July 2007

 What Makes A Person Become A Dowser?

 by Dora Sharpe

What makes a person become a dowser? For me, the answer came in the form of a desperate need that required deep seeking. Five years ago, I didn’t even know what dowsing was. Even more, if you had told me that I was going to be a pendulum operator, it would have seemed impossible to me, definitely laughable. Since that time, I have experienced the most mystical and amazing healing events that have ever happened in my 45 years of life. I have transformed my entire belief system and begun my spiritual journey

My first introduction to dowsing was through a medical doctor, from whom I had sought help for my son’s severe food allergies and weakened immune system.While I had been introduced to muscle testing (kinesiology), this pendulum contraption was completely foreign to me. I thought the doctor was completely insane and ran out of the office telling my son that we would not go back.

Of course, as destiny would have it, several things happened after that which made me reconsider the idea of the pendulum’s validity. My son and I made a trip to the local metaphysical store and purchased two pendulums, which we immediately got moving. My life, as well as my family’s life has not been the same since.

My son received a miraculous healing within 3 weeks of our beginning to use the pendulum for his health related issues. It was truly a miracle, if ever there was one, and seeing it first-hand made a believer out of my family and me. Initially my pendulum experiments and use were strictly related to health issues regarding my son. Once his health issues were resolved, I began to experiment with numerous other possibilities we could use the pendulum for, only limited by our imaginations.

I printed out an ABC chart and was shocked to hear what the pendulum wanted to say to me. “Find God Within.” At the time, I didn’t even believe in God. Things have definitely changed in that regard. While many people begin using the pendulum initially through scientific methods, it usually evolves into a practice of faith.

Over these last five years, I have received journals of information, transcribed by my husband on a tape player as I received them letter by letter, making words and sentences and in many cases, complete stories. Yes, the work is tedious, but it is truly amazing. I was told through my ABC chart that I should write a book and was even given the name: “Universal Allergy Healing, A Mother’s Story.” I truly could not have dreamt up a more perfect name. But as I have come to learn, the Universe does know best.

For five years, I wrote and re-wrote this book. I procrastinated and changed my mind hundreds of times over whether I really wanted to do this project. After all, the publishing of this material would be certified proof of my insanity. The fear and doubt was overpowering. I claim to be no expert on nutrition, allergies or dowsing. I am just a Mom who has witnessed the miracle of the Universe, and I felt led to share my experience in the hopes that it could make a difference in even one child’s life.

I was fortunate to have the help of another dowser, Juanita Ott, who encouraged and supported me as we prodded along this journey. She designed and formulated almost 70 charts specifically related to allergies. The charts are invaluable in assisting in the detection of allergies and subsequent clearing. I also hope that my story will offer the dowser and non-dowser alike many ideas and methods to experiment with dowsing. It is my hope to help those who are a point in their lives where they are seeking alternative solutions to create a more balanced and God/Universe driven direction.

Dowsing can take many directions, and I have sometimes wondered if we are each to specialize in our own form, possibly from some memory strand left over from a past life. I have had little success in finding lost items, but give me a health issue, and I can usually locate and detect what might be causing the imbalance and what to do to correct it. Give me an ABC chart, and I can get a detailed message from a specific Archangel or Aunt Mary.

Working with ABC charts can be a lot of fun, but I have found it to be very important to stay grounded. Before I do ABC readings, I always ask for the “information to come from the highest source, for the highest and best good of all, in the name of the light.” There are many methods that can and should be used in order to limit interference, which was very common for me in the beginning. I actually scared the living daylights out of myself and my family.

I truly believe that while sometimes my pendulum gives me answers I do not understand, I still fully trust and have faith in the process. Grasping an understanding of dowsing is something we can’t completely put our finger on. As humans, there are many things we aren’t able to comprehend. But I have come to believe and trust that there is nothing to fear. I believe that our faith in dowsing, in something we cannot see but seek from within, is really key to our evolution. This has become my Truth. We must continue to learn, grow, and communicate with our God/subconscious mind. Certainly there are many ways to do this. Dowsing just works best for me and has been a blessing in my life.

I have recently relocated to Arizona after living in Florida for 20 years. It has not been the easiest move, but I fully trust and believe that I am divinely guided through my pendulum and that “all is well.”

Dora Sharpe discovered dowsing during the illness and miraculous healing of her son, after which she wrote "Universal Allergy Healing, A Mother’s Story." Dora continues to use dowsing for physical, emotional and spiritual issues and is currently working on her 2nd dowsing book. She will be a guest speaker at the American Society of Dowsers, Southwest Conference in October. Visit her at www.dorasharpe.com