Pendulum Divination

 Divination is the art of using magickal tools to gather information from the 
collective unconscious.   Dowsing is a way putting your full brain to work. We 
have been conditioned to work with the left side or logical side of our brains, 
almost excluding the right or creative and intuitive side.  Intuition occurs in 
the part of the brain that has no language.  Dowsing can be thought of a co-
processing of both sides of the brain.

Pendulums are one of the oldest and most popular forms of dowsing.  They are 
simple to learn and to work with.  A pendulum simply described is a balanced 
weight (crystal, wood or metallic) on the end of a chain.  The dowser draws on 
the information in the collective unconscious and focuses that information to 
the pendulum in order to obtain responses to questions.  With practice pendulums 
can be a wonderful tool to assist in gaining insight and information about 
yourself, a situation or another person.

The hardest thing to learn is to clear your mind enough so that you focus on 
only the question at hand.  It is important to use a pendulum in a quiet place 
where you can concentrate.  Questions posed to a pendulum must be clear, concise 
and direct.  It is very simple to determine your yes and no swings. Hold the 
pendulum in your hand, rest your elbow on a stable surface and relax. Simply ask 
"Show me my yes" or state "This is my yes" you will see that the pendulum begins 
to swing. The direction does not matter it can be toward and away from you, side 
to side, clockwise etc.  Watch the response.  Then ask "Show me my no" or state 
"This is my no" and watch the pendulum direction.  It will be different from the 
yes.  You now have a basis to work from.

Asking yes/no questions of the pendulum is a great way to practice and grow 
comfortable with it.  Questions can be for example: "Is this the correct time to 
do this" or "Is the correct decision for me."  Try to be as specific as 
possible.  You can use the pendulum to answer any question having two clear 
choices.  Ask the pendulum to see the swing for choice "A" and then for choice 
"B".  For example, in determining the gender of an unborn baby.  Ask to see the 
swing for a girl, and then for a boy.  Then ask  "Is this child a boy or a 
girl".  (This has proven to be remarkably accurate for me).  Pendulums can even 
be helpful in narrowing choices down.  For example using a time frame.  Using 
the your regular yes and no swings ask..."Is this likely to occur within the 
next 4 weeks"  if the answer is yes, then continue "Is this likely to occur 
within the next 3 weeks" and so on until your yes changes to a no. 

Once you have become familiar and comfortable, you can work with the many 
pendulum charts available or even make them yourself.  Charts can cover topics 
ranging from physical direction,  to relationships, to holistic healing 
alternatives.  With time and practice a pendulum can become one of your most 
valuable magickal tools.  Dowsing is an intuitive art. Your intuition can teach 
you much about not only the highest good for yourself  and what you do, but also 
those around you.  By learning to work with your intuition you take yet another 
step in gaining wisdom.