Cant find any. senior writer. My buddy spent money hiring them and even worse, he spent money drilling dry hole after dry hole that would hit the shale. I sit in a chair to steady myself while holding the large end about 6 inches from the ground. Witching is believed to have been in use for centuries, and involves using telepathic or verbal communication with a dowsing tool to relay information regarding questions asked by a dowser. I also can use a pendulum to find water on a map. Guy that does most of the hoe work for my plumber can do it. And this has been going on for 45 years. As the point went downward I tried to pull it up and the bark scratched the palms of my hands. This tree, and its root system, seeks water. The divining rod: A history of water witching, with a bibliography Water Supply Paper 416 (1917) I asked if I should go grab someone to witch for water and he laughed and said, I'm heading over there to dig next and pointed towards the road about 200 yds away. We drove to my land that weekend and I set him on the same path I had taken, then stood back and watched. Dowsers often use a dowsing stick, pendulums, or even water dowsing rods. 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. I know nothing but have always suspected it has something to do with an individual's electrical charge. Havent been successful at it myself but Ive seen it done and it does work. 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 could be a tiny seep or huge underground stream. . Dont know anyone who ever used it for bombs, gold etc, but seen it work for water. Friend said try witching the pipes. Later I told a highly skeptic friend who insisted I show him. I wonder if a person's blood type plays a role. I just recently found a misplaced pair of channel locks with a dowsing rod. I do think you have got to have the gift, as everyone can`t do it. Subsequently Ive located running water multiple times. A well we had dug was close to two underground streams at different depths. More for local enjoyment. "Divining" is referenced in the south, adding a magical aspect. It's hit and miss for me with wires and water lines. . And sometimes people who are interested in a certain property ask him to find water before they decide to buy it. My job was to push in the tile probe. Remove the innards and caps of two cheap plastic pens, then thread the wire through the pen body. One of the oldest methods for "finding" (or claiming to find) groundwater is called dowsing or water witching. Then it just stopped and floated nicely in the water. So they sat him in the back of a pickup truck, blind folded him, and slowly drove down the main street of a small town. Outward again I hollered. Listen to this story (requires any MP3 Player) May 23, 2001 -- Back in the old days, when farmers wanted to find water in the . There are numerous verses in the Bible about asking the rod for answers. This is all you need. Of you use geology and science they will not guarantee anything either. "Willow branches," he says. All I know is my experience with water witching. My mom could do this..we called them water witches. The number of side to side movements indicates the depth of the vein of water. Be present. Also known as divining, water witching, doodlebugging, and other names, dowsing is an ancient practice whose origins are lost in long-forgotten history. Most successful water wells are drilled without the advice of a hydrogeologist. I really wish I had a video camera rolling as he bragged on his ability to find waterlines, then proceeded to march off, setting blue flags, confident in his prowess. Looks like a lot of potential millionaires amongst us *****I think he has passed on now but there was a guy named James Randy, who used to appear on the Johnny Carson Show. He counted about 160 bobs. One witcher in the Cochrane district witched over twenty wells in the area in 1976. They also know areas where locating an adequate water supply can be challenging. Dowsing, in general terms, is the art of finding hidden things. Some are close to the surfaceperhaps only 40 to 100 feet deepwhile others are several hundred feet deep. IT IS NOT MAGNETIC! Could find water. When we were having some work done, the guy we hired used 2 bent pieces of coat hanger wire to locate the pipe to out septic tank. He said it was the dangest thing he's ever seen. Harvest young branches of a willow tree, ideally first-year growth. The single end was sharpened to a point, exposing the wet, fresh willow wood. 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. They also provide information about the different types of rock units that exist in the area. Two right angle rods will cross in front of you pointing in the direction to walk. Lots of water there that was warm and even artesian. Ive had the person Ive witched for try it. When locating water sources for wells, he says hes been able to predict the depth about 95 percent of the time. There are usually only two levels, because Ive located where they cross. The practice continues to be used today, in some cities in Canada. When I was a kid, my brother had a friend who showed us how to locate water using bent metal rods held loosely in his fists. Yes, water witching has been in existence for a long time. Figure 1: A person using a forked-stick dowsing rod in a field. Be clear with intention. Search Dowsing rods and I'd say it must have some merit. Do you Rember how he did the depth. The well driller determined where to drill and showed me his techniques, Lynn says. The depth is what I need for wells. The well driller can keep going, and you can tell him roughly how deep it might be. People who practice dowsing believe that groundwater moves in subsurface seams, veins, or streams that must be intersected by the drill to produce an adequate flow of water. A forked branch, or iron rod is a common tool that is used in water witching, also known as dowsing. A lot of people think that water divining is confined to rural areas, but that isn't true. While the majority of dowsers search for water, some practitioners use this technique to find all sorts of things: gold, bombs, or even the missing remote control to theTV. Although she passed away in 1989..Ive grown up on this well as Ive lived here since and its where I grew upknock on wood, I hope it holds up for the rest of my life! My mother can do it. Hazel twigs in Europe and witch-hazel in the United States are traditionally commonly chosen, as are branches from willow or peach trees. I tried again when my sister had a piece of farm ground. Other words and phrases that refer to this process include: doodlebugging, divining and water witching, willow witching. Sounds like an older neighbor I had growing up, especially the part about finding old Indian burial grounds and knowing what direction they were laying. Dowsing or water witching (hence the name of the novel) is the practice of locating hidden water wells, buried metals, gemstones, or other objects. You dont always know whats under the ground. He seemed to think it worked because the live limb needed the water source. But many have been 300 feet deep or more. This is the tricky part; many experienced dowsers say that as you zero in on the water source, the dowsing rod will bend towards the earth quite sharply, which means youll need to tighten your grasp on the rod so that you dont drop it. As walking back and stick started going down placed a second flag. Even willows cut in the winter work fine. I can't do it. Enough with the energies and superstitions and but it worked for me anecdotes. After about the the 5th or 6th dry test hole they come to me. When its local I charge nothing because I tell them from the beginning there is no guarantee. If its a thick vein of water, the stick will swing side-to-side many times. If you are very very good at locating existing field tile, I will gladly hire you. Its a simple tool nothing more than a forked branch cut from a live tree. He often uses the same willow branch many times during a summer, occasionally cutting a new one when the old one gets really dry. Used a green willow branch in the shape of a Y. For those outside Indiana, Purdue University produces engineers and top notch farmers. Thats where Im going to drill None of the dowsers rods or twigs even twitched at this location. When the grateful rancher paid him, Lynn realized his services were valuable. I dont know how it works but it does. He made a career with his magic tricks but also devoted many of his later years to debunking spiritualists, magic phenomena, and water witching. So he recommended they call me, Lynn says. My FIL who could do water witching told me that one time he was having no luck so he removed his 4 buckle overshoes and suddenly he could then find water again. Would be grateful if youd share. Been doing it since 1978. Water witching, also known as dowsing, has been around for a long time but has never been fully accepted as a legitimate tool by the scientific community. Although most would say that dowsing is nothing more than a myth, there are quite a few people today whobelieve in this practice. Closer to center as possible. >Thanks Marc The well water was so hard that most people had trouble with it especially with washing clothes. My boss called in a local witcher and within minutes stated we were a little over 20 from the site moved the rig drilled down around 30 as witcher stated and hit a great vein. Should the project costing thousands of dollars be based upon scientific information about the rocks beneath a site, their water-yielding properties, and known principles of groundwater flow; or, should it be based upon a forked stick and an unexplainable force. 3) The combination of the flowing water as a good conductor of electricity, the + and of the clay particles form and develop Clay veins or clay conduit (pipe). Use a length of 1 inch (2.5 cm) dowel rod, with a hole through the center. Word got around, and more people asked him to find water. He just counts until it stops bobbing up and down and starts moving side to sidewhich indicates where the water is. Some of my kids can do it some cant. I was sitting here thinking about this. Sometimes, the towns are really far away so you're out for eight hours and you make $200 . Dowsing rods point toward you when you are directly over water. I had a well driller witch a location and put a rock about as big as my fist at the location in the grassland area, he said get a second opinion from mr Powell, I called him, he came, I told him I wanted a well somewhere in that 2 acre area, he stumbled around as he was about 90 years old, using about 8 ft of a grape vine in a horseshoe shape, he said you see that rock, your best water is about 1 ft from that rock and 3 tiers of water, the well proved to have 3 levels of water per the driller. On some properties, there are very few options. In PA Dutch country, you might hear it called "water smelling". Cant even understand why anyone would vote Democrat. I believe those were well drillers,not well diggers. However, according to Jim Rickords of Sonoma County, a fresh willow branch is the best tool to use due to it's natural "thirst" for water. 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. Love this kind of folklore. Has anybody heard of the Mansfield automatic water finder? Notes. Water Witching by Barbara Rudolph. When I backed up, they crossed in reverse. Traditionally, the most common dowsing rod is a forked (Y-shaped) branch from a tree or bush. I water-witch with my job 3 to 4 days a week. How 1) get rod I used coat hanger cut and bent into l shape. So I am completely baffled as to why I can witch water. I forgot to mention if a person is mentally distraught then not to bother trying to find water. Using the information described in the studies above, hydrogeologists base their recommendations on 1) the characteristics of the land; 2) characteristics of rocks beneath the site; 3) results from previous drilling; and, 4) known principles of groundwater movement. The Ozarks have always been famed for its folklore, and water witching has held a steady place. Ever wonder why there needs to be a pump at the bottom of a deep well. I put a 1500 gallon surface tank and a pressure tank. I havent tried that but it seemed to work for my uncle. And, if you are looking for oil, it's . Water-Witching From Space. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); There is groundwater almost everywhere on earth, so anybody collecting money for this is a sly dog. For me. I had the opportunity to test them at our 40 acre farm when the pipe between the 2 ponds stopped flowing. Many dowsers prefer forked sticks made from willow, peach, or witch hazel wood. 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 . Please give more detail on that method. He would bend ends of the welding rods down at a 90 degree angle. Good luck. 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 term "witching" - an exclusively American term - signifies this spooky, mysterious, occult aspect. Rods pointing same direction is water stream thats moving the direction they point, you might use that to decide where to add wells or try and guess how other wells nearby may hurt your volume. I am John Benscoter, my phone# is 570/833/4250, my address is 345 Beech Grove Road, Laceyville, Pa. 18623, my email is johnrbenscoter@yahoo.com. Much like with Christ, many things cant be explained by the community of so-called scientists. I was having a well dug before we built our house 4 years ago. Has been within a foot every time. Lynn likes to use a green willow, but even a relatively dry one will work . Used a forked peach tree sprout. He also located the geothermal lines that were near the drill site. I can do this with a dogwood stick and never asked for the ability. Told them no 100% guarantees. Almanac Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. According to the American Society of Dowsers, divining the location of water dates back many millennia. I know the overhead power line was said in jest However it does explain witching. My Dad found the location for our well with a willow stick. So he said, explain that one to find water in the middle of a field and enough for an irriigation well when they had already dug a few dry test holes. In fact, when California was in the middle of their worst drought, they turned to local dowsers to uncover hidden sources of water. Instructions. I think I can do this. If you'd like to try dowsing for yourself, it's really quite simple. Ive also used a pair of aluminum welding rods bent into a right angle. Water Witching. Check out our water witching selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our altars, shrines & tools shops. I seem to find them occasionally with the backhoe ?? That well driller didnt believe in water dowsing originally but now calls me whenever someone wants him to drill a well.. Leave water/electricity off and nothing happens. Maurice's dad wanted a better well so he engaged the services of a man known as a water diviner with a willow. Some people use two metal rods called divining rods or even wire. It was the same driller who saw my success locating water just a few feet from a dry hole. Reminds me of someone bending their finger. That's what he told me. Would you know of any dowsers in the middle TN area? I can witch water and find water lines with forked stick or metal hangers, this begin when I was 9 or 10 years old my grandfather was the one who found where water was for everyone who lived near us or for people who ask him to. I did this at a neighbors well site and got 56 strong side to sides and only then asked him his gallons per minute. But you hold the willow tightly so you can determine how much it pulls. Yes, I can witch water. It has to be underground. The technique requires the dowser to hold in his hands a forked green willow branch (or a pair of bent brass rods, or any number of other permutations), then walk about, waiting for the device, also called a divining rod, to dip toward . Where do you live? I have been dowsing for 50 years with complete success. I have used bent coat hangers to locate water and pipes underground. The dowser walks through the field with the dowsing rod. My dad could as well. I never had any trouble getting it to work by myself just picked up the Y shaped branch, held the 2 short ends tight like you described, and walked. I'm not sure where he was originally from, but he'd lived here for probably at least 50 years. You can also use apple or peach branches for water dowsing. Went up hill aways on someone elses land and they found good water. The dirt . I've an uncle that can do it. I did all of a sudden they went down. I saw my uncle searching for depth of a sream. Some researchers believe that humans can detect the presence of water by some trace amount of energy that it releases. My mom uses a forked willow branch. The blue line marks the subsurface location of the water table. The one guy just carries a crow bar or other iron bar at his side as he walks and when it starts to move that indicates water. But then he put his hand on mine, told me to hold the stick as tight as I could, blindfolded me and led me around. Its possible to find water sometimes at high elevations, while some attempts to drill wells near rivers have failed. Our back yard was our an acre and our front was probably around a quarter. I would love to find a dowser who can find my water line location, which is essential before permit can be given on the replacement of my failing septic system. One rancher was so grateful he paid Lynn $100. I have been Successful finding water lines and electric I even witched for a Irrigation well narrowed it down to a 4 ft circle I told the well driller this is the spot and we drilled a 12 inch well and I get a strong 1000GPM IDK probably had nothing to do with the witching. Nova Scotia, Prince Edward, New Brunswick, Quebec, 2022-2023 Canadian Extended Winter Forecast, Gardening by the Moon | Planting Calendar, Groundhog Day: Forecast, Facts, and Folklore, Saint Patrick's Day: History, Folklore, and Ideas, Thanksgiving Day (Recipes, Traditions and Trivia). Had well digger out there and only found 6 dry holes I knew the area was hard place to find water in. Not a drop of wqter. It can be very difficult to drill successful wells in some areas underlain by thick cavernous limestone. Well, after they dug at that spot, he was amazed that they found the water they needed pretty close to the projected depth. A wire surveying flag will work but the flag needs to be removed from the wire so the wind doesn't affect the movement of the wire. My wife has worked as a sewer line locator as part of her job. Water Witching or Water Dowsing to locate underground wateranybody ever done itboth my grandfathers could do.my dad and I have done it..it's crazy how it works..I used it to find a leaking waterline in our yard that was about 2 1/2 ft underground..tripped the wife . Thats important if you wish to irrigate or if you want it for drinking water. The bark is gray-black. Spot they turned. He carried a 1" pipe about 4-5' long. Hold the rods steady in your hands. "Dowsing," "water witching," "divining," and "doodlebugging" are all names for the practice of locating groundwater by walking the surface of a property while holding a forked stick, a pair of L-shaped rods, a pendulum, or another tool that responds when the person moves above a location that will yield an adequate flow of water to a drilled well (see Figure 1). Had one fellow come to me in desperation because his wife wanted new house and needed swimming pool. I honestly didnt believe until that rod practically jumped out of my hand to point downward. Some say that it helps if you concentrate on finding water as you walk. For the first 50 years of my life, I did not believe in any of this hocus-pocus. After locating the underground water with a forked willow, he figured out how deep it was by using a willow stick about 3 feet long. A new branch of government to regulate it and then a $1500 license to do it. And you dont need a doctor to go and buy yourself a cheap heart rate monitor and blood pressure cuff. He said, I have just as good a chance as they do. Works good for both water And tile lines. Some call it the gift. Others refer to it as dowsing, doodlebugging, or water witchingthe practice of locating water underground using a forked stick. Some wells have been less than 100 feet. In other areas, underground water sources are few and far betweenjust streams, some large, some smallcoursing through the layers of rocks. He hung a small weight on a string from the middle of the lid. Wells drilled throughout the area will penetrate the same materials and have a high probability of yielding water. The forked ends of the dowsing rods are clutched palms-down, and dowser slowly walks over . Some of the neighbors have been told that. It may sound like some rather hokey hocus-pocus, or something from, say, 500 years ago. There was no way to fake that. All this information allows the hydrogeologist to develop a three-dimensional model of the property that might define locations that are promising or those that should be avoided. Not sure about the tree branch and wells, Ive never seen anybody do that. That situation was interesting because the rancher had already hired a well driller who drilled 400 feet and didnt hit water. The willow never moved but when he walked behind me with his hands around mine the branch would bend down no matter how tight I held it. The Dewey Decimal classification system places dowsing in 133.323 in the neighborhood of fortune-telling, parapsychology and occultism. I am looking for a dowser in Middle TN. Some people use hazel wood, but it doesnt grow where we live. I havent tried finding pipes and cables but think it would be fun to try. There is an article in our newspaper re: a man finding an ancient cemetary by dousing. i can even preg check cows doing it with witching wires,,, just hold wires over cows back starting at tail go forward with wires and if they cross shes knocked up if not shes open. It's a centuries-old practice. My boss blindfolded a witcher, put him in a pickup and drove him around the city he correctly predicted every water pipe under the streets as they drove over them. He had a neighbor come down and check it and he found the same spot and said there would be water at about 30-40 feet and plenty of it. Lots of info out there on his tests and such if you want to research. A neighbor was accomplished in this and thought I might be able to do it as well. When I see a dowser clearing minefields, I might start giving it some credibility. Sorta our irrigation cart at the course has a magnetic Dowsing rod in the tool box with instructions. Probably any kind of willow will work for the forked stick and the bobbing stick. In frustration, he asked Lynn to locate water. Repeat for the second rod, and you have yourself some homemade copper dowsing rods! Twisted the willow branch until it snapped. Sounds simple, but does it work? Accuracy? illow will work for the forked stick and the bobbing stick. Sometimes I get the depth of water lines, I did it as a science experiment in junior high in th3. As a young teen,my neighbor friend showed me how to do it with a forked apple branch.I was a doubter.We would hide a cup of water behind or under objects in his house.Then we would do a contest on who could find the water.One particular couch we could hide it beneath on ends or middle.I was astounded and we trained ourselves and we were nearly I would say 95 % accurate.Once we had an issue with the branch dragging the tip down in the middle of the living room floor.WTF was wrong? They came in knowing the situation but all were unsuccessful. People laugh at me but if the pipe has water in it ill find it. I had coffee from the well my 100% Cherokee grandmother found in 1962. It doesnt work for everyone, but the ones it does work for, it makes a believer of them. 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They want to be sure that the well is drilled in a location where it will produce water of adequate quantity and quality. Some water witchers use a forked willow branch and by gripping the two forks firmly, the willow rod will move up and down when placed over and underground current of water. 62 years later I still recall the weird experience of the willow branch twisting the bark as it pulled down. A high percentage of people can get the rods to cross on a water pipe or a bottle hiden under a floor or something. You could turn on all spigots and run all night without running dry. I acquired the skill and it workssometimes. The well company said they just pick a spot and eventually find water. I have only done this to a site on my property and at a well site on my property and was blown away when the bobber stick responded in the way I have described. Southeast Idaho. He looked at me. He was right every time. 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