| Using a pendulum for divination is generally easy to do. | | | | for divination, takes a lot of time and patience. Once |
| Since a pendulum is only able to answer Yes / No | | | | the pendulum is prepared, the reader must become |
| questions. The learning process is usually quite short. | | | | aligned, or tuned in, to the object. Using a pendulum for |
| More time, in fact, is required to crate a finely tuned | | | | divination is a solitary reading, and the object will only |
| pendulum then to learn how it is used. The art of using | | | | work for the person who has cleansed and tuned it. |
| a pendulum for divination is ancient, some accounts | | | | To become aligned, hold each end of the string, or |
| say that it was used by ancient Egyptian civilizations. | | | | chain in your hands, and bring the closed fists together. |
| Preparing a pendulum for divination is a tedious | | | | Allow the object to swing to a complete stop. It is |
| process. One must first cleanse the talisman, whether | | | | sometimes recommended to repeat this process |
| store bought or made by the reader, and the entire | | | | several times, and I've always thought three was a |
| preparation should ONLY be performed by the person | | | | nice powerful number to use. |
| who will be using the object. Some forms of | | | | Once that stage is completed, we will tune ourselves |
| preparation entail meditation and constant handling of | | | | to the motion of the object. The choices for its motion |
| the item, while others involve elaborate purification rites. | | | | are: side to side, forward and back, clockwise, and |
| It is not unusual for a cleansing spell to be intoned | | | | anticlockwise. Think of a question to which the answer |
| during the physical cleansing, which is done in a glass | | | | is definitely "yes". Repeat the process of holding the |
| or metal dish of pure water. After this step, the object | | | | chain and touching fists together, and pay attention to |
| must be left exposed in the light of the full moon for | | | | which motion the pendulum makes. That motion will |
| one whole night. Before the sun has risen, the item | | | | always represent a "Yes" answer. Think of a "no" |
| should be covered in a protective cloth and shielded at | | | | question, and repeat the process a final time. This will |
| all times from direct exposure to the sun. | | | | always be "No". In order to change this, the entire |
| As you've noticed, the process for using a pendulum | | | | cleansing process must be undergone. |