Using the Body as a Pendulum

Many of you many know what a pendulum is and many of you may not. The American Heritage Dictionary defines a pendulum as a body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings back and forth freely under the influence of gravity. I giggle a little bit regarding the influence being listed as only gravity. I would like to define the pendulum as a tool which can be utilized by anyone, regardless of their metaphysical abilities, as a means of communication with spirit, including our higher self, as well as a tool which can be used for other things such as finding water, blocked chakras and the location of medical issues within the body. The pendulum can easily be influenced by our strong feelings of what the truth is or may be. Just as you need to keep a clear head and complete focus on the question and not the answer when using other tools, such as tarot cards, so must you do the same when using the pendulum else your thoughts will influence the answer.

The pendulum is a body suspended from a fixed support which can be almost anything such as a string, chain or the like. It is important to remember that the tool itself does not have power but it is its connection to us or I should say our influence that gives it power. You will hopefully understand that statement by the end of this article and have a better understanding of how to view tools in general and their use. The pendulum can be made up of almost any materials although some people who utilize them eventually have a preference. It can be made up of thread hanging from a needle, your key and key chain, a necklace you happen to be wearing, etc. Why? Well it helps to ask that question since we will be discussing using your body as a pendulum so that you will understand why the body can work as a pendulum. The why is because it is not the pendulum moving its self or even some outside force or your spirit guides hand dictating the movement. It is the energy and vibrations coming through your own body. I will use the clairsentient as an example to make this clearer. As a clairsentient, someone who has the ability to feel subtle energy, you can ask your guide a question and ask that the answer be given by making you feel energy on you right hand for a yes or left hand for a no. That means that for your guide to give you that answer your guide makes energy manifest in either the left or right hand. That same energy and vibration can be sent on through to the pendulum. That is the reason the pendulum works when it is being held but it does not do anything or make any movement when just hanging from the jewelry tree in the store because it is receiving no contact with a body which then it picks up the energy and vibrations from. A person practicing telekinesis would notice that to make a pin-wheel spin it is more difficult at a distance versus being close enough to almost touch it and close enough for your body’s energy field to affect it.

The pendulum, although it can be a safe tool to use, is almost as taboo to some as the weegie board. Any tool used can be a danger if safety precautions are not used and that includes using your own body as a pendulum. Although you are not using a foreign tool you should always ground, protect and state/think your specific intentions before doing any metaphysical work. When in doubt just don’t do it.

If you have read other articles I have written you know that I usually give information based on my own personal experiences. So keep in mind there is often more than one way to accomplish the same goal. If you find other information telling you how to use your body as a pendulum that does not suggest you ground and protect do not avoid the safety precaution just because it is easier to not do so. Use your own discernment and common sense.

The first step in using your body as a pendulum is to ground, protect and clear and balance your chakra’s. It is easiest to use your body as a pendulum if your chakra’s are clear and balance. When clear and balanced energy is able to flow in and out of your body without being blocked. For example, when I have even one blocked chakra it affects my clairsentience, what I am able to feel and how strongly I feel it. But once clear and balance I can feel and sense everything quite clearly. For empaths the same is true. When you have a connection, or connections, you have picked up and not severed they can affect you in so many ways that are not in your best interest. They can affect you being able to effectively remember dreams, hinder efforts to concentrate, and also can have an effect that seems to be the equivalent of dimming your metaphysical abilities. If you are an empath it is important to know that empaths have a tendency to become ungrounded quite easily. It is not uncommon for me to ground several times a day.

Since I do the previous in a meditative state this allows me to at this point to just go a little deeper in meditation. By going deeper I am referring to slowly your brainwaves down even further by simply clearing all thoughts from your mind. I prefer to let my own higher self tell me when I am ready to begin asking questions and receiving answers and this happens because I begin to feel myself rocking slowly forward and back. I would recommend that at either that point or when you feel ready you begin by asking the simple question of which way you will sway when the answer is yes. Take your time and do not rush things. Remember, if this is the first time you have attempted this you may have limited results. The limited results could be a sign that you have a block in one of your chakra’s that needs to be cleared so don’t be to quite to throw in the towel. Metaphysically speaking there are many things that I have done the first time with limited or no successful results at all. You must be willing to be committed to continually working at it until you work out the kinks, so to speak.

When you feel your body sway it is a feeling similar to feeling slightly pushed or rocked gently by some invisible hand but without feeling a hand. When it happens it actually feels like you can not control you’re swaying in that direction or I should say like it is out of your control since technically you know you do have control to stop yourself from swaying if you chose to.

Next ask which way you will sway when the answer is no, then when the question can not be answered. Next you can ask some test question such as “Do I have a son?” or “Was I born in October?” Once you feel comfortable that you understand how you will sway for yes, no and no answer can be given you can proceed and ask the questions you would like to know.

As always remember to be respectful to spirit. Show your appreciation, try not to ask the same questions repeatedly, and last but not least DO NOT SHOOT THE MESSENGER!