Creating & Choosing Pendulums for Dowsing & More

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In this class, you will learn about the different types of materials used to create

pendulums, tips for selecting materials, basic construction techniques to help you create

your own pendulums, and so much more!

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What is a Pendulum?

A pendulum is a simple divining tool that consists of a small object (often referred to as

a "weight") suspended from the end of a chain, cord, or thread.

Although pendulums are easy to find in most new age stores and online, there's

something special about a pendulum that you make for yourself. When you select

certain materials that have personal significance for you and take the time to put them

all together, you can create a one-of-a-kind pendulum that's perfect for you and your

dowsing needs.

Just remember: If you can imagine it, you can create it!



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Types of Weights

1. Crystals, gemstones, & other minerals2. Metal3. Wood4. Jewelry (pendants or rings)5. Found Objects/Keepsakes



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Choosing Materials for Your Pendulum

A handcrafted pendulum should be made out materials that appeal to your senses,

mean something to you, and ones that correspond to your dowsing practices.

Why Choose Crystals, Gemstones, & Other Minerals?

If you'll primarily be using your pendulum for healing purposes (physical, emotional,

mental, spiritual, Earth), you may want to use a particular crystal, gemstone, or other

mineral as a pendulum weight. Crystal and gemstone pendulums are good for dowsing

astrological charts, creating home remedies, eliminating addictive behaviors, and Feng

Shui. If your pendulum will be a multi-purpose one, your favorite kind of crystal is an

ideal choice.

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Why Choose Metal?

Metal is suitable as a pendulum weight especially if you will be using it to dowse for

Earth's precious resources. Use metal to find locate water, buried treasure, and of

coursemetal! Some metals can also be very healing, so don't rule it out if you plan on

dowsing for healing purposes. Using your pendulum for alchemy, rituals, spell-work, or

Earth magic? Again, metal is a great choice.



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Why Choose Wood?

If you'd like to enhance your connection with nature, totem animals, or faery guides, you

may want to choose a weight made out of a certain wood. Wooden pendulums are also

excellent for selecting foods and supplements, creating home remedies, dowsing for

pets, Feng Shui, and for Earth healing.



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Why Choose Jewelry?

People often choose pendants or rings to serve as pendulum weights for sentimental

reasons. A treasured piece of jewelry that was passed down by a loved one, received as

a gift, or one that's simply a favorite makes for a one-of-a-kind pendulum weight that's

about as personal as you can get! It's especially suitable if you will be using it to dowse

exclusively for yourself.

Why Choose Found Objects/Keepsakes?

A "found object" or keepsake could be something you have lying around the house, a

little treasure that you find at a flea market, garage sale, or antique store, or any little

trinket such as a coin, key, charm, or bead. Use a found object or keepsake if it holds

significance for you to really personalize your pendulum. Like jewelry, it's a good choice

if you'll primarily be dowsing for yourself.



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Healing & Metaphysical Properties of Crystals, Stones, & Other Minerals

Agate, Blue Lace: (5thChakra) Blue Lace Agate improves communication (both

listening and speaking), promotes peace and calming, alleviates anxiety, encourages

joy and happiness, reduces inflammation, and is a very balancing stone for children. It

relieves pain of the throat and mouth (teeth and gums) and reduces stress headaches.

Agate, Moss: (1st& 4thChakras) Moss agate enhances one's connection with nature

and nature spirits, assists in grounding and centering, and gives one's confidence a

boost. It reduces emotional pain at the heart center, improves physical health overall,

and is an excellent choice for planetary healing as well.

Amazonite: (4th& 5thChakras) Amazonite brings out the truth in any situation, provides

clarity, improves communication, helps one connect with spirit guides and angels, keeps

the throat, mouth, and heart healthy, and helps one set appropriate boundaries.

Amethyst: (6th& 7thChakras) Amethyst protects against negative energies, alleviates

headache pain, eases symptoms of depression, promotes emotional balance, helps

overcome addictions, promotes healthy weight control, enhances psychic abilities, and

relieves insomnia.

Apophyllite: (4th, 6th, & 7thChakras) Apophyllite provides mental clarity, enhances

intuition, assists in past-life recall, and facilitates lucid dreaming. It's also beneficial for

astral travel, connecting with one's angels and guides, and for opening up one's self to

healing energy from the Universe.

Aventurine: (4thChakra) Green Aventurine soothes the spirit, relieves migraines and

stress-induced headache pain, strengthens the heart, improves overall health, attracts

abundance, and promotes inner-peace.



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Bloodstone: (1st& 4thChakras) Bloodstone is highly protective, grounding and

centering, promotes self-confidence, boosts self-esteem, and helpful with negativeenergy at bay. It improves overall physical health, cleanses the blood, and detoxifies the

body.

Calcite, Golden: (3rdChakra) Golden calcite is a good companion when big changes are

occurring. It promotes a positive attitude, increases feelings of happiness and joy, and

eliminates the fear of the unknown. It aids in digestion and promotes a healthy digestive

system.

Carnelian: (1st& 2ndChakras) Carnelian energizes, motivates, sparks creativity,

increases sexual energy, pain relief, promotes reproductive health, and improvesdigestion.

Chrysoprase: (3rd& 4thChakras) Chrysoprase is a gentle, soothing crystal that

alleviates feelings of sadness, lifts depression, and encourages feelings of self-love and

self-worth. It promotes compassion, empathy, and forgiveness - encouraging one to

look for the positive in all things. It is especially beneficial for the heart and the digestive

system.

Citrine: (3rd& 7thChakras) Citrine stimulates creativity, promotes joy and happiness,

cleanses the physical body, alleviates symptoms associated with depression and SAD,

increases self-esteem, and improves concentration.

Danburite: (3rd, 4th, 6th, & 7thChakras) Danburite opens up the Crown chakra allowing

one to experience Universal love and healing directly from the Divine. It facilitates

communication with angels and spirit guides, increases intuition, and assists with

meditation. It promotes compassion, joy, happiness, and harmony.

Dumortierite: (5th& 6thChakras) Dumortierite calms and soothes the nerves, provides

mental clarity and focus, enhances intuition, and improves communication. It helps one

to see clearly on all levels. On the physical level it reduces inflammation and can be

used to skin reactions to allergies and bug bites/stings.

Fluorite, Rainbow: (4th, 5th, 6th, & 7thChakras) Rainbow Fluorite boosts one's brain

power by assisting with focus and concentration. It also protects against EMF's, keeps

the emotional body in check, and lifts depression. Fluorite relieves pain associated with

arthritis, promotes healthy skin, and encourages one to stay physically active.



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Garnet, Red: (1st& 4thChakras) Not only does Garnet assists one in grounding and

centering, it's also a very stimulating ally. It energizes the body, improves digestion,promotes overall heart health, and helps one become more self-motivated. It can also

give the libido a boost and improve romantic partnerships.

Hematite: (1stChakra) Hematite helps one ground and center, assists in astral travel,

transforms negative energies into positive ones, aids in overall pain relief, protects, and

calms one's fears.

Howlite: (6th& 7thChakras) Howlite is beneficial for those suffering from insomnia,

eliminates bad dreams, assists in dream recall, and balances out the emotional body.

It's a nurturing stone that can be very calming for children.

Jade: (4thChakra) Jade attracts wealth and abundance, removes obstacles, promotes

heart health, heals and balances the entire physical body, provides protection, instills a

sense of inner peace, and enhances meditation.

Jasper, Kambaba: (4thChakra) Kambaba Jasper promotes feelings of tranquility, calms

frayed nerves, alleviates sadness and depression, helps one feel more connected to

nature and nature spirits, and detoxifies the physical body.

Jasper, Red: (1stChakra) Red Jasper helps one stay grounded, increases vitality,

energizes and motivates, and helps with self-discipline. It also stimulates digestion,regulates blood pressure, and improves circulation.

Jet: (1stChakra) Jet increases vitality, protects the auric field, shields against psychic

attack, alleviates sadness, helps one work through grief, encourages a respectful

attitude, and is helpful for those struggling with addictions.

Kyanite, Blue: (5th& 6thChakras) Blue Kyanite improves communication skills, assists

one in communication with one's angels, guides, and totem animals, enhances psychic

abilities, helps with manifesting, relieves stress, promotes feelings of tranquility, and

promotes peaceful sleep.

Labradorite: (6th& 7thChakras) Labradorite transforms negative energy into positive

energy, protects the aura, strengthens intuition, stimulates creativity, clarifies the truth,

assists in astral travel, and is beneficial during past-life regression. It balances the

hormones, regulates blood pressure, and relieves stress.



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Lapis Lazuli: (5th& 6thChakras) Lapis Lazuli aids in communication with ancestors,

angels, totem animals, and spirit guides, enhances psychic abilities, calms and soothesthe emotional body, aids in childbirth and promotes reproductive health, assists in astral

travel, and helps one speak their truths.

Lepidolite: (3rd, 4th, & 7thChakras) Lepidolite balances the emotions, alleviates

depression, and levels out mood swings/mood disorders. It comforts and soothes the

soul, encourages forgiveness, and promotes a peaceful and harmonious environment.

Malachite: (4thChakra) Malachite promotes feelings of love and compassion, reduces

"mind chatter," encourages a positive attitude during times of change, and helps one

connect with nature. In the physical body it regulates blood pressure, boosts theimmune system, and relieves pain.

Moonstone, Rainbow: (2nd, 6th, & 7thChakras) Rainbow Moonstone helps one connect

with Goddess energy, balances the emotions, aids in fertility, alleviates symptoms

associated with PMS, promotes reproductive health, relieves insomnia, assists in dream

recall, enhances intuition, and calms the nerves.

Obsidian, Black: (1stChakra) Black Obsidian is useful for grounding and centering,

protection, transforming negative energies into positive ones, blocking psychic attack,

shielding the aura, allowing one to see one's self objectively, promoting feelings of inner

peace, and boosting self-esteem.

Quartz, Clear: (All Chakras) Clear Quartz is a natural amplifier that is helpful in

balancing and healing the emotional, physical, and spiritual bodies. It's suitable for all

types of energy work.

Quartz, Rose: (4thChakra) Rose Quartz promotes a strong, healthy heart, encourages

love and compassion, alleviates pain and sadness caused by grief or stress, calms and

soothes the emotions, encourages forgiveness, and aids in all romantic endeavors and

matters of the heart.

Quartz, Smoky: (1stChakra) Smoky Quartz grounds, protects, blocks negative energy,

shields the aura, enhances meditation, alleviates worry, reduces headache pain, and

prevents nightmares. It helps one stay motivated, focused, and present.



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Rhodochrosite: (4thChakra) Rhodochrosite encourages feelings of love, compassion,

empathy, and romance. It balances the emotions and helps one maintain a positiveattitude.

Selenite: (7thChakra) Selenite amplifies and purifies energy, cleanses and balances the

chakras, protects the aura, enhances meditation, and promotes a sense of inner peace.

Sodalite: (5th& 6thChakras) Sodalite strengthens the third eye, increases psychic

abilities, assists in healthy communication, eliminates feelings of guilt, promotes peace

and harmony, and helps one speak one's truth.

Tiger's Eye, Golden: (3rdChakra) Golden Tiger's Eye provides clarity, encourages a

positive attitude, helps one feel comfortable in one's own skin, protects, promotes

harmony, lifts depression, strengthens and heals the eyes, and helps maintain healthy

digestive and reproductive systems.

Tourmaline, Black: (1stChakra) Black Tourmaline offers protection, helps one stay

grounded and centered, shields against negative energy, boosts the immune system,

alleviates pain associated with arthritis, and increases self-esteem.

Healing & Metaphysical Properties of Metal

Aluminum: Provides protection, shields the auric field, blocks psychic attack, increases

intuition, assists in magical endeavors, and stimulates the mind.

Brass: Transforms negative energy into positive energy, attracts wealth and abundance,

assists in rituals and spellwork, and provides protection on all levels.

Copper: Helps one find love, attracts abundance and wealth, encourages feelings of

self-love and self-worth, improves circulation, boosts the immune system, relieves

physcial pain (and is especially beneficial for those with arthritis).

Gold: Increases self-confidence, makes one feel more powerful, helps one find success

in all endeavors, energizes, balances the emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual

bodies, promotes overall physical health, strengthens the body, and alleviates pain. It's

a metal of prosperity and wealth.



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Silver: Attacts love, connects one with lunar energy, opens the third eye and enhances

intuition, blocks psychic attacks, promotes lucid dreaming, assists with dream recall,

and relieves tension headaches. Associated with magic and protection.

Steel: Provides protection, blocks negative energies, promotes peaceful sleep.

Tin: Promotes harmony, brings good luck, attracts wealth and abundance.



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Healing & Metaphysical Properties of Wood

Birch: New beginnings, energy, truth, compassion

Cedar: Cleansing, fertility, intuition, & protection

Cherry: Concentration, love, magic, & stability

Elm: Energy, fertility, foundation, & magic

Maple: Communication, health, love, positive change, & wisdom,

Oak: Abundance, connection, health, power, & protection

Pine: Connection, health, love, & peace

Poplar: Comfort, elimination, hope, & magic

Walnut: Clarity, health, intelligence, & wisdom

Willow: Beauty, inspiration, strength, & love



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Tips for Selecting a Pendulum Weight

Choose a shape that swings well (cone, inverted pyramid, bullet, sphere, tear-

drop).

Select one that appeals to all of your senses.

Your weight should hold special meaning for you.

If you have difficulty finding a weight that you really like, consider using a special

pendant from your jewelry box.

Pendulum weights can be found in your home, at flea markets, garage sales,antique stores, new age stops, or online.

A rock or river stone that you find outside in nature can be the perfect pendulum

weightso keep your eyes open!



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Materials Needed for Pendulum Construction

A pendulum weight of your choice

Desired length of chain, cord, or string, thread, or flexible beading wire

A charm, bead, or other small object for the end of the pendulum that you hold on

to (if desired)

Beads or gemstone chips (if you want a beaded cord)

Jump ring and bale

Wire or headpins (optional)

Craft pliers

Wire cutter

Craft pliers are not the same as the pliers you'd find in the toolbox out in the garage.

Craft pliers are smaller and intended for jewelry making and other similar projects. A

craft-sized round-nose, chain-nose, and flat pliers along with a wire cutting tool will

make it easy to work with wire, jump-rings and other materials that you may be using to

construct your pendulum. They can be found at most craft supply stores and discount

chains.



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Instructions for Pendulum Construction

Cut the length of chain, cord, thread, or flexible beading wire that you will be

using for your pendulum. If you're undecided about length, start longer. You can

always shorten it later.

If you will be attaching a small bead or charm to the end of the pendulum that

you hang on to, use pliers to affix a jump-ring to that end of the chain. To do this,

gently pinch the jump-ring with either your fingers or craft pliers to keep it steady,

and use another pliers to pull the other end of the jump-ring towards you to

create a small opening. Do notpull the two ends of the jump ring apart by pulling

them in opposite directions of each other.



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If you want to attach a bead or drilled stone to the end of chain, you can do so by

using a small head pin. Hold the headpin straight up and down with the sharp

end pointing up. Place the bead(s) on the headpin filling it not more than half

way. Gently pinch your chain-nose pliers just above the top bead and bend it 90

degrees so that your head pin looks like an upside-down "L." With a round-nose

pliers, pinch the pin right next to the bend on the part of the L that doesn't have

any beads on it. Turn your wrist sharply so that the wire wraps around the round-

nose, creating a loop. Before closing and securing the loop, slide it on to the end

of your chain length. To secure it, use the remaining wire that's hanging off the

loop and wrap it tightly around the "neck" of your loop using a pliers. *Please

Note: Working with headpins may require some practice first! Don't be too hard

on yourself if you struggle with it the first time 'round.

If you want to affix a bead or charm onto cord, you can simply tie it on and make

a small square knot to make sure it's secure.



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If you are making a beaded pendulum, use a very flexible craft wire or thread to

string your beads or gemstone chips. Use a beading needle if you're working with

tiny beads or chips.

Attach a bale to your weight if one is needed. Then connect the weight of your

pendulum to the chain or cord by either tying it on or using a jump-ring. Follow

the jump-ring procedure that was explained previously.

Consider using a jewelry clasp to attach the weight to the chain or cord. That wayyour pendulum weight can double as a pendant and you can wear it to better

attune to its energy.

Test out your pendulum to make sure it moves fluidly and make adjustments if

necessary.

Have fun dowsing with your new pendulum!



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Combining Materials for Additional Benefits!

A great way to enhance the healing and metaphysical properties of your handmade

pendulum is to combine materials. This is a great way to experience additional benefits

during your dowsing sessions. Here are some ways to do this:

Wire-wrap a crystal or stone

Fill a metal cage with small tumbled stones or chips

Incorporate wooden beads

Use metal charms with symbols that hold significance for you

Use chain in place of cord or thread

Replace beads with gemstone chips

Use a piece of jewelry as a weight (for metal)

Incorporate lots of color



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Creating Pendulums as Part of Your Spiritual Practice

Make the time you spend creating your own pendulums a sacred time. You can

incorporate your creative endeavors into your spiritual practice by doing the following:

Working in a scared or quiet space where you will be undisturbed

Turning off your phone, TV, and other electronic devices

Cleansing your space before you begin working on your pendulums

Lighting a candle or burning your favorite incense

Beginning your project with a prayer, mantra, or positive affirmation

Playing your favorite music while you work

Blessing your creations as you breathe life into them

Happy Dowsing!

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