A pendulum is simply a weight attached to a piece of thread; many people use their favourite healing crystal as the weight. Used correctly it can be one of the simplest and yet most effective forms of divination.
Often a pendulum that is made by you will give you a more enhanced psychic reading. The weight and the way the weight hangs is the most important factor. It should be symmetrical so that the swing is not distorted and it needs to be heavy enough to oscillate with good momentum. Often a long pointed shaped weight will give the best results – try making one with a crystal, a pendant, a ring or even keys.
Pendulum readings have been done for over 5000 years!
Pendulum readings are based on a simple premise of the pendulum giving you a yes or no answer. When you first start you will need to establish which direction means yes and which means no. Try a few practise questions to confirm all is working as it should.
There are two other forms of questions – search and silly. A ‘search’ response is a wide swing and this means that the pendulum is busy trying to find an answer to your question. A ‘silly’ response is generally a dithery undetermined swing, which means that you have either asked it a question that cannot be given a yes or no answer or it feels it has answered the question albeit in a way that you do not yet realise. Sometimes a silly response can mean that the pendulum and you are not working well together, it is important for this reason to go through the four responses at the beginning of each session and occasionally you have to accept that it is just not a good time for a reading.
You need to come to the reading with a clear mind, so that you do not influence the outcome of the reading. The pendulum will connect with your thoughts and your spirit guides. When people are more experienced they may work with the pendulum when dowsing, to find ghosts and spirits and even as a form of hypnotherapy to create a deeper state of awareness.
When you are ready, either think of a question or say it out loud – then ask the pendulum to show you a no or to show you a yes answer in response. The possibilities are endless…