About Dowsing
There are many good books and websites available for those
interested in dowsing so I do not propose to duplicate this information. See
the links section for a book list.
However I will point out that this website is only concerned with earth energy lines
that criss cross the land and their relationship with Neolithic sites, places
of worship, usually churches, both old and new, and similar locations.
Many people incorrectly associate this with Alfred Watkin's ley lines. It is
true that many energy lines will travel in excellent straight lines for a few
miles and you might find energy lines flowing through parts of established
"Watkinsonian" ley lines. However that is as far as the association
goes.
As you will see, energy lines rarely travel in straight lines for long and
their complexity far exceeds that of straight line associations found by
Watkins and others.
In order to follow some of the brief details provided in the following web pages,
a summary is provided below as to the properties and nature of this
paranormal phenomenon which, I suspect, will be challenging to other dowsers in the field due in part to the obvious
connections with Catholic Christian teachings and mysticism.
An account of the development of these findings is included in a small publication called
"Dowsing Angels"
which can be downloaded here
The next section below is a quick summary of some of the details.
Line Properties and Observations
Bands
The width of a line can be expressed as the number of bands. This does not vary and represents the number
of times a dowsing reaction occurs, as the line is crossed, at a normal slow walking pace. Walk along the line
and no reaction will take place.
A "dowsing reaction" may be typically a crossing of
standard L rods. The physical width of a line will vary. For example a line may open out to a maximum width in open country,
close down to pass precisely through the width of an entrance door to a church or be compressed down to less than 500mm in the confines of a
chambered long barrow. Neolithic people clearly knew exactly what they were doing with stone constructions.
There is also an integrating effect as follows. For example, pass over a line in a car at 30mph and you may get only one reaction,
pass over a line very slowly and you may find that each band will split into smaller bands. See Guy Underwood, "Patterns of the Past" in the references.
So far Band values in the UK have varied from 1 to almost 60.
No Crossing Property
This is a fundamental property and rule. A line cannot cross itself. In the maps you will find many examples of a line approaching a previous loop only to turn away to avoid crossing. I have found one location where two branches of a line get so close that they appear to merge. Map dowsing is not accurate enough to show this and so it will only be found by real time dowsing.
Gender / Direction
Gender or polarity can be detected by dowsing but has no particular use other than identification. Similarly direction can be sensed but has no real significance.
Angel Bands
Now we come to the first controversial property. After physically tracking the St. Leonards line through London, I began to
become sensitive to another band of energy on either side of the main line. These are weak, spaced off by about a metre, and about 10-20%
the width of the main line. However their most important distinguishing property is that they are amorphous, that is, have no bands and
a dowsing reaction occurs regardless of direction of crossing.
The discovery of these lines led subsequently to an unexpected identification of their connection with the Christian Angel Heirachy described
in detail in the pdf publication mentioned above. It gives an obvious clue as to who is creating and controlling what we are
dowsing and leads to the next property.
Dedication
Miller and Broadhurst suggested an unofficial dedication to the two lines that they originally tracked in the form of Michael and Mary.
It should be no surprise then that other lines would respond in a similar manner to different but related names. At least 70% of lines when dowsed
for a dedication or association will respond accordingly. All the 7 official Archangels are represented, the names of the choirs of angels,
Principalities through to Seraphim, the Holy Ghost and of course Jesus of Nazareth. There are many Mary and Michael lines throughout the land not
just "the original" "Michael" and "Mary" mentioned above.
A well endowed church would typically have a Jesus line through the nave, Mary across the altar and maybe the Holy Ghost passing through another
feature. Again, see the main article for more details.
Ages of Lines
It is possible to date lines using similar techniques archaeological dowsers use and this is revealing interesting results.
The dates column in the Lines List refers to when the line was created and it shows that the primary lines, that is the ones through Glastonbury Tor,
appear to be the oldest, dating from Neolithic times. Some lines have appeared randomly between then and the early medieval period but there seems to
have been an explosion of new lines in the 13th century. This work is continuing as much more data needs to be collected.
However, having experienced the creation of new lines in London, it is clear that the process may well be accelerating again at the present time.
Newly created lines are unusual. When tracked, they quickly orient N-S or E-W. N-S lines complete a major circle passing through the poles, E-W lines complete
a circle, parallel to lines of latitude. No doubt, as they mature they will gradually be distorted as they begin to pass through places of interest.
Lines that Move or avoid Churches
Some dowsers recommend asking for permission from the spirit world before dowsing in and around buildings. The only time
I have experienced a refusal was very early on when tracking the St. Leonards Line towards a church. I determined that there was a trapped and unhappy
spirit within the church which wanted and had to be moved on. This was done and things returned to normal. It was an interesting and important lesson.
Returning to the site some time later, a line was passing through the transcept which had clearly moved back into place. Over the years I have realized
that when a line avoids or just clips a church it is a sign that all in not well and invariably a trapped spirit is to blame.
Unacceptable practices within churches will have the same effect as I have observed in several significant sites. Fortunately they can be healed easily and
quickly and the correct position for the lines restored.