Welcome

Welcome to this site which is all about dowsing.

The aim is to inform with freely downloadable content. See:

About for more background about the site.

Articles for a slection of scientific papers, web articles and extracts relating to dowsing.

Books for a small selection of books and book reviews

Dowsing Blog for a series of posts that look at different aspects of dowsing, mainly using articles taken from the journal of the British Society of Dowsers (BSD).

BSD Journals for access to digitised issues of the journal of the British Society of Dowsers.

Applications a list of uses to which dowsing has been applied.

Last updated 22/03/2021. Changes include:

BSD Journals Nos. 22-28 have been added under the BSD Journals tab

About

The starting point for the site was George Hansen's article "Dowsing: A review of experimental work", see :

http://www.tricksterbook.com/ArticlesOnline/Dowsing-ReviewOfExperimetnalResearch-Hansen-JSPR-1982.pdf

This is a comprehensive review of the subject, by a respected parapsychology researcher, which is cited widely on the web. It includes a comprehensive reference list, but without access to specialist libraries, it is not an easy matter to study the articles referred to. Therefore, I decided to bring together many of the articles here, so that readers might download the articles.

Since Hansen 's article, to my knowledge, there has not been a significant quantity of additional publications relating to experimental work, but this is not to say that there have not been important additions to the literature. I have attempted to capture some of these in this site as well. Increasingly, dowsing related articles are hosted on the web. Much of this is non-reviewed rhetorical comment, in contrast to papers published in scientific journals. However, I believe some may be of interest and have been included here.

More recently, a new aim of the site has been to inform the general public about what dowsers do and how dowsing is done. A blog has been added to the site, the aim of which is to introduce selected writings by dowsers, illustrating the various ways that dowsing is and has been practiced. The extracts have mainly been taken from the journal of the British Society of Dowsers (B.S.D.), a quarterly publication, which was first published in 1933.

The latest change to the site is the addition of digitised versions of the B.S.D. journals. The earliest journals from the 1930s have been made available first, and the aim is to add more over time

Finally, please excuse any mistakes and omissions. Also note that this is a not for profit site, derived from a deep personal interest in the subject. The aim of which is to host dowsing related content for the purpose of information and research only.

Contact: contactadmin@dowsing-research.net

Dowsing related articles

Here you will find material primarily relating to Dowsing. The content is arranged as: Author, Title, Reference

Some Titles have a link to an abstract. The Reference link will download the article (either as pdf or doc format).

Author	Title	Reference
Aitken, M.J.	Test for Correlation Between Magnetic Prospecting	Archaeometry 1, 24-27 (1958)
Aitken, M.J.	Test For Correlation Between Dowsing Response And Magnetic Disturbance	Archaeometry 2, 1, 58-59 (1959)
Barrett, L. and Vogt. E.Z.	The Urban American Dowser	The Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 82, No. 325, pp. 195-213 (1969)
Barrett, W.	Dowsing and unconscious muscular action	Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 15, 335-337 (1912)
Barrett, W.	The psychical versus physical theory of dowsing	Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 16, 43-48 (1913)
Barrett, W. and Besterman, T.	Chapter XII - The Mechanism of Dowsing	The Divining-Rod. An experimental and psychological investigation. University Books, New York (1968)
Barrett, W. and Besterman, T.	Chapter XIII - The Rationale of Mechanism of Dowsing	The Divining-Rod. An experimental and psychological investigation. University Books, New York (1968)
Barrington, M.R. and Stiles, J.W.	Investigation of a divining instrument called the Revealer	Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 47, 43-48 (1973-1974)
Bennett and Barrett	The divining rod and unconscious muscular action	Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 8, 152-158(1897-1898)
Betz, H-D.	Unconventional Water Detection: Field Test of the Dowsing Technique in Dry Zones: Part l	Journal of ScientiJic Exploration, 9, 1, 1-43 (1995)
Betz, H-D.	Unconventional Water Detection: Field Test of the Dowsing Technique in Dry Zones: Part 2	Journal of ScientiJic Exploration, 9, 2, 159-189 (1995)
Betz, H-D. Konig, H.L, Kulzer, R., Trischler, R., and Wagner, J.	Dowsing Reviewed - the Effect Persists	Naturwissenschaften 83, 272-275 (1996)
Bossart, R.K.	The utility of dowsing as a means of detecting Vietcong tunnels	The utility of dowsing as a means of detecting Vietcong tunnels. In Gardinier, R.J. and Clauser, J.K. (eds) Project Poorboy Annual Progress Report, Proj. NR-348-018, Contract N00014-67-C-0349, Office of Naval Research, HRB-Singer Inc. State College, Pennsylvania. (1968)
Bown, W.	The Physics of the dowsing pendulum	New Scientist, 6 October, 28 (1990)
Cadoret, R.	The reliable application of ESP	Journal of Parapsychology, 19, 4, 203-224 (1955)
Chadwick, D.G. and Jensen, L.	The Detection of Magnetic Fields Caused by Groundwater	Utah Water Research Laboratory Report. Paper 568. (1955)
Chamberlin, H.	Dowsing tests deficient?	??
Dharmadhikari, N. P. et al.	Use of Dowsing and Geo-Resistivity meter For Detection of Geopathic Stress Zone	International Journal of Modern Engineering Research Vol.1, Issue.2, pp-609-614
Deming, D.	Water Witching and Dowsing	Ground Water, 40, 4, 450-452 (2002)
Dharmadhikari, N.P. et al.	Use of Dowsing and Geo-Resistivity meter For Detection of Geopathic Stress Zone	International Journal of Modern Engineering Research. 1, 2, 609-614 (2011)
Dillinger, J.	Dowsing from the Late Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century	Studies in History 28, 1, 1-17 (2012)
Dodd, R.J., Harris, J.W., Humphries, C.M. and Reddish, V. C.	Towards a physics of dowsing - inverse effects in the northern and southern hemispheres.	Trans. Royal Soc. Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 93, 95-99, (2002)
Dym, W.	Scholars and Miners. Dowsing and the Freiberg Mining Academy	Technology and Culture, Volume 49, Number 4, pp. 833-859, October 2008
Easton, N. B. and Shor, R.E.	Information Processing Analysis of the Chevreul Pendulum Illusion	Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Perfomance 1, 3, 231-236 (1975)
Eastwood, N. B.	Some observations on dowsing and the human magnetic sense	The Lancet, ?? Sept 19, 676-677 (1987)
Ellis, A.J.	The Divining Rod A History of Water Witching	United States Geological Survey, Water Supply Paper 416. Washington, D.C.:Government Printing Office. (1917)
Enright, J.	More On Dowsing	Swift, 1, 1, 8 (1997)
Enright, J.	Dowsing and magnetism - response to Chadwick and Jensen	http://www.phact.org/e/z/dowsemag.htm
Enright, J.T.	Water Dowsing: the Scheunen Experiments	Naturwissenschaften 82, 360-369 (1995)
Enright, J.T.	Testing Dowsing The Failure of the Munich Experiments	Skeptical Inquirer 23, 1, 39-46 (1999)
Enright, J.T.	The Failure of the Munich Experiments	http://www.csicoporg/si/9901/dowsing.html
Enright, J.T.	Dowsers lost in a Barn	Naturwissenschaften 83, 275-277 (1996)
Enright, J.T.	Comments about Dowsers lost in a Barn	http://www.phact.org/e/z/enright.txt
Ertel, S.	The Dowsing Data Defy Enright's Unfavorable Verdict	Naturwissenschaften 83, 232-235 (1996)
Foulkes, R.A.	Dowsing Experiments	Nature, 229, Jan, 163-168 (1971)
Gaisford, D.	Experiment in water divining	PhD Thesis. Airforce Institute of Technology (1994)
Gallay, H.	Challenge to Scientists	Gallay - in Roberts - the seventh sense, 316-325 (1953)
Garret, A.	Dowsing: doubts...	Physics World, July, 18 (1995)
Godfrey, Ernest	16 years on	Journal of B.S.D. Vol 37, No 255 (1997)
Guichelaar, J.	Investigation by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences into dowsing and earth rays, in Physics as a Calling Science for Society	https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/31849/10.pdf?sequence=1
Hansen, G.	Dowsing: a review of experimental research	Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 51, 792, 343-367 (1982)
Harvalik, Z. V.	About Grid Systems. A Clarification	Journal of the American Society of Dowsers, ?, ?, 20-21 (?)
Harvalik, Z. V.	Dowsing for Selected Magnetic Parameters Of the Geomagnetic Field in Australia	Journal of the American Society of Dowsers, 20, 4, ??-?? (1980)
Harvalik, Z. V.	Researching the universal grid 1979 convention seminar	Journal of the American Society of Dowsers, ?, ?, 173 (?)
Harvalik, Z. V.	Locating the dowsing sensors by the high-frequency beam method	Journal of the American Society of Dowsers, 14, 4-9 (1974)
Harvalik, Z. V. and De Boer, W.	Dowsing Experiements With Ring Shields	Journal of the American Society of Dowsers, ?, 10-19 (?)
Harvalik, Z. V.	Anatomical localization of human detection of weak electromagnetic radiation: Experiments with dowser	Physiol. Chem. Phys. 10, 525-534, (1978)
Harvalik, Z. V.	A Biophysical Magnetometer-Gradiometer	Virginia Journal of Science. 21, 2, 59-60, (1970)
Harvalik, Z. V.	Signal Sensitivity Determination of Dowsers	The American Dowser 10, (4), 172, (1970)
Harvalik, Z. V.	Detection of low frequency electromagnetic disturbances	The American Dowser 11, ?, 170, (1971)
Harvalik, Z. V.	Signal Sensitivities of Eleven Dowsers	The American Dowser 11, 1, ?, (1972)
Harvalik, Z. V.	Sensitivity tests on a dowser exposed to artificial dc magnetic fields	The American Dowser 13, 3, 85-87 (1973)
Harvalik, Z. V.	High Frequency Beams Aid Locating the Dowsing Sensors.	The American Dowser 13, 3, 95 (1973)
Harvalik, Z. V.	Where Are the Dowsing Sensors?	The American Dowser 13, 2, 48-49 (1973)
Harvalik, Z. V.	Dowsing reaction to electromagnetic fields in the frequency ranges from 1 Hz to 1 MHz	Journal of the American Society of Dowsers, 13, 3, 90-91 (1973)
Harvalik, Z. V.	The randomizer	The American Dowser 15, ?, 19-21 (1975)
Harvalik, Z. V.	Locating the dowsing sensor-processor in the Brain	The American Dowser 16, ?, 106-108 (1976)
Harvalik, Z. V.	Dowsing Reactions to Artificial Alternating Magnetic Fields in the Frequency Range of 1 Hertz to 75 Hertz	The American Dowser 13, 3, ? (1973)
Harvalik, Z. V. and De Boer, W	Cobalt-60 dowsing experiments	The American Dowser 16, ?, 167-169 (1976)
Harvalik, Z. V. and De Boer, W	Researching the universal grid 1979 convention seminar	The American Dowser ?, ?, 173 (?)
Harvalik, Z. V. and De Boer, W	Dowsing reactions to polarized electromagnetic radiations	The American Dowser 13, ?, 92 (1973)
Haywood, N	Examples of PK in dowsing, taken from the Journals of the British Society of Dowsers.	(place holder for article to be uploaded shortly)
Hazell, W	An introduction to water finding. Part 1 - Using map dowsing to locate an undergrpund stream.	Journal of the British Society of Dowsers 36, 250, 344 (1995)
Hazell, W	An introduction to water finding. Part 2 - Site dowsing	Journal of the British Society of Dowsers 37, 251, 14 (1996)
Hester, B.	Dowsing. Chapter II, part 1.	http://www.sdanet.org/atissue/books/dowsing/d02a.htm
Hester, B.	Dowsing. Chapter II, part 2.	http://www.sdanet.org/atissue/books/dowsing/d02b.htm
Higgins, S.	The effect of magnetically shielding a dowser	The Rose and Croix Journal, 4 (2007) www.rosecroixjournal.org/issues/2007/vol4_45_54_higgins.pdf
Hitching, F.	Inter-Continetal Experiment	Pendulum: the Psi Connection,159-188, (1977)
Hitching, F.	The attraction of magnetism	Pendulum: the Psi Connection,111-136, (1977)
Hyman, R. and Cohen, E.	Water Witching in the United States	American Sociological Review, Vol. 22, No. 6, 719-724, (1957)
Jack, W.H.	Dowsing For the Presence or Absence of an Electromagnetic Field	New England Journal of Parapsychology 1, 2, 16-22 (1978)
Jack, W.H.	Location of Dowsed Water Via Group Decision	New England Journal of Parapsychology 1, 2, 25-31 (1978)
Jennison, V. C.	A Physicist goes dowsing down under	Physics World, 6, 21 (1995)
Jacobson, N.O. and Tellefsen, J.A.	Dowsing along the psi track - a novel procedure for studying unusual perception	Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 59, 834, 321-339 (1994)
Jacobson, N.O.	The Psi Track - practical yet unproven	Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 65, 2, 863 (?)
Jurka, E.	Brain patterns characteristic of dowsers: As measured by the Mind Mirror.	The American Dowser 23, 1, 5-11 (1983)
Jurka, E.	Brain patterns characteristic of dowsers as measured by the Mind Mirror.	The American Dowser 31, 4, 8-14 (1991)
Jurka, E.	Brain patterns characteristic of dowsers.	The American Dowser 37, 4, (1997)
Kaufman, A.B.	Measuring the phenomenon of dowsing	Parapsychology Review 2, 1, 10-12 (1971)
Kaufman, A.B.	A critical look at dowsing	Parapsychology Review 10, 6, 20-22 (1979)
Keen, J.S.	From Banks and Ditches to Dowsing Two-Dimensional Geometry
Killip, I	Detecting geophysical anomalies at construction sites by dowsing	Land and Minerals Surveying 2(12), 633-644 (1984)
Konig, K, Moll, Jurgen and Sarma, A.	The Kassel Dowsing Test	Swift, 1, 1, 3-8 (1997)
Konig, K, Moll, Jurgen and Sarma, A.	The Kassel Dowsing Test Part II	Swift, 1, 2, 4-7 (1997)
Konig, K, Moll, Jurgen and Sarma, A.	The Kassel Dowsing Test Part I	Reproduced from Skeptiker 1, 4-10 (1991)
Konig, K, Moll, Jurgen and Sarma, A.	The Kassel Dowsing Test: Part 2	Reproduced from January 1991 issue of Skeptiker
LaClaire, P.	Dowsing and Water Witching Science or Science Fiction	www.dowsingworks.com (2004)
McCarney, B.	Can homeopaths detect homeopathic medicines by dowsing? A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial	Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 95, 189-191 (2002)
Maby, J. C.
Merrylees, K.W.	Dowsing Experiments Criticized	Nature, 223, Oct., 502 (1971)
Ndlovu, S., Mpofu, V., Manatsa, D. and Muchuweni, E.	Mapping groundwater aquifers using dowsing, Slingram elctromagnetic survey method and vertical electrical sounding jointly in the granite rock formation: A case of Matshetshe rural area in Zimbabwe.	Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa Volume 12, No.5 (2010)
More, B.M..	An Experimental Study on Water Dowsing	International Journal of Research and Innovations in Earth Science, 1, 1, ISSN (Online) :2394-1375 (1971)
Osborne, C.F.	James Randi and the Experimenter Effect	Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 51, 37-39 (1981)
Osis, K.	Some Explorations with Dowsing Techniques	Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research, 59, 4, 141-152, (1960)
Palm, L.C.	ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEKS REACTIE OP PIETER RABUS' PROBLEMEN MET DE WICHELROEDE. (trans.: Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's reaction to Pieter Rabus's problems with the divining-rod)	Tsch.Gesch.Gnk.Natuurw.Wisk.Techn. 8, 1-14 (1985)
Parsons, D.	Some Explorations with Dowsing Techniques	JSPR 40, ?, ?-? (1960)
Parsons, D.	Dowsing: A claim refuted.	Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, 51, 792, 384-386, (1982)
Puthoff, H. and May, E	TARGET SEARCH TECHNIQUES	stargate program - CIA-RDP96-00787R000500350002-3 (1984)
Randi, J.	The Matter of Dowsing	Swift 2, 3/4 (1999)
Randi, J.	A controlled Test of Dowsing Abilities	The Skeptical Enquirer the Zetetic 4(1), 16-20 (1979)
Reddish, V. C.	Dowsing physics: interferometry	Trans. Royal Soc. Edinburgh: Earth Sciences 89, 1-9, (1998)
Regan, M.	The Gentle Art of Dowsing	Journal B.S.D., Vol 35, No242 (1993)
Rocard, Y.	Actions of a Very Weak Magnetic Gradient: The Reflex of the Dowser	in Barnothy, M.F., Biological effects of magnetic fields, 279-286, (1964)
Roney-Dougal, S.M. and Vogl, G.	Some Speculations on the effect of Geomagnetism on the Pineal Gland	http://www.psi-researchcentre.co.uk/documents/pineal_GMF-1.pdf
Schwartz, S.	Chapter III - The Scotish General and the Russian Rodwalkers	From: The Secret Vaults Of Time. Grosset and Dunlop, New York (19??)
Simmonds, C.	Psychical researchers look into dowsing	The Paranormal Review. pp28-29 (1999)
Smith, D.G.	More About Dowsing	Nature, 223, Oct., 501 (1971)
Scofield, T.	Patents Relating to Radionics and Dowsing	web article
Stevens, V. C.	Developing a Physiological Response System to Improve Psi Training	Journal of Scientific Exploration, 12, 4, 551-567 (1998)
Taylor, J.G. and Balanovski, E.	A search for the electromagnetic concomitants of ESP	Psychoenergetic Systems, 3, 171-192 (1979)
Tellefsen, J.A. and Magnusson, S.	Dowsing along the psi track	published on web (1997)
Tromp, S.W.	Review of the possible psysiological causes of dowsing	International Journal of Parapsychology, 10, 4, 363- 391, (1968)
Tromp, S.W.	Psychical physics	Psychical physics: A scientific analysis of dowsing, radiesthesia and kindred divining phenomena. Elsevier Publishing Company, New York. (1949)
Underwood, Guy	Dowsing and Archaeology - Part 1	Journal of B.S.D. Vol. VII, No 55 (1947)
Underwood, Guy	Dowsing and Archaeology - Part 2	Journal of B.S.D. Vol. VII, No 58 (1947)
Underwood, Guy	Dowsing and Archaeology - Part 2	Journal of B.S.D. Vol. VII, No 59 (1948)
Van Leusen, M.	Dowsing and Archaeology	Archaeological Prospection 5, 123-138 (1998)
Vermeir, K.	The 'physical prophet' and the powers of the imagination. Part I	HAL archives-ouvertes.fr (2011)
Vermeir, K.	The physical prophet and the powers of the imagination. Part II	HAL archives-ouvertes.fr (2011)
Vorgucic A. D.	Penetration into the unreached	Mikrotalasna revija, (Microwave Review) Septembar (2001)
Walach, H. Rainer, S and Bionder, M	Examining the Role Of Neutral Versus Personal Experimenter-Participant Interactions: An Eda-Dmils Experiment - electrodermal activity	The Journal of Parapyscholgy, 64, 2 (2000)
Ward, J.L.	Exploring the shared nondual experience of master dowsers.	PhD Thesis, California Institute of Integral Studies. (2016)
Walach, H. and Schmidt, S	Empirical Evidence for a non-classical experimenter effect: An Experimental, Double-Blind Investigation of Unconventional Information Transfer	Journal of Scientific Exploration, 11, 1, 59-68 (1997)
West, D.J.	Some experiments in divining (article incomplete)	Journal of Scientific Exploration, 34, ?, 220-? (1948)
Whittaker, W. E.	Grave Dowsing Reconsidered	Office of the State Archaeologist. The University of Iowa.
White, R.	The Influence of Persons Other Than the Experimenter on the Subject's Scores in Psi Experiments	Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research 70, 2, (1976)
Williamson, T.	Dowsing achieves new credence	New Scientist 81, 8 Feb., 371-373 (1979)
Williamson, T.	A sense of direction for dowsers?	New Scientist 19 Mar, 40-43 (1987)
Wilcock, J.	Dowsing for Caves	http://matienzocaves.org.uk/dowsing/dowsing-general.pdf
Wilcock, J.	The use of dowsing for the location of caves, with some results from the first Royal Forest of Dean Caving Symposium, June 1994	http://www-sop.inria.fr/agos/sis/dowsing/dowsdean.html
Wilcock, J.D.	An experiment to investigate the supposed connection between the biolocation reaction and electrical insulation from the ground: The dowsing welly experiment.	Cave Radio and Electronics Group Journal 15, 10 11 (1994)
Wiseman, R.	Review of: The D-Force: A remarkable phenomenon by V. C. Reddish	JSPR Volume 61 1996-1997

Dowsing related books and book reviews

Here you will find references to books relating to Dowsing, including in some case book extracts. There are also some reviews of Dowsing-related books. The content is arranged as: Author, Title, Publisher

In some cases, the Reference link will download an article, or an extract as a pdf file

Author	Title	Publisher
Agricola, Georgius	De re metallica, Book 12.	English translation 1912, Mining Magazine, London. Also translated by Hoover, H.C. and Hoover, L.H. 1950, Dover Publications, New York.
Bachler, Kathe	Earth Radiation	The Holistic Intuition Society. 2007.
Bailey, A.	Dowsing for Health. The Applications and Methods For Holistic Healing.	Quantum. 1990.
Bailey, R.N., Cambridge, E. and Briggs, D.H.	Dowsing and church archaeology.	Intercept Ltd, Wimborne. 1988.
Baker, John	Adventures of a 21st-Century Dowser	QuckSilver Publications. 2008.
Barrett, W.	Psychical Research	Henry Holt and Co., New York. 1911.
Barrett, W. and Besterman, T.	The Divining-Rod. An Experimental. An Experimental and Psychological Investigation.	University Books, New York. 1968.
Bell, A. H.	Practical Dowsing. A symposium.	G. Bell and Sons Ltd, London. 1965.
Besterman, Theodore.	Water Divining. New Facts and Theories.	Methuen and Co. Ltd London. 1938.
Bird, C.	Divining.	Raven Book in assoc. with Futura Publications 1979.
France, Le Vicomte Hanry de France	The Modern Dowser.	G. Bell and Sons Ltd, London. 1930.
Graves, Tom	Dowsing: Techniques and applications.	Turnstone Books, London. 1976.
Graves, Tom	Dowsing and archaeology.	Turnstone Books, London. 1980.
Graves, Tom	The diviner's handbook.	The Aquarian Press, Wellingborough. 1986.
Graves, Tom	The Elements of Pendulum Dowsing.	Tetradian Books. 2008.
Graves, Tom and Poraj-Wilczynska, Liz	The disciplines of dowsing.	Element Books Ltd. 1995.
Keen, Jeffrey	Consciousness, Intent, and the structure of the universe.	Trafford Publishing. 2005.
Lonegren, Sig	Spiritual Dowsing	Gothic Inage Publications. 1986.
Muldoon, S.J.	The projection of the astral body	Rider and Co., London. 1929
Penrose, E.	Adventure Unlimited	Neville Spearman, London 1958
Reddish, Vincent.	The D-Force. A Remarkable Phenomenon.	The Jane Street Print Company, Edinburgh. 1993.
Reddish, Vincent.	The Field of Rotating Masses.	Makar Publishing, Edinburgh. 2010.
Rocard, Y.	Le signal du sourcier	Dunod, Paris. 1964.
Scott Elliot. J	Dowsing, One man's way.	1990.
Strong, Christopher	Autobiography of a Sceptical Dowser	Penwith Press, Cornwall. 2016.
Tabraham, A.P.	Solar Energy and Dowsing in the Isles of Scilly	A.P. and E.V. Tabraham, St Mary's Isles of Scilly (1982)
Tabraham, A.P.	Solar Energy and Dowsing in the Isles of Scilly. An addendum	E.V. Tabraham, St Mary's Isles of Scilly (1992)
Trinder, W. H.	Dowsing	Billing and Sons Ltd, Guildford and London. (1962).
Tromp, S.W.	Psychical physics: A scientific analysis of dowsing, radiesthesia and kindred divining phenomena.	Elsevier Publishing Company, New York. (1949)
Vogt, E.Z. and Hyman, R.	Water witching USA	University of Chicago Press, Chicago. 1959
Welton, T.	Jacobs rod : A translation from the French of a rare and curious work, AD 1693, on the art of finding springs, mines and minerals by means of the hazel rod	T. Welton. 1874
Whitlock, Ralph.	Water Divining and other dowsing	David and Charles, London. 1982

	BOOK REVIEWS
Bauer, E.	Review of: Schulwissenschaft, Parawissenschaft, Pseudowissenschaft [Mainstream Science, Parascience, Pseudosdence], edited by Gerald L. Eberlein. S. Hirzel/Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellschaft, Stuttgart, Germany, 1991	European Journal of Parapsychology Vol. 9,103-105, (1993)
Ellison, A. J.	Review of: Physical Principles of Radiesthesia. By J. Cecil Maby. Privately published by the author. Birmingham, 1966. Unpaginated; and Confessions of a Sensitve. Ditto; and The Physics of the Divining Rod. By J. Cecil Maby and T. Bedford Franklin. G. Bell & Sons Ltd., London, 1939.	JSPR Volume 45 (1970)
Keen, M.	Review of: Dowsing - An outline of present knoweldge: 1994 by S. Scammell	Journal of the Society for Psychical Research Vol. 61, No. 844 (1997)
Gregory, C.	Review of: The Physics of the Divining Rod. By J. Cecil Maby and T. Bedford Franklin. London : G. Bell & Sons, Ltd. (1939.)	JSPR 31 (1940)
Gregory, C.	An examination of Mr J. C. Maby's statement concerning a review in the Journal of "The Physics of the Divining Rod"	JSPR 32 (1941)
Parsons	Reviews of: The Ghost & Divining Rod by T. G. Lethbridge & Divining Rod & Le Signal du sourcier.pdf" target="_blank">JSPR Volume 42 1963-1964
Parsons, D.	Reviews of: Ghost and Divining Rod. By T. G. Lethbridge. Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1963 and Le Signal du Sourcier. By Y. Rocard. Dunod, Paris, 1962.	JSPR Volume 42 1963-1964
Robertson, A. J. B	Review of: The Elements of Dowsing. By Le Vicomte Henry de France. Trans.. A. H. Bell. London, Bell, 1948.	JSPR Volume 35 1949-1950
Robertson, A. J. B	Review of: Psychical Physics. By S. W. Tromp. Amsterdam and New York, Elsevier ; London, Cleaver-Hulme Press, 1949.	JSPR Volume 35 1949-1950
Williams, T.	Review of: The Secret Vaults of Time by Schwartz	(web article)

Dowsing Blog

This blog will introduce onto the public domain commentaries, both historical and contemporary, written by dowsers themselves during the past 100 years. Many of these accounts are not readily available to the general reader. The aim is to broaden public understanding of dowsing, and in particular to illustrate the following:

Applications to which dowsing has been applied
Various methods used by dowsers when dowsing
Explanations offered by dowsers about how dowsing might work
Possible connections between dowsing and other types of anomalous information gatherin

The Blog may be accessed here: dowsing blog

Talks on activities related to dowsing

The table below contains links to videos of activities related to dowsing.

The journals of the British society of dowsers, contain many transcripts of talks given to members over the years. The idea is to resurrect a selection of these talks, using machine conversion of text into the spoken word. The result is a series of videos hosted on YouTube. These entries have been tagged as Audio, to distinguish them from any later additions which might contain full video. But if figures are referred to, then these will be displayed. Although effort has been made to make the speech representative of the actual talk, or article, please excuse any mistakes or poor pronounciations.

Title	Content	Description
Ernest Godfrey - 16 years on	30 mins, Audio only	Here we have a conventional medical doctor, Ernest Godfrey, who also practices homeopathy together with dowsing. He had already delivered a talk aboout his work, 16 years earlier. Here is his follow up talk, and he talks about his research into how homeopathy could be so effective, from which he derives some intersecting conclusions. The talk was published in B.S.D. Journal Vol37, No255, Mar 1997.
Marc Regan - The gentle art of dowsing	22 mins, Audio only	Description: A comprehensive over-view of dowsing. It begins with a short history of dowsing and some of its uses. Then describes some of the physiological effects on the brain. The role of the question and a mention of the instruments used by dowsers. Then how dowsers typically progress in ability with their art, with mention of other psychic abilities. Finally, he mentions where one might turn for more information.
Guy Underwood - Dowsing and Archaeology. Part 1	38 mins, Audio + illustrations	The first of a six part series entitled Dowsing and Archaeology, in which archaeologist and pioneer dowser, Guy Underwood sets out his discoveries, many of which are still referred to today. This was published as an article rather than a talk. It was published in B.S.D. Journal Vol VII, No56 June 1947. (Contains one figure).
Guy Underwood - Dowsing and Archaeology. Part 2	30 mins, Audio + illustrations	The second of the six part series. It was published in B.S.D. Journal Vol VII, No58, Dec 1947. (Contains two figures).
Guy Underwood - Dowsing and Archaeology. Part 3	17 mins, Audio + illustrations	The third of the six part series. It was published in B.S.D. Journal Vol VII, No59, Mar 1948. (Contains one figure).
Cyril Wilson - Accepting the unprovable.	16 mins, Audio only	Experiences as a dowser and healer. A talk published in the journal of the British Society of Dowsers in Vol32, No216, June 1987.
Major General R.W.T. Britten - Dowser - friend or fraud?	19 mins, Audio only	Anecdotes relating to his dowsing experiences, illustrating that dowsing was more efficacious than it was fraud. The talk was published in the Journal of the BSD, Vol 36, No 247, March 1995.
The high prairie adventure by John Living.	10 mins, Audio only	Trusting the use of dowsing to make decisions in one's life and the exciting synchronicities that may arise. This article appeared in the Journal of the British Society of Dowsers, Vol 38, No263, March 1999.

Journals of the British Society of Dowsers

Here can be found the journals of the British Society of Dowsers, beginning with the first issue, published at the founding of the society in 1933, by Colonel A. H. Bell. They contain accounts of dowsing practice, and dowser's experiences, together with their theories about how dowsing may work. They form a fascinating insight into how dowsing has and is actually practiced.

The journals may be downloaded as pdf files. Each file is a scan of an original journal. The majority of the pdf files are of pdf/a format, with no word search capabability, but some are searchable. In general the scan quality is sufficient to read the journal contents, but note that in some cases (particularly those published during WWII) the paper quality was rather poor, affecting the print quality.

Select a volume from the menu below to reveal a table listing all journals contained within the volume chosen. The table contains a link to journal, together with a listing of its contents page. Every journal is referenced by its volume number, the issue number, month and year of publication (there are four publications per year).

Finally, note that the provision of journals on this site is an on-going project. At present only the first two volumes are available, but further journals will be added at a later time.

VolI VolII VolIII VolIV ...

BSD journals Volume I.

Issue and contents
VolI_No1_Sep_1933 The cause of the Phenomena of dowsing. By Dudley D'Auvergne Wright. A stream in sand. By Elvan. On Radiation. By Francis Hyndman. Locating a spring. By E. Christie. Some hints for beginners. By Captain W. H. Trinder. The Roman villa at Bignor. By Campana. Review
VolI_No2_Dec_1933 The international congress at Paris. Water Divining 1. - A history of the phenomenonen. By Major C. A. Pogson M.C. Notes on John Clarke's methods. By Elvan. A dowsing tyro in Africa. By E, E. Mudd, M.B.E. A Yoruba Dowser. By S. Leith-Ross. What is scent? By By E. Christie. The Cocos Island treasure. By Geo. Cooknell. Another method. By Captain J. R. H. Tweed. Correspondence. Reviews.
VolI_No3_Mar_1934 Some onservations on the movements of the rod and pendulum in dowsing. By J. A. Simpson Wmslie, M.B,. Ch. B. Dowsing and archaeology. By Captain W. H. Trinder. Water divining II. - What the Diviner does. By Major C. A. Pogson, M.C. Dowsing and horticulture. By T. H. Darlington. Divining minerals, oil and water. By Geo. G. Fleming. Correspondence. Reviews.
VolI_No4_Jun_1934 Analysis. Leaves from a Diviner''s diary. By J. Timms. Impressions. By Lt.-Col. Hugh Rose, of Kilravock. The theory and practice of water findig by the divining rod. By B. Tompkins. The mind and the rod. By Canon H. J. F. Tringham. Water divining III. - The Unknown Force. By Major C. A. Pogson. Rhabdomancy and modern science. By Frederick Charles Tidbury. Reviews.
VolI_No5_Sep_1935 Water table and fissure stream. By Elvan. A question of depth. By M. E. M. Dowsing in Arabia. By Commander C. Craufurd. Correspondence. Reviews.
VolI_No6_Dec_1935 Meeting of dowsers in Aberdeenshire. By Sir George Abercromby. Medical diagnosis with rod and pendulum. By Dr. Dudley d''A. Wright Some notes on depth testing. By F. H. Sprott. A new geophysical instrument. By Dr. J. Kopp. Tracing a lost dog. Points from letters. Reviews. British Society of Dowsers, Annual General Meeting.

Issue and contents

VolI_No1_Sep_1933

The cause of the Phenomena of dowsing. By Dudley D'Auvergne Wright.
A stream in sand. By Elvan.
On Radiation. By Francis Hyndman.
Locating a spring. By E. Christie.
Some hints for beginners. By Captain W. H. Trinder.
The Roman villa at Bignor. By Campana.
Review

VolI_No2_Dec_1933

The international congress at Paris.
Water Divining 1. - A history of the phenomenonen. By Major C. A. Pogson M.C.
Notes on John Clarke's methods. By Elvan.
A dowsing tyro in Africa. By E, E. Mudd, M.B.E.
A Yoruba Dowser. By S. Leith-Ross.
What is scent? By By E. Christie.
The Cocos Island treasure. By Geo. Cooknell.
Another method. By Captain J. R. H. Tweed.
Correspondence.
Reviews.

VolI_No3_Mar_1934

Some onservations on the movements of the rod and pendulum in dowsing. By J. A. Simpson Wmslie, M.B,. Ch. B.
Dowsing and archaeology. By Captain W. H. Trinder.
Water divining II. - What the Diviner does. By Major C. A. Pogson, M.C.
Dowsing and horticulture. By T. H. Darlington.
Divining minerals, oil and water. By Geo. G. Fleming.
Correspondence.
Reviews.

VolI_No4_Jun_1934

Analysis.
Leaves from a Diviner''s diary. By J. Timms.
Impressions. By Lt.-Col. Hugh Rose, of Kilravock.
The theory and practice of water findig by the divining rod. By B. Tompkins.
The mind and the rod. By Canon H. J. F. Tringham.
Water divining III. - The Unknown Force. By Major C. A. Pogson.
Rhabdomancy and modern science. By Frederick Charles Tidbury.
Reviews.

VolI_No5_Sep_1935

Water table and fissure stream. By Elvan.
A question of depth. By M. E. M.
Dowsing in Arabia. By Commander C. Craufurd.
Correspondence.
Reviews.

VolI_No6_Dec_1935

Meeting of dowsers in Aberdeenshire. By Sir George Abercromby.
Medical diagnosis with rod and pendulum. By Dr. Dudley d''A. Wright
Some notes on depth testing. By F. H. Sprott.
A new geophysical instrument. By Dr. J. Kopp.
Tracing a lost dog.
Points from letters.
Reviews.
British Society of Dowsers, Annual General Meeting.

BSD journals Volume II.

Issue and contents
VolII_No7_Mar_1935 Experiences with Water Diviners. By J. P. Le Grand. Notes on Fissures. By A. B. Cathcart. A horizontal needle detector. By John L. Gillington. The single handed rod. By Hans Falkinger. Correspondence. Points from letters. Reviews.
VolII_No8_Jun_1935 A scientist looks at divining. By T. Bedford Franklin. Still water. By Elvan. The life-wave effect in photography. By E. S. Shrapnell-Smith, C.B.E. Some dowsing methods. By H. O. Busby. Dowsing and diagnosis. By H. H. Langelaan. Some epxeriments with the forked rod. R. S. Thomas Notes and news. Reviews.
VolII_No9_Sep_1935 The psychical element in dowsing and allied phenomena. By J. Cecil Maby. The point depth method. By Elvan. Differences of reaction. By Captain W. H. Trinder. The mining engineer and the diviner. By W. W. Varvill. What is it that feeds cancer? By Rev. G. Glandfield.
VolII_No10_Dec_1935 The physical reactions of dowsing. By Dr. J. A. Simpson Emslie. The physical and metapsychical aspects of the dowsers art. By Dr. Jules Regnault. The religion of the stone age. By Captain F. L. M. Boothby C.B.E. Experiments wth rods. By S. Maude Laverton. A water divining theory. By Rev. H. W. Lea-Wilson. Dowsing for water in Teneriffe. By Captain H. I. Halliday. Various experiments. By J. A. Clarke. Water divining in Malabar. By M. K. Krishnaswami. Reviews.
VolII_No11_Mar_1936 Water Diviners of India.By Major C. A. Pogson, M.C. Divining for diamonds in India. By Captain W. H. Trinder. Music, colour and radiesthesie. By Guinevere de Beaumont. Some experiences in water divining. By Helen F. Pim. Transactions of the international congress of elctro-radio-biology. By Dr. Dudley d A. Wright. The question of protection against lightning as affected by Earth rays. By Colonel F. A. Iles, C.B.E., D.S.O. Buried trasure and black magic. By Francis Mapson. Notes and news. Reviews.
VolII_No12_Jun_1936 Earth radiation and radiation from subterranean water currents.By Dr. Oscar Brunler. Water divining at Shepton Mallet. By J. P. Le Grand. Experiences and results in water divining. By Eleanor Peele. A convincing test. By Major H. De Montmorency. The divining rod. By Dr. Dudley d A. Wright. Notes and news. Correspondence - Protection against lightning - the Mohmand operations. Reviews.
VolII_No13_Sep_1936 The summer meeting. Some dowsing experiences in India. By Captain W. H. Trinder. A record flow. Dowsing. By Major A. J. Edney. The glamour of Cocos Island. By George Cooknell. Testing food in relation to our health. Dr. Adolph Selige. Notes and news. Correspondence. Reviews.
VolII_No14_Dec_1936 Meeting of the North-East of Scotland group. The geology of North-East of Scotland. By G. A. Cumming Twenty-five years of water-finding. By F. E, Bramley. Some notes on Earth radiation. By H. O. Busby. The rod of Moses. Some experiments on fruit trees. Lt.-Colonel A. B. Cunningham. Dowsing, divining and diagnosis. H. H. Langelaan. Radiesthesie. By J. Braun. Correspondence. Reviews.
VolII_No15_Mar_1937 Water divining on the North-West Frontier. By Major K. W. Merrylees O.B.E. Finding a Gold Signet Ring. By Major S. H. Pakenham-Mahon Earth ray photographic tests By Cecil Maby. The rod of Moses. By Lt.-Colonel H. M. Edwards. A water divining episode in Australia. By E. M. Barritt-Sandland. Experiments in radiation diagnosis and healing. By Francis Mapson. Magnetic healing. By Fanny Hope Walter. Notes and news. Correspondence. Reviews.
VolII_No16_Jun_1937 Location of underground workings by the electrical resistivity method.By E.P. Wilson. The point depth method. By Elvan. Some of my water divining jobs. By Eleanor Peele. Some mental and physical divining reactions. By Evelyn M. Penrose. Dowsing in the Argentine. By Captain F. L. M. Boothby C.B.E. The point of balance in the two-handed rod. By Hans Falkinger. Further exeriments on fruit trees. By Lt.-Colonel A. B. Cunningham. C.B.E. Notes and news. Reviews.

Issue and contents

VolII_No7_Mar_1935

Experiences with Water Diviners. By J. P. Le Grand.
Notes on Fissures. By A. B. Cathcart.
A horizontal needle detector. By John L. Gillington.
The single handed rod. By Hans Falkinger.
Correspondence.
Points from letters.
Reviews.

VolII_No8_Jun_1935

A scientist looks at divining. By T. Bedford Franklin.
Still water. By Elvan.
The life-wave effect in photography. By E. S. Shrapnell-Smith, C.B.E.
Some dowsing methods. By H. O. Busby.
Dowsing and diagnosis. By H. H. Langelaan.
Some epxeriments with the forked rod. R. S. Thomas
Notes and news.
Reviews.

VolII_No9_Sep_1935

The psychical element in dowsing and allied phenomena. By J. Cecil Maby.
The point depth method. By Elvan.
Differences of reaction. By Captain W. H. Trinder.
The mining engineer and the diviner. By W. W. Varvill.
What is it that feeds cancer? By Rev. G. Glandfield.

VolII_No10_Dec_1935

The physical reactions of dowsing. By Dr. J. A. Simpson Emslie.
The physical and metapsychical aspects of the dowsers art. By Dr. Jules Regnault.
The religion of the stone age. By Captain F. L. M. Boothby C.B.E.
Experiments wth rods. By S. Maude Laverton.
A water divining theory. By Rev. H. W. Lea-Wilson.
Dowsing for water in Teneriffe. By Captain H. I. Halliday.
Various experiments. By J. A. Clarke.
Water divining in Malabar. By M. K. Krishnaswami.
Reviews.

VolII_No11_Mar_1936

Water Diviners of India.By Major C. A. Pogson, M.C.
Divining for diamonds in India. By Captain W. H. Trinder.
Music, colour and radiesthesie. By Guinevere de Beaumont.
Some experiences in water divining. By Helen F. Pim.
Transactions of the international congress of elctro-radio-biology. By Dr. Dudley d A. Wright.
The question of protection against lightning as affected by Earth rays. By Colonel F. A. Iles, C.B.E., D.S.O.
Buried trasure and black magic. By Francis Mapson.
Notes and news.
Reviews.

VolII_No12_Jun_1936

Earth radiation and radiation from subterranean water currents.By Dr. Oscar Brunler.
Water divining at Shepton Mallet. By J. P. Le Grand.
Experiences and results in water divining. By Eleanor Peele.
A convincing test. By Major H. De Montmorency.
The divining rod. By Dr. Dudley d A. Wright.
Notes and news.
Correspondence - Protection against lightning - the Mohmand operations.
Reviews.

VolII_No13_Sep_1936

The summer meeting.
Some dowsing experiences in India. By Captain W. H. Trinder.
A record flow.
Dowsing. By Major A. J. Edney.
The glamour of Cocos Island. By George Cooknell.
Testing food in relation to our health. Dr. Adolph Selige.
Notes and news.
Correspondence.
Reviews.

VolII_No14_Dec_1936

Meeting of the North-East of Scotland group.
The geology of North-East of Scotland. By G. A. Cumming
Twenty-five years of water-finding. By F. E, Bramley.
Some notes on Earth radiation. By H. O. Busby.
The rod of Moses.
Some experiments on fruit trees. Lt.-Colonel A. B. Cunningham.
Dowsing, divining and diagnosis. H. H. Langelaan.
Radiesthesie. By J. Braun.
Correspondence.
Reviews.

VolII_No15_Mar_1937

Water divining on the North-West Frontier. By Major K. W. Merrylees O.B.E.
Finding a Gold Signet Ring. By Major S. H. Pakenham-Mahon
Earth ray photographic tests By Cecil Maby.
The rod of Moses. By Lt.-Colonel H. M. Edwards.
A water divining episode in Australia. By E. M. Barritt-Sandland.
Experiments in radiation diagnosis and healing. By Francis Mapson.
Magnetic healing. By Fanny Hope Walter.
Notes and news.
Correspondence.
Reviews.

VolII_No16_Jun_1937

Location of underground workings by the electrical resistivity method.By E.P. Wilson.
The point depth method. By Elvan.
Some of my water divining jobs. By Eleanor Peele.
Some mental and physical divining reactions. By Evelyn M. Penrose.
Dowsing in the Argentine. By Captain F. L. M. Boothby C.B.E.
The point of balance in the two-handed rod. By Hans Falkinger.
Further exeriments on fruit trees. By Lt.-Colonel A. B. Cunningham. C.B.E.
Notes and news.
Reviews.

BSD journals Volume III.

Issue and contents
VolIII_No17_Sep_1937 The summer meeting, 1937. .Cancer in the light of geophysical radiation. By H. Th. Winzer and W. Melzer. Dowsing experiments. By Sidonie Klein. Water divining experiences. By C. P. Garudachala Madaliyar Dowsing in Czechoslovakia. Ralph Creyke. By a brother officer. Notes and news. Reviews.
VolIII_No18_Dec_1937 Modern divining. By L. S. Palen. Annual metting in Scotland, 1937. Dowser's meeting at Quex Park. By J. Cecil Maby. My own methods. By J. M'c Brown. Dowsing and archaeology. By E S. McEuen. Oil in southern England? By Captain F. L. M Boothby, C.B.E. Further notes on Earth radiations. By H. O. Busby. Minerals. By Lieut.-Colonel A. B. Cunningham, C.B.E.. Ernst Christie. By W. E. M. Lazenby.
VolIII_No19_Mar_1937 The pendulum in medical diagnosis and treatment. By Dr. J. Braun. Winter sport for dowsers. By Dr. Adolph Selige. Some experiments. By Major Struan Robertson. Two boreholes. By C. R. Wright. A depthing method. By H. O. Busby. Dowsing with the angle rod. By E. P. Wilson. Some facts about dowsing. By T. Murari. An experimental investigation of the phenomena of radio-perception by means of penduum oscillations. J. L. Capes. Notes and news. Correspondence. Reviews. Some books on dowsing and human radiation.
VolIII_No20_Jun_1938 Experiences from a German in South Africa. By Anka Von Knoblauch. Water and mineral divining experiences in Soth Africa. By J. J. Morton. Oil in Wales? By By Captain F. L. M Boothby, C.B.E. The radio-physical theory of the divining rod. By Ingenieur Volker Fritsch. Dowsing on plans. By Lieut.-Colonel A. B. Cunningham, C.B.E. Dowsing for the sake of health. By Dr. Adolph Selige. Dowsing and its biological and physiological aspect. By Hans Dannert. Notes and news. Correspondence. Reviews. Some books on dowsing and human radiation.
VolIII_No21_Sep_1938 Some dowsing experiences. By Captain H.I. Halliday. The summer meeting, 1938. The miscievous rock (MR). By J. A. Mitchell. Meeting of the Scotish branch, 1938. Finding a brooch. By W. W. Hawker. An experimental investigation of nthe phenomena of radio-perception by means of pendulum oscillations. Part II. By J. L. Capes. Some notes on "Point Depthing". By H. O. Busby. Water divining. By R. E. St. Leger-Gordon. The radial detector. A. A. Cook. The pendul-radioscope. By Dr. W. T. Bidwell. Notes and news. Some books on dowsing and human radiation.
VolIII_No22_Dec_1938 Dowsing experiences in Australia. By W. W. Hawker. Notes by a dowser. Experiments to trace muscular reaction to its origin. By C. Cuthbert Sherrin. John Gallienne (photograph). Deep drilling for oil. A different rod. By S. Maude Laverton. Observations regarding lightning. By M. H. Chipperfield. Dowsing experiences at Schonbach. By Dr. Ingenieur Volker Fritsch. Underground streams and Earth rays.By Water divining at a distance. Notes and news. Some books on dowsing and human radiation.
VolIII_No23_Mar_1939 The point depth method. By Elvan. Rays and emanations. By Captain F. L.M. Boothby, C.B.E. Dowsing or water divining. By J. Cecil Maby. Prospecting for oil. By Major C. A. Pogson, M.C. Divining for gold formations. By H. H. Guest. The radial detector. By A. A. Cook. Inhibitions.By Auber. Human radiations. By Mrs. Kingsley Tarpey. Diagnosis by dowsing. By Dr. Munro. Diagnosis by dowsing. By Mrs. Barraclough. Notes and news.
VolIII_No24_Jun_1939 The radial detector. By A. A. Cook. Archaeological dowsing. By Reginald A. Smith. An experience and a difficulty. By Evelyn M. Penrose My experiences as a water diviner. By Noel Spong. Underground water supplies. The antenna rod. By H. O. Busby. Notes and news. Correspondence. Reviews.

Issue and contents

VolIII_No17_Sep_1937

The summer meeting, 1937.
.Cancer in the light of geophysical radiation. By H. Th. Winzer and W. Melzer.
Dowsing experiments. By Sidonie Klein.
Water divining experiences. By C. P. Garudachala Madaliyar
Dowsing in Czechoslovakia.

Ralph Creyke. By a brother officer.

Notes and news.

Reviews.

VolIII_No18_Dec_1937

Modern divining. By L. S. Palen.
Annual metting in Scotland, 1937.
Dowser's meeting at Quex Park. By J. Cecil Maby.
My own methods. By J. M'c Brown.
Dowsing and archaeology. By E S. McEuen.
Oil in southern England? By Captain F. L. M Boothby, C.B.E.
Further notes on Earth radiations. By H. O. Busby.
Minerals. By Lieut.-Colonel A. B. Cunningham, C.B.E..
Ernst Christie. By W. E. M. Lazenby.

VolIII_No19_Mar_1937

The pendulum in medical diagnosis and treatment. By Dr. J. Braun.
Winter sport for dowsers. By Dr. Adolph Selige.
Some experiments. By Major Struan Robertson.
Two boreholes. By C. R. Wright.
A depthing method. By H. O. Busby.
Dowsing with the angle rod. By E. P. Wilson.
Some facts about dowsing. By T. Murari.
An experimental investigation of the phenomena of radio-perception by means of penduum oscillations. J. L. Capes.
Notes and news.
Correspondence.
Reviews.
Some books on dowsing and human radiation.

VolIII_No20_Jun_1938

Experiences from a German in South Africa. By Anka Von Knoblauch.
Water and mineral divining experiences in Soth Africa. By J. J. Morton.
Oil in Wales? By By Captain F. L. M Boothby, C.B.E.
The radio-physical theory of the divining rod. By Ingenieur Volker Fritsch.
Dowsing on plans. By Lieut.-Colonel A. B. Cunningham, C.B.E.
Dowsing for the sake of health. By Dr. Adolph Selige.
Dowsing and its biological and physiological aspect. By Hans Dannert.
Notes and news.
Correspondence.
Reviews.
Some books on dowsing and human radiation.

VolIII_No21_Sep_1938

Some dowsing experiences. By Captain H.I. Halliday.
The summer meeting, 1938.
The miscievous rock (MR). By J. A. Mitchell.
Meeting of the Scotish branch, 1938.
Finding a brooch. By W. W. Hawker.
An experimental investigation of nthe phenomena of radio-perception by means of pendulum oscillations. Part II. By J. L. Capes.
Some notes on "Point Depthing". By H. O. Busby.
Water divining. By R. E. St. Leger-Gordon.
The radial detector. A. A. Cook.
The pendul-radioscope. By Dr. W. T. Bidwell.
Notes and news.
Some books on dowsing and human radiation.

VolIII_No22_Dec_1938

Dowsing experiences in Australia. By W. W. Hawker.
Notes by a dowser.
Experiments to trace muscular reaction to its origin. By C. Cuthbert Sherrin.
John Gallienne (photograph).
Deep drilling for oil.
A different rod. By S. Maude Laverton.
Observations regarding lightning. By M. H. Chipperfield.
Dowsing experiences at Schonbach. By Dr. Ingenieur Volker Fritsch.
Underground streams and Earth rays.By
Water divining at a distance.
Notes and news.
Some books on dowsing and human radiation.

VolIII_No23_Mar_1939

The point depth method. By Elvan.
Rays and emanations. By Captain F. L.M. Boothby, C.B.E.
Dowsing or water divining. By J. Cecil Maby.
Prospecting for oil. By Major C. A. Pogson, M.C.
Divining for gold formations. By H. H. Guest.
The radial detector. By A. A. Cook.
Inhibitions.By Auber.
Human radiations. By Mrs. Kingsley Tarpey.
Diagnosis by dowsing. By Dr. Munro.
Diagnosis by dowsing. By Mrs. Barraclough.
Notes and news.

VolIII_No24_Jun_1939

The radial detector. By A. A. Cook.
Archaeological dowsing. By Reginald A. Smith.
An experience and a difficulty. By Evelyn M. Penrose
My experiences as a water diviner. By Noel Spong.
Underground water supplies.
The antenna rod. By H. O. Busby.
Notes and news.
Correspondence.
Reviews.

BSD journals Volume IV

Issue and contents
VolIV_No25_Sep_1939 The Physics of the Divnining Rod Dowsing in the Sub-Tropics. By A. S. Laurie. Lost Property. By Gladys Barraclough. Some dowsing experiences. By Helen M. G. Wedderburn-Maxwell. Medical Experiments. By Lieut.-Colonel A. B. Cunningham.
VolIV_No26_Dec_1939 The Alsted Track. By Captain F. L. M. Boothby. A Sixth Sense. By Lieut.-Colonel C. D. A Fenwick. The Earth Rays and their Importance. By Dr. Helmuth Hasserl. Tha Radial Track. By A. A. Cook.
VolIV_No27_Mar_1940 Some notes on improved field dowsing technique.By J. Cecil Maby. Dowsing: How far is it an effect of the mind. By G. C. Sherrin. Experiences of an Amateur. By Katani. Earth Rays. By A. H. B. A homeopathic tonic for plants and trees. By G. Barraclough. Experiments with sound. By Mr Paul Wenz, Captain F. L. M. Boothby, Mr. Reginald A. Smith.
VolIV_No28_Jun_1940 Preliminary Results of an Investigation on the Specific Radiations of Elements and Compounds..By T. Bedford Franklin. Physiological Sleep and Healing Circuits.By L. E, Eeman Water Divining and its Relation to Civil Engineering. By I. Hopkins. Reactions to Radio in the Antarctic. By Dr. Helmuth Hasserl. Some New Ideas cocerning Cancer. By Lieut.-Colonel A. B. Cunningham. Obituary: Mrs. Pogson.

Issue and contents

VolIV_No25_Sep_1939

The Physics of the Divnining Rod
Dowsing in the Sub-Tropics. By A. S. Laurie.
Lost Property. By Gladys Barraclough.
Some dowsing experiences. By Helen M. G. Wedderburn-Maxwell.
Medical Experiments. By Lieut.-Colonel A. B. Cunningham.

VolIV_No26_Dec_1939

The Alsted Track. By Captain F. L. M. Boothby.
A Sixth Sense. By Lieut.-Colonel C. D. A Fenwick.
The Earth Rays and their Importance. By Dr. Helmuth Hasserl.
Tha Radial Track. By A. A. Cook.

VolIV_No27_Mar_1940

Some notes on improved field dowsing technique.By J. Cecil Maby.
Dowsing: How far is it an effect of the mind. By G. C. Sherrin.
Experiences of an Amateur. By Katani.
Earth Rays. By A. H. B.
A homeopathic tonic for plants and trees. By G. Barraclough.
Experiments with sound. By Mr Paul Wenz, Captain F. L. M. Boothby, Mr. Reginald A. Smith.

VolIV_No28_Jun_1940

Preliminary Results of an Investigation on the Specific Radiations of Elements and Compounds..By T. Bedford Franklin.
Physiological Sleep and Healing Circuits.By L. E, Eeman
Water Divining and its Relation to Civil Engineering. By I. Hopkins.
Reactions to Radio in the Antarctic. By Dr. Helmuth Hasserl.
Some New Ideas cocerning Cancer. By Lieut.-Colonel A. B. Cunningham.
Obituary: Mrs. Pogson.

Dowsing applications

Those readers who are unaccustomed to dowsing, might only be familiar with its use for locating underground water. Although, this has certainly been a major application of the art, it might be of interest to see just what other uses it has been applied to.

The table below is an alphabetical list of published dowsing activities. This table will grow with time, but the first entries are taken from the journal of the British Society of Dowsers, and are indicted by the latters "BSD". In due course, links will be provided to the articles that demonstrate the relevant application.

Each entry comprises the subject area and a reference to an example of the application. For some of the more common applications, there may be multiple references.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list, but is meant to be simply illustrative for educational purposes.

Subject	Example reference to application
Agriculture	TB in cows BSD_No13_p238, sexing calves BSD_No43_p866, diagnosing health of pig BSD_No45_p68, finding moles BSD_No25_p35, soil deficiencies BSD_No200_p65, promoting flower growth BSD_No229_p117
Allergies	Treating in children BSD_No229_p125 ; checking for BSD_No231_p222 ;
Animals	Tracking BSD_No2_p37; Finding lost dog BSD_No6_p188; Wasp nests BSD_No44_p36;
Archaeology	BSD_No24_p348; as dowsing tool BSD_No24_p372; BSD_No266_p367;
Art	Predicting exhibition enries BSD_No80_153; guided by pendulum BSD_No87_188;
Battleships	detecting German BSD_No65_p324
Cars	Maintenence BSD_No255_p208
Law and order	discovering a murderer BSD_No80_p144, discovering thief BSD_No75_p200, pendulum drawing BSD_No85_p46, detecting fraud detecting BSD_No265_p323
Dinosaurs	makeshift finder BSD_No266_p368
Drains	Finding blocked BSD_no31_p241
Eggs	sexing BSD_No36_p58
Exams	predicting questions BSD_No94_p266
Food	BSD_No20_p182
Future	intuition BSD_No263_p206
Gas	detecting in landfill sites BSD_No226_p559
Gold	BSD_No6_p129. BSD_No6_p135. BSD_No11_p175,
Guns	siting gun that bombed paris in ww1 BSD_No26_p67
Healing	BSD_No23_p327, BSD_No23_p336.
Housing	conveyancing BSD_No266_p378
Kinesiology	BSD_No264_p261
Landmines	detecting BSD_No260_p49
Leaks	locating in reservoir BSD_No28_p128
Lost objects	BSD_No21_p220, BSD_No25_p15
Medical	dianosis BSD_No6_p121, BSD_N21_p244, BSD_No29_p164
Minerals	BSD_NoXX_p
Mines	BSD_NoXX_p
Missing people	finding BSD_No2_p28, BSD_No10_p122
Oil	BSD_No16_p366, BSD_No32_p276, BSD_No32_p287
Pipes	locating buried BSD_No103_p9
Plants	homeopathic remedies BSD_No27_p104, germination of seeds BSD_No33_p314, where to plant seeds BSD_No67_p46
Safes	discovering contents BSD_No36_p54
Submarines	detecting wartime BSD_No53_p34, locating lost BSD_No76_p262
Truffles	locating BSD_No23_p343
Tunnels	locating in P.O.W. camps BSD_No55_p162, Viet Cong BSD_No249_p290
Unexploded bombs	BSD_No38_p139, BSD_No39_p206, BSD_No245_p102
Water	finding BSD_No54_p69. determining depth, BSD_NoX_pX. determining quality, BSD_No36_p63, BSD_No36_p63_p100, BSD_No248_p264