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The Divining Hand|Christopher Bird

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

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Overview

"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.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780924608162
  • ISBN-10: 0924608161
  • Publisher: Redfeather
  • Publish Date: January 1997
  • Dimensions: 10.16 x 8.27 x 0.94 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.52 pounds
  • Page Count: 384

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