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Pendulum Power: A Mystery You Can See, A Power You Can Feel

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This book is a nicely-balanced presentation, oriented generally towards someone interested in learning how to dowse with the pendulum. It also has some interesting sections on the history of dowsing and true stories of dowsers in action.If you are going to pursue this endeavor, I think it is important to realize that practice makes perfect. The authors suggest spending one week of practicing several times a day, just watching the pendulum move various ways strictly under the influence of your will and desire. This is extremely important, because it teaches you to relax, let go and trust your subconscious mind.The second important step is to understand that there is "no order of difficulty in miracles", to paraphrase A Course In Miracles. It is no more difficult (or easy) to find a missing child in another state via map-dowsing than it is to successfully dowse for your car keys. The apparent difference in difficulty is artificial and all in one's belief system. Both events are "miracles" in that there is no rational explanation for how you found either. So your faith in the connectedness of all things must grow considerably, or you will simply fizzle out as a dowser. That's a significant challenge, but one worth rising to.

This book will give you a good start...

This is a wonderful book which summarizes practically all you need to know about pendulums and dowsing, from the history to the best materials for making pendulums and all possible uses such as searching for lost items as well as making decisions (e.g. about relationships, business or which foods are good/bad for you). While not glossy, if you buy only one book about pendulums, this should be the one. This book in this or previous form(s) has been around for years - a testament to its worth.

Although Pendulum Power, by Greg Nielsen and Joseph Polansky, has been around for several years, its message is more relevant than ever in the confusing and turbulent times in which we now live.

A pendulum is simply a suspended object which is allowed to swing as dictated by the force of gravity. Pendulums are commonly used in grandfather clocks. Pendulums have another, far more ancient use, however. For thousands of years, they have been an essential part of divination. Nielsen and Polansky say "the pendulum is simply one method of many for communing consciously with our deeper being and allowing it to guide our everyday actions."

Their book introduces readers to the extensive history of the pendulum, from early divination to 20th-century medical practice. They then explain how the energy that is a part of every living organism makes the pendulum work. They say that the human nervous system "is the communication system of the body" and using a pendulum allows you to interpret the signals your "inner higher intelligence [communicates] through the nervous system."

Pendulums are very easy and inexpensive to make. A ring or button suspended from thread makes a simple pendulum. For readers wanting something more elegant, the authors provide detailed instructions for constructing a pendulum from doweling. Extensive directions are given for using pendulums. Readers will learn what kinds of questions to ask, and how to interpret the various movements of the pendulum. Nielsen and Polansky provide examples of how pendulums have been used to find lost objects, choose a career or change jobs, select a healthy diet based on personal needs, and aid in other types of decision making.

Pendulums are also used in healing. Anyone trying to determine the best decision or course of action, based on their personal needs, will find the techniques provided in Pendulum Power useful and enlightening.

This book is a must buy for anyone interested in EVERYTHING about pendulums. It is a very nice book to read, also is very down to earth (not all science language). It covers about every aspect. I would and HAVE recommended this book to friends. Buy it you won't regret it!

I enjoyed this book on the subject of pendulums as I found it more realistic and to the point. I've own pendulums for some time now and use them often myself so I felt what Mr. Nielsen wrote could actually offer someone some useful information.

A bit dry but lots of excellent suggestions for how to use the pendulum as well as instructions for doing so.

This book provides a good introduction to using the pendulum, as well as to different pendulum uses, though as far as learning how to use the pendulum and doing pendulum exercises I prefer the Pendulum Kit.

The book has many interesting stories related to how pendulums have been used in the areas of nutrition and health, choosing a doctor, dating and relationships, selecting the right job, overcoming subconscious obstacles, finding water, oil, lost treasures, missing people, choosing a teacher, choosing right books, and many other applications.

I had not heard of dowsing but I learned about it in a reading. She recommended this book and I am fascinated. I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this for anyone who is interested in learning about pendulums. You will learn how to make your own pendulum and you can get started right away... LOts of interesting history and great examples.
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This book was not what I expected. I would not buy it again. It mainly consists of the history of the pendulum with very little "how to" involved. It was a waste of my money.

One of the best (and only!) books on the subject. There really isn't much to say about working with a pendulum; once you learn the basics, you're off and running! There aren't any 'advanced techniques' needed.