Dowsing is a faculty employed with intent to expand the perceptive abilities of its practitioner beyond three-dimensional limitations. It is a most ancient, varied craft, as ancient and varied as humanity itself. It has roots, often shadowy, among all manner of peoples, lands and epochs. There seems to exist an ageless natural knowledge which enables us to identify ourselves with an unknown source of being and becoming; it is of primary significance, joining Earth, sea and stars.

As awareness grows, the public mind should no longer associate dowsing with magic, or witchcraft, but should recognize that, when based on ample training, experience and talent, dowsing is a most useful skill or faculty, applicable to many fields of human activity.

	"I know very well that many scientists consider dowsing as they do astrology, as a type of ancient superstition. According to my conviction this is, however, unjustified. The dowsing rod is a simple instrument that shows the reaction of the human nervous system to certain factors which are unknown to us at this time"
	--Albert Einstein