Water witches have been around — and by around, we mean around the world, from Australia and India to Europe and the Americas to many, many other places — for at least five centuries. So just in terms ...

Dowsing is an unexplained process in which people use a forked twig or wire to find missing and hidden objects. Dowsing, also known as divining and doodlebugging, is often used to search for water or ...

can be used to identify the best locations to drill.

From the “Planet” section of the July, 1980 issue of High Times comes an interesting take on the practice of dowsing. Dowsing—the art of locating underground water—has been vindicated as an applied ...

In these times, most of the old superstitions have fallen by the wayside, but dowsing’s many believers robustly defend this ancient practice. I am acquainted with scientists and engineers who have ...

Last of the water witches? At 33 years young, Scott Hemmer walks Nebraska farmland, waiting on the soft twitch of brass rods held in his hands. “Right here,” he says, pointing to the ground. “About a ...

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In many parts of Australia, water is extremely scarce. That's why water scientists down under must be careful in how they extract water, and the populace has to be prudent in their use of it. Larry ...

Dowser Peter Taylor has gone digital, using Google Maps to track down water and other treasures (Picture: PA Real Life) A fisherman who became a dowser to save his local river has since forged a ...