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In 1966, the dowser Thomas Trench was asked for help by the Belgian police force. He was to use his talent to help locate the body of a young man, which he quickly succeeded in doing. The Dutch clairvoyant Gerhard Croiset also used this extraordinary talent to find missing aeroplanes and people. There are reports and statistics which offer plenty of proof that first-rate dowsers can locate things on a map.

Yet the story of dowsing goes back almost 500 years. As early as 1560, dowsers were said to have looked for metal ore. The forerunner of the dowsing rod was the magic wand of magicians and gods – like the forked mistletoe branch that opened the gates of the underworld according to Greek legend. In the Bible there is also the story of Moses, who used his staff to tap a well-spring out of a rock.

How does a dowsing rod work?

Created: 05:34 PM | Author: Questico editorial staff | Category: Clairvoyance  |  Comments [0]

Liz, from Ipswich wants to know: "What should I be aware of when buying a pendulum?"

There are thousands of types of pendulum in every shade, shape, size and material. Because the pendulum is only the indicator and the user her/himself is the measuring instrument, it doesn’t matter in the least what you use as a pendulum. In theory, a lump of wax on a string would do: it makes a wonderful pendulum. So trust your own taste when making your selection. Buy the pendulum which you like the look of best.

Created: 11:03 AM | Author: Jörg Dahlmann | Category: Clairvoyance  |  Comments [2]

What is a “cobbler’s globe“, and how is it used?


The cobbler’s globe is a clear, water-filled glass, globular in shape, which was in use before the introduction of electric lights to increase the strength of light by the concentration of a diffuse light source. The diffuse light from a gas or oil lamp was focused on one spot in order to improve illumination of a workspace. Cobblers, in particular, favoured the use of these globes. Hans Bender, who was the first Professor of Parapsychology in Freiburg, was a well-known user of the cobblers’ globe.

Created: 06:01 PM | Author: Jörg Dahlmann | Category: Clairvoyance  |  Comments [0]

Rick from Ispwitch has this question: Where does the figure of a pentagram actually come from? What is its historical and modern significance? Why is it sometimes shown with the point upwards and sometimes downwards; is that just random or is significant too?

The pentagram is a five-pointed star with equal angles, entwined. The pentagram was much-valued in antiquity as a health-giving symbol. In the course of time, it became used more and more for defence against demons: both by witches and wizards, and also by the church.
If the tip of the pentagram points upwards, it represents a symbol for luminous power. Satanic cults, who have dealings with dark forces, make their intentions clear by standing the pentagram (and the Cross) the other way up, i.e. on its tip, so that the positive magic is turned into negative magic. The pentagram remains one of the most potent protective symbols in magic. 

Created: 04:03 PM | Author: Jörg Dahlmann | Category: Clairvoyance  |  Comments [0]

Our reader Martin wants to know, how a stone oracle works.

A stone oracle is used by shamans to answer questions about the future. How is it done and what sort of stones are used?

The Lakota tribe uses the stone oracle like this: the shaman goes into the countryside looking for a stone. In the process, he concentrates very hard on the nature of the question. When he has found the stone which he feels to be the “right” one, the shaman gazes at it until its surface reveals the shape of animals or other figures to him. The stone has many different planes and can thus contain many different figures. The images thus found can subsequently be contacted on one of his shamanistic journeys and become involved in the questioning. After completion of the oracle process, the stone will be taken back to the spot where it was found and replaced.

Created: 11:12 AM | Author: Jörg Dahlmann | Category: Clairvoyance  |  Comments [0]

John D. from Aberdeen: "How does a coffee grounds reading actually work and where did this method of divination originate?"

The reading of coffee grounds is based on an oriental tradition whereby after drinking a cup of “mocha” the cup is inverted so that the grounds can be used to find answers to a current personal situation. To start with, the cup is tilted to distribute the coffee grounds around the sides. In a similar way to the card reader, the coffee grounds reader uses a particular system of interpretation, which may have been traditionally handed down through the generations of the family. The cup’s inner surface is often divided into sections in the mind’s eye, e.g. personality, relationship, business affairs, family, money. The coffee grounds are examined for certain patterns (waves, blots, etc.) – these are interpreted whilst taking into account the shape of the patterns in the respective sections.

Created: 08:29 AM | Author: Questico editorial staff | Category: Clairvoyance  |  Comments [0]

"A stone oracle is used by shamans to answer questions about the future. How is it done and what sort of stones are used?" - a question by Helen C. from Dublin

The Lakota tribe uses the stone oracle like this: the shaman goes into the countryside looking for a stone. In the process, he concentrates very hard on the nature of the question. When he has found the stone which he feels to be the “right” one, the shaman gazes at it until its surface reveals the shape of animals or other figures to him. The stone has many different planes and can thus contain many different figures. The images thus found can subsequently be contacted on one of his shamanistic journeys and become involved in the questioning. After completion of the oracle process, the stone will be taken back to the spot where it was found and replaced.

Created: 12:17 PM | Author: Questico editorial staff | Category: Clairvoyance  |  Comments [1]

Andrew B. from Bath asks: "It is practical to invest in an expensive dowsing rod or is a plain, cheap one just as good?"

It’s the same as with a musical instrument: the most expensive piano is of no use if you can’t play. But you can learn to play the piano on a poor quality instrument. But, the better you become, the less satisfied you will be with a basic instrument.

Created: 03:56 PM | Author: Questico editorial staff | Category: Clairvoyance  |  Comments [0]

"Is it true that clairvoyants used to read the future in cloud formations? How does this work?" - a question by Ann J. from Oxford

There is hardly any natural phenomenon which hasn’t at some time been “used” by clairvoyants for predicting the future! Clouds certainly fall into this category. But every now and again there are cloud formations which are noticed by many people at once because of their unusual formation.  

It is said that just before the battle of Luetzen in 1632 (between German and Swedish troops) many people saw in the sky above Stockholm Castle a young woman of supernatural size with a burning torch in one hand and something like a white handkerchief in the other. The apparition was interpreted thus: after the king’s death, the fires of war would blaze and the cloth meant that tears would be shed.

Created: 09:38 AM | Author: Questico editorial staff | Category: Clairvoyance  |  Comments [0]

Iris from Dublin asks us: "How is the I-Ching used to predict the future?"

The I-Ching, or Book of Changes, has existed for over 2000 years and was written in the Chinese Taoist tradition. It is considered to be one of the richest sources of far-eastern wisdom, written by members of a Chinese ruling dynasty under the instruction of a Taoist sage and given its final form by Confucius.
To use it as an oracle, one proceeds as follows: three coins are thrown into the air while concentrating hard on the question. This is done six times in succession; each time a differing combination of numbers is produced, depending how the coins fall (heads or tails). This is noted down on a piece of paper and once the coins have been thrown six times, the final combination is complete.
It is easy to work out from this that there are a total of 64 possible final combinations. Now the I-Ching book is consulted as to the meaning of the particular final combination. The interpretations are somewhat cryptic so it requires an experienced I-Ching expert to give someone really meaningful answers.

Created: 02:35 PM | Author: Questico editorial staff | Category: Clairvoyance  |  Comments [0]