Id concentrate more on finding water or whatever youre hunting. Ive seen guys use that method to drive around on a place and find a good general area for I hunt in. And I dont charge because I cant guarantee 100%. Most expertsother than dowsing experts, that isclassify this art to the realm of pseudoscience. Oh, and it also helps to know that traces of the waterline's route are still visible, especially if you connect the dots made by tile holes where the waterline cut them. Do you Rember how he did the depth. Ever wonder why there needs to be a pump at the bottom of a deep well. Hydrogeologists often examine aerial photos when siting a well in a challenging area. Water-witching for Wanderers (and Wonderers) invited the public to engage with Calgary's community of Quarry Park, the site of a former gravel pit, through dowsing. If this true please explain why I have had the bark peel off in my hands trying to stop the movement! The depth of impermeable rock units can sometimes be determined, and these can serve as a lower limit for drilling. Witched my first well in my teens. He handed me his dowsing rod, which was a forked copper wire, and it worked! I sit in a chair to steady myself while holding the large end about 6 inches from the ground. These areas often yield abundant water to wells. My mom uses a forked willow branch. As per usual, I put little to no faith in anecdotal evidence. Count the number of bobs until it stops. Water Witching, Magic Wands & Telekinesis. After finding a spot, I use a forked willow to see if thered be enough water for a good well. He found one at Dad's house and was within 2ft of the depth of the vein. The willow never moved but when he walked behind me with his hands around mine the branch would bend down no matter how tight I held it. The hydrogeologist will also seek information about previous wells drilled in the local area. Thank you very much. The small end, where you are holding it, is less than 1/4 inch in diameter, he says. He had a neighbor come down and check it and he found the same spot and said there would be water at about 30-40 feet and plenty of it. Seems odd when well driller keeps finding dry holes and up to 6-7 at times and the landowners ask me to come and I find one the first time with my trusty #9 wire. Now, it helps to know that, minutes earlier, I had shown him a map for the line's installation. It's frustrating when you can find 5 tiles lines in a row exactly where the wires say they are and then you dig for two hours where the next was showed and there's nothing within 50 feet. Geologists may have an idea, but this still doesnt tell you where the seams of water might be, he says. In the sense that it finds underground water, water dowsing does not work. After about the the 5th or 6th dry test hole they come to me. When it comes to modern-day water witching, I suppose digital imaging and water sniffing drones will win . 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. They believe that this type of information is more useful for siting a well than how a stick, a wire, or a pendulum responds to an unknown force [3] [4]. Need to check it out this spring and see how many witches we have in the family. I've never heard that one, might have to try it sometime. I had two local gurus, both claimed they were great dowsers, come out and dowse the same area. Tractor. Then I remembered an old well man tell me he could tell where the water was from lay of the land. Notes. I am going to talk to a doctor and see if there is some way to monitor my blood pressure and pulse rate when I do this the next time. document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023. 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 . If it starts again count the number of bobs. Enough with the energies and superstitions and but it worked for me anecdotes. Dont know anyone who ever used it for bombs, gold etc, but seen it work for water. So the roots branch out in all directions seeking water and will grow more dense in areas where water has been found. Would move left or right and continue same process until I would regonize a vein or underground stream. 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. Even found well water for our church in the last year. At a friends request, we doubled up to find a lost babys grave ( quicker) and what we found was a surprise to us. Leave water/electricity off and nothing happens. Subsequently Ive located running water multiple times. I just tried it over a running faucet of water, pinpoint straight with perfect 90 degree bends just like every video show online. You can also use apple or peach branches for water dowsing. David, my wifes uncle witched for water at the place where we build our first house soon after we where married. Seen it work but have also seen spectacular failures. People laugh at me but if the pipe has water in it ill find it. Accuracy? n. the search for or discovery of underground water sources by means of a divining rod. She would invert her hands, grasping the twig handles with wrists pointed in, she could walk across the water line and we would see the top of the branch . Search Dowsing rods and I'd say it must have some merit. Weeping willow trees have stout trunks with a broad, rounded crown. Outward again I hollered. Amber Kanuckel is a freelance writer from rural Ohio who loves all things outdoors. Almanac Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. Willow or apple was used to create the strongest 'pull' to the water. I acquired the skill and it workssometimes. One had me hold his stick, fresh off the tree with bark on it, and had me try to locate areas to no avail. Not sure whether either of our sons or any of the grandkids can witch. Not a single budge in indicating water. Im not near as good as she was. I use welding rods first, to see if theres water, and where, or several possible locations on the property, he says. 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. Its a simple tool nothing more than a forked branch cut from a live tree. Location. But if the stick only swings side-to-side a couple times, you know there isnt as much water there. He smokes a lot of dope, that maybe helps. I use two L-shaped wires bent out of coat hangers. I had coffee from the well my 100% Cherokee grandmother found in 1962. ****. Sure enough, the second stream really has good flow. No one knows why dowsing worksor if, indeed, it does work. Never tried any grave work. . illow will work for the forked stick and the bobbing stick. Now, skeptics would argue that the reason for this is simple: No matter where you drill, as long as youre willing to drill deep enough, youre bound to find water eventually. A well we had dug was close to two underground streams at different depths. Wires going apart can be an old road bed. 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 mother's uncle could do it. So he recommended they call me, Lynn says. Note ,the side to side movement helps to determine if the water is sufficient to develope. People can drill wells just about anywhere and hit water. My sister and BIL recently moved and he asked me if I could come locate some water lines on their property. It's all in how tightly you hold onto the wire. As you approach a water source, you should feel your dowsing rod start to bend towards the ground. 23 years ago I had a bunch of tiling done. The well driller went down more than 100 feet and didnt hit water. I located a spot 20 feet farther away from the river, and the driller hit 40 gallons per min, ute when he went down 30 feet. People that have never seen it or watched closely think the dowser is turning the stick down intentionally. Many successful wells are drilled without the cost of a dowser or a hydrogeologist. Using a Y branch from a peach or willow tree, he "witched" over 100 wells over the years with a 95% success rate. If theres more water on down, it will start over and seek the next one. Walk across slowly a couple times snd you too will be a believer, I had a friend show me how to douse for water. 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. I can walk across a field using the wire. #4. I use any wire i can get hold of. He was never wrong and always found water. Never works for me but it did for him. These rocks do not contain pore spaces through which water can flow. My husband cannot. Not worth the risk!. Been doing it since 1978. I was a golf course irrigation foreman for many years and whenever we couldnt find a system or branch of the main line, I would think pull out 2 metal pieces of wire and locate the missing irrigation line before the other guys even got their high tech (expensive) locators out of the box and powered on. Dowsing or water witching (hence the name of the novel) is the practice of locating hidden water wells, buried metals, gemstones, or other objects. The willow tree is naturally found around lakes or ponds because is it a water loving tree. I could actually feel the pull inside me. This is all you need. Some people use hazel wood, but it doesnt grow where we live. The twist started to take the bark off my willow branch but did not break it like the ones in my teens. Any type of tree branch can be used for dowsing (water). Desperate farmer using a willow branch to locate a place to drill a new well. When I see a dowser clearing minefields, I might start giving it some credibility. No problem. No water after 4-5 days of drilling. Cant find any. But, to each his own. Hope that helps you David. This way you can hold tightly and feel the willow pull on your hands and wrists. Kelly Rogers: I know in the past too they used willow rods, like willow sticks. I use a wire bent at a 90 degree angle. Cut a Y-shaped stick from a tree, making sure that all three sections of the Y are between 12 and 16 inches long. Grab both ends of the Y in an underhanded . It is a unique talent that I also have I generally use one rod in my receiving hand. The tip drops when she is over water. But if its only a few gallons per minute and the client wants more, you know there is a deeper layer. I live in Western N.C.Haywood Co. My address is Clyde, which is between Waynesville and Asheville . I know the overhead power line was said in jest However it does explain witching. He said you need to believe in it for it to work. I do not have the ability but was told my Grandmother witched a lot of wells in the early 1900's. He had a small well that was surface water coming from a small dam but the output would decrease during times of drought, so he spent a lot of time and money drilling for a better, drinkable water source. The number of side to side movements indicates the depth of the vein of water. If you are very very good at locating existing field tile, I will gladly hire you. I specialise in water mostly , dowsing Fri maps, finding water . 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 may have to ask around to find out methods that work for you. A multi million dollar grant to research it. He said when you first felt the willow stick move you counted from there to when it went straight down. It works. Heather Smith Thomas. I have seen his fingerprints on something in a few minutes. Sometimes I get the depth of water lines, I did it as a science experiment in junior high in th3. There was no way to fake this experiment. I go out with my #9 piece of wire and hop in their pickup. He hung a small weight on a string from the middle of the lid. Personally, I dont believe in things I cant verify! All anyone has to do to find their own answer is to contact their local water welldriller and ask them if dowsing for underground water really works. "Willow branches," he says. My dad wit hed for water for over 50 years. Some of the neighbors have been told that. My neighbor can, good at it. Instructions. However, there is one study, conducted by the German government in the 1990s, that perplexed the scientific community. You can use just one rod, and it works just as well as if you use two. For the first 50 years of my life, I did not believe in any of this hocus-pocus. General logic is that youd find water more often in the valley floor than on a high mountain. It works. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); There is groundwater almost everywhere on earth, so anybody collecting money for this is a sly dog. Water witching saved me days of work with shovel. I am now retired but I still work 2 to 3 days a week Water-witching for clients. I use wires but only one will move. I had the opportunity to test them at our 40 acre farm when the pipe between the 2 ponds stopped flowing. I'd say my brother and I are successful at it 80% of the time with water or tile lines. The well hit at 75 foot dept at 6 GPM. I am a very conservative person. The studys findings showed that the dowsers predictions concerning depth and volume were accurate to within 10% to 20%. Just had a new well drilled today. Each has their own benefits and downfalls. After locating the underground water with a forked willow, he figured out how deep it was by using a willow stick about 3 feet long. Wasted $14,000 on these dry holes. When the driller gets down to the first layer, the amount of water may be adequate and they dont need to drill any deeper. Old style dowsers and water witches in the United States prefer branches from the witch-hazel, willow, or peach tree and often favor rods of freshly cut or green wood because "wet wood recognizes water." The dowser holds the Y-shaped dowsing rod with one short end of the Y in each hand and the long end of the Y pointing forward. Trees grow 3 to 4 feet per year to 50 or 60 feet, and have a spread as wide. After about 15 seconds or so the stuck will begin to Bob up and down. For some it works and others not. They came in knowing the situation but all were unsuccessful. senior writer. Silvery green male and female catkins appear on separate trees in April to May, but are not showy. Please give more detail on that method. Falls apart under controlled testingbut some people are unfazed by that. Lynn likes to use a green willow, but even a relatively dry one will work . Im in a county west of Charlotte. Why? Water witching, practiced all over the world, involves using a Y-shaped stick, a "divining rod," to find underground water. Used a green willow branch in the shape of a Y. You should also make sure the rods are 9 inches (22.9 cm) from each other. Used a green willow branch in the shape of a Y. It works! Also one of the local water companies uses dowsing rods to locate leaking water pipes. I had a well driller witch a location and put a rock about as big as my fist at the location in the grassland area, he said get a second opinion from mr Powell, I called him, he came, I told him I wanted a well somewhere in that 2 acre area, he stumbled around as he was about 90 years old, using about 8 ft of a grape vine in a horseshoe shape, he said you see that rock, your best water is about 1 ft from that rock and 3 tiers of water, the well proved to have 3 levels of water per the driller. He often uses the same willow branch many times during a summer, occasionally cutting a new one when the old one gets really dry. But I think he was good at finding anything ? He held it by the small end and let it bob up and down until it stopped bobbing and swung side-to-side. I do not have the ability but was told my Grandmother witched a lot of wells in the early 1900's. When I was 7 we had a neighbor locate the buried water lines on a new farm. Went over and I said lets hop in your pickup. I have a place in Pigeon Mi. On some properties, there are very few options. You didnt tell him that theres always charlatans that impersonate the real thing. I dont know how it works, but it appears to. The more times it bobs up and down, the deeper the water.. If I were going to pay for a wellwhich today in our area costs about $90 per foot to drillId want someone to locate the water., It was the same driller who saw my success locating water just a few feet from a dry hole. A high percentage of people can get the rods to cross on a water pipe or a bottle hiden under a floor or something. Place flags apart from each other to see how wide the vain is. I believe it works, but I cannot do it. It works for some people and some people cant do it. that was 30 years ago and still pumping good water . Drive around and when I feel downward pressure we stop and I walk some. Since then, I have used it multiple times to find old water lines with good results. Driller came within 2 in of my spot he dowsed also. Well driller use divining willow branch to locate the spot to drill for water during the long drought in Western USA. Hello Brian, Do you know how I would go about finding a Dowser in my area? 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. Local drug store stocks both. Much like with Christ, many things cant be explained by the community of so-called scientists. After he finished he had me try it. You could turn on all spigots and run all night without running dry. The Dewey Decimal classification system places dowsing in 133.323 in the neighborhood of fortune-telling, parapsychology and occultism. Dowsing for water is 100% BS. None of the dowsers rods or twigs even twitched at this location. I know nothing but have always suspected it has something to do with an individual's electrical charge. Cut a Y-shaped stick from a tree, making sure that all three sections of the Y are between 12 and 16 inches long. That situation was interesting because the rancher had already hired a well driller who drilled 400 feet and didnt hit water. Old-time dowsers and water witches, in the United States, preferred branches from the witch-hazel, willow, or peach tree, and often favored branches cut from green, wet wood as it was believed that the rod would be drawn to a water source. So I am completely baffled as to why I can witch water. Our back yard was our an acre and our front was probably around a quarter. The willow gives you a feel for how much is there. But the tip of the stick bends first. 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. I personally use a dowser to decide where to put plants. . When its local I charge nothing because I tell them from the beginning there is no guarantee. Forked stick in front, wandering arid land until, somewhat magically and often with the hint of help from some otherworldly power, the witch and the wand divine a spot in the dirt where life-giving water, at some depth underground, waits to be liberated.. I hired 3 dowsers to witch my property. They want to drill a successful well, close to their house, where the cost of installing water lines and an electrical conduit will be minimal and where a drilling rig can be easily driven. Serviced 4 inside taps, dishwasher and laundry as well as yard irrigation without ever running low. Others believe that the talent is all in the dowsing rod. 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. The driller often has a lot of experience in the area being drilled and knows if the rocks in that area typically yield useful quantities of water. The forked ends of the dowsing rods are clutched palms-down, and dowser slowly walks over . I used wire for finding the lost graves. I would love to find a dowser who can find my water line location, which is essential before permit can be given on the replacement of my failing septic system. It is 65 feet deep, just at bedrock. Data from controlled studies is proof this is nothing more than stuff and nonsense. Thats important if you wish to irrigate or if you want it for drinking water. . 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 have pretty good luck at it, Ive even used a pick axe with leather gloves if no wires or branches were handy Dennis. At 20 to 30 feet from where the water comes to or near the grounds surface, by holding the wire (bent on a 90 degree angle) I get a magnetic attraction to the point of the start of the water vein. The pull is very obvious. Try it yourself ,grab couple pieces of thin wire or other metal, bend it to fit your hands at approximately 90 degrees and walk across your lawn ,find the water meter in the street and that runs in a straight line to your first hose bib. That well driller didnt believe in water dowsing originally but now calls me whenever someone wants him to drill a well.. Lynn uses willow because its plentiful, but hes also used chokecherry branches. Although most would say that dowsing is nothing more than a myth, there are quite a few people today whobelieve in this practice. Cant even understand why anyone would vote Democrat. People who practice dowsing believe that groundwater moves in subsurface seams, veins, or streams that must be intersected by the drill to produce an adequate flow of water. Probably any kind of willow will work for the forked stick and the bobbing stick. Lots of water there that was warm and even artesian. He is pretty skeptical that I can find them with wires, and I was curious what Agtalk thought about it. Allow to steep overnight, strain the next day. Sometimes, the towns are really far away so you're out for eight hours and you make $200 . But many have been 300 feet deep or more. Whoops, I misspelled his name. Dowsing rods point toward you when you are directly over water. In fact, when California was in the middle of their worst drought, they turned to local dowsers to uncover hidden sources of water. Water Witches book. 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. It depends on the location and the severity of the drought, but usually it's between $75 and $200. Although she passed away in 1989..Ive grown up on this well as Ive lived here since and its where I grew upknock on wood, I hope it holds up for the rest of my life! It was not as strong but felt good for a home supply. Any advise? Branch size and thickness dont matterwhatever feels right. The term Water Witching is believed to be derived from ideas of magic, but it actually involves relaxation, focus and potentially some knowledge about trees. Numerous witchers showed up at his place, all claiming mystical powers to find water. Systems. I work for the USDANRCS as a ACES Technician. 1. But on occasion there might be more.. If vein is 10 steps wide about 30 feet then there is usually 20-25 gallon well in our area. Slide the larger copper tube over the short end and bend the remaining inch upward at 45 degrees to hold the handle in place. Lots of info out there on his tests and such if you want to research. I told them to throw their dowsing rods away. Water-Witching From Space. Although some dowsers have a record of regularly producing good results, the United States Geological Survey reports that most geologists and hydrogeologists do not endorse the practice of dowsing [1]. One example: I located a well for one person on top of a hill, Lynn says. 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. Rods pointing same direction is water stream thats moving the direction they point, you might use that to decide where to add wells or try and guess how other wells nearby may hurt your volume. They found an old hand dug tile. But on occasion there might be more.. I have witched successfully for water lines with 2 coat hangers spot on every time. we told them where to drill ,they drill down so far and hit good water .one place we did did the same thing but hit bad water (only lasted a month ) we used a water drill and went done 50 and water was fine . Told them no 100% guarantees. Long story short Dad drilled a bunch of test holes anyway that turned up little to nothing at best. 90+ yr old well driller , drilled hundreds of wells, told me buttons , pliers , zippers , seams on clothing affect the results. You can also use apple or peach branches for water dowsing. I too can find electrical and water lines. Water witching, do you believe it? And, in his defense, he wasn't quite 90 degrees off the markmore like 75. He said he wished he would have quizzed this guy more to learn as this witcher has been gone for some time already. 4) turn water or electricity on and repeat. An expert told us not to stop at the first stream but put a pump on the well snd suck it out while it was dug down further. We are very hit and miss. She has used witching sticks with very good results. Would you know of any dowsers in the middle TN area? But I do know that God can take all things and turn them for good. The dowser walks through the field with the dowsing rod. You can really see it if the pointer part is about a foot long. I drove up later and they told me what had happened, and made me try it. Other words and phrases that refer to this process include: doodlebugging, divining and water witching, willow witching. Son scoffs, he can't do it but I tell him it's because he doesn't believe it works. Perfect for watering our gardens. I honestly didnt believe until that rod practically jumped out of my hand to point downward. I cant find septic to save my life. Ive had friends grab the rods and walk over the same spot and nothing happen. But would take a beer sometime in the bar. Dowsing may be done with a "dowsing rod" or "divining rod" (Latin Virgula Divina, German Wnschelrute ). Be present. I just recently found a misplaced pair of channel locks with a dowsing rod. I have located a few places to drill a well. Could find water. (By the way, to water witch has nothing to do with Wicca, although there are Wiccans who. 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. 2) put garden hose or electical extension cord on ground. Closer to center as possible. As I walked passed the pipe, they kept crossing. I can get you in touch with dowsers. A nearby town has an old waterline running through some land I own. Its possible to find water sometimes at high elevations, while some attempts to drill wells near rivers have failed. Using a green willow branch Babs Ballard looks for the flow of water near a well she previously discovered on Swauk Prairie Wednesday . They can also cross rods in groundwater. In 1970, we decided to put in a deeper well. Had a well driller challenge me, we both located the same places. I wonder how in the world that works? All I know is my experience with water witching. The people buried there are relatives of his. If its a small willow and you are holding it really tight, it can actually take the bark off the willow where you are gripping it, he says. Of course with permission. Its the disruption in the earth that does it. Had well digger out there and only found 6 dry holes I knew the area was hard place to find water in. If it pulls hard, you know theres a lot of water. Guy that does most of the hoe work for my plumber can do it. Water-Witchin' was at one time a part of regular country life when other means of finding water underground in order to dig a well wasn't available. 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