How Do You Use a Dowsing Pendulum?

Whether used as a divining tool or to connect with our spiritual guidance, dowsing pendulums can be fun to use and provide empowering clarity. A dowsing pendulum is a crystal or gemstone that hangs from a chain, rope or string. It can also be a weighted, symmetrical object.

Before using, cleanse your pendulum and charge it with your energy. This may be done by rubbing it with salt, leaving in the sun or moonlight, burying, or reciting a prayer.

How to Use a Dowsing Pendulum

Pendulum dowsing is a divination technique that involves using a pendulum to tune into your intuition and receive spiritual guidance. Typically, a dowsing rods is made of crystal but any weighted, symmetrical object hung from a chain or string will work (though it’s best to avoid magnetic objects like metal keys).

Before you begin using your dowsing pendulum, it’s important to cleanse and charge it. This is done to remove any residual energy and sets your intention for the pendulum. During the cleansing process, you can run it under water, place it in salt crystals or use other energetic techniques like clearing herbs or a singing bowl.

Once your dowsing pendulum is clean, it’s time to start asking questions. These can range from the mundane – such as locating a lost item or what to wear on a date – to profound spiritual/existential ones. Whatever you ask, the answers that come back from your pendulum will reflect the energy of your inner self and higher self.

Ask a Question

Using a pendulum for divination can be an excellent way to get clarity on any questions you may have. Many people see the swinging movements of a pendulum as a direct communication from their invisible guides or angels. Some also use it to connect to their ancestral energy.

Before using a pendulum, it’s important to cleanse it to remove any residual energies that could influence the answers you receive. Some ways to do this include smudging it with sage, dipping it in saltwater, or burying it in the earth.

Once your pendulum is clear, you’re ready to ask a question. The dowser, or person holding the pendulum, asks a yes or no question and allows the pendulum to move in a particular direction to indicate the answer. This movement may be front to back, side to side, clockwise, or counterclockwise. Regardless of the direction, the movement must be consistent to determine the answer. Then, the dowser will ask a second question to confirm that the first answer is correct.

Hold the Pendulum

A dowsing pendulum is best suited for questions that can be answered with a yes or no, such as “Is it Saturday today?” However, you can also use your pendulum to ask more personal questions of a spiritual nature and find out answers from your spirit guides. Some pendulum charts will also help you to access information about your body and chakras, as well as your feelings, motivations, gifts, and dreams.

Grip the pendulum by its chain or cord in your non-dominant hand (your left, if you’re right-handed). Let the business end dangle over a table or your lap.

Before you start, it’s a good idea to cleanse and charge your pendulum. It’s easiest to do this by leaving it on a window sill in the sun for a day, but you can also hold it in your hands, with both hands closed, while saying a short prayer or connecting with your spirit guides and angels.

Interpret the Answers

Many spiritually minded people use pendulums to receive divine information and guidance. In fact, some believe that the pendulum is simply a tool to help them fine-tune their own intuition.

Once you’ve established a relationship with your Pendulum it will start to communicate answers in the same way that you speak. You can ask it questions about anything from locating missing objects to making decisions and choosing the perfect partner or career. It can even be used to improve health, balance chakras or discover hidden treasure or archaeological remains.

First, make sure that your pendulum is working properly. If you’re not sure, practice by asking it a question for which you know the answer is an absolute YES. This will show you how the pendulum swings. It can swing in vertical straight lines, side-to-side movements, clockwise or anti-clockwise, in an elliptical movement or in a bobbing motion up and down. It can also stop and have linear oscillating movements that indicate a no answer.