The Divining Hand : The 500 Year-Old Mystery of Dowsing

Christopher Bird

ISBN 10: 0924608161 / ISBN 13: 9780924608162

Published by Schiffer Publishing Jan 1997, 1997

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Neuware - 'To dowse,' says the author of this definitive study of the divining art, 'is to search with the aid of a handheld instrument such as a forked stick or a pendular bob on the end of a string - for anything: subterranean water flowing in a narrow underground fissure, a pool of oil or a vein of mineral ore, a buried sewer pipe or electrical cable, an airplane downed in a mountain wilderness, a disabled ship helplessly adrift in a gale, a lost wallet or dog, a missing person, perhaps a buried treasure.' Co-author of The Secret Life of Plants, Christopher Bird has filled this book with exciting, documented stories, most of them illustrated with photographs and diagrams. It provides a complete history of the art of dowsing around the world and discusses in detail the various existing theories attempting to explain this extraordinary phenomenon.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Divining Hand : The 500 Year-Old Mystery of Dowsing
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Jan 1997
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0924608161
• ISBN 13: 9780924608162
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 252W x 210H x 27D millimeters 252 millimeters width by 210 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1599 grams

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Synopsis

"To dowse," says the author of this definitive study of the divining art, "is to search with the aid of a handheld instrument such as a forked stick or a pendular bob on the end of a string - for anything: subterranean water flowing in a narrow underground fissure, a pool of oil or a vein of mineral ore, a buried sewer pipe or electrical cable, an airplane downed in a mountain wilderness, a disabled ship helplessly adrift in a gale, a lost wallet or dog, a missing person, perhaps a buried treasure."

Co-author of The Secret Life of Plants, Christopher Bird, has filled this book with exciting, documented stories, most of them illustrated with photographs and diagrams. It provides a complete history of the art of dowsing around the world and discusses in detail the various existing theories attempting to explain this extraordinary phenomenon.