Dowsing with L-Rods
Another method of dowsing uses L-rods. L-rods are usually made of metal, with the most popular being made from a bronze welding rod. The metal rod is cut in approximately two-foot lengths. The rod is bent at a right angle about four inches from one end. Often a cardboard or plastic tube is placed over the short end, and the tip is bent again to keep the tube in place.
When you grip the rods with your fingers, holding the tubes, the L-rod is able to swing freely. Hold the rods approximately chest high, with your hands at the width of your shoulders. Let the long ends of the L-rods point toward each other. They swing easily, and if you are not careful you could poke your eye. Sometimes, the rods are lightly tapped against each other before each dowsing experiment so that they can be cleared of the past energy.
L-rods have traditionally been used to locate underground water and sewer pipes. The dowser starts with the rod tips pointing away, and when the pipe is located, the rod tips cross. You can make L-rods from metal coat hangers. You can also ask “yes” or “no” questions of L-rods in the same way you would with Y-rods.
Measuring Auras
L-rods are great instruments to use for measuring auras. Your body has an energy field that extends a distance out from you. Some of you may have very small auras, which may mean you are open to having your space invaded. If that is the case, the L-rod won't open until it's very close to you. If you have a strong aura, you can spin the L-rod from several feet away from your body.
If you are very sensitive to the energies of other people, make sure you are sufficiently grounded and protected before you work with your L-rod. You are just measuring the energy and do not need to absorb the aura you are measuring.
To measure someone's aura, start from a distance of approximately ten feet, making sure that no one else is in your subject's energy field. Begin to walk slowly toward him, with the L-rod tips facing each other. As you get closer, note the point where the rods swing open. That is the point at which you have entered the person's aura field. Even ten feet may not be far enough away for some people, and if the rods are already open, you may have to step backward until you step outside of the aura.
It is educational and fun to work with several people when you practice your skills at measuring auras. You may also be able to see the auras you are measuring. They may look like colorless waves of energy, or you may see the auras in color. If the L-rod responds well to you, you may have the ability to measure changes in people relating to their attitudes, health, and their positive or negative spiritual growth. You may be able to help many others if you have the gift of working with and changing someone else's aura.
