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Pseudoscientific attempts to locate underground objects
scientific evidence shows that dowsing is no more effective than random chance. It is therefore regarded as a pseudoscience. Dowsing originated in ancient times
Dowsing
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up dowsing or Dowsing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Dowsing is a method of divination that attempts to locate ground water or other buried materials
Dowsing_(disambiguation)
English puritan iconoclast
William Dowsing (1596–1668), also known as "Smasher Dowsing", was an English puritan, and a particularly notable iconoclast at the time of the English
William_Dowsing
Pair of wind farms in the North Sea off Lincolnshire, England
Centrica's Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farms", www.nexans.com (press release), 31 May 2006 "Lynn & Inner Dowsing Offshore Wind Farms", mth.com
Lynn and Inner Dowsing Wind Farms
Lynn_and_Inner_Dowsing_Wind_Farms
Australian rules footballer, born 1915
football career lasted from 1939-1946. Roy Dowsing played for Melbourne Football Club throughout his career. Dowsing's debut game was Round 14 in 1939 against
Roy_Dowsing
American indie rock band
Dowsing is an American emo band from Chicago. Dowsing began in 2011 with the release of an EP titled All I Could Find Was You. They followed that release
Dowsing_(band)
Surname list
Dowse is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Charles Dowse (1862–1934), Irish Anglican bishop Denise Dowse (1958–2022), American actress
Dowse_(surname)
Canadian director
Michael Dowse (born April 19, 1973) is a Canadian director. Born in London, Ontario, to Irish parents, he was trained as a film editor. His first full-length
Michael_Dowse
Australian rules footballer
Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 237. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5. Alf Dowsing's playing statistics from AFL Tables Alf Dowsing at AustralianFootball.com v t e
Alf_Dowsing
Inner Dowsing sandbank comprises coarse sand with areas of gravel, its elongated shape is maintained by the tidal currents. The Outer Dowsing Shoal is
Inner and Outer Dowsing sand banks
Inner_and_Outer_Dowsing_sand_banks
Offer to pay anyone who could demonstrate a paranormal ability
the JREF had dowsers perform a control test, in which the dowser attempts to locate the target substance or object using their dowsing ability, even
One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge
One_Million_Dollar_Paranormal_Challenge
American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
protracted struggle, Dowsing got the better of Governor General and won by a length despite flashing his tail in the closing stages. Dowsing began his third
Dowsing_(horse)
American actress (1958–2022)
Denise Yvonne Dowse (February 21, 1958 – August 13, 2022) was an American actress. She was best known for her roles as Mrs. Yvonne Teasley in the television
Denise_Dowse
English post-punk band
in 2017. The band is composed of vocalist Florence Shaw, guitarist Tom Dowse, bassist Lewis Maynard, and drummer Nick Buxton. They are noted for their
Dry_Cleaning_(band)
American football player (1951–1994)
couple divorced and Dowsing dropped out of medical school in his third year. It was later revealed that Dowsing was gay. Dowsing then worked for Bell
Frank_Dowsing
Pseudoscientific human ability to detect radiation
by a French Catholic priest Alexis Timothée Bouly who was a celebrated dowsing practitioner in the early part of the 20th century. Bouly claimed to be
Radiesthesia
Irish politician, barrister and judge
Richard Dowse PC (1824 – 14 March 1890) was an Irish politician, barrister and judge, who was reputed to be the wittiest Parliamentary orator of his time
Richard_Dowse
American game warden and dowser (1895–1979)
of his dowsing in depth and concluded the cause was ideomotor action and suggestion. Robert P. Sharp, a geology expert, noted that the dowsing experiments
Henry_Gross_(dowser)
American politician (born 1954)
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Robert_F._Kennedy_Jr.
2006 studio album by Kayo Dot
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue is the second studio album by American avant-garde metal band Kayo Dot, released on Robotic Empire in 2006. The album
Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue
Dowsing_Anemone_with_Copper_Tongue
1840 light vessel
afterwards served at Calshot Spit, of Hampshire, and, from 1873, the Inner Dowsing sand bank off Lincolnshire. Light Vessel 16 was retired by Trinity House
Light_Vessel_16
American politician
Thomas Dowse, also known as Thomas Dawse and Thomas Dawles (will read, June 4, 1683) was an English-American immigrant who represented City of Henricus
Thomas_Dowse
Suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
have Dowsing Point as the new site of the Royal Hobart Hospital. Dowsing Point is a confirmed locality. During the Tasman Bridge disaster, Dowsings Point
Dowsing_Point
English cricketer
Ariana Dowse (born 8 February 2001) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Berkshire. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She
Ariana_Dowse
American writer (1885–1957)
his Dowsing Rod (1951), on dowsing The Seventh Sense (1953), on dowsing Boon Island (1955), a historical novel Water Unlimited (1957), on dowsing The
Kenneth_Roberts_(author)
Рoem by Joseph von Eichendorff
"Wünschelrute" ("dowsing rod") is one of the most famous poems by Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, major poet of the German Hochromantik ("High Romantics")
Wünschelrute
Royal Air Force officer (1918–2008)
Flight Lieutenant Sydney Hastings Dowse MC (21 November 1918 – 10 April 2008) was a Royal Air Force pilot who became a prisoner of war and survived The
Sydney_Dowse
Topics referred to by the same term
John Dowse may refer to: John Dowse (priest) (c. 1815 – 1892), Irish Anglican priest John Dowse (rugby union, born 1891) (1891–1964), Irish-born British
John_Dowse
American politician
William Dowse (1770 – February 18, 1813) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Dowse was elected as a Federalist to the United States House
William_Dowse
Australian rules footballer
Rob Dowsing (born 3 September 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League
Rob_Dowsing
Lake in Brisbane, Australia
Dowse Lagoon is a park and lake located in Sandgate, a suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Before 1975, it was largely known as the
Dowse_Lagoon
Historic house in Nebraska, United States
The William R. Dowse House, more commonly known as the Dowse Sod House, is a sod house in Custer County in the central portion of the state of Nebraska
Dowse_Sod_House
Aspect of paranormal study
explanation for their methods. Straddling the border of dowsing and channeling is a technique known as map dowsing, in which a medium or psychic dangles a pendulum
Psychic_archaeology
Lower Hutt art museum
The Dowse Art Museum (formerly the Dowse Art Gallery) is a municipal art gallery in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Opened in 1971 in the Lower Hutt CBD, the
Dowse_Art_Museum
American paranormal investigators and authors
22, 2023. Kachuba, John (2007). Ghosthunters: On the Trail of Mediums, Dowsers, Spirit Seekers, and Other Investigators of America's Paranormal World
Ed_and_Lorraine_Warren
Anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theory
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LGBTQ chemicals conspiracy theory
LGBTQ_chemicals_conspiracy_theory
British astronomer
at Rannoch Station in Perthshire, undertaking controversial research on dowsing, as well as less controversial work on the design of Chinese Junk sails
Vincent_Cartledge_Reddish
American-born Australian public servant and writer
Sara Dowse (nee Dale Sara Rosenthal; born 12 November 1938) is an American-born Australian feminist, author, critic, social commentator, and visual artist
Sara_Dowse
Extrasensory phenomena
unusual sensory stimuli through the skin. Dowsing – The ability to locate water, sometimes using a tool called a dowsing rod. Precognition (including psychic
List_of_psychic_abilities
Irish baseball player (1866–1946)
Thomas Joseph Dowse (August 12, 1866 – December 14, 1946) was an Irish born catcher/outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1890 through 1892
Tom_Dowse
Isla Fisher Trap House Aura Entertainment / Scott Free Productions Michael Dowse (director); Gary Scott Thompson, Tom O'Connor (screenplay); Dave Bautista
List of American films of 2025
List_of_American_films_of_2025
Australian rugby union player
John Henry Dowse (born 27 March 1935) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. Dowse, a fly-half, was born in Mackay, Queensland and claimed
John_Henry_Dowse
Norse invaders include: Algar, Allgood, Bond, Bushby, Carr, Collings, Dowsing, Drabble, Eanes, Eetelbum, Fell, Gamble, Goodman, Grime, Gunn, Hacon, Harold
English surnames of Norse origin
English_surnames_of_Norse_origin
Outer Dowsing". www.outerdowsing.com. Retrieved 2022-11-01. Memija, Adnan (2022-08-03). "Corio, Total Submit Scoping Report for 1.5 GW Outer Dowsing Offshore
List of offshore wind farms in the United Kingdom
List_of_offshore_wind_farms_in_the_United_Kingdom
Investigating reportedly haunted locations for ghosts
conducting interviews and researching the history of allegedly haunted sites. Dowsing and Ouija boards are other traditional techniques. Paranormal research
Ghost_hunting
2025 film by Michael Dowse
Trap House is a 2025 action thriller film directed by Michael Dowse and written by Gary Scott Thompson and Tom O'Connor. Set in El Paso, Texas, the film
Trap_House_(film)
Non-destructive inspection process
types of materials can be located using a variety of dowsing methods. Dowsers claim that the dowsing device will respond to any buried anomalies, and years
Explosive_detection
Topics referred to by the same term
nickname of Craig Irving, American rapper from the group Digable Planets Dowsing or doodlebugging, divining for petroleum or water Reflection seismology
Doodlebug
American avant-garde metal band
early existence, with the 2003 album Choirs of the Eye and the 2006 album Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue both becoming underground hits in the progressive
Kayo_Dot
American politician (1756–1828)
Edward Dowse (October 22, 1756 – September 3, 1828) was a U.S. representative from Massachusetts. Born in Charlestown in the Province of Massachusetts
Edward_Dowse
Canadian actor (born 1982)
Matt (November 14, 2024). "Jay Baruchel Reteaming With 'Goon's Michael Dowse On Comedy 'The Stunt Driver'". Deadline. Retrieved November 16, 2024. "Alison
Jay_Baruchel
Swedish geologist (1938–2020)
several courses in dowsing at Stockholm University in the summer program, and also outside of the university. He claimed that dowsing could be used not
Nils-Axel_Mörner
Canadian historical comedy film
upcoming Canadian historical comedy film written and directed by Michael Dowse, based on the life of Canadian daredevil stuntman Ken Carter. The cast is
The_Stunt_Driver
American indie rock band
Europe with American bands like Pinegrove, Sorority Noise, Free Throw, Dowsing, and others.[citation needed] In late 2016, Neumann officially joined the
Ratboys
2013 Canadian film
comedy film directed by Don McKellar and written by Ken Scott and Michael Dowse. The film stars Taylor Kitsch, Brendan Gleeson, Liane Balaban and Gordon
The_Grand_Seduction
Brazilian conspiracy theory
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Ratanabá
New Zealand politician
Percy Dowse CBE JP (4 December 1898 – 9 December 1970) was a New Zealand politician. He was mayor of Lower Hutt from 1950 to 1970. He was born in Lancashire
Percy_Dowse
Historic English parish church
work of the Puritan iconoclast William Dowsing (1596–1668), also known as "Smasher Dowsing", is evident. Dowsing's journal, dated 1643/4, has the following
St Michael and All Angels' Church, Occold
St_Michael_and_All_Angels'_Church,_Occold
The Dowse Art Museum in Lower Hutt between 1981 and 1988. Art historian Douglas Lloyd Jenkins writes 'Under the directorship of James Mack...The Dowse Art
James_Mack_(curator)
Irish priest
John Robert Dowse (c. 1815 – 20 October 1892) was Dean of Ferns from 1879 until his death. He was born in Wexford, the son of Richard Dowse. He attended
John_Dowse_(priest)
Australian tennis player
Melissa Dowse (born 27 April 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. Dowse, who grew up in Gosford, was a top 20 ranked junior and
Melissa_Dowse
Crash Of Rhinos CSTVT Dads Dear Cincinnati Dear Maryanne Dikembe Dogleg Dowsing Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) empty parking lot Everyone Asked
List_of_Midwest_emo_bands
English physicist and parapsychologist (1844–1925)
for dowsing such as radiation. He concluded that the ideomotor response was responsible for the movement of the rod but in some cases the dowser's unconscious
William_F._Barrett
British actress (born 1984)
Charity Pop-Up in WeHo". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 January 2022. Dowsing, Annabel (7 May 2020). "Annabelle Wallis wears her Sustainable Dazed Dress
Annabelle_Wallis
Australian writer and producer
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Rhonda_Byrne
Form of alternative medicine
"aura". Radiesthesia is cited as the explanation of such phenomena as dowsing by rods and pendulums in order to locate buried substances, diagnose illnesses
Radionics
Unscientific claims presented as scientific
Philosophy, "creationism, astrology, homeopathy, Kirlian photography, dowsing, ufology, ancient astronaut theory, Holocaust denialism, Velikovskian catastrophism
Pseudoscience
Postulated Eurasian line and English ley line
postulated in 1969 by John Mitchell and subsequently claimed to be supported by dowsing. As with other ley lines, no scientific evidence indicates that the alignment
Saint_Michael's_line
Richard Dowse was Dean of Clonmacnoise from 1892 to 1900. Dowse was born in County Wicklow and educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1850
Richard_Dowse_(priest)
American geologist (1909–1988)
Alice Mary Dowse Weeks (August 26, 1909 – August 29, 1988) was an American geologist. Weeksite is named after her. She identified uranophane in 1953 along
Alice_Mary_Weeks
Large sandbank in the North Sea
Silver Pit – seabed feature in the southern north sea Inner and Outer Dowsing sand banks – bank in the North Sea "Dogger Bank" . Encyclopædia Britannica
Dogger_Bank
Kurt Fuller, Warwick Davis, Patrick Bauchau, Robert Ray Wisdom, Denise Dowse Saw Lions Gate Films / Twisted Pictures James Wan (director/screenplay);
List of American films of 2004
List_of_American_films_of_2004
English politician
Edward Dowse (1582–1648) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648. Dowse matriculated at Hart Hall, Oxford aged 15 on
Edward_Dowse_(MP)
American singer (born 1983)
announced a follow-up to her first album, Electric Guitar: One, titled EG2: Dowsing Voice. Despite the name, the album is a departure from her first and the
Emma_Ruth_Rundle
2002 film by Michael Dowse
FUBAR is a 2002 Canadian comedy film directed by Michael Dowse and written by Dave Lawrence, Dowse and Paul Spence, following the lives of two lifelong friends
FUBAR_(film)
incapable of operating as advertised, and have dismissed them as overpriced dowsing rods or similarly useless devices. Virtually all such devices claim to
Long-range_locator
Church history and architecture
and most likely by William Dowsing (1596–1668), also known as "Smasher Dowsing" (or "Basher Dowsing"), an iconoclast. Dowsing's Journal, dated 1643/4, has
St_Mary's_Church,_Bedingfield
American actor and professional wrestler (born 1969)
Destroyer Anthony Russo & Joe Russo Stuber Det. Victor "Vic" Manning Michael Dowse Escape Plan: The Extractors Trent DeRosa John Herzfeld 2020 My Spy JJ Peter
Dave_Bautista
transmutation Conscientiology Creation science Cryptozoology Dianetics Auditing Dowsing Electronic voice phenomenon Eugenics Facilitated communication Feng shui
Conscientiology
Canadian/American television series
Dickie, Jeremy Gold and Chris McCumber for Blumhouse Television and Michael Dowse. Lauren Grant also serves as executive producer with Josée Vallée and Bruno
The_Sticky
President of the United States from 1961 to 1963
Gallivan McCormack Keith Studds 13th district Wadsworth Seaver Ruggles Dowse Eustis J. Reed Jr. Randall Simpkins Greene Weeks Mitchell Carter Luce Wigglesworth
John_F._Kennedy
2008 studio album by Kayo Dot
chamber music Length 43:22 Label Hydra Head Records Kayo Dot chronology Dowsing Anemone with Copper Tongue (2006) Blue Lambency Downward (2008) Coyote
Blue_Lambency_Downward
2026 studio album by Dry Cleaning
in a Drawing of a Boy)" and "I Need You". Le Bon had urged guitarist Tom Dowse to avoid using his SG guitar during recording, so he resorted to other guitars
Secret Love (Dry Cleaning album)
Secret_Love_(Dry_Cleaning_album)
Curse Deal with the Devil Demonology Devil, see also Satan Divination Dowsing Dream interpretation Dybbuk (Hebrew) Earth mysteries Esbat Ectoplasm (unknown
List_of_occult_terms
Japanese actor (1932–2025)
Archived from the original on March 14, 2026. Retrieved November 11, 2025. Dowsing, Martin (2021). The Face of an Actor - The Life and Films of Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya_Nakadai
Topics referred to by the same term
Creek, a tributary of the Kanawha River in West Virginia, United States Dowser, or water witcher, a diviner who attempts to locate underground objects
Witcher
2018 Chinese web novel
seer pathway granting himself both the abilities of Spirit Vision and Dowsing Rod. Due to the potion effects, Neil warned Klein about overusage and the
Lord_of_Mysteries
Metaphor for a person within a social group
2016. "Silence equals complicity: making Pagan groups safe for everyone". Dowsing for Divinity. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2016. Cupcake, Lorena
Missing_stair
American politician (1940–2026)
Gallivan McCormack Keith Studds 13th district Wadsworth Seaver Ruggles Dowse Eustis J. Reed Jr. Randall Simpkins Greene Weeks Mitchell Carter Luce Wigglesworth
Barney_Frank
Lynn and Inner Dowsing Offshore Wind Farm, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Power Technology. Retrieved: 25 October 2010. Lynn Inner Dowsing offshore wind
List of offshore wind farms in the North Sea
List_of_offshore_wind_farms_in_the_North_Sea
Concept in hypnosis and psychological research
consciously deciding to take action. The effects of automatic writing, dowsing, facilitated communication, applied kinesiology, and ouija boards have
Ideomotor_phenomenon
Civil parish in Cheshire, England
Nantwich. It includes the small settlements of Croxton Green (SJ552527) and Dowse Green (SJ561517), with a total population of a little over a hundred, increasing
Cholmondeley,_Cheshire
Thai energy and infrastructure holding company
Generation LLC (USA): A 49% stake in a gas-fired power plant in Illinois. Outer Dowsing Wind Farm Ltd. (UK): A 24.99% stake in an offshore wind project. Advanced
Gulf_Development
Discredited communication technique in disabled care
ideomotor effect, which is the same effect that guides a Ouija board and dowsing rods. Studies have consistently found that FC is unable to provide the
Facilitated_communication
Large aggregate structure in Doğubayazıt, Ağrı, Turkey
formation for internal iron loci (the latter technique was later compared to dowsing by the site's detractors). Fasold and the team states that the ground penetration
Durupınar_site
Revisionist view that the foundation of Sweden occurred in Västergötland
contact the dead in order to provide support for their theory, as well dowsing and etymology. They also claim that the established history consists of
Götaland_theory
2011 sports comedy film
Goon is a 2011 sports comedy film directed by Michael Dowse and written by Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, based on the autobiography Goon: The True Story
Goon_(film)
2024 film by J.J. Perry
was attributed to Caruso, Nick Cassavetes, John Joseph Connolly, Michael Dowse, Cory Goodman, Kinberg, Landesman, Brian Rudnick, and Kurt Wimmer. The Killer's
The_Killer's_Game
Historic house in Massachusetts, United States
Edmund Dowse House is a historic house in Sherborn, Massachusetts. The Greek Revival house was built in 1838 as a parsonage for the Rev. Edmund Dowse, the
Rev._Edmund_Dowse_House
Music subgenre
influential to the aforementioned emo revival scene, with groups like Dowsing and Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) taking a similar approach.
Midwest_emo
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Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Courageous; Lion
Girl/Female
Australian, French
Of the Nobility; Noble
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Lebanese, Netherlands, Norse, Swedish, Swiss
Bitter; Sea of Bitterness; A Combination of Marie and Anne; Rebelliousnesses Wished for Child; A Blend of Marie Star of the Sea and Anne; Star of the Sea
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Indian
Brave and sweet, Beauty
Male
French
Norman French name derived from Old High German Adalhard, ALARD means "noble strength."
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Tamil
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Favorite
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Hebrew
(×ֲבִיָּה) Hebrew unisex name ABIYAH means "Yahweh is my father." In the bible, this is the name of a son of Samuel, the mother of Hezekiah, a member of the tribe of Benjamin, a king of Judah, and several other characters. Also spelled Aviyah.
Boy/Male
Australian, Italian
Strong; Manly; The Italian Form of Charles
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Bright; Lighted
Biblical
ancient; rejoicing exceedingly
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n.
A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc., a dowsing rod.