Pendulum Drowsing

What is a pendulum and what can it be used for? A pendulum is a weighted object that is hung from a cord or chain, moving in a specific motion and helping us receive answers from our higher selves or spirit. Pendulum drowsing has been around long before us, helping locate water, minerals and underlying issues in the human body. Of course, still can be used for these reasons today. Pendulums are a great divination tool to tap into, with guidance right at your disposal. You can use a pendulum for many things like receiving answers, finding lost objects, balancing chakras and finding issues lying in your body.

If you’re new to pendulums and would like to learn more about them, below are steps that helped me when I began pendulum reading that is commonly used with others.

Finding a pendulum:

Finding a pendulum is like finding a crystal, or better yet letting them find you. You want to have a very strong connection with your pendulum and I don’t recommend picking just any one you see. Allow yourself to take time and see if one calls to you, whether ones moving while others are still, it reacts to your energy or sticks out to you like a highlighter, you will know when it’s the right one. Does the choice of material matter when choosing a pendulum? Not at all! Feel free to choose whichever one is calling to you.

When you get a pendulum:
When you get a pendulum it’s important to cleanse it immediately, since we are working with it to connect to higher guidance we want to make sure it’s completely cleansed of any energies that possessed it prior. After cleansing you can carry it with you for a day or few to allow the pendulum to connect and take in your energy. If you choose to skip this step that is perfectly okay, after all you should have started with a connection anyway!

Using a pendulum:

Asking questions: When beginning to ask questions with your pendulum it’s best to ask only ‘yes or no’ questions, this isn’t the only option, just the best to start off with in my opinion. When beginning to use a pendulum you want to sit in a quiet area where you can be with yourself for awhile. Once you get situated you should begin programming your pendulum. You don’t need to do this step, but I found it very helpful in reading my answers clearly and getting comfortable. Programming your pendulum acts a memory for your tool and helps you read direct answers. To program you need to choose a direction in which your answers will read. Using north:south (up/down) for yes and east:west (side to side) for no, is a common way used. You can also do clockwise for yes and counter clockwise for no or vise versa. You’ll then hold your pendulum slowly swaying it north:south saying something to the sort of, “north:south up:down means yes” then repeat with the answer ‘no’ “east:west :side to side means no.” You can repeat this for as long as you wish. If you don’t want to program your pendulum you can let it program itself for you. You can ask your pendulum to show you the answers for yes/no and continue working that way. When you’re ready or if you want to, you can also add in “maybe” or “unsure” to your pendulum practice. *seen below*

Ask your higher self or spirit to help guide you in receiving your answers and then you’re ready to start asking any question you desire!

Once you start getting comfortable with your pendulum you shouldn’t have to program it unless you feel it’s needed or when you purchase a new one. I would recommend cleansing your pendulum after any session just to ensure it’s always at its clearest vibrations when you work with it.

Pendulum boards:

There are also pendulum boards out there that will have the answers on them for you. Using the board you’ll hover your pendulum over the center and begin asking your questions. Below i’ve attached an image to show what a board typically looks like. If you don’t want to buy one you can also draw it out on paper and work that way. Click “shop now” below to browse through all the pendulums and boards available in shop!