Pendulums - Practical Overview for Beginners

As a working intuitive for this metaphysical site, I use many "tools" in my readings. Meditation, aromatherapy, numerology, astrology, my knowledge from my experiences and from reading books, as a few examples. And one of these tools is the pendulum and its power. A mostly forgotten science.

Without going into the history and retelling story after story of who used it and what happened, I would like to just lightly touch on the what is it, why they work and how to use them.That's what most of us are interested in anyway. There are many books on the market that can help you quench your thirst after you get an idea of how easy the technique is.

What is a pendulum? Simply, the pendulum is a weight hung from a string (usually somewhere between 3"-6" long). They can be made or you can buy them. I recommend you purchase one or two of them. They are manufactured for their balance and accuracy.

It is a device of communication between your conscious and subconscious mind. I know, I already hear you saying to yourself - sounds scary, I can't do that. Relax. We all have the ability to access our intuitive mind. Look at the pendulum as a learned skill. Just like any other skill, it requires a little time and some determination, trust in yourself that you can do it and practice. You learned how to drive a car in the same process, didn't you?

Why do they work? I have to throw this in so you understand the process. I promise, it will be short and sweet. The pendulum itself does not give the answers. It helps give you a means to externalize your intuition. In other words, every object gives off energy (you can believe that or not, it's a proven fact). Your senses (conscious mind) can feel and measure these energies and your subconscious mind gathers all this information. Your job/skill is to establish a clear language between the two parts of the mind. Okay, that all said, let's get into the good stuff.

How to use your pendulum.

The subconscious mind must communicate with the conscious mind. Since they both need to be on the same job at the same time, they need to know what is expected of them. This is called programming the pendulum to what is a yes or no.

Draw on a white sheet of paper a vertical line, a horizontal line, a clockwise circle and a counter clockwise circle, use arrows on the lines, if it helps to remember. Holding your pendulum between your thumb & index finger (the pointer) and with a slight arch to your wrist, hold it over the vertical line. It will either not move or move around aimlessly. Now the fun part. With your mind, will the pendulum to move straight up or down. Do not move your fingers or hand. The pendulum will respond. If it does not move right away, take a deep breath and let it out slowly and concentrate. Give it time. Remember what I said about the conscious & subconscious. It sometimes takes a while for the two to communicate.

Next, hold the pendulum over the horizontal line. Again with the mind, direct your will to move the pendulum from side to side. Do this with the clockwise circle and then with the counter clockwise circle. Do not go on until you have the confidence that the pendulum is moving to your command. Do not hurry the process, this is am important step.

With that accomplished, congratulations, you have just addressed your subconscious.

Now for the programming.

Make the pendulum move in a clockwise direction over the clockwise circle and when it is swinging smoothly over the clockwise circle, command out loud to your subconscious "This swing means yes". Remember it is a command and the subconscious must obey.

Next, move the pendulum over the counter clockwise circle and command out loud "This swing means no."

Do this exercise a few times a day for about a week to make sure the subconscious has taken the programming. There is no need to practice for long periods, 15-20 minutes should be fine. FYI, if the pendulum swings somewhere in between a yes or no it indicates a maybe answer.

It is important to remember that questions for the pendulum requires a yes or no answer. So make sure you phrase your question accordingly. Most importantly, to have an accurate answer, you cannot have a preconceived opinion regarding the question. That's what the practice was for. You must stay unbiased or you will not get an accurate answer. That will be the hardest part. You might want to practice with simple questions that you have no emotional investment in. For instance, the color of my car is red? Or did it snow in Florida in the last year?

Test your accuracy before going onto more important questions. By the way, there are books on the market that have charts that you can use with your pendulum that include everyday decision-making, what gem stone to use today, what chakra is in need of clearing, etc. Check them out.

I hope I have wetted your appetite to explore further into this amazing tool of perception.

Roni Ellen is a spiritual counselor, New Age practitioner, intuitive, teacher and certified hypnotherapist.. She is one of our resident psychics here at NewAgeCities.com. She can be reached through our Ask A Psychic Program, http://www.newagecities.com/services/email_psychic/email_psychic.asp.