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Why Dowsing Makes Perfect Sense

By Michael Brooks — 2009

Last week, I went dowsing. Also known as divining, this is the ancient practice of holding twigs or metal rods that are supposed to move in response to hidden objects.

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Urban New Agers Have Taken Over the Art of Dowsing

Once an arcane rural art, used almost exclusively to find water, dowsing has been taken over by urban New Agers who use it to make any and all kinds of decisions, from what movie to rent to whether a person is a potential partner. For most, the forked stick has given way to a pendulum.

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An Introduction to Numerology

Many of us have what we think of as “lucky numbers,” but is there anything more to this notion than fun and games? According to numerology, the answer is a resounding “yes.” In numerology, numbers represent more than just their mathematical values.

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Cleromancy – All You Need to Know

Cleromancy literary means “Divination by casting lots”. It is an ancient practice which has been able to serve a unique purpose of foretelling the future through divine intervention.

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Morgan
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The Magic of Dowsing Keeps Holding On

In West Texas, a century of scientific debunking hasn’t convinced well-drillers to give up old beliefs.

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Sasha von Oldershausen
2019
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Finding Water with a Forked Stick May Not Be a Hoax

One of the longest-running of these disagreements centers on dowsing, a supposed sixth sense that enables people to find underground water using a forked branch, pendulum or pair of bent wires. There is no scientific reason why dowsing should work.

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Popular Mechanics
2004
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7 Things You Need to Know Before You Start Reading Tarot Cards

Although common belief is that tarot cards are a way to tell the future or reveal someone's fortune, according to Gaye Weintraub — owner of the holistic wellness company Soul'ed Out — this is actually far from true.

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Ni'Kesia Pannell
2018
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‘Reading Tarot Cards Is My Quirkiest Anxiety Management Tool—But It Totally Works’

Of course, my loved ones said the same wise words. But when the cards “told” me, it felt more like I was coming to my own conclusions, giving myself that good advice.

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Amelia Harnish
2020
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