Kelly Rogers: I know in the past too they used willow rods, like willow sticks. Long story short is we couldnt pump our well dry, ever. Cant find any. Later I told a highly skeptic friend who insisted I show him. . It was life changing for me . Might be something to that theory. Water Witching. I go out with my #9 piece of wire and hop in their pickup. Used a green willow branch in the shape of a Y. The bark is gray-black. Thanks. 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. We contacted him and he came with a hanger wire and took about 20 minutes to locate the water source. When my friend double checked her cousins info, it was a TWINS grave we found ! Fill a jar half full with branches and pour boiling water over the branches to fill the jar. Water-Witching From Space. 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]. Water Witching by Barbara Rudolph. Be clear with intention. But the tip of the stick bends first. I have seen it work. I too can find electrical and water lines. I just recently found a misplaced pair of channel locks with a dowsing rod. Repeat for the second rod, and you have yourself some homemade copper dowsing rods! So the roots branch out in all directions seeking water and will grow more dense in areas where water has been found. Thank you. Two attempts to drill, both dry holes. I moved to a rural community from Chicago in the early 70s. You didnt answer your own question, though. Spreading sticks can be a no answer, sometimes point the direction of a stream of water thats not moving. I can do it but only with bare brazing rods for whatever reason. And, despite the skepticism, there are even a few scientists who think theres more here than meets the eye. Cut the smaller tubing to 30-inch lengths. Find "Y" shaped branch. I havent tried that but it seemed to work for my uncle. 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. The real test would be to determine how deep and at what flow rate. 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. Only some people have this ability. Personally, I dont believe in things I cant verify! Water Witching, Magic Wands & Telekinesis. The dowsing that most people are familiar with is water dowsing, or water witching or rhabdomancy, in which a person holds a Y-shaped branch (or two L-shaped wire rods) and walks around until they . Had well digger out there and only found 6 dry holes I knew the area was hard place to find water in. One practicing water witching holds the two branches of the stick in his hands, while pointing the rod upward and outward. Even tried over water bed & wands turned out. Old Man Joneswas THE guy you wanted to drill for water well when I was a kid. If the side to side is weak then not enough water. My current well, which is collapsing, is 400 feet down. There is no debate. The depth of impermeable rock units can sometimes be determined, and these can serve as a lower limit for drilling. Using a green willow branch Babs Ballard looks for the flow of water near a well she previously discovered on Swauk Prairie Wednesday . The guy told him the water is 160ft below us. I had a small tractor with a backhoe on it at the time. . Amber Kanuckel is a freelance writer from rural Ohio who loves all things outdoors. I havent tried finding pipes and cables but think it would be fun to try. ****. So he recommended they call me, Lynn says. I've never heard that one, might have to try it sometime. If you'd like to try dowsing for yourself, it's really quite simple. I wish to have contacts of dowsers abroad. 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. It works. 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. I put a 1500 gallon surface tank and a pressure tank. I have drilled 2 dry wells now and would like to hire a dowser but I cant find anyone in the area by word of mouth or internet search. Dowsing can be done via many different tools, including but not limited to: two L-shaped copper rods, a willow branch, a pendulum or a weight tied to a string. He handed me his dowsing rod, which was a forked copper wire, and it worked! Cut a Y-shaped stick from a tree, making sure that all three sections of the Y are between 12 and 16 inches long. Most frustrating thing Ive ever tried to locate with brass rods. I am John Benscoter, my phone# is 570/833/4250, my address is 345 Beech Grove Road, Laceyville, Pa. 18623, my email is johnrbenscoter@yahoo.com. I don't like the way it feels when you find one, but I no longer doubt it. He always witched or dowsed before drilling. Had one fellow come to me in desperation because his wife wanted new house and needed swimming pool. My mom could do this..we called them water witches. My Grandfarther was a well digger and I saw him use a forked stick from willow trees to find the best place to dig a well. Because the same types of rocks are usually present beneath that small area. My grandfather was the water finder and he said use willow for finding water. Since then, I have used it multiple times to find old water lines with good results. He said he gets 40 gallons a minute. Has to be a forked limb from a willow or fruit tree. I believed I could do it because I believed in him. I don't know how accurate it is. My father was really good at finding water for people he used wires i prefer a forked stick dowsing doesnt have to be proven to me i know without a shadow of a doubt it works i havent figured out how to scientifically prove it but i can make anyone feel what i feel as long as im touching the stick you will feel it to there has to be a way you could measure the force being put on my stick its so strong if i try to hold the stick and keep walking the stick will break. I have been dowsing for 50 years with complete success. At the big end. "Divining" is referenced in the south, adding a magical aspect. She has used witching sticks with very good results. Driller came within 2 in of my spot he dowsed also. Winter Solstice: When is it, and What is it? Remove and compost all of the leaves and cut the branches into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces. Sounds simple, but does it work? I can find buried waterline & tile using 2 welding rods, -the flush, bent @ a 90 angle. This generation may be losing this old art unless some of you take up "water witching." Bill Brandon, an oldtimer touching his seventies, who lived in the Decatur area, but is now deceased . Dig somewhere between the flags. Sometimes, the towns are really far away so you're out for eight hours and you make $200 . In this Aug. 7, 2012 photo, Randy Grebke of Kohnen Concrete Products, demonstrates how he locates underground water by holding two copper wires while on a well drilling site in Huey, Ill. Cindy, just reading this looking for a witcher or dowser. Much like with Christ, many things cant be explained by the community of so-called scientists. However, in this particular study, the dowsers were also asked to tell their drill teams at what depth theyd find the water and how much water they would find. He would bend ends of the welding rods down at a 90 degree angle. Farmers have used water-witching for generations, to determine the best place to dig their wells, and to find a source of drinking water for their cattle in a pasture. So they sat him in the back of a pickup truck, blind folded him, and slowly drove down the main street of a small town. One wanted to run a waterline across me 3/8 mile, under a road and onto a second neighbor to drill a well. More Information Online Make sure the rod ends are not tipped upward or downward. It has the ability to flow laterally through these pore spaces and establish a "water table" that is generally horizontal or slightly sloping (see Figure 2). They believe that locations where this water is present are surrounded by forces that will produce a response in their tools. People who dont believe in it sounds just as ignorant as not believing that the fungal network plays a massive role in natural forest health. That's what he told me. Rods will turn in their hands. Cant explain it, and I dont care if anyone believes me, but I know what Ive experienced. Diana fowler we also have a farm that was owned by old man jones in ohio. document.getElementById( "ak_js_3" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2023. And sometimes people who are interested in a certain property ask him to find water before they decide to buy it. He was a local legend as a water witcher who succeeded in finding water when drillers failed. 50+ years later that well is still going and has the cleanest water in the area (tested every 2 years), Dowsing is an absolute joke. The well company said they just pick a spot and eventually find water. This gives a solid base of support to hold the willow securely and firmly as you walk slowly over the area to be checked. Tried it again alone and it wouldnt work. Good Morning. This article originally appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of Hobby Farms magazine. One of the most comical things Ive ever witnessed, him shuffling around my yard and whenever his wires got crossed, stomping one foot on the ground and with absolute confidence Dig HERE!10 minutes later with a probeno luck. I can find stuff in the open, but the the overhead messes me up. After he finished he had me try it. And yet I know people that can do it. Two of us on the board could locate graves, the others could not. They just KNOW it works. Said Id try. Most wells are 150 feet deep in area. It will save a lot of backhoe time. Two right angle rods will cross in front of you pointing in the direction to walk. It's a centuries-old practice. When I was on the board of trustees for our local cemetery the subject of finding graves was brought up. It DOES work. Mar 22, 2015 #4. Forked sticks held in front of a dowser will be deflected toward the ground, a pair of L-shaped rods held lightly in the dowser's hands will cross one another, and a pendulum suspended on a string will deflect from vertical as the dowser moves over a good location. Lynn counts each time it bobs, and each bob represents about a foot of depth. The well driller went down more than 100 feet and didnt hit water. Be present. But on occasion there might be more.. Many took him up on his . I personally use a dowser to decide where to put plants. Harvest young branches of a willow tree, ideally first-year growth. I know a guy that has this one and has yet to try it out. Unless they used shovels. 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. 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