Title: Dowsing for Health and Harmony
Author: Chris Pisani
Publisher: Pen Culture Solutions
ISBN: 978-1-63812-027-8
Genre: New Age
Pages: 53
Reviewed by: Allison Walker
Pacific Book Review
The practice of dowsing has persisted for centuries. From water witches to midwives, dowsing rods and pendulums are featured as frequently in fairy tales as they are in actual history. In her book Dowsing for Health and Healing, author Chris Pisani ushers dowsing into the modern world with her fascinating workbook on the use of pendulums and divining rods. By practicing the skill of dowsing, readers can encourage healing and balance chakras, detect energy fields and map geopathic stress lines.
Dowsing for Health and Healing is as much about learned skill as it is about the spirituality of dowsing. Pisani has a very specific spiritual context through which she interprets her dowsing practices and, as an author, she’s able to explain her beliefs simply. In fact, her tone throughout the workbook is easy to read and understand. While she includes precious few diagrams, nonetheless Pisani finds ways to keep her students paying attention. Changes in text color and boldness are unusual but invigorating. You pay attention to this book! The layout of the book is easy to read and navigate. Students can easily pick up this course and find the workshop they want to practice.
The intended experience level of the student is ambiguous, however. Dowsing for Health and Harmony may accelerate from kindergarten to college in the matter of a couple of sentences. Certain basic topics are thoroughly discussed, such as making a pendulum, while others are assumed the reader already has a working knowledge and experience, such as using a saltwater bath to cleanse crystals. As a workbook, Dowsing for Health and Harmony would benefit from a more purposeful dedication to the level of student it is intended for.
Dowsing for Health and Harmony is satisfactory to start a student in the use of pendulums and divining rods. Readers will not only find the subject matter intriguing but also Pisani’s connection to dowsing through spirituality. While Pisani’s spiritual beliefs lead her practices, readers of any denomination can enjoy her novel observations and her conservative approach to the instructions means her students shouldn’t get into any real trouble putting her dowsing skills to practice. The information in this book is made easy to follow, to learn how to use for your spiritual growth and knowledge for the enlightenment into dowsing. I recommend this book for beginners or advanced as well as just the curious.
