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Dowsing for Colours

 

If you wish to find your colour preferences, imbalances and needs in a more intuitive way, you might prefer to dowse for them using a pendulum. This will help you to bypass your conscious mind, which is constantly censoring impulses that are coming in from a deeper, subconscious level.

  • You can make a pendulum out of a button or some sort of small weighted object, such as a natural quartz crystal. Suspend this object on a short length of chain or thin string about 6 inches (15cm) in length.

  • Draw a circle on a piece of paper. Divide it into eight equal segments. Colour each of the segments as follows, starting at the top of the circle and workign clockwise; red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, indigo, violet.

  • Hold a pendulum out in front of you and try to calm and clear your mind of any particular thoughts.

  • Hold the pendulum directly above the center of your colour circle.

  • First, you need to determine which way your pendulum will swing for you. To do this, "ask" the pendulum (aloud or silently) which way it will swing for a "yes" answer. Note the direction. Next find out the direction for a "no" response, and then for "unsure, try again." (If it does not swing on its own, start it moving and the pendulum will correct itself if this is the wrong direction.) These directions will remain constant for you, no matter what questions you then ask.

  • Hold the pendulum over a particular colour. Decide which colour you wish to find first (for example, the colour for relaxation).

  • Ask the question. You need to be specific and clear about what you are asking, and frame your question so that you get a "yes" or "no" answer. For instance, you may say "Is this the best colour for relaxation?" Note the direction of the swing. Keep repeating this process around the circle until you find that the pendulum swings in the "yes" direction. If in doubt about an answer, repeat the question until the response is clear.

  • You can further ask the pendulum whether you need a light or dark version of the colour, or the pure rainbow hue itself.

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