The Science of Basic L-Rod Dowsing

<p> Dowsing has been a known practice for at least 500 years with some evidence suggesting it may have been used for millennia. Historically dowsers used a forked Y-shaped stick following the movement toward the presence of water minerals or other objects located beneath the ground. Today the most common tool used is a wire bent into the shape of an L leading to the term L-rod dowsing. Only a few of dowsing's many forms appear to have a clear physical basis such that some physical phenomenon in the environment causes a physiological response in the body. Despite the many studies performed in the past none have resulted in a comprehensive testable explanation for how dowsing works.</p><p> This book reviews and critiques some of the common explanations for L-rod field dowsing describes an investigation into various aspects of L-rod dowsing and proposes a mechanism which explains the physical observations. Building on the prior scientific studies it presents a theory based on well-known scientific principles for the physical component of dowsing.</p>