Twisted the willow branch until it snapped. He had a standing challenge offering a million dollar cash prize to anyone who pass his tests on any of the above. Two of us on the board could locate graves, the others could not. Can you do it? So definately something to do with natural magnetic or other waves that rods are picking up. Many took him up on his challenges but none were ever able to prove their mystical claims. If you are very very good at locating existing field tile, I will gladly hire you. Nothing to lose for $200-$400. My religion says that if we are doing something for a good purpose then its alright. After locating water with the coat hangers I used a willow branch about 3 foot long and about a quarter inch dia. 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. Cant even understand why anyone would vote Democrat. The depth of impermeable rock units can sometimes be determined, and these can serve as a lower limit for drilling. He used his wires and said probe here. Enough with the energies and superstitions and but it worked for me anecdotes. Thank you, Michael, Hi, I am a 3rd Generation Water-Witch. There is no debate. Be present. It doesnt work for everyone, but the ones it does work for, it makes a believer of them. It was dead on and worked backwards and forwards. One of his relatives used a forked willow to locate the origins of a spring that provided the house with water. A single rod spinning in a circle is usually a great spot, but Im not sure what it means. Some people use hazel wood, but it doesnt grow where we live. He was floored, and I had no idea what was going on. I wish to have contacts of dowsers abroad. . But, to each his own. - Event: Tour of Dennis and Ruby Dickens' Farm. It was about 18 long in a "Y" shape. Just amazing to this this in action. n. the search for or discovery of underground water sources by means of a divining rod. My dad could find an underground stream with a willow switch, same with my uncle. And I dont charge because I cant guarantee 100%. 62 years later I still recall the weird experience of the willow branch twisting the bark as it pulled down. Tractor. Some regions have underground aquifers. They ALL use this technique everyday. He kept on looking and found another one that was perpendicular to the first. I did Alot of exploring over time. Farmers will soon have a new tool for getting the most out of their fields. If a landowner wants a well drilled within a hundred or so feet of a building site, almost any location selected will have similar potential for yielding water to a well. 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. Now, it helps to know that, minutes earlier, I had shown him a map for the line's installation. He said it was the dangest thing he's ever seen. He says the cemetery located is located on private land near Seminary, Ms. at a place calledPeps Point that dates to the 1800s. 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). And, despite the skepticism, there are even a few scientists who think theres more here than meets the eye. 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. Typically, the person that is dowsing holds sticks or rods and walks around a property in the hopes that the rods will dip, twitch, or cross . Defining Water Witching and Dowsing Rods. It was not as strong but felt good for a home supply. He found out wher they crossed each other then he put the ends in his one hand and held it over where he said they crossed, the end of the Y started bobbing up and down, each bob was a foot. I ended up using some galvanized wire and then cut it to length before making the 90 degree bends. Used a green willow branch in the shape of a Y. I've read through this whole thread. If a hydrogeologist is called to determine a suitable drilling site, he or she will start by examining a geologic map. After finding a spot, I use a forked willow to see if thered be enough water for a good well. All I know is my experience with water witching. I haven't tried to find water since but I can find water and electric lines with wires. my wife and i had a water witch find water for us to put a well in at our northern pa cabin,he was spot on and the depth also spot on. 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. Most successful water wells are drilled without the advice of a hydrogeologist. Many choices and styles to choose from. The well company said they just pick a spot and eventually find water. Even willows cut in the winter work fine. It's a centuries-old practice. My mom could do this..we called them water witches. When locating water sources for wells, he says hes been able to predict the depth about 95 percent of the time. People laugh at me but if the pipe has water in it ill find it. Dowsing for water. Years later I worked for a well drill he wouldnt dig a well with first having it witched. Dowsing for water is 100% BS. Water for this old house was provided by a hand-dug well that was short of water. I live in Western N.C.Haywood Co. My address is Clyde, which is between Waynesville and Asheville . He found one at Dad's house and was within 2ft of the depth of the vein. They showed me how to do it with a willow branch when they were getting ready to drill a well. Hit and miss with tile lines, but if im trying the rods will swing around abruptly when im over something making it obvious. It will save a lot of backhoe time. We then dug it up to tie in a new cattle waterer, and it was dead on. And yet I know people that can do it. The number of side to side movements indicates the depth of the vein of water. Lynn likes to use a green willow, but even a relatively dry one will work . flag 1 like . . I am the only one of six kids that can do it too. Two attempts to drill, both dry holes. This tree, and its root system, seeks water. I was stunned by my first success when the stick pointed straight down and pulled my hand with it. Yesterday the young driller cut a y shaped limb from one of our fruit trees, and used that to witch the drill site. Many of us may have fond remembrances of watching someone perform this noble and ' respectable ' form of divination when we were young, or at . Serviced 4 inside taps, dishwasher and laundry as well as yard irrigation without ever running low. Ive had the person Ive witched for try it. My father took a shovel, and dug straight down at the point where the rods pointed at each other, hit the pipe, busted it open and fixed the issue with our main. 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. Even found well water for our church in the last year. Check out our water witching selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our altars, shrines & tools shops. I was having a well dug before we built our house 4 years ago. I personally use a dowser to decide where to put plants. One of the most comical things Ive ever witnessed, him shuffling around my yard and whenever his wires got crossed, stomping one foot on the ground and with absolute confidence Dig HERE!10 minutes later with a probeno luck. I can`t do it myself, but have seen it done, and it does work. "Experts in the old days held a forked willow branch in both hands, and the single part of the stick would turn as they crossed over water. A well we had dug was close to two underground streams at different depths. My sister and BIL recently moved and he asked me if I could come locate some water lines on their property. Been doing a lot of reading on the subject and the only thing I can say to the non believers its not a hoax or that miniscule muscle is causing the stick to move. For the bobber stick (to determine depth of water), Lynn uses a dowsing willow about 3 feet long but small and light. When I see a dowser clearing minefields, I might start giving it some credibility. Only some people have this ability. Had a well driller challenge me, we both located the same places. The heavy end points toward the ground, held about a foot off the ground, and it starts bobbing up and down. You may also pass the wire through a couple of drinking straws. Be clear with intention. I can find stuff in the open, but the the overhead messes me up. I already knew exactly where it was,but I still watched to see if he would locate it. For the bobber stick (to determine depth of water), Lynn uses a dowsing willow about 3 feet long but small and light. Just saying it depends on how you feel. Used a green willow branch in the shape of a Y. I had a co-worker who showed me how to dowse, he made me (2)L-shaped copper rods. Used a forked peach tree sprout. Farmer wipes the sweat off his head after removing a cowboy hat. Kelly Rogers: I know in the past too they used willow rods, like willow sticks. Hold the rods steady in your hands. So, the claim here is all the studies that show dowsing DOESNT work are somehow disproved by one study that implied it may (an implication that has other explanations, such as the ability to interpret the terrain). Im in Dillsburg, PA 17019. Aerial photos often reveal linear features that might indicate the presence of fracture zones in the bedrock. Friend said try witching the pipes. . Systems. Hasnt failed me yet. It works. that was 30 years ago and still pumping good water . Ive also used a pair of aluminum welding rods bent into a right angle. I'm not sure where he was originally from, but he'd lived here for probably at least 50 years. This would give you the number of feet you had to go down to hit water. 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 . Call Number/Physical Location. Am David Mundia from Kenya I have been dowsing for water from 1999.I have done it for local farmers numerous times and never missed to locate water . If theres more water on down, it will start over and seek the next one. All the sticks he has are the "Y" of the branches, and he shows me how to hold them. 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. Good luck. I know it works I use it nearly everyday. Figure 1: A person using a forked-stick dowsing rod in a field. Witching for wells. I usually also check the state register of wells in area to get an approximate depth and well capacity in area. Cut the smaller tubing to 30-inch lengths. Fascinating comment in my experience its conservatives who are far more willing to take things on faith or believe in things with no proof than most Dems or liberals. Any advise? It may have to do with the height at which Im holding stick from the ground and Im still trying to work that out but it will blow you away when you experience that stick moving as I have described. The wires cross, or separate, when I walk over underground water pipes or electric pipes. Very profound for someone who is very skeptical. If you'd like to try dowsing for yourself, it's really quite simple. Some wells have been less than 100 feet. Dowsing is a type of divination employed in attempts to locate ground water, buried metals or ores, gemstones, oil, claimed radiations (radiesthesia), gravesites, malign "earth vibrations" and many other objects and materials without the use of a scientific apparatus.It is also known as divining (especially in water divining), doodlebugging (particularly in the United States, in searching for . When I was young I helped an old neighbor track a tile line all the way across his farm. Not sure how finding clean drinking water for a well or an old tile line is evil work, but I'm sure mankind can find a way to corrupt this too. Be open. Elderly, cantankerous friend of mine said no problem, Ill bring my own coat hangers. My job was to push in the tile probe. I could actually feel the pull inside me. I do think you have got to have the gift, as everyone can`t do it. Where do you live? He was correct. I too can find electrical and water lines. How to Dowse for Water. I use the same approach to find wells, water lines, and power lines. 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. In these areas, wells that do not intersect a fracture or a cavern might not yield abundant water. Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove compartment of your car. Hmmmm, imagine that. Works good for both water And tile lines. I believe those were well drillers,not well diggers. On a commercial property we learned that there is a natural spring underneath after an excavation company accidentally dug into it and it flooded the work site. I'm not sure about electrical but probably so. He holds them with the long ends level and apart from one anotherholding them loosely so they can swivel freely. Drive around and when I feel downward pressure we stop and I walk some. But I do know that God can take all things and turn them for good. Regarding these igneous and limestone areas, geologists and hydrogeologists believe that there is no scientific basis for a dowser or a dowsing tool to have the ability to select a location where a drilled well will intersect subsurface fractures or small caverns. 3 of 8 4 of 8 Marc Mondavi, vice president of Charles Krug Winery and a water witch, holds his copper diving rods on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 in St. Helena, Calif. Russell Yip/The Chronicle Show More . Go mellow out and when you are at peace go try it again. My Father used to talk about doing it himself. My email is djcwhite@comcast.net I would GREATLY appreciate any help in locating one around here. He was right. Finding Bodies of Water. I use one wire, seems to be just as good as two wires. When I found out witching would work for me an old well witcher told me that if you cant find water on the top of the hill go to the bottom or vise versa. 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. Sure enough when the well digger came to dig for the water he only went down 25 feet before he hit a artisian well with water 30 gallons per minute. I've an uncle that can do it. Long story short Dad drilled a bunch of test holes anyway that turned up little to nothing at best. I havent tried finding pipes and cables but think it would be fun to try. Problem was there were so many minerals in it that it would kill vegetation and even livestock couldn't drink it. The guy told him the water is 160ft below us. Water is not always where youd expect. It's all in how tightly you hold onto the wire. Gave me chills. Hi fejneerg, thanks for sharing your info! Trying to locate buried utilities under an overhead line doesn't work for me. I was sitting here thinking about this. If theyd stopped at the first level, it would not be a viable well. He'd had a new well drilled for the house but wanted to reactivate the old one for watering his garden. Many took him up on his challenges but none were ever able to prove their mystical claims.Hmmmm, imagine that. #4. Source Collection. Accuracy? Could tell how deep to dig and how many gallons youd get a minute. So, I thanked him for his time and marked his flags with RTKand with a smile. I use a wire bent at a 90 degree angle. General logic is that youd find water more often in the valley floor than on a high mountain. You can also use apple or peach branches for water dowsing. Our current well is very high in sodium. The man acting as "witch" held the branch by the fork ends with the point sticking straight out in front of him. But if its only a few gallons per minute and the client wants more, you know there is a deeper layer. Thank you. I sit in a chair to steady myself while holding the large end about 6 inches from the ground. He said keep walking at a different. Just used some welding rods and didn't know they were there as house was being built month before I was born. I never pushed it in more than twice to hit clay tile. Willow twigs are long and slim. The small end, where you are holding it, is less than 1/4 inch in diameter, he says. Lots of info out there on his tests and such if you want to research. I dont know how it works, but it appears to. When one has witnessed someone with a proven track record do it right in front of you with spectacular results then one tends to lean toward KNOWING it works, at least for certain gifted individuals. Some more anecdotal evidence for those who hang their hats on such:One of my old friends who lived on a farm in Montana had a very nice farmstead but had the misfortune to live atop a very deep formation of Bear Paw Shale. Dowsing rods point toward you when you are directly over water. You could turn on all spigots and run all night without running dry. The fence guy got out a pair of marker flags and walked around and found it and built the fence. Using a green willow branch Babs Ballard looks for the flow of water near a well she previously discovered on Swauk Prairie Wednesday . 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. Drooping branchlets are typically green or brown. A federal publication entitled The Divining Rod : a . I'm a bit skeptical of it but mainly because I've tried it myself numerous times over the years with absolutely zero results. If you have ever been to underground caverns theres places where water swirled and made these huge pools, I always picture in my mind thats whats going on and that might make sense why its a good spot. When the driller gets down to the first layer, the amount of water may be adequate and they dont need to drill any deeper. Does it work to find overhead power lines? Its very strange looking. It will go left and right when I get over a line. As you approach a water source, you should feel your dowsing rod start to bend towards the ground. Lynn found a spot just 8 feet away from the dry hole. 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. He demonstrated with a single branch held loosely in one hand. Fill a jar half full with branches and pour boiling water over the branches to fill the jar. Dowsing or water-witching is a form of divination used to locate ground water, oil, sites, and information. 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. No water after 4-5 days of drilling. It can be very difficult to drill successful wells in some areas underlain by thick cavernous limestone. They are attracted to his body and point back toward him. He often uses the same willow branch many times during a summer, occasionally cutting a new one when the old one gets really dry. When I was a kid, my grandfather taught me how to water witch, more commonly called dowsing. If they find good water and want to buy me a drink sometime that up to them. 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. I believe it has something to do with the body also. That's the way he found an underground well passing through our background. The "water witch" showed up with a willow branch that looked like a forked part of the tree. Dowsing as it is more commonly called has often been used to find water underground before time and. Water Science School HOME Groundwater topics . 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. The well water was so hard that most people had trouble with it especially with washing clothes. My grandfather taught me in the 1966 that the Y stick needed to come from a fruit tree. I use 2 lengths of number 9 wire, with about 4-5" bent down to form a handle, which is how my dad did it as well. Why? They believe that locations where this water is present are surrounded by forces that will produce a response in their tools. People that have never seen it or watched closely think the dowser is turning the stick down intentionally. 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. I have located a few places to drill a well. Dowsing tools include a variety of things, such as pendulums, car keys, wire rods, coat hangers and pliers. He seemed to think it worked because the live limb needed the water source. In fact, historical images that appear to represent dowsing appear all over the worldin the temples of Egyptian pharaohs, in ancient Chinese etchings and more. Alternately, glue several cotton reels together into a cylinder. As a practice dating back to the ancient Egyptians and . Has to be a forked limb from a willow or fruit tree. "Water dowsing" refers in general to the practice of using a forked stick, rod, pendulum, or similar device to locate underground water, minerals, or other hidden or lost substances, and has been a subject of discussion and controversy for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Better to pay a dowser so you at least haves reasonably decent place to try. We contacted him and he came with a hanger wire and took about 20 minutes to locate the water source. 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