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Canadian dowser Jim Ryan puts his water-witching talents to use in this undated press photo. I really love the blue collar ethic of dowsing. #dowsing #radiesthesia #waterwitch #canada #diviningrod #dowsingrod #doodlebugging #divination #paranormal https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Odg5mlDsI/?igshid=u6i5nnx76rr3

I’ve always loved this illustration of two cowpokes dowsing, featured in a 1950s oil company advertisement. I think the byline of the ad was “Sink’er there, pardner!”, referring to an oil well test hole. Figured after my last black and white post (which, holy crap, y’all *loved*!), I’d get back to a little color. Have a great Sunday, saints & sinners! #dowsing #diviningrod #southwest #wildwest #cowboy #occult #radiestesia #radiesthésie #waterwitching #psychic #oil #spindletop https://www.instagram.com/p/B86b7TyF3pM/?igshid=874jfhpy3jj8

The view from the ground up: Tom Williamson practicing water-witching in the early 80s. Dowsing is such a strange niche of esotericism, in that practitioners straddle the occult and science in ways you don’t typically expect from other ritual practice. And it can get results, so much so that the US government received so many letters about it the Department of the Interior was compelled to issue a manual outlining the practice while sidestepping its total endorsement, instead directing people to a handy and exhaustive bibliography of historical works on the subject to find out more for themselves. Which is a great research gift. Nice sweater, Tom. #radiesthésie #dowsing #waterwitching #radiestesia #diviningrod #dowsingrods #ideomotor #occult #science #folkart #folklore #water #uglysweater #geology #goingdowntothewell https://www.instagram.com/p/BtnsHsZFt6E/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vr5bwrrqfqzx

Snapped a shot of this beautiful piece while I had it out for framing. These old French magazines—I think this one is Le Petit Journal—have such gorgeous cover graphics. They show a lot of death, murder, dismemberment, and animal attacks, and while that’s great and all, it was nice to run into a topical piece for display. So here’s a French sorcier dowsing! #sorcier #sorciere #dowsing #radiesthesie #divination #radiestesia #radiesthésie #waterwitch #waterwitching #dowsingrod #diviningrod #occult #psychic https://www.instagram.com/p/BuYs8s9FgmU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1100nkqgxao7y

The earliest recorded practitioners of the esoteric art of dowsing were German miners in the 16th century, who may or may not have been the originators of the technique. The miners were in high demand throughout Europe, so dowsing spread with its people and became more commonplace in the process. It’s really the earliest verifiable occult ideomotor practice on record in the West, and has a rich and fascinating history. #dowsing #radiesthésie #radiesthesie #diviningrod #waterwitching #waterwitch #occult #psychic #ideomotor #dowsingrods #german #mining https://www.instagram.com/p/BuLyc_QFvxA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1v3q6g1qjuqz1

“Despite their prolonged search and the frantic employment of a dowsing rod, Raymond and Giles failed to solve the mystery of Ms. Marmoset’s missing buttons.” #dowsing #diviningrod #divination #radiestesia #radiesthesie #waterwitching #occult #psychic #paranormal #dowsingrod https://www.instagram.com/p/B3RxifhFm9E/?igshid=cg2ptqh8fbom

Old dude dowsing. There’s something haunting about this picture to me. Wonder if he found what he was looking for? Nice hat tho. #dowsing #waterwitching #diviningrod #waterwitch #radiesthesie #radiesthésie #divination #dowser #pithhelmet #beard https://www.instagram.com/p/BvMEjwXlb73/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=etl5i7iztcwv