Post by fawnmarie on Jul 16, 2005 13:50:48 GMT -5
There seems to be a number of theories of what it actually is.
Personally, I think it's a connection to the subconscious and one of the reasons I body-dowse is because it's more effective for me, and a lot less 'weird-looking' if I'm walked in on.
On the other hand, I recognize that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in my philosphy.
If it eases your parents minds any, "medical-dowsing", also referred to as radiesthesia, was explored and used by French priests earlier last century, and it was approved by the Pope. The bible states that "divining" is not permissible, and divining is trying to read into the future.
Since the priests were not trying to "divine" the future, but trying to read the state of present reality within current conditions, the Vatican allowed them to continue. They seemed to have a great deal of success with the method (they used pendulums) and their diagnosis was confirmed by conventional testing with a high degree of accuracy. Also remember, that many Catholic priests and nuns have been professional health care givers for almost as long as the existance of the Church, so this is not something outside their normal duties.
Here's an interesting, but brief write-up on the use of medical dowsing by priests.
www.prosperity.com/billellis/radi.htm
Fawn
Personally, I think it's a connection to the subconscious and one of the reasons I body-dowse is because it's more effective for me, and a lot less 'weird-looking' if I'm walked in on.
On the other hand, I recognize that there are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in my philosphy.
If it eases your parents minds any, "medical-dowsing", also referred to as radiesthesia, was explored and used by French priests earlier last century, and it was approved by the Pope. The bible states that "divining" is not permissible, and divining is trying to read into the future.
Since the priests were not trying to "divine" the future, but trying to read the state of present reality within current conditions, the Vatican allowed them to continue. They seemed to have a great deal of success with the method (they used pendulums) and their diagnosis was confirmed by conventional testing with a high degree of accuracy. Also remember, that many Catholic priests and nuns have been professional health care givers for almost as long as the existance of the Church, so this is not something outside their normal duties.
Here's an interesting, but brief write-up on the use of medical dowsing by priests.
www.prosperity.com/billellis/radi.htm
Fawn