Water Witching U.S.A.University of Chicago Press, 15.07.2000 - 260 Seiten Despite advanced technology, the practice of water witching—using a forked stick to indicate an underground source of water—persists in both rural and urban areas. Water Witching U.S.A. is a lively look at "dowsing," full of personal accounts, historical background, and data from controlled experiments and a nationwide survey. This study includes a collection of photographs, drawings, and historical woodcuts showing the tools, techniques, and early instances of dowsing, as well as cross-sectional views contrasting the dowser's explanation of groundwater with the geologist's. |
Inhalt
WHY WATER WITCHING? | 1 |
THE FAMILY TREE | 12 |
DOES IT WORK? CASE HISTORIES AND FIELD TESTS | 36 |
DOES IT WORK? CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS | 62 |
FROM TALKING HORSES TO TALKING TWIGS | 92 |
WHY DOES THE ROD MOVE? | 121 |
WHOS WHO IN WITCHING | 153 |
FOR WHOM THE WITCH TELLS | 171 |
WATER WITCHING AS MAGICAL DIVINATION | 190 |
POSTSCRIPT 1978 | 221 |
LETTER OF EXPLANATION AND DOWSING QUESTIONNAIRE MAILED TO COUNTY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS | 233 |
WATER WELL LOCATION BY SCIENTIFIC DIVINATION | 239 |
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