dousers
Those quenching flames
Dousers are people who practice dowsing—searching for underground water, minerals, or other hidden things using a forked stick or pendulum.
The dowser walks slowly while holding the instrument, which supposedly moves when passing over the target.
Also spelled dowsers.
Skeptics consider the practice pseudoscience, though some dousers have devoted followings in rural areas.
Perceiving through supernatural means
- witchingPerforming magical rites
- dowseRod-guided aquifer seeking
- water witchingFolk method finding groundwater
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
divining rod · willow branch · prospecting · bobber · forked stick
Water in underground rock
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- water tableTop of groundwater zone
- well drillingExcavating for underground water
- springRecoiling metal spiral
underground streams · artesian · hydrology · permeability · porosity · watershed · subsurface · geological survey
Traditional knowledge transmitted orally
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- folk beliefTraditional unverified cultural notion
- cunning folkTraditional rural magic workers
- water witchOne who divines groundwater
village traditions · folk wisdom · oral tradition · farmstead · homesteading · well digger · old-timer
Instinctive immediate understanding
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- sixth senseExtrasensory perception ability
- energy fieldsAreas of invisible influence
- ley linesAlleged mystical landscape alignments
geomancy · vibrations · attunement · receptivity · psychic · paranormal · aura · esoteric
Bogus methodology posing as factual
- debunkedExposed as fraudulent
- confirmation biasPreferring belief-supporting information
- anecdotalBased on casual observation
- unscientificNot following proper methodology
double-blind · scientific method · falsifiability · placebo · self-deception · coincidence · randomness · critical thinking
divining
Perceiving through supernatural means
- witchingPerforming magical rites
- dowseRod-guided aquifer seeking
- water witchingFolk method finding groundwater
pendulum · divining rod · willow branch · prospecting · bobber · forked stick
groundwater
Water in underground rock
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- water tableTop of groundwater zone
- well drillingExcavating for underground water
spring · underground streams · artesian · hydrology · permeability · porosity · watershed · subsurface · geological survey · reservoir
lore
Traditional knowledge transmitted orally
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
- folk beliefTraditional unverified cultural notion
- cunning folkTraditional rural magic workers
water witch · village traditions · folk wisdom · oral tradition · farmstead · homesteading · well digger · old-timer
intuition
Instinctive immediate understanding
- sensitivityResponsiveness to stimuli
- sixth senseExtrasensory perception ability
- energy fieldsAreas of invisible influence
ley lines · geomancy · vibrations · attunement · receptivity · psychic · paranormal · aura · esoteric · occult
pseudoscience
Bogus methodology posing as factual
- debunkedExposed as fraudulent
- confirmation biasPreferring belief-supporting information
- anecdotalBased on casual observation
unscientific · double-blind · scientific method · falsifiability · placebo · self-deception · coincidence · randomness · critical thinking · empirical
dousersarsonists
Those who criminally ignite property
firebugs · fire starters · pyromaniacs · incendiaries · torchers