcel of land I purchased from him on condition that I first locate at least two running streams under ground. The well water was so hard that most people had trouble with it especially with washing clothes. The ends of the forked branch are held one in each hand, with your wrists and palms facing upward, and the stem of the Y pointing straight ahead and slightly upward.. When I was a kid, my grandfather taught me how to water witch, more commonly called dowsing. 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