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dowsingOccult practice used for finding water, minerals, or other hidden substances. A dowser generally uses a Y-shaped piece of hazel, rowan, or willow wood (also called a dowser or a divining rod). The dowser grasps the rod by its two prongs and appears, while walking, to be receiving transmissions from beneath the earth. If the rod quivers violently or points downward, some buried substance has been located. First practiced in Europe during the Middle Ages, dowsing is most often used to find water but may also be employed to locate precious metals, buried treasure, archaeological remains, or even dead bodies. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Dowse GK, Turner KJ, Stewart GA, Alpers MP, Woolcock AJ. Dr Gary Dowse, from the WA Health Department, said that while there had been better awareness and testing for chlamydia in recent years, experts were convinced that there had also been a real increase. Teachers often have students first learn to dowse the easily perceived electrical energies associated with moving water, then have the students use their developing skills to sense weaker energies from underground electric cables or metal rebar. |
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