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SOME PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF PENDOLOGY

by
Dorothea Frood

(Editor's note: Comparatively few people in this country are aware of the wide interest and remarkable developments in radio-esthesia (radiaesthesia, radio-perception). This sane and well-balanced article by Dr. Frood is a most helpful introduction to the subject, and the facts presented are worthy of most serious investigation.)

Perhaps it will interest some readers if I preface my remarks by saying that I first heard of the pendule from George Bernard Shaw - of all people! One day when on a visit to us he facetiously announced he had just been staying with an old friend in Ireland, a once-poor widow who had become rich thru poultry breeding. Her good fortune, he said, had come about thru the use of a gold ring on a string, by which she "sexed" the eggs and meted out summary treatment to the males. And of course farmers have done sexing of eggs, calves, colts and other animals for centuries the world over. Human embryos can also be sexed, so pendologists assert, before any sex organs develop, thus giving advance information often of great importance to the parents.

Authorities on this subject assert that pendology goes far back into history, and was used by the ancient Chinese and Egyptians, and probably by the Aztecs and Toltecs. Altho as a science, in the modern sense of the word, it is still inchoate, it is employed for important purposes and has achieved official recognition. Lately the British Government advertised for diviners "by the rod and pendulum" to find water and ores in Wales and Yorkshire. These means were also employed in water finding for the armies in the African campaign, and water was located in ample quantities where even the Bedouins had never thought of looking. Charles Belleteux, engineer and prospector, was engaged by the Mayor of Biskra to locate water for an airfield, and contrary to the predictions of geologists located an excellent source only 20 yards from the dry well they had previously bored. (v. Radio-Perception, Dec. '45). Similarly, diviners successfully responded to the urgent appeal of the City Council to solve the acute water shortage in Pretoria.

The rapid increase in interest in radio-perception and in the pendule as an energy detector is perhaps due to the fact that the science of radiation is in harmony with the spirit of the new age of Aquarius, now being born in such travail. It has already proved to be an asset in medical work, and has been used with notable success since 1906 by French physicians, for diagnosis requiring an extreme degree of accuracy. It has attracted much attention and won many adherents not only in France, but in Belgium, Germany, and Italy. I know of many chiropractors, osteopaths, and naturopaths who use the pendule constantly for diagnosis and prescription. I have watched two practitioners in Los Angeles diagnose from letters of persons they had never seen or heard of, and both these men give instruction in pendology to fellow practitioners. A third well-known practitioner runs his practise [3] and his sanitarium entirely by a pendule, and claims that no other apparatus is necessary.

In diagnosing from a photo, letter or article, for character, health, location, whether dead or alive, and other questions, the article used should be placed on an isolating plate of glass, ivory, jade, teak, or a few other particular substances. The pendule itself may be of glass, ivory, amber, jade teak, ebony, gold, platinum and a few other materials. Never use lead, aluminum, zinc, copper, or chromium. Avoid the use of the non-magnetic metals, and all woods except those that are very hard. Preferences vary, but ivory amber, glass, and gold seem to be chiefly in use. The choice seems to depend on the harmony of the vibration rate of the material with the personal vibratory rate of the operator.

Some pendule operators report very conflicting results by reason of using the wrong material for the pendules, and similarly I know of practitioners who have given up using their radionic machines because of contradictory findings, due to the use of the wrong material for the rubbing plate or diaphragm. At a meeting in Los Angeles of radionists, at which I was a guest speaker, the chairman declared that on one occasion, when testing his own vitality, his radionic machine registered the rate for pregnancy - but that the news in no way discouraged him. The so-called oscillatory faculty is regarded by some authorities as a subtle psychic gift, affected by the condition of the operator as to fatigue, anxiety, or excitement. Moreover, dealing with a succession of sick persons depletes the operator, and if he is wise he will recharge himself with the pendule every hour or so for three minutes, preferably in another room, or at least out of the patient's auric emanations. He would also be wise to frequently wash his hands, after each patient, as is the routine with medical doctors. This removes or demagnetizes the disease vibrations the is certain to have absorbed.

The pendule is useful in determining one own, or anybody else's key-note of color. It is also employed in promoting the growth of plants, and in combatting insect pests.

Readers interested in astrology would save much time if they used a pendulum in casting horoscopes, especially where the hour of birth is unknown, as thru its use they can obtain the rising sign and the Ascendant. Uranians will rejoice to learn that they have the oscillatory faculty to a marked degree, and where experts, kindly Uranus insures an average accuracy of 90%.

To gauge the vitality of a person or organ, hold the pendule over a large circle divided into segments of 10 degrees each, and see how many degrees it swings off the normal of 25 degrees. If done under proper conditions it will not swing if the person being "paged" has passed on. Similarly, it is said by various pendologists that it will not swing over the photograph, letter, or belongings of a deceased person.

Regardless of the purpose for which the pendule is being used, the movements are due to the so-called Rhabdic Ray, which enters the operator's pineal gland and passes out from his eyes and down his arm to the pendule. With some the movements are forceful from the start, with others very weak, but improvement always ensues from daily practise.

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Persons present should be at least two yards away from the operator and the subject, and letters should be removed from the pockets of both, along with other possible sources of interference. Clairvoyants observe that the ray from the pendule passes into the patient's body if the operator and patient are harmonious to one another; if not, the ray bends away from the patient in all directions and no healing is achieved. This is one more proof and explanation of the fact that a patient can be helped by one operator, tho others may have failed. I know of two practitioners who always 'ask' if they can benefit a benefit a patient before making an appointment with him, but there is great controversy as to how the answers are given, whether by the Higher Self, or by helpers and guides on the 'other side' of life. Personally I have ample evidence that it is usually with the assistance of friends that I obtain information, tho often they refuse to answer, and force me to use all the ingenuity I possess to solve a problem.

When I forget to wind my watch, and have worked until very late, I can obtain nearly correct time thru the pendule. If you mislay an article, go thru every room and cupboard mentally, and the pendule will swing when you think of the correct place. And readers may have noted an item from Detroit of Dec. 22 last, describing a medical man's futile search for a radium needle lost in the snow. Another medical man came to the rescue with his self-made 'doodle-bug' or pendule, and located the needle in a snow-filled gutter.

The use of the pendule in prospecting is too well-known to need elaboration.

For selecting food suitable for certain conditions, I either hold the pendule over the food, and if it swings a long swing I know it is especially good, and if it does not move I know it is bad; or I ask mentally or aloud, but not with the food present. Many students have emphasized the value to humanity, if everyone were taught the use of the pendule for selecting foods, choosing remedies and treatments, massage, colonies and the like.

If we assume that the answers, in some cases at least are given by spirit guides and friends results will depend on both the knowledge of the helper and the interpretation of the operator. So a code has to be adopted, and at present there is no standardization; one has to arrange matters with one's own helpers. If I want to know what vertebrae are out of alignment, I hold the pendule over the spine, or over a chart of the spine, go slowly up from base to head, and note the vertebrae over which the pendule swings. A long swing indicates a bad displacement. This may be followed by a clockwise circle if the tip is to the right, counter-clockwise if to the left. Held over a diagram of the internal organs, or over the limbs, 2½ to 3 in. above the body, the pendule will indicate by a long or short swing the degree of abnormality, and answer questions as to causes, prenatal or later.

The operator should particularly guard against all bias and wishful thinking, particularly when seeking psychological information. For beginners it is best to ask all questions aloud, allowing an interval of 7 counted twice. The general use of pendology would release many doctors and nurses, who might then devote themselves to teaching ('doceo') us how not to become ill. Each of us would be the psychologist for himself and for his children, giving a training in honest [5] self-analysis now lamentably neglected. It would also give us the ability to concentrate the attention, a power too little developed in the torrentially informative education of our day. Few people possess the power to neutralize and disconnect the self, or to 'blank' the mind, and its cultivation would be a discipline of inestimable value.

I shall be happy to answer questions to the best of my ability, and conclude with a short bibliography, some of the items being obtainable in public libraries.

  1. Radio-Perception. Quarterly, York House, Portugal St., Lon. W.C.2. Very valuable for all study of the pendule.
  2. Abbe Mermet (in French). Alalia (German). Several volumes.
  3. Essai de Theorie du Pendule. Bosset.
  4. Two books by R. J. Santschi on Mysteries of Treasure Hunting, Century Press.
  5. Pendulum Play, by Noel Macbeth. M. Houghton, 49 Museum St., Lon. W.C.1. (.50)

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(It is hardly necessary to point out, for RR readers, how deeply integrated are these radiaesthetic phenomena with the whole field of psychism and paranormal happenings. The problem of our century is a psychological one - to come to a right understanding of the mind-body complex. This is the synthesis toward which all our efforts should be directed. Nothing will serve us but a wise ecclecticism. We are involved in masses of almost incomprehensible data; everything must be studied in the light of everything else. We bespeak not only the interest of our readers, but your personal study, experimentation and reports. To increase and facilitate this exchange of facts and ideas is the chief reason for Round Robin's existence. And even to turn one's attention, thoughtfully, to this maze of problems, is to do one's bit for the cause of enlightenment. Let us hear from everyone who has a single useful word.)

(Dr. Dorothea Frood may be reached in care of Professor Franklyn Llewis, 1621 So. Grand Ave., Los Angeles 15, Calif.)

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References

  1. Abbé Alexis Mermet (1866-1937), French Catholic priest, the Rector of Chapelle de Sainte-Madeleine in Jussy, Switzerland, Le Roi de la Radiethésie; a colossal influence on the development of that discipline we now call Radiesthesia, and a man of high personal renown in the European press of his day for his particular dowsing practice.
    • Mermet, Alexis. Le Pendule Révélateur Ou Moyen De Découvrir Les Corps Cachés Et Les Maladies De Près Ou À Distance, Sur Plan Ou Photographie. Cognac: Imprimerie du "Paysan", 1928. Print.
    • Mermet, Alexis. Comment J'opère Pour Découvrir De Près Ou À Distance Sources, Métaux, Corps Cachés, Maladies. Jussy, Genève: chez l'auteur, 1934. Print.
    • Mermet, Alexis. Der Pendel Als Wissenschaftliches Instrument: Eine Einführung in Die Pendellehre Und Eine Anleitung Zum Gebrauch Des Pendels. Colmar: Alsatia, 1935. Print.
    • [In English]-- Mermet, Alexis. Principles and Practice of Radiesthesia: A Textbook for Practitioners and Students. London: V. Stuart, 1959. Print. [Available in BSRF xerographic format: <#B0410, Principles & Practice of Radiesthesia>]
  2. Bosset, E. Essai De Théorie Du Pendule, Mémoires Présentées Par Le Professeur E. Bosset. I. Les Mouvements Du Pendule. II. Le Pendule Scientifique. III. Le Pendule 'Ancien' (non Coloré). IV. L'entité Biologique Des Êtres Du Règne Animal. Paris: Henri Durville, 1927. Print.

  3. Roy Julius Santschi (1885-1957), American author of manuals on treasure hunting via dowsing.
  4. Macbeth, Noel. Pendulum Play: A Scientific Pastime Needing No Knowledge of Science. Michael Houghton: London, 1943. Print.