THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF DOWSERS

FEBRUARY '26 NEWSLETTER FEATURED ARTICLE

DOWSERS BRAINWAVES RESEARCH PROJECT PART 2

LEIXICOR BRAINWAVE ANALYZER RESULTS

The brainwave patterns shown are those of Walt Woods, current ASD President. It is fitting and proper that Walt's patterns are the first ones described. Walt is truly a highly skilled dowser who has worked with his natural abilities and, with his decades of continued learning and practice, he has brought his dowsing skills to an exceptional high level of proficiency. With individual variations, all eight of the dowsers tested to date (four mean and four women) basically showed the same brainwave patterns as Walt showed.

Figure 5 shows Walt Woods' brainwave patterns while doing real dowsing "at task", and with his eyes open receiving his dowsing answers with the pendulum while observing the "pendulum dowsing multipurpose form" for the numerical answers. The "at task" virtual pendulum (device less dowsing) data is shown in Figure 6. On the left side of each figure is a brainwave amplitude color spectrum, as the highest amplitude. The amplitude is proportional to brainwave power levels.

Across the top of Figure 5 and 6 are the absolute amplitude (power) values for the theta, alpha and beta frequency ranges, with theta shown from 4.0 to 8.0 Hz, for example. Absolute values means that three separate "head" are being viewed, a theta, alpha and beta "head" with the amplitude (power) values in terms of each head by itself. The head is being viewed from the top with the front of the head toward the top of the page and with front, rear, left and right marked. Across the bottom of Figure 5 and 6 are the relative value power levels for the theta, alpha and beta frequency ranges. Relative power value show which frequency range is dominant. For example in Figure 5, with eyes open, beta is dominant over alpha and theta.

FIGURE 5

DOWSING "AT TASK" WITH A REAL PENDULUM- EYES OPEN

• Simultaneous High Power Levels in Beta, Alpha and Theta
• Unusual Coherence, "Smoothness" Right Dominance, and High Power Level in Beta and Alpha Brainwaves
• Unusual Coherence Level (All Neurons Firing in Synchrony)

Dr. Matthew Kelly⁴ has analyzed Figure 5, Walt Woods using a real pendulum, eyes open. His analysis shows the following: the data shows "an unusual simultaneous absolute high power level in theta, alpha and beta; an unusual coherence level in theta, alpha and beta; and an unusual coherence resulting in high power levels and "smoothness" combined with right brain dominance in both alpha and beta Coherence of the brainwaves means that large quantities of the neurons in the brain are firing in synchrony, greatly increasing the absolute power level in theta, alpha and beta." This coherence can be seen in the absolute patterns as high power color bands (green, yellow, shades of red and white) which are present as rings of color continuing on both sides of the brain.

FIGURE 6

"AT TASK" VIRTUAL PENDULUM (DEVICE LESS DOWSING)

• Significant Increase in Relative Alpha Eyes Closed
• Simultaneous High Power Levels in Beta, Alpha and Theta
• Unusual Coherence Level (All neurons firing in Synchrony)
• Unusual Coherence, "Smoothness," Right Dominance, and High Power Levels in Beta Brainwaves

Dr. Kelly's analysis of Figure 6, virtual pendulum, eyes closed, shows the following; "unusual increased beta coherence, which means high power levels and "smoothness," unusual right side dominance of all absolute theta, alpha and beta frequency bands. Walt Woods eyes closed baseline state could be graded an "A" as compared with an "A better" for the eyes closed device less dowsing state with its increases in symmetrical coherence while device less dowsing." In other words, Walt was already very close to a dowsing state when his eyes closed non-dowsing baseline was tested. Relative values showed a large increase in alpha brainwaves compared to the eyes open state and a very surprisingly high power level for relative beta with high coherence. This implies thoughts and visions coming directly to the cortex from the limbic brainsysteml (the brain stem)." This condition was found to be the same in seven of eight of the dowsers tested. "unusual brain stem electrical activity was being generated. Walt had entered a state where limbic brain (brain stem) "pictures and subconscious images were providing information directly to the cerebral cortex. Stated differently "in device less dowsing, Walt had entered an altered state of consciousness where non-intellect is dominating consciousness and giving information directly to the cerebral cortex. It is as if Walt had projected the limbic brain system (the brain stem) into the earth to receive his water dowsing data."

Dr. Jurka's Mind Mirror results showed that delta brainwaves, normally found in deep dreamless sleep, were recorded at such high amplitudes that they went beyond the 160 microvolt recording limit of the Mind Mirror. These high voltages were present both before the experimental procedure and during the dowsing. It is assumed that Dr. Jurka's people were also dowsing with tools (pendulums, etc.) during their tests. Dr. Matthew Kelly⁴ states "we must be very careful with interpreting delta brainwaves. The delta frequencies and the artifacts of muscle movement involve with each other. The hand movement with a pendulum or the movement of the eye muscles watching the pendulum move can cause distortion in the Lexicor mathematical formulas for the Fast Fourier Transforms and produce artificial delta brainwaves. We know that the Mind Mirror is also subject to muscle artifacts which can distort or misidentify delta brainwaves." As with Dr. Jurka's results, delta brainwaves were also observed in the dowser's Lexicor outputs. A configuration of the Lexicon specifically for measuring delta brainwaves will be set up for a future test. For now, reporting has been limited to theta, alpha and beta brainwaves.

INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

The Mind Mirror and the Lexicor measure and present brainwave patterns in totally different ways, with the Lexicor allowing evaluations of dowsing brainwave responses in multiple ways, including Fast Fourier Transforms (FFTs) and Trend Over Time displays, including clear color pictures of the outputs in the brainwave frequency bands. It can be stated that Walt Woods and all the other dowsers truly entered an altered state of human consciousness. All reported that they were subjectively in an altered state while dowsing and the measurements show objectively that they did enter an altered state to dowse. The dowser is feeling a different mental signature and they know it, they remember it, they act differently in it and it can also be seen on the records. Without this proof, the dowsers would be deluding themselves, wishing they were in a different mind state.

With dowser's "global" expansion of high power brainwaves simultaneously in theta, alpha and beta, dowsing is truly a creative state of mind, a creative altered state. Actually, there are two separate altered states, one eyes open using real dowsing instruments and another eyes closed using device less dowsing with a different profile and signature. The states are characterized with simultaneous coherent theta; including contact with the subconscious mind, the visual component of imagery and loss of time sense; coherent alpha, with he deep pillow of silence, quiet, beautiful both-hemisphere coherence; and coherent beta, with creative cognition, thought and intellectual analysis.

Comparing the eyes closed device less dowsing state with the eyes  open pendulum dowsing state, relative alpha increases along with a very surprisingly high power level for relative beta with high coherence. This implies thoughts and visions coming directly to the cortex from the limbic brain system (the brain stem). Dr. Kelly raises the following questions: "is the dowser's answer accuracy, all other factors being equal (Can I, May I, Should I, and the correctly worded question, etc.), improved and enhanced if the eyes are closed during the dowsing?" The author, when field dowsing of rat last decade, locates a water well site eyes open and then does al the depth, flow rate, drill-ability and water quality questions eyes closed standing at the location. The eyes closed brainwave responses hint at this possibility and open the door for further study.

APPLICATIONS OF THE DOWSING BRAINWAVE RESULTS

This article has been concerned with measuring the mental aspects of dowsing. It is well documented that there are also physical and physiological relaxation mind - body requirements to dowse correctly⁵, ⁶. Emotional factors include dowsers apparent higher emotional levels of joy, appreciation, gratitude for being alive and response to need⁷. Spiritual factors including intent (your correctly worded questions completely understood by your high self), permission (Can I, May I, Should I) after intent and your opening of your connection to the universal mind via the global expansion of the brainwave patterns of your own mind⁸,⁹,¹⁰,¹¹.

Dr. Kelly provides this analysis after the evaluation of the brainwaves of all eight of the dowsers. "Dowsers are unusually mentally flexible. To have a mind that is flexible, labile and adaptive is good for your mental health. As we age, it is important to look at our brains as a muscle and push our mental capacities in new directions in the same way that we take care of our bodies with exercise and proper food. Dowsers are capable of shifting to a different and unique mental state with apparent ease. These brain gymnastics keep dowsers thinking about new things and constantly trying new idea. Dowsers cognitive schemes are constantly being shifted and the dowsing brainwave patterns are part of the dowsers natural mind state.

Once these globally expanded dowsing brainwave patterns are learned by repeated dowsing, they are constantly reinforced as dowsing prowess and progress increases and improves. The dowser has a multifaceted emerging interaction and a natural culture emerges. The dowsing brainwave patterns become a part of the dowser's daily life. The chicken feeds the eggs and the egg produces the chicken; it's a feedback loop and a learning loop combined." We can state at this time that:

DOWSING APPEARS TO BE A TRUE, UNIQUE AND CREATIVE HUMAN ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS

REFERENCES

1. Edith M. Jurka, M.D.; BRAIN PATTERNS CHARACTERISTIC OF DOWSERS; The American Dowser Quarterly Digest, February 1983, pgs. 5-11 and Fall 1991, pgs.8-14.
2. Walt Woods; A LETTER TO ROBIN, A MINI-COURSE IN PENDULUM DOWSING; Revision 10.2; pg 19.
3. Patricia C. and Richard D. Wright; THE DIVINING HEART, DOWSING AND SPIRITUAL UNFOLDMENT; Destiny Books, One Park Street, Rochester, Vermont 05767; pg 55.
4. Matthew J. Kelly, PhD and Ed Stillman, MS; VIDEO OF WALT WOODS' BRAINWAVE DATA SESSION AND EVALUATION SESSION; Sedona, AZ; April 6,1996.
5. Ed Stillman; VIDEO - THE APPLICATION OF CLINICAL BIOFEEDBACK TO DOWSING; ASD WEST COAST CONFERENCE; July 2, 1989.
6. Robert McKusick, Globe Arizona; WHAT IS THIS DOWSING STUFF?; The American Dowser Quarterly Digest, Volume 35, No.2, Spring 1995; pgs 25-27.
7. Bud Brooksieker, Berea, Ohio; COULD IT BE DOWSING IS BEING IN THE FLOW OF THE UNIVERSE?; American Dowser Quarterly Digest, Volume 35, No.3, Summer 1995; pgs 26 - 30.
8. Walt Woods, Ed Stillman, Pete Warburton, Joline Stone; VIDEO - KEYNOTE ADDRESS: THE LEADING EDGE OF DOWSING; ASD Southwest Conference, Las Cruces, New Mexico; November 8,1996.
9. Mary Marie Satterlee; VIDEO - HOW TO ASK THE RIGHT QUESTION CORRECTLY; ASD Southwest Conference, Las Cruces, New Mexico; November 8, 1996.
10. Barbara Prisbe, Grants Pass, Oregon; A SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION FOR DOWSING? American Dowser Quarterly Digest, Volume 36, No.1, Winter 1996; pgs 16-17.
11. Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier; SOUND MIND, SOUND BODY - A NEW MODEL FOR LIFELONG HEALTH; Simon & Schuster, Rockefeller Center, 1230 Avenue of theAmericas, New York, NY 10020,1994; Chapters 4 and 5. 

STATUS REPORT

BRAIN PATTERN CHARACTERISTICS OF DOWSERS

AS MEASURED ON THE LEXICOR CORP. NEUROSEARCH 24 BRAINWAVE ANALYZER

ED STILLMAN

ASD SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR

NOVEMBER 1996

ASD BRAINWAVE RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

WHAT IS THE ESSENCE OF WHAT A DOWSER DOES?

• OBTAINS HIGHLY SPECIFIC USEFUL INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE TRADITIONAL FIVE SENSES
• A DOWSER DOES THIS BY ASKING QUESTIONS IN THEIR MIND IN THE FORM OF MENTAL OR VISUAL IMAGES OR WORD SYMBOLS AND BE RECEIVING THE ANSWERS VIA AN INDICATOR SUCH AS A Y ROD, L ROD OR PENDULUM OR WITHOUT A DOWSING INSTRUMENT (DEVICE LESS DOWSING)

OBJECTIVE IS TO PERFORM A STUDY OF DOWSER'S BRAINWAVES WHILE DOWSING

• MEASURE BRAINWAVES USING A PENDULUM AND USING A VISUAL PENDULUM (DEVICE LESS DOWSING) WITH A STANDARD PROTOCOL 
• REPORT RESULTS IN THE AMERICAN DOWSER QUARTERLY

BRAINWAVE RESEARCH PERSONNEL & QUALIFICATIONS

MATTHEW J. KELLEY PhD, APPLIED PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIST

• BA APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY, UNIV OF ALASKA, 6 YEARS GRADUATE WORK AT THE MERU RESEARCH UNIV, SWITZERLAND
• PhD AMERICAN INST OF HYPNOTHERAPY, CERTIFIED MASTER HYPNOTHERAPISt
• BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING - MENNINGER FOUNDATION; CERTIFICATION, ASSOCIATION FOR APPLIED PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY AND BIOFEEDBACK
• TAUGHT MEDITATION AND STRESS MANAGEMENT TO SPECIAL UNITS WITHIN THE US MILITARY
• PRIVATE PRACTICE, ADVANCED BIOFEEDBACK & SELF REGULATION, SEDONA, AZ

ED STILLMAN, ASD SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR

• BS & MS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, MS MATH, REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, CA
• BIOFEEDBACK TRAINING - GLADMAN HOSPITAL, OAKLAND, CA; CERTIFICATION, BIOFEEDBACK CERT INST OF AMERICA (RETIRED)
• PRIVATE PRACTICE, CLINICAL BIOFEEDBACK APPLICATIONS, LOS ALTOS, CA
• DOWSER, PRESENTER AND TEACHER AT CONFERENCES - 11 YEARS

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BRAINWAVE RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND PROTOCOL

LEXICOR CORP NEUROSEARCH 24 BRAINWAVE ANALYZER

• COST: $14,000 WITH INTEGRATED COMPUTER ANALYSIS AND COLOR CHART OUTPUT
• PROVIDES 24 CHANNEL BRAINWAVE MEASUREMENTS, USES $250 "CAP" WITH INTEGRAL SENSORS AND WIRING HARNESs
• EXCELLENT COMPLEMENT TO EARLIER "MIND MIRROR' EQUIPMENT
• CAPABLE OF EXTENDING FEB 1983 AND FALL 1991 AMERICAN DOWSER ARTICLES BY EDITH M. JURKA, M.D.

STANDARDIZED BRAINWAVE MEASUREMENT PROTOCOL AND DOWSERS TESTED

• SET UP FOR "RESEARCH QUALITY" LOW RESISTANCE CONNECTIONS TO THE SCALP VIA THE "CAP"
• EYES CLOSED BASELINE (NOT DOWSING), THEN FOCUSED ATTENTION ON A PICTURE SELECTED BY DR. KELLEY
• REAL PENDULUM DOWSING "AT TASK", USING WALT WOODS "A LETTER TO ROBIN" PENDULUM CHART
• VISUAL PENDULUM (DEVICELESS DOWSING) "AT TASK"
• A SHORT TIME PERIOD FOR THE DOWSER'S OWN EXPERIMENT AND ANALYSIS
• TESTED TO DATE: WALT WOODS, TONY GEHRINGER, ED STILLMAN, MARY MARIE SATTERLEE, CAROLYN STILLMAN, JEANNE-MARIE GEHRINGER. SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER: BOB AND CHARMION MCKUSICK

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FUNDING AND RESPONSIBILITIES

DR. KELLEY ($1500 AUTHORIZED BY ASD)

• DR. KELLEY DOES ALL TESTING IN SEDONA, AZ; RECEIVES FEE OF $100 PER DOWSER TO RUN TESTS, ANALYZE DATA, PREPARE COLOR CHARTS AND ANALYZE EACH TEST WITH ED AND CRITIQUE ED'S FINAL REPORT
• $1500 WILL ALLOW 14 DOWSERS (7 MALE AND 7 FEMALE) AND $100 FOR REVIEW AND CRITIQUE OF ED'S FINAL REPORT FOR THE AMERICAN DOWSER

ED STILLMAN

• RECEIVES NO MONETARY COMPENSATION
• NEGOTIATED $100 RATE PER DOWSER WITH DR. KELLEY
• SCHEDULES APPOINTMENTS, VIDEOS SESSIONS, VIDEOS ANALYSIS
• SESSIONS WHILE DISCUSSING EACH DOWSER'S RESULTS
• PREPARES DRAFT OF INTERIM & FINAL REPORT FOR AMERICAN DOWSER

FUNDING ANALYSIS

• AT $100 PER DOWSER, DR. KELLEY IS A BARGAIN
• AT NO CHARGE FOR SCHEDULING, COORDINATION AND REPORT GENERATION, ED STILLMAN IS A BARGAIN ALSO
• TRUSTEES SHOULD CONSIDER REIMBURSING ED STILLMAN FOR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES FOR COLOR PICTURE GENERATION AND REPRO COSTS

PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

• DOWSING IS TRULY A CREATIVE STATE OF MIND
• UNUSUAL BETA BRAINWAVE COHERENCE, HIGH POWER LEVEL AND BRAINWAVE "SMOOTHNESS"
• UNUSUAL RIGHT DOMINANCE IN BETA, ALPHA, AND THETA BRAINWAVES WHILE DOWSING "AT TASK", BOTH REAL PENDULUM AND VISUAL PENDULUM (DEVIC ELESS DOWSING)
• UNUSUAL COHERENCE LEVEL WHILE DOWSING (ALL NEURONS FIRING IN SYNCHRONY
• SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EYES CLOSED BASELINE AND EYES CLOSED DEVICE LESS DOWSING (VISUAL PENDULUM)

DOWSING APPEARS TO BE A TRUE AND CREATIVE HUMAN ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS