Brief
Dowsing
The claims the writer was given for Dowsing, in the order they were given.
1
When attempting to find something paranormally using remote viewing, dowsing needs to be used as well.
“In attempting to find something paranormally, if you hope to use remote viewing, then you need to use something else as well—this is called dowsing.”
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2
When using dowsing to locate something on a map after remote viewing, the remote viewing should be done first, then progressively larger to smaller maps should be dowsed, narrowing from a country-level map down to a specific area, so that examining map details does not front-load the viewer on what to expect.
“you probably want to do the remote viewing first... Usually this is accomplished in some sort of progressive way. If you are looking for a kidnapped victim who could be anywhere in America, then you obviously have to start with a map of America... You do the remote viewing first, so that looking at the map details does not front-load you on what to expect.”
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3
Joseph McMoneagle once searched for nearly three years for a person he was looking for and never succeeded through dowsing.
“Don't expect to be right on the money the first time you try. I once looked for nearly three years before I found a person I was looking for, and never did succeed through dowsing.”
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4
Dowsing was used by the military with a great deal of accuracy in some cases, which led to two or three of the remote viewers being formally trained in dowsing.
“There are cases where dowsing was used by the military with a great deal of accuracy. This necessity of locating things led to two or three of the viewers being formally trained in dowsing.”
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5
Joseph McMoneagle was originally trained in dowsing while assigned to Project STARGATE at Fort Meade, Maryland.
“I was originally trained in dowsing while assigned to the STARGATE unit at Fort Meade.”
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6
Joseph McMoneagle was later formally trained in dowsing at the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory at SRI International by an internationally known dowser with decades of experience.
“I was later trained formally, at the Cognitive Sciences Laboratory at SRI-International, by an internationally-known dowser with decades of experience.”
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7
The use of dowsing does not preclude following established remote viewing protocols, though people sometimes fail to remember this when combining methodologies.
“Note that the use of dowsing does not preclude following established protocols for remote viewing. People sometimes fail to remember that when they begin combining methodologies.”
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8
There are two kinds of dowsing equipment used while remote viewing: one used in lieu of the Associative Remote Viewing (ARV) method for responding to binary questions, and one used for working with locations on a map.
“There are two kinds of dowsing equipment that are used while remote viewing. One is used in lieu of the Associative Remote Viewing (ARV) method for responding to binary type questions, like "YES" and "NO,” “UP" and "DOWN,” “FORWARD" and "BACKWARD," etc., and one is used for working with locations on a map.”
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9
Joseph McMoneagle recommends that a dowsing pendulum can be made by tying a small weighted object to a short string or cord.
“The least complicated instrument is the pendulum. You can make a pendulum by tying almost any small weighted object to a short string or cord.”
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10
Joseph McMoneagle has found that fine string or fishing line works best for a dowsing pendulum, and that using a smaller but heavier weighted object performs well, especially where there might be a breeze or wind.
“I have found that the finer string or fishing line is best, and using a smaller but heavier weighted object does well, especially where there might be a breeze or wind.”
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11
Joseph McMoneagle's own dowsing pendulum has a small recess under the eye that can be filled with a small item related to what is being searched for, such as gold, water, or threads from someone's clothing.
“I've included pictures of my own pendulum (figure 2a). It also has a small recess under the eye which you can fill with a small bit of whatever you might be looking for, such as gold, water, or threads from someone's clothing (fig 2b).”
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12
Joseph McMoneagle explains that the dowsing pendulum method involves hanging the pendulum from a short string over a map and allowing the subconscious to control its motion while focusing on a specific question.
“The idea is to hang the pendulum from a short string and then allow your subconscious to control the action of the pendulum while focusing on a specific question.”
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13
Joseph McMoneagle explains that as a dowsing pendulum crosses areas of a map where a sought object is not located it produces a simple, unchanging motion, and when it crosses the correct location it suddenly changes direction.
“As the pendulum crosses areas of the map in which the ring is not located, it will produce a simple motion that will not change... When you hit the place on the map in which the ring is located, it will suddenly change directions.”
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14
Joseph McMoneagle recommends calibrating a dowsing pendulum before use by holding it over a blank sheet of paper and stating "This is yes" and "This is no" to observe its differing reactions.
“A simple way to do that would be to hold the pendulum over a blank sheet of paper and simply state, "This is yes," and "This is no." The pendulum should react differently for each statement.”
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15
Joseph McMoneagle recommends using a dowsing pendulum to answer binary questions if there is no time to set up an Associative Remote Viewing (ARV) protocol.
“If you don't have time to set up an ARV protocol to pursue the binary answer to something, you can use your pendulum... I would only use the pendulum for this if I didn't have time to pursue an answer through the use of ARV.”
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16
A straight edge and pencil is another dowsing tool used for determining a point on a map, grid, or diagram, by defining a horizontal and vertical line whose crossing point is the point of interest.
“Another simple tool that can be used for dowsing is a straight edge and pencil. These are used for determining a point on a map, grid, or diagram... In order to find a specific point you need to define a horizontal and vertical line. Where they cross will be the point of interest.”
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Joseph McMoneagle describes a blinking method of dowsing that does not require a pendulum, where the practitioner gives themselves a command not to blink unless a straight edge is directly over the correct site while sliding it across a map.
“There is a shortcut to the above method that does not require a pendulum. You simply give yourself a command to not blink your eyes unless the straight edge is directly over the correct site... You simply try not to blink while sliding the straight edge horizontally or vertically across the map. When you do blink, that is the point at which you should draw your line.”
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18
Joseph McMoneagle suggests the blinking dowsing method can be used discreetly, such as giving oneself the command "Blink when this person is lying" while talking with a stranger, or "Blink when I'm looking in the right direction" at a crime scene.
“For example, while talking with a stranger you've never met, give yourself the command, "Blink when this person is lying." Or, while at a crime scene if you are wondering where to look for the most important evidence, you might scan the surroundings while at the same time giving yourself the command, "Blink when I'm looking in the right direction."”
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19
When dowsing is scheduled to precede remote viewing, it is always done blind, immediately after being handed the sealed envelope or told the targeting coordinates.
“If it is done prior to the remote viewing, then the dowsing is always done blind—but immediately after being handed the sealed envelope, or told the targeting coordinates.”
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Joseph McMoneagle considers it better to perform dowsing after a remote viewing session rather than before, because maps used for dowsing can front-load a viewer with information about the actual target, and performing it afterward lets the remote viewer's stronger psychic sense of the target improve the dowsing results.
“Maps used for dowsing can front-load a viewer with information pertinent to the actual target they will soon be remote viewing, therefore it is always better to do the dowsing after the remote viewing has been accomplished. By then, the Remote Viewer will have developed a much stronger psychic sense about the target and what it might be, which only improves the results of the dowsing.”
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Jason Quitt considers that energetically powerful sites were located by dowsers and other sensitive people, and by physical signs such as a sweetness in the air, flowing water, plants and an abundance of life.
“there's like dowsers, people that are sensitive. ... And there's also physical signs. ... it's almost like a sweetness in the air. There's water flowing, there's plants, abundance of life.”
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