dowsing rod
Forked branch tool
A dowsing rod is a forked stick or pair of L-shaped wires supposedly used to locate underground water, minerals, or buried objects.
The practitioner holds the rod while walking, and it allegedly dips or crosses when passing over the target.
Despite no scientific evidence for its effectiveness, dowsing remains practiced in some rural areas: The well-digger walked the property with a dowsing rod.
Forked at one end
- willowNarrow-leaved waterside tree
- hazelWarm brownish-green hue
- pendulumSuspended swinging weight
- bobberFishing line indicator
wand · grip · handle · twig · switch · pronged · flexible · natural wood
Suspended swinging weight
- divinerOne who foretells events
- forked stickStick with two prongs
- witching stickForked branch for finding water
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
augury · scrying · fortune-telling · seer · geomancy · querent · seeking · revelation
Dug water source
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- water tableTop of groundwater zone
underground stream · source · hydrology · moisture · irrigation · drilling · bore · subterranean
Inorganic natural solids
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- goldElement seventy-nine
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- buried treasureValuables interred for safekeeping
underground · locating · survey · exploration · mining · deposits · veins · petroleum
Disposition toward doubt
- debunkedExposed as fraudulent
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- confirmation biasPreferring belief-supporting information
- controlled studyExperiment with regulated variables
self-deception · folklore · superstition · belief · tradition · anecdotal · unproven · paranormal
Y-shaped
Forked at one end
bobber · wand · grip · handle · twig · switch · pronged · flexible · natural wood · pointing
pendulum
Suspended swinging weight
- divinerOne who foretells events
- forked stickStick with two prongs
- witching stickForked branch for finding water
oracle · augury · scrying · fortune-telling · seer · geomancy · querent · seeking · revelation · locating
well
Dug water source
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
water table · underground stream · source · hydrology · moisture · irrigation · drilling · bore · subterranean · potable
minerals
Inorganic natural solids
buried treasure · underground · locating · survey · exploration · mining · deposits · veins · petroleum · metals
skepticism
Disposition toward doubt
- debunkedExposed as fraudulent
- placeboInactive therapeutic substitute
- confirmation biasPreferring belief-supporting information
controlled study · self-deception · folklore · superstition · belief · tradition · anecdotal · unproven · paranormal · claims
- divination toolstarot cards, crystal ball, pendulum, rune stones, oracle cards
- Ghost Huntingghost hunting, haunting, apparition, EVP, spirit box
- paranormal equipmentOuija board, spirit box, ghost box, planchette, talking board
- Dowsingwater witch, diviner, forked stick, willow branch
- dowsing toolsforked stick, willow branch
- branchingbranching, dendrite, dendrites, dendritic, tree root
dowsing rodlaboratory equipment
Tools for scientific work
spectrometer · oscilloscope · seismograph · mass spectrometer · controlled experiment
dowsing rodmagnetometer
Instrument measuring field strength
metal detector · sonar · gravimeter · geophone · satellite imaging
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