05-03-2006, 10:34 AM | #41 | |
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05-03-2006, 12:09 PM | #42 |
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I have never heard of the "Curry Lines". I understand the point Jeysie is making about the "pendulum effect", and I agree with it. But I don't see what that has to do with dowsing.
Around here, we hire dowsers to find good spots to dig wells. I've seen one work, and the results spoke for themselves: 30 feet down was clear water (on a hilltop, well above the natural water table). I also spoke to the man at some length about dowsing. He said that anyone can learn to do it, but some people were much more naturally adept at it than others. According to him, this is a talent that tends to run in families, and he himself came from a long line of dowsers. He also said that neither of his three sons were interested in carrying on the family business, so it would probably die out with him.
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05-03-2006, 12:18 PM | #43 | ||
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Scott: The article I linked to covers that question as well. To wit:
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05-03-2006, 12:30 PM | #44 |
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I never said it was "supernatural", merely not fully understood at the present time.
In fairness, the dowser I spoke to had been working in Blount County, Alabama for more than forty years. The site he dowsed already had one well nearby, but the water in that particular well was not potable due to excessive mineral content (iron and calcium, both very common in this area), therefore we were looking for a second, separate water source on the site with an eye towards building a house there.
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05-03-2006, 12:31 PM | #45 |
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My dad, who is a (now retired) scientist in meteorology (working for the governement for 20 years, also worked with UK- and US-scientists from time to time) actually also hired a dowser when he was to dig a new well at his and mom´s summer cottage.
Why? Well that´s how they did it when he grew up in a rural area of northen Sweden. Why not go with the best methods available he said.
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05-03-2006, 12:46 PM | #46 | |
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But in terms of dowsing itself, I'd chalk it up to nothing more than what the article I quoted already said, more or less... somebody translating knowledge gained from experience into a slightly flashier form than the average "traditional" scholar/scientist would use. Peace & Luv, Liz
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