DOWSING: FACT OR FANCY?

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SO WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN?

All in all, I experienced and heard some pretty heady stuff in Danville. And my trip to the dowsers' school and convention opened up my mind to possibilities for personal growth that I might not have considered before. Most important, I've come to realize that, although certain phenomena simply don't lend themselves to clear, scientific definitions (as yet), they're no less valuable or useful for the good of humanity and the earth we live on.

A brief postscript will perhaps sum up my feelings: Right after I returned from Vermont, my local newspaper printed an article about an 80-year-old dowser named Don Witherspoon, who'd found water for the Gates Rubber Company in Colorado . . . after a driller with $350,000 worth of equipment had come up dry. According to the AP release, Witherspoon (using only a forked branch as his equipment) located two wells that are currently yielding a total of 70 gallons per minute! When asked how he did it, the dowser said, "I reckon it's a gift. I don't try to explain it no more. All I know is, it works." And, as far as I'm concerned, that's a fact!

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF DOWSING, INC.

ASD is a nonprofit "educational and scientific" organization that was formed by 11 professionals and businessmen who met yearly at Danville's fall foliage festival to discuss their avocation of dowsing. Feeling a need for an official national society devoted to the field they spelled out the following objectives in a charter that is still adhered to today:

[1] To give dowsing a stature of dignity and authority.

[2] To win for dowsing respect and recognition for' its great worth.

[3] To help members with their dowsing problems.

[4] To give assistance, guidance, and encouragement to beginners.

[5] To disseminate knowledge and information about dowsing to as large a group as possible.

ASD later added a sixth goal. To research dowsing and coordinate research by others.

ASD yearly membership dues are $15 for individuals, $20 for families, and $7.50 for juniors. Members receive the quarterly The American Dowser , as well as discounts on school and convention fees. (All dues, contributions, gifts, and bequests to ASD are tax-deductible.)

For further information on any aspect of dowsing, write to ASD at the address listed in the editors note in the article. The friendly people there will be happy to send you free brochures explaining what dowsing is and what their organization is all about. They also have full supply lists of excellent publications and dowsing equipment, and—should you need the services of a dowser or want more personal contact with practitioners of the art—ASD can help you.

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