Dowsing Rods??

You have After Life? Awesome! That was the most hilarious scene in the movie. None of us could get 'em to work that night as you could tell.

But that very set DID work once very very well for me. One night at Morrow Road they MOVED. Not in relation to anything I was doing...not because of subtle movements of my muscles. They moved on their own. They pulled and pointed in a direction. It was very noticeable and very interesting when that happened.

They were steel rods I purchased at a hardware store that I formed into shape myself. I added the wooden balls on the handle (I wish I had thought of a sleeve, but it was my first and so far only attempt). That is not the best metal to use because those ended up becoming very rusty having been stored in the garage through a winter. I'd either use a different metal or make sure they were stored in a controlled environment if I ever make any more.

The theory of a willow branch being able to find water is related to the willow tree needing a lot of water to survive. From what I remember, willow is used only in the Y shaped form of dowsing rod and it needs to be green. My memory, though, may be playing tricks on me, but that's how I remember it. Obviously, because of the theory, willow is not automatically conducive to finding ghosts/spirits/etc. because it is so associated with water. I say "automatically" because I've yet to hear of an experiment where someone uses willow in a ghost hunt. Someone ought to try it! But the green requirement (which I swear I remember) means they'd be pretty much single-use.

~~==- Doug -==~~
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