How to use a pendulum
Pendulum swings answer questions
Pendulums are often used as tools for spiritual healing and inner growth. Defined as an object attached to the end of a rope or metal chain, when suspended in a stationary position, a pendulum swings back and forth or in a circular motion.
The typical image of a pendulum is an object with four metal balls, like the one on an employee's desk, also known as Newton's pendulum. The image of a pendulum clock swinging back and forth can also tilt.
What are pendulums made of? How are they made?
Pendulums are made from a variety of materials, including crystals, wood, glass and metals.
The general consensus within the healing community is that using a wooden pendulum on a wire is the best option for receiving the greatest clarity. This is because crystals, gemstones and metals tend to absorb energies that could confuse or influence information.
How Pendulums Help Healing
Pendulums promote healing through the process of dowsing which allows one to seek out invisible energies. This helps connect people to higher energies on a spiritual level and can help locate energetic blockages.
They are used as a form of reflection by asking questions to receive guidance, awareness and understanding.
Balancing your chakras is also possible with pendulums, as pendulums tend to pick up subtle vibrations to cleanse the body and balance the mind, body and spirit.
Thus, pendulums can help relieve forms of pain, whether emotional or physical. To this end, it is important when using a crystal pendulum to choose a method of cleansing or clearing the crystal before the divination session, whether for healing or seeking answers.
How to use a pendulum
Holistic healers use a pendulum to measure energy fields or as a dowsing tool for divination purposes.
* Choose a pendulum: It is important to let the pendulum choose you, rather than the other way around. Choosing a pendulum in person is the best way to see which one attracts attention.
Touching it and feeling a change in temperature or a subtle vibration can mean it is the lucky pendulum. If it looks and feels right, then it's the right one.
* Clean the pendulum: You can clean the pendulum by running it under cold tap water, by soaking it in sea salt or by setting a mental intention to free it of the energies it may have captured. After cleaning the pendulum, carry it around with you to see how it feels.
* Understand directional swings: Pendulums swing in vertical straight lines, horizontal straight lines, and circular motions. It can swing side to side, front and back, clockwise, counterclockwise, in an elliptical motion, or even in an up and down rocking motion, which often indicates strong positive action.
* Define directional swings: Assign each directional swing a "response" by first asking the pendulum to show you what certain responses look like. For example, start by asking: “What does a NO look like?”, then “What does a YES look like?” Asking your pendulum these questions will help you define directional swings, which need to occur before moving on to more difficult questions.
Examples of pendulum answers:
Vertical oscillation means NO
Horizontal movement means YES
Circular movement means NEUTRAL
* Prepare the questions: A question must be able to give rise to a positive, negative or neutral answer.
Example of a good question:
“Am I going to be offered the job I interviewed for this morning?”
Bad question Example:
Will my pregnant cousin give birth to a boy or a girl?
* Set your intentions: It is imperative to precede the questioning session with a request or prayer statement. For example, it might be as simple as saying something like, "I intend to receive truthful answers that will serve the good of everyone involved."
*Questions to ask before and between the following: Be prepared to ask several questions so that you receive enough information to help you in your quest for in-depth answers. Be sure to stop the pendulum swing completely between questions to release any lingering energy relating to the previous question.
Tips for Using a Pendulum
Before practicing these exercises, make sure the following materials are included:
- Pendulum
- Intentional mind game
- Dowsing card (optional)
- Only accept information if your instinct assures you that it is accurate.
- Keep a notebook handy to write down your questions and the pendulum's answer.
- Each pendulum can have a different response. Likewise, each person must establish their own directional oscillations before using a pendulum.
- Make sure your pendulums have been cleared of any negative energy before and after each use.
