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Epic Interactive Encyclopedia, The - 1998 Edition (1998)(Epic Marketing).iso
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Dowsing is ascertaining the presence of water
or minerals beneath the ground with a forked
twig or pendulum. Unconscious muscular
action by the dowser is thought to move the
twig, usually held with one fork in each
hand, possibly in response to a local change
in the pattern of electrical forces. The
ability has been known since at least the
16th century and, though not widely
recognized by science, it has been used
commercially and in archeology.
Subject by: Darren Wells