The guy told him the water is 160ft below us. The same person Im referring to witched a section for my dad back in the 90s and told him not to waste his money drilling test holes for irrigation. If you are very very good at locating existing field tile, I will gladly hire you. He cut a branch cut Y and when he found a stream we marked it. Well driller use divining willow branch to locate the spot to drill for water during the long drought in Western USA. Cut a Y-shaped stick from a tree, making sure that all three sections of the Y are between 12 and 16 inches long. Would be curious if life expectancy or health issues differ from those who can and can't. Of course with permission. I use a steel wire as my tool. In the sense that it finds underground water, water dowsing does not work. Walking with the long ends pointed forward, when he came to a certain spot, the rods swung around and pointed back toward him. Water witching, do you believe it? David, my wifes uncle witched for water at the place where we build our first house soon after we where married. As he approached the spot, he registered a look of total shock and surprise as the stick led his hand straight down. Im not a doubter. All I know is my experience with water witching. And, if you are looking for oil, it's . And you dont need a doctor to go and buy yourself a cheap heart rate monitor and blood pressure cuff. He found one at Dad's house and was within 2ft of the depth of the vein. Many successful wells are drilled without the cost of a dowser or a hydrogeologist. just bought some rods for dousing. Water dowsing involves the claim that a person can locate underground sources of water without using any scientific instruments. When he walks over a location that has the potential of yielding water, the dowsing rod will rotate in his hands and point toward the ground. Known as a water witch, waterwitch or dowser, Dad has been able to sense and track underground water sources for as long as he (and I) can remember. Keep your grasp somewhat loose and slowly walk around searching for water. One practicing water witching holds the two branches of the stick in his hands, while pointing the rod upward and outward. Very profound for someone who is very skeptical. 3 of 8 4 of 8 Marc Mondavi, vice president of Charles Krug Winery and a water witch, holds his copper diving rods on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 in St. Helena, Calif. Russell Yip/The Chronicle Show More . I use two L-shaped wires bent out of coat hangers. I drilled wells for 45 years. The guy's name was Lee Modrow, I think he was around 90 when he passed away a few years ago. A friend used it to find a mortar damaged buried cable under a runway in Vietnam. Over the last century, several studies have shown that the average dowser is no better at predicting the location of water than anyone else. When I locate water for someone, I show them how to hold the rods and try it, he says. Find an under ground vein. I have seen his fingerprints on something in a few minutes. Its a simple tool nothing more than a forked branch cut from a live tree. Yes, but with certain caveats. Downeast Maine. I sit in a chair to steady myself while holding the large end about 6 inches from the ground. I seem to be able to do it, ive always used copper wires because thats what i was told, most of the time they cross, cant hardly stop em, but sometimes they go apart the other way, anyone know what that could mean? Grab both ends of the Y in an underhanded grasp (so that the heels of your hands are facing towards the sky, as shown in the photo), and hold the dowsing rod horizontally so that it points in front of you. It will save a lot of backhoe time. Just another thing in a long list of things I have no talent for. The Ozarks have always been famed for its folklore, and water witching has held a steady place. I usually also check the state register of wells in area to get an approximate depth and well capacity in area. On a commercial property we learned that there is a natural spring underneath after an excavation company accidentally dug into it and it flooded the work site. Better to pay a dowser so you at least haves reasonably decent place to try. Kelly Rogers: I know in the past too they used willow rods, like willow sticks. The village maintenance crew (3 of them) were all downers. I used wire for finding the lost graves. Water-Witching From Space. He saved people thousands of dollars, not having dry holes, and so started charging a fee. He used his wires and said probe here. Remain still after it stops bobbing and the stick will start to move side to side. Dowsing for water. I water-witch with my job 3 to 4 days a week. Our well depths in our area vary from 60 ft to 400 plus and can be from a gal/min to enough to run an irrigation well. If this true please explain why I have had the bark peel off in my hands trying to stop the movement! - Event: Tour of Dennis and Ruby Dickens' Farm. I also knew that the Soviet Army travelled with just 2 days fresh water supply, but several battalions of dowsers. By the way two rods are not necessary. There is an article in our newspaper re: a man finding an ancient cemetary by dousing. At a friends request, we doubled up to find a lost babys grave ( quicker) and what we found was a surprise to us. A well we had dug was close to two underground streams at different depths. Does it work to find overhead power lines? Repeat for the second rod, and you have yourself some homemade copper dowsing rods! Water dowsing, or water witching, runs in the family. Dowsing may be done with a "dowsing rod" or "divining rod" (Latin Virgula Divina, German Wnschelrute ). As per usual, I put little to no faith in anecdotal evidence. In PA Dutch country, you might hear it called "water smelling". The term Water Witching is believed to be derived from ideas of magic, but it actually involves relaxation, focus and potentially some knowledge about trees. Using a willow branch, dowsers would locate ground water without the . IT IS NOT MAGNETIC! Tractor. Twisted the willow branch until it snapped. Maurice's dad wanted a better well so he engaged the services of a man known as a water diviner with a willow. I cant be that far from you. I hired 3 dowsers to witch my property. First, Lynn locates water using welding rods to determine if there is any water in a certain area. If its a small willow and you are holding it really tight, it can actually take the bark off the willow where you are gripping it, he says. I seem to find them occasionally with the backhoe ?? I acquired the skill and it workssometimes. Many of us may have fond remembrances of watching someone perform this noble and ' respectable ' form of divination when we were young, or at . When the willow twists, the part pointed forward and upward suddenly pulls down toward the ground. Later, my husband, Lynn, became really good at this He first witnessed water witching, commonly called water dowsing, in 1955 on the ranch where he grew up. He made a career with his magic tricks but also devoted many of his later years to debunking spiritualists, magic phenomena, and water witching. If its a thick vein of water, the stick will swing side-to-side many times. They started digging 10' farther to make sure they would find it. It was life changing for me . Note ,the side to side movement helps to determine if the water is sufficient to develope. they will simply that there is no right nor wrong place, just drill anyplace and you either hit or miss. Publications. If you'd like to try dowsing for yourself, it's really quite simple. Dowsing rods point toward you when you are directly over water. I have produced a 4 Page Water witching Facts from my knowledge of the topic. Works good for both water And tile lines. In fact, historical images that appear to represent dowsing appear all over the worldin the temples of Egyptian pharaohs, in ancient Chinese etchings and more. Then it just stopped and floated nicely in the water. Our new well supplied good water for our house (no more surface water that could be contaminated) and plenty of water for filling water troughs for our cattle. Hell no, I went with the pick of the most highly recommended dowser. It was a strong well and He was only off by 5 feet.darndest thing I ever saw. I hope I get great results. "The small end, where you are holding it, is less than 1/4 inch in diameter," he says. So he said, explain that one to find water in the middle of a field and enough for an irriigation well when they had already dug a few dry test holes. Some of the neighbors have been told that. He said keep walking at a different. I haven't tried to find water since but I can find water and electric lines with wires. Guy that does most of the hoe work for my plumber can do it. Most expertsother than dowsing experts, that isclassify this art to the realm of pseudoscience. The tip drops when she is over water. If they find good water and want to buy me a drink sometime that up to them. She showed me how at an early age. The bark is gray-black. Youre just missing out on one of the wonders of the world. >Thanks Marc I specialise in water mostly , dowsing Fri maps, finding water . What do you charge to come find a spot to drill a well? Other words and phrases that refer to this process include: doodlebugging, divining and water witching, willow witching. An expert told us not to stop at the first stream but put a pump on the well snd suck it out while it was dug down further. Subsequently Ive located running water multiple times. 90+ yr old well driller , drilled hundreds of wells, told me buttons , pliers , zippers , seams on clothing affect the results. Have never tried it much more than a few times over a known water line where I live. I can't tell the depth though. Hit and miss with tile lines, but if im trying the rods will swing around abruptly when im over something making it obvious. Accuracy? Trying to locate buried utilities under an overhead line doesn't work for me. He said it was the dangest thing he's ever seen. We are very hit and miss. So he recommended they call me, Lynn says. He smokes a lot of dope, that maybe helps. I can do this with a dogwood stick and never asked for the ability. When locating water sources for wells, he says hes been able to predict the depth about 95 percent of the time. I have been Successful finding water lines and electric I even witched for a Irrigation well narrowed it down to a 4 ft circle I told the well driller this is the spot and we drilled a 12 inch well and I get a strong 1000GPM IDK probably had nothing to do with the witching. Some buy me one some dont. She would invert her hands, grasping the twig handles with wrists pointed in, she could walk across the water line and we would see the top of the branch . Alternately, glue several cotton reels together into a cylinder. That well was 50 gpm at 100 foot depth. Leave water/electricity off and nothing happens. The willow gives you a feel for how much is there. Make Some Miso Noodle Soup With A Soft Egg! My job was to push in the tile probe. Should the project costing thousands of dollars be based upon scientific information about the rocks beneath a site, their water-yielding properties, and known principles of groundwater flow; or, should it be based upon a forked stick and an unexplainable force. We use this same technique to locate graves except we use brass rods. The wires cross, or separate, when I walk over underground water pipes or electric pipes. Could find water. One of the most comical things Ive ever witnessed, him shuffling around my yard and whenever his wires got crossed, stomping one foot on the ground and with absolute confidence Dig HERE!10 minutes later with a probeno luck. and water witching. I'm in Lincoln county. It can be very difficult to drill successful wells in some areas underlain by thick cavernous limestone. I can`t do it myself, but have seen it done, and it does work. Spreading sticks can be a no answer, sometimes point the direction of a stream of water thats not moving. A well must intersect enough of these tiny fractures to produce useful amounts of water. Need to check it out this spring and see how many witches we have in the family. They drilled 100 feet and got 3 gallons per minute and went down another 100 feet and got 9 more gallons per minute. Even willows cut in the winter work fine. Thank you, Michael, Hi, I am a 3rd Generation Water-Witch. I must have bad vibes; could never get them to work for me. There are usually only two levels, because Ive located where they cross. Subject Headings. Walk across slowly a couple times snd you too will be a believer, I had a friend show me how to douse for water. Hed hold it with his arm out and after a while the weight would start to swing back and forth. Have also located water lines. I had the opportunity to test them at our 40 acre farm when the pipe between the 2 ponds stopped flowing. Seems odd when well driller keeps finding dry holes and up to 6-7 at times and the landowners ask me to come and I find one the first time with my trusty #9 wire. Kind of like some people have success wearing copper bracelets and such. Become an Online Member. You didnt tell him that theres always charlatans that impersonate the real thing. More Information Online Yes, I can witch water. If they ever failed to find water (or pipes) no one talked about it. Works better than a cloth! This is all you need. If theyd stopped at the first level, it would not be a viable well. Its the disruption in the earth that does it. It led me right to them! So they sat him in the back of a pickup truck, blind folded him, and slowly drove down the main street of a small town. My dad could find an underground stream with a willow switch, same with my uncle. The technique requires the dowser to hold in his hands a forked green willow branch (or a pair of bent brass rods, or any number of other permutations), then walk about, waiting for the device, also called a divining rod, to dip toward . I would love to find a dowser who can find my water line location, which is essential before permit can be given on the replacement of my failing septic system. Dig somewhere between the flags. He was right. Two of us on the board could locate graves, the others could not. Willow is "water loving," and helps point the way to the water. Many choices and styles to choose from. Some wells have been less than 100 feet. Sounds simple, but does it work? Theres just not that much luck to be found. My dad could as well. I tried it and found it would work for me. The newest type of drilling rig was used, and the actual drilling time was 3 hours. Where do you live? As a young teen,my neighbor friend showed me how to do it with a forked apple branch.I was a doubter.We would hide a cup of water behind or under objects in his house.Then we would do a contest on who could find the water.One particular couch we could hide it beneath on ends or middle.I was astounded and we trained ourselves and we were nearly I would say 95 % accurate.Once we had an issue with the branch dragging the tip down in the middle of the living room floor.WTF was wrong? Love this kind of folklore. Forked stick in front, wandering arid land until, somewhat magically and often with the hint of help from some otherworldly power, the witch and the wand divine a spot in the dirt where life-giving water, at some depth underground, waits to be liberated.. Hydrogeologists often examine aerial photos when siting a well in a challenging area. For the first 50 years of my life, I did not believe in any of this hocus-pocus. I located a spot 20 feet farther away from the river, and the driller hit 40 gallons per minute when he went down 30 feet. The well hit at 75 foot dept at 6 GPM. Rods pointing same direction is water stream thats moving the direction they point, you might use that to decide where to add wells or try and guess how other wells nearby may hurt your volume. Serviced 4 inside taps, dishwasher and laundry as well as yard irrigation without ever running low. Not sure how finding clean drinking water for a well or an old tile line is evil work, but I'm sure mankind can find a way to corrupt this too. I am John Benscoter, my phone# is 570/833/4250, my address is 345 Beech Grove Road, Laceyville, Pa. 18623, my email is johnrbenscoter@yahoo.com. Some regions have underground aquifers. flag 1 like . Next time I try for water I am using science, geology, not BS. "Divining" is referenced in the south, adding a magical aspect. In other areas, underground water sources are few and far betweenjust streams, some large, some smallcoursing through the layers of rocks. He had a standing challenge offering a million dollar cash prize to anyone who pass his tests on any of the above. Farmers have used water-witching for generations, to determine the best place to dig their wells, and to find a source of drinking water for their cattle in a pasture. Ha Ha. Many took him up on his challenges but none were ever able to prove their mystical claims.Hmmmm, imagine that. Oh, and it also helps to know that traces of the waterline's route are still visible, especially if you connect the dots made by tile holes where the waterline cut them. My buddy spent money hiring them and even worse, he spent money drilling dry hole after dry hole that would hit the shale. They also provide information about the different types of rock units that exist in the area. 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