Date: October 17, 2021 Author: Bishop Bill 22 Comments. Just had a new well drilled today. He does this every day he works and with 100% accuracy. Scary. No water after 4-5 days of drilling. No scientist or anyone else is telling me its nonsense! Maurice's dad wanted a better well so he engaged the services of a man known as a water diviner with a willow. Walk across slowly a couple times snd you too will be a believer, I had a friend show me how to douse for water. I was sitting here thinking about this. I do not have the ability but was told my Grandmother witched a lot of wells in the early 1900's. I've read through this whole thread. Read 403 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. As years went by I found out to be more successful at it I needed to find a vein. Two attempts to drill, both dry holes. It is a unique talent that I also have I generally use one rod in my receiving hand. Handy having 2 rods. The dip of the rock units and the topography of the area can be studied to identify the direction of groundwater flow, potential water recharge areas, springs, and discharge points. David, my wifes uncle witched for water at the place where we build our first house soon after we where married. At a friends request, we doubled up to find a lost babys grave ( quicker) and what we found was a surprise to us. But you hold the willow tightly so you can determine how much it pulls. Some real estate agents in our valley ask him to check properties before offering them for sale, to make sure there is water. Others believe that the talent is all in the dowsing rod. Also taught somebbiy scouts how to do it. Its the disruption in the earth that does it. It's a hot day on the Western farm and the farmer is checking the field before harvest. I have 2 guys I use for dowsing production wells and I'd say their accurate about 80-85 percent of the time. As I walked passed the pipe, they kept crossing. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, however in quantum physics we DO know that what we can sense with our 5 basic senses, can only perceive about 5% of reality, while the 95% is super-natural or beyond the 5 senses. My Dad found the location for our well with a willow stick. Location. The willow gives you a feel for how much is there. And, despite the skepticism, there are even a few scientists who think theres more here than meets the eye. How 1) get rod I used coat hanger cut and bent into l shape. Has been within a foot every time. A friend used it to find a mortar damaged buried cable under a runway in Vietnam. This way you can hold tightly and feel the willow pull on your hands and wrists. If its a thick vein of water, the stick will swing side-to-side many times. Second well a mille away on a different piece of strata was less stron and pulled 30 gpm at 150 foot depth. Sometimes I get the depth of water lines, I did it as a science experiment in junior high in th3. He said when you first felt the willow stick move you counted from there to when it went straight down. Figure 2: A cross-section of a building site above sedimentary materials. A well must intersect enough of these tiny fractures to produce useful amounts of water. Both wells support a small community. After finding a spot, I use a forked willow to see if thered be enough water for a good well. Allow to steep overnight, strain the next day. I found it in the exact spot he did. In fact, when California was in the middle of their worst drought, they turned to local dowsers to uncover hidden sources of water. jesus warned us about powers like this,,,,,,,, those powers do not come from HIM,,,,,,,,any serious christian would stay far away from those types of capabilities because they are from the evil one. Make Some Miso Noodle Soup With A Soft Egg! Water witching, do you believe it? In the Tassili Caves of northern Africa, an 8,000-year-old cave painting depicts a man holding a forked stick, apparently using it to search for water. However, there is one study, conducted by the German government in the 1990s, that perplexed the scientific community. IT IS NOT MAGNETIC! He is pretty skeptical that I can find them with wires, and I was curious what Agtalk thought about it. The one guy just carries a crow bar or other iron bar at his side as he walks and when it starts to move that indicates water. He said it was the dangest thing he's ever seen. Might be something to that theory. Still more say that this art is nothing more than a clever hoax. Mar 22, 2015 #4. If theyd stopped at the first level, it would not be a viable well. If this true please explain why I have had the bark peel off in my hands trying to stop the movement! The blue line marks the subsurface location of the water table. Where do you live? After he finished he had me try it. Water Witching is derived from the word witching and it referred to a magic charm that was used to draw or discover water. There are numerous verses in the Bible about asking the rod for answers. He made a career with his magic tricks but also devoted many of his later years to debunking spiritualists, magic phenomena, and water witching. I'm not sure how to take your opinion on these abilities described above. Also like vein at least 400 feet long or better. I hollered. The ends of the forked branch are held one in each hand, with your wrists and palms facing upward, and the stem of the Y pointing straight ahead and slightly upward.. Ive never charged the locals. But, to each his own. My great grandmother would take a fresh twitch off of a weeping willow, shaped like a "Y". Its very strange looking. I walk to that point and when I get to the exact point my wire will turn in the direction of the underground water vein. Would move left or right and continue same process until I would regonize a vein or underground stream. When it comes to modern-day water witching, I suppose digital imaging and water sniffing drones will win . Each has their own benefits and downfalls. The well driller went down more than 100 feet and didnt hit water. 1,200 feet below ground, lay a huge seam of the Judith River Sands formation. Finding Bodies of Water. Some regions have underground aquifers. L-shaped or Y-shaped Dowsing Rod Traditionally a straight or forked tree branch or twig, usually from a hazel tree, though peach and willow twigs are also acceptable. It doesnt seem to correlate with soil type or rock formations on the surface. I wonder how in the world that works? Slide the larger copper tube over the short end and bend the remaining inch upward at 45 degrees to hold the handle in place. Falls apart under controlled testingbut some people are unfazed by that. Local drug store stocks both. I try to stay local. Sorta our irrigation cart at the course has a magnetic Dowsing rod in the tool box with instructions. My boss called in a local witcher and within minutes stated we were a little over 20 from the site moved the rig drilled down around 30 as witcher stated and hit a great vein. I read about a technique using what was referred to as a bobbing stick to help determine the depth of to the water and then the depth of the vein of water. I've also heard that peach branches, or hazel branches conduct water in the same way. I had coffee from the well my 100% Cherokee grandmother found in 1962. More Information Online Seen it work but have also seen spectacular failures. The National Ground Water Association, in a position statement, "strongly opposes the use of water witches to locate groundwater on the grounds that controlled experimental evidence clearly indicates that the technique is totally without scientific merit" [2]. You can use virtually any kind of tree, but Y-shaped sticks from willows, witch hazel, and various fruit and nut trees seem to be the most popular. If its just a small pull, there probably isnt much. He was correct. We are very hit and miss. Water-Witching From Space. Later, my husband, Lynn, became really good at this He first witnessed water witching, commonly called water dowsing, in 1955 on the ranch where he grew up. Hed hold it with his arm out and after a while the weight would start to swing back and forth. Those that it hasnt,Ive told them to walk back to me and Ive placed my hand on their shoulder as I walk behind them. "Dowsing," "water witching," "divining," and "doodlebugging" are all names for the practice of locating groundwater by walking the surface of a property while holding a forked stick, a pair of L-shaped rods, a pendulum, or another tool that responds when the person moves above a location that will yield an adequate flow of water to a drilled well (see Figure 1). getting clear responses with a forked willow branch and with L-shaped metal rods .more. If you're ever near an old wagon train road try them out. One of the oldest methods for "finding" (or claiming to find) groundwater is called dowsing or water witching. I just tried it over a running faucet of water, pinpoint straight with perfect 90 degree bends just like every video show online. 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. My grandfather taught me in the 1966 that the Y stick needed to come from a fruit tree. Lynn likes to use a green willow, but even a relatively dry one will work . The people buried there are relatives of his. My religion says that if we are doing something for a good purpose then its alright. The more times it bobs up and down, the deeper the water.. With the copper piece at the end, I did it as a child and it absolutely works. The divining rod: A history of water witching, with a bibliography Water Supply Paper 416 (1917) You could turn on all spigots and run all night without running dry. ****. So he said, explain that one to find water in the middle of a field and enough for an irriigation well when they had already dug a few dry test holes. Never works for me but it did for him. Reminds me of someone bending their finger. Water witching, practiced all over the world, involves using a Y-shaped stick, a "divining rod," to find underground water. 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. Water witching for graves. If you'd like to try dowsing for yourself, it's really quite simple. I havent tried finding pipes and cables but think it would be fun to try. Silvery green male and female catkins appear on separate trees in April to May, but are not showy. Thank you, Michael, Hi, I am a 3rd Generation Water-Witch. My husband cannot. I am the only one of six kids that can do it too. After he finished he had me try it. Fill a jar half full with branches and pour boiling water over the branches to fill the jar. I must have bad vibes; could never get them to work for me. Many took him up on his challenges but none were ever able to prove their mystical claims.Hmmmm, imagine that. 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. I located a spot 20 feet farther away from the river, and the driller hit 40 gallons per minute when he went down 30 feet. If it starts again count the number of bobs. 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 . Hopefully it means thats where the gold is! Amber Kanuckel is a freelance writer from rural Ohio who loves all things outdoors. I have no idea as to the reason why, but I seem to be more adept at finding lost graves than water. I've also had success finding graves. Our current well is very high in sodium. I specialise in water mostly , dowsing Fri maps, finding water . I live in Western N.C.Haywood Co. My address is Clyde, which is between Waynesville and Asheville . He looked at me. Some are close to the surfaceperhaps only 40 to 100 feet deepwhile others are several hundred feet deep. There was no way to fake that. Lynn uses willow because its plentiful, but hes also used chokecherry branches. Some of the neighbors have been told that. I cant be that far from you. I've never heard that one, might have to try it sometime. Need to check it out this spring and see how many witches we have in the family. Hi Richard, thanks for sharing your story! When I was young I helped an old neighbor track a tile line all the way across his farm. And you dont need a doctor to go and buy yourself a cheap heart rate monitor and blood pressure cuff. Some wells have been less than 100 feet. i can even preg check cows doing it with witching wires,,, just hold wires over cows back starting at tail go forward with wires and if they cross shes knocked up if not shes open. they will simply that there is no right nor wrong place, just drill anyplace and you either hit or miss. While the majority of dowsers search for water, some practitioners use this technique to find all sorts of things: gold, bombs, or even the missing remote control to theTV. I know that not everyone can. I had a small tractor with a backhoe on it at the time. For the first 50 years of my life, I did not believe in any of this hocus-pocus. Combining the two levels made a good well.. You didnt tell him that theres always charlatans that impersonate the real thing. He used a quart jar with a couple of inches of water in it. Said Id try. Harvest young branches of a willow tree, ideally first-year growth. A multi million dollar grant to research it. He was born in Pipestone, Manitoba in 1933. Warning be careful if you try that with opposite sex. As the point went downward I tried to pull it up and the bark scratched the palms of my hands. When the grateful rancher paid him, Lynn realized his services were valuable. More for local enjoyment. I can find buried waterline & tile using 2 welding rods, -the flush, bent @ a 90 angle. Thats a big gamble. I have told them that there doesnt seem to be water on their acreage they wish to have well on. Works better than a cloth! In 1518, Martin Luther condemned dowsing as a sin. Havent been successful at it myself but Ive seen it done and it does work. 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. I have seen his fingerprints on something in a few minutes. He cut a branch cut Y and when he found a stream we marked it. I seem to be able to do it, ive always used copper wires because thats what i was told, most of the time they cross, cant hardly stop em, but sometimes they go apart the other way, anyone know what that could mean? A forked branch, or iron rod is a common tool that is used in water witching, also known as dowsing. It shows two workers using dowsing rods to locate subsurface ore minerals. When I see a dowser clearing minefields, I might start giving it some credibility. My wife has worked as a sewer line locator as part of her job. Definitely right of center. We needed a well dug and was told that we should use the old local farmer who could easily locate the water source for us. We contacted him and he came with a hanger wire and took about 20 minutes to locate the water source. You can really see it if the pointer part is about a foot long. My job was to push in the tile probe. We drove to my land that weekend and I set him on the same path I had taken, then stood back and watched. I was stunned by my first success when the stick pointed straight down and pulled my hand with it. 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. . Just saying it depends on how you feel. A new branch of government to regulate it and then a $1500 license to do it. "Willow branches," he says. When professional consultations are required or preferred, the landowner must make a decision. Thank you. That situation was interesting because the rancher had already hired a well driller who drilled 400 feet and didnt hit water. Geologists may have an idea, but this still doesnt tell you where the seams of water might be, he says. "Divining" is referenced in the south, adding a magical aspect. This gives more chance to find adequate water, at two levels. They also provide information about the different types of rock units that exist in the area. They found an old hand dug tile. I have a place in Pigeon Mi. 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. I went in and grabbed the copper rods and just like mentioned above the rods would cross when I walked across the area where my husband then excavated and found the line. He was floored, and I had no idea what was going on. Needs to be at least 25 feet wide to get a decent house well. Our well depths in our area vary from 60 ft to 400 plus and can be from a gal/min to enough to run an irrigation well. Many dowsers prefer forked sticks made from willow, peach, or witch hazel wood. Witching for wells. Willow twigs are long and slim. I use any wire i can get hold of. I am looking for a dowser in Middle TN. The local Purdue farm uses dowsing rods to locate broken drain lines in the fields. Grab both ends of the Y in an underhanded grasp (so that the heels of your hands are facing towards the sky, as shown in the photo), and hold the dowsing rod horizontally so that it points in front of you. Most successful water wells are drilled without the advice of a hydrogeologist. Some buy me one some dont. I told them to throw their dowsing rods away. For instance, trying to find an existing modern line when somebody else put in a clay tile in almost the same spot in 1910 and there's no record of it can be frustrating. The Dewey Decimal classification system places dowsing in 133.323 in the neighborhood of fortune-telling, parapsychology and occultism. I haven't tried to find water since but I can find water and electric lines with wires. He said he wished he would have quizzed this guy more to learn as this witcher has been gone for some time already. Willow is "water loving," and helps point the way to the water. My dad could as well. Cant even understand why anyone would vote Democrat. Word got around, and more people asked him to find water. In PA Dutch country, you might hear it called "water smelling". Yes, water witching has been in existence for a long time. Decades ago some of my Dad's friends called BS on his abilities to witch. The way I became interested in water witching and understanding how it works was a TV show called Off the Grid. Thats underground. Dowsers often use a dowsing stick, pendulums, or even water dowsing rods. The heavy end points toward the ground, held about a foot off the ground, and it starts bobbing up and down. Riana Mondavi explains the mysterious art of water witching, a craft her father Marc Mondavi uses to locate water for vineyards for The Divining Rod wines. Jun 25, 2007. just bought some rods for dousing. 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