This is known as the chevreul pendulum and is a small weight on approximately a 6 – 8″ chain or cord with a clip on the forefinger or it can be held between the forefinger and thumb. The clip on the finger requires less conscious involvement, by having to concentrate on holding on to it. It is used to ascertain answers to questions in the subconscious mind. Having said that it is not entirely accurate, especially out of trance due to interference from the conscious mind.
The pendulum can be a method of hypnotic induction and as a ideomotor response while in trance.
IT works by imperceptible muscle movements on a subconscious level. You first dangle a weight, crystal or ring etc from a thin piece of chain or string, held between your fingers. When the string is still ask for a yes response. (Usually rotates clock wise)
Ask for a no response (Usually rotates anti clockwise)
Ask for a not sure response (Usually swings side to side)
These are NOT true for everyone and are ONLY a guide. If you get no movement, insist on an answer. It will get better the more you practice. It will be easier for those with a ability to concentrate and access their imagination easily.
Keep things simple and only ask questions that require a yes or no answer.
You can then dowse for anything that you wish to know about on a subconscious level. To prevent conscious bleed through, you could try imagining that your arm is someone elses. You can easily see how conscious contamination occurs. When you want a particular answer so much, it just gives you the answer you want.
In this instance, depending on your beliefs, you can bring a psychic element into play by writing down your questions on small folded up pieces of paper and dowsing then, with the answer hidden. It’s a case of practice makes perfect and to calibrating, what is the right way for you.
There are so many things you can ask questions about:
Relationships
Diet
Find objects
Career
What’s good or bad for you
Purpose in life
To name a few.
You can even make up your own pendulum charts, which consist of a semi circle divided into segments with your chosen questions written on each segment.
So tap into that unconscious resource and find answers to those questions, that you now, know how to answer.
