Pendulums For Dowsing More

Creating & Choosing Pendulums for Dowsing & More
In this class, you will learn about the different types of materials used to create
pendulums, tips for selecting materials, basic construction techniques to help you create
your own pendulums, and so much more!
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What is a Pendulum?
A pendulum is a simple divining tool that consists of a small object (often referred to as
a "weight") suspended from the end of a chain, cord, or thread.
Although pendulums are easy to find in most new age stores and online, there's
something special about a pendulum that you make for yourself. When you select
certain materials that have personal significance for you and take the time to put them
all together, you can create a one-of-a-kind pendulum that's perfect for you and your
dowsing needs.
Just remember: If you can imagine it, you can create it!

Types of Weights
1. Crystals, gemstones, & other minerals

2. Metal
3. Wood
4. Jewelry (pendants or rings)
5. Found Objects/Keepsakes

Choosing Materials for Your Pendulum
A handcrafted pendulum should be made out materials that appeal to your senses,
mean something to you, and ones that correspond to your dowsing practices.
Why Choose Crystals, Gemstones, & Other Minerals?
If you'll primarily be using your pendulum for healing purposes (physical, emotional,
mental, spiritual, Earth), you may want to use a particular crystal, gemstone, or other
mineral as a pendulum weight. Crystal and gemstone pendulums are good for dowsing
astrological charts, creating home remedies, eliminating addictive behaviors, and Feng
Shui. If your pendulum will be a multi-purpose one, your favorite kind of crystal is an
ideal choice.

Why Choose Metal?
Metal is suitable as a pendulum weight especially if you will be using it to dowse for
Earth's precious resources. Use metal to find locate water, buried treasure, and of
coursemetal! Some metals can also be very healing, so don't rule it out if you plan on
dowsing for healing purposes. Using your pendulum for alchemy, rituals, spell-work, or
Earth magic? Again, metal is a great choice.

Why Choose Wood?
If you'd like to enhance your connection with nature, totem animals, or faery guides, you
may want to choose a weight made out of a certain wood. Wooden pendulums are also
excellent for selecting foods and supplements, creating home remedies, dowsing for
pets, Feng Shui, and for Earth healing.

Why Choose Jewelry?
People often choose pendants or rings to serve as pendulum weights for sentimental
reasons. A treasured piece of jewelry that was passed down by a loved one, received as
a gift, or one that's simply a favorite makes for a one-of-a-kind pendulum weight that's
about as personal as you can get! It's especially suitable if you will be using it to dowse
exclusively for yourself.
Why Choose Found Objects/Keepsakes?
A "found object" or keepsake could be something you have lying around the house, a
little treasure that you find at a flea market, garage sale, or antique store, or any little
trinket such as a coin, key, charm, or bead. Use a found object or keepsake if it holds
significance for you to really personalize your pendulum. Like jewelry, it's a good choice
if you'll primarily be dowsing for yourself.

Healing & Metaphysical Properties of Crystals, Stones, & Other Minerals
Agate, Blue Lace: (5th Chakra) Blue Lace Agate improves communication (both
listening and speaking), promotes peace and calming, alleviates anxiety, encourages
joy and happiness, reduces inflammation, and is a very balancing stone for children. It
relieves pain of the throat and mouth (teeth and gums) and reduces stress headaches.
Agate, Moss: (1st & 4th Chakras) Moss agate enhances one's connection with nature
and nature spirits, assists in grounding and centering, and gives one's confidence a
boost. It reduces emotional pain at the heart center, improves physical health overall,
and is an excellent choice for planetary healing as well.
Amazonite: (4th & 5th Chakras) Amazonite brings out the truth in any situation, provides
clarity, improves communication, helps one connect with spirit guides and angels, keeps
the throat, mouth, and heart healthy, and helps one set appropriate boundaries.
Amethyst: (6th & 7th Chakras) Amethyst protects against negative energies, alleviates
headache pain, eases symptoms of depression, promotes emotional balance, helps
overcome addictions, promotes healthy weight control, enhances psychic abilities, and
relieves insomnia.
Apophyllite: (4th, 6th, & 7th Chakras) Apophyllite provides mental clarity, enhances
intuition, assists in past-life recall, and facilitates lucid dreaming. It's also beneficial for
astral travel, connecting with one's angels and guides, and for opening up one's self to
healing energy from the Universe.
Aventurine: (4th Chakra) Green Aventurine soothes the spirit, relieves migraines and
stress-induced headache pain, strengthens the heart, improves overall health, attracts
abundance, and promotes inner-peace.

Bloodstone: (1st & 4th Chakras) Bloodstone is highly protective, grounding and
centering, promotes self-confidence, boosts self-esteem, and helpful with negative
energy at bay. It improves overall physical health, cleanses the blood, and detoxifies the
body.
Calcite, Golden: (3rd Chakra) Golden calcite is a good companion when big changes are
occurring. It promotes a positive attitude, increases feelings of happiness and joy, and
eliminates the fear of the unknown. It aids in digestion and promotes a healthy digestive
system.
Carnelian: (1st & 2nd Chakras) Carnelian energizes, motivates, sparks creativity,
increases sexual energy, pain relief, promotes reproductive health, and improves
digestion.
Chrysoprase: (3rd & 4th Chakras) Chrysoprase is a gentle, soothing crystal that
alleviates feelings of sadness, lifts depression, and encourages feelings of self-love and
self-worth. It promotes compassion, empathy, and forgiveness - encouraging one to
look for the positive in all things. It is especially beneficial for the heart and the digestive
system.
Citrine: (3rd & 7th Chakras) Citrine stimulates creativity, promotes joy and happiness,
cleanses the physical body, alleviates symptoms associated with depression and SAD,
increases self-esteem, and improves concentration.
Danburite: (3rd, 4th, 6th, & 7th Chakras) Danburite opens up the Crown chakra allowing
one to experience Universal love and healing directly from the Divine. It facilitates
communication with angels and spirit guides, increases intuition, and assists with
meditation. It promotes compassion, joy, happiness, and harmony.
Dumortierite: (5th & 6th Chakras) Dumortierite calms and soothes the nerves, provides
mental clarity and focus, enhances intuition, and improves communication. It helps one
to see clearly on all levels. On the physical level it reduces inflammation and can be
used to skin reactions to allergies and bug bites/stings.
Fluorite, Rainbow: (4th, 5th, 6th, & 7th Chakras) Rainbow Fluorite boosts one's brain
power by assisting with focus and concentration. It also protects against EMF's, keeps
the emotional body in check, and lifts depression. Fluorite relieves pain associated with
arthritis, promotes healthy skin, and encourages one to stay physically active.

Garnet, Red: (1st & 4th Chakras) Not only does Garnet assists one in grounding and
centering, it's also a very stimulating ally. It energizes the body, improves digestion,
promotes overall heart health, and helps one become more self-motivated. It can also
give the libido a boost and improve romantic partnerships.
Hematite: (1st Chakra) Hematite helps one ground and center, assists in astral travel,
transforms negative energies into positive ones, aids in overall pain relief, protects, and
calms one's fears.
Howlite: (6th & 7th Chakras) Howlite is beneficial for those suffering from insomnia,
eliminates bad dreams, assists in dream recall, and balances out the emotional body.
It's a nurturing stone that can be very calming for children.
Jade: (4th Chakra) Jade attracts wealth and abundance, removes obstacles, promotes
heart health, heals and balances the entire physical body, provides protection, instills a
sense of inner peace, and enhances meditation.
Jasper, Kambaba: (4th Chakra) Kambaba Jasper promotes feelings of tranquility, calms
frayed nerves, alleviates sadness and depression, helps one feel more connected to
nature and nature spirits, and detoxifies the physical body.
Jasper, Red: (1st Chakra) Red Jasper helps one stay grounded, increases vitality,
energizes and motivates, and helps with self-discipline. It also stimulates digestion,
regulates blood pressure, and improves circulation.
Jet: (1st Chakra) Jet increases vitality, protects the auric field, shields against psychic
attack, alleviates sadness, helps one work through grief, encourages a respectful
attitude, and is helpful for those struggling with addictions.
Kyanite, Blue: (5th & 6th Chakras) Blue Kyanite improves communication skills, assists
one in communication with one's angels, guides, and totem animals, enhances psychic
abilities, helps with manifesting, relieves stress, promotes feelings of tranquility, and
promotes peaceful sleep.
Labradorite: (6th & 7th Chakras) Labradorite transforms negative energy into positive
energy, protects the aura, strengthens intuition, stimulates creativity, clarifies the truth,
assists in astral travel, and is beneficial during past-life regression. It balances the
hormones, regulates blood pressure, and relieves stress.

Lapis Lazuli: (5th & 6th Chakras) Lapis Lazuli aids in communication with ancestors,
angels, totem animals, and spirit guides, enhances psychic abilities, calms and soothes
the emotional body, aids in childbirth and promotes reproductive health, assists in astral
travel, and helps one speak their truths.
Lepidolite: (3rd, 4th, & 7th Chakras) Lepidolite balances the emotions, alleviates
depression, and levels out mood swings/mood disorders. It comforts and soothes the
soul, encourages forgiveness, and promotes a peaceful and harmonious environment.
Malachite: (4th Chakra) Malachite promotes feelings of love and compassion, reduces
"mind chatter," encourages a positive attitude during times of change, and helps one
connect with nature. In the physical body it regulates blood pressure, boosts the
immune system, and relieves pain.
Moonstone, Rainbow: (2nd, 6th, & 7th Chakras) Rainbow Moonstone helps one connect
with Goddess energy, balances the emotions, aids in fertility, alleviates symptoms
associated with PMS, promotes reproductive health, relieves insomnia, assists in dream
recall, enhances intuition, and calms the nerves.
Obsidian, Black: (1st Chakra) Black Obsidian is useful for grounding and centering,
protection, transforming negative energies into positive ones, blocking psychic attack,
shielding the aura, allowing one to see one's self objectively, promoting feelings of inner
peace, and boosting self-esteem.
Quartz, Clear: (All Chakras) Clear Quartz is a natural amplifier that is helpful in
balancing and healing the emotional, physical, and spiritual bodies. It's suitable for all
types of energy work.
Quartz, Rose: (4th Chakra) Rose Quartz promotes a strong, healthy heart, encourages
love and compassion, alleviates pain and sadness caused by grief or stress, calms and
soothes the emotions, encourages forgiveness, and aids in all romantic endeavors and
matters of the heart.
Quartz, Smoky: (1st Chakra) Smoky Quartz grounds, protects, blocks negative energy,
shields the aura, enhances meditation, alleviates worry, reduces headache pain, and
prevents nightmares. It helps one stay motivated, focused, and present.

Rhodochrosite: (4th Chakra) Rhodochrosite encourages feelings of love, compassion,
empathy, and romance. It balances the emotions and helps one maintain a positive
attitude.
Selenite: (7th Chakra) Selenite amplifies and purifies energy, cleanses and balances the
chakras, protects the aura, enhances meditation, and promotes a sense of inner peace.
Sodalite: (5th & 6th Chakras) Sodalite strengthens the third eye, increases psychic
abilities, assists in healthy communication, eliminates feelings of guilt, promotes peace
and harmony, and helps one speak one's truth.
Tiger's Eye, Golden: (3rd Chakra) Golden Tiger's Eye provides clarity, encourages a
positive attitude, helps one feel comfortable in one's own skin, protects, promotes
harmony, lifts depression, strengthens and heals the eyes, and helps maintain healthy
digestive and reproductive systems.
Tourmaline, Black: (1st Chakra) Black Tourmaline offers protection, helps one stay
grounded and centered, shields against negative energy, boosts the immune system,
alleviates pain associated with arthritis, and increases self-esteem.
Healing & Metaphysical Properties of Metal
Aluminum: Provides protection, shields the auric field, blocks psychic attack, increases
intuition, assists in magical endeavors, and stimulates the mind.
Brass: Transforms negative energy into positive energy, attracts wealth and abundance,
assists in rituals and spellwork, and provides protection on all levels.
Copper: Helps one find love, attracts abundance and wealth, encourages feelings of
self-love and self-worth, improves circulation, boosts the immune system, relieves
physcial pain (and is especially beneficial for those with arthritis).
Gold: Increases self-confidence, makes one feel more powerful, helps one find success
in all endeavors, energizes, balances the emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual
bodies, promotes overall physical health, strengthens the body, and alleviates pain. It's
a metal of prosperity and wealth.

Silver: Attacts love, connects one with lunar energy, opens the third eye and enhances
intuition, blocks psychic attacks, promotes lucid dreaming, assists with dream recall,
and relieves tension headaches. Associated with magic and protection.
Steel: Provides protection, blocks negative energies, promotes peaceful sleep.
Tin: Promotes harmony, brings good luck, attracts wealth and abundance.

Healing & Metaphysical Properties of Wood
Birch: New beginnings, energy, truth, compassion
Cedar: Cleansing, fertility, intuition, & protection
Cherry: Concentration, love, magic, & stability
Elm: Energy, fertility, foundation, & magic
Maple: Communication, health, love, positive change, & wisdom,
Oak: Abundance, connection, health, power, & protection
Pine: Connection, health, love, & peace
Poplar: Comfort, elimination, hope, & magic
Walnut: Clarity, health, intelligence, & wisdom
Willow: Beauty, inspiration, strength, & love

Tips for Selecting a Pendulum Weight
Choose a shape that swings well (cone, inverted pyramid, bullet, sphere, tear-
drop).
Select one that appeals to all of your senses.

Your weight should hold special meaning for you.
If you have difficulty finding a weight that you really like, consider using a special
pendant from your jewelry box.
Pendulum weights can be found in your home, at flea markets, garage sales,
antique stores, new age stops, or online.
A rock or river stone that you find outside in nature can be the perfect pendulum
weightso keep your eyes open!

Materials Needed for Pendulum Construction
A pendulum weight of your choice

Desired length of chain, cord, or string, thread, or flexible beading wire
A charm, bead, or other small object for the end of the pendulum that you hold on
to (if desired)
Beads or gemstone chips (if you want a beaded cord)

Jump ring and bale
Wire or headpins (optional)
Craft pliers
Wire cutter
Craft pliers are not the same as the pliers you'd find in the toolbox out in the garage.
Craft pliers are smaller and intended for jewelry making and other similar projects. A
craft-sized round-nose, chain-nose, and flat pliers along with a wire cutting tool will
make it easy to work with wire, jump-rings and other materials that you may be using to
construct your pendulum. They can be found at most craft supply stores and discount
chains.

Instructions for Pendulum Construction
Cut the length of chain, cord, thread, or flexible beading wire that you will be
using for your pendulum. If you're undecided about length, start longer. You can
always shorten it later.
If you will be attaching a small bead or charm to the end of the pendulum that
you hang on to, use pliers to affix a jump-ring to that end of the chain. To do this,
gently pinch the jump-ring with either your fingers or craft pliers to keep it steady,
and use another pliers to pull the other end of the jump-ring towards you to
create a small opening. Do not pull the two ends of the jump ring apart by pulling
them in opposite directions of each other.

If you want to attach a bead or drilled stone to the end of chain, you can do so by
using a small head pin. Hold the headpin straight up and down with the sharp
end pointing up. Place the bead(s) on the headpin filling it not more than half
way. Gently pinch your chain-nose pliers just above the top bead and bend it 90
degrees so that your head pin looks like an upside-down "L." With a round-nose
pliers, pinch the pin right next to the bend on the part of the L that doesn't have
any beads on it. Turn your wrist sharply so that the wire wraps around the round-
nose, creating a loop. Before closing and securing the loop, slide it on to the end
of your chain length. To secure it, use the remaining wire that's hanging off the
loop and wrap it tightly around the "neck" of your loop using a pliers. *Please
Note: Working with headpins may require some practice first! Don't be too hard
on yourself if you struggle with it the first time 'round.
If you want to affix a bead or charm onto cord, you can simply tie it on and make
a small square knot to make sure it's secure.

If you are making a beaded pendulum, use a very flexible craft wire or thread to
string your beads or gemstone chips. Use a beading needle if you're working with
tiny beads or chips.
Attach a bale to your weight if one is needed. Then connect the weight of your
pendulum to the chain or cord by either tying it on or using a jump-ring. Follow
the jump-ring procedure that was explained previously.
Consider using a jewelry clasp to attach the weight to the chain or cord. That way
your pendulum weight can double as a pendant and you can wear it to better
attune to its energy.
Test out your pendulum to make sure it moves fluidly and make adjustments if
necessary.
Have fun dowsing with your new pendulum!

Combining Materials for Additional Benefits!
A great way to enhance the healing and metaphysical properties of your handmade
pendulum is to combine materials. This is a great way to experience additional benefits
during your dowsing sessions. Here are some ways to do this:
Wire-wrap a crystal or stone

Fill a metal cage with small tumbled stones or chips
Incorporate wooden beads
Use metal charms with symbols that hold significance for you
Use chain in place of cord or thread
Replace beads with gemstone chips
Use a piece of jewelry as a weight (for metal)
Incorporate lots of color

Creating Pendulums as Part of Your Spiritual Practice
Make the time you spend creating your own pendulums a sacred time. You can
incorporate your creative endeavors into your spiritual practice by doing the following:
Working in a scared or quiet space where you will be undisturbed

Turning off your phone, TV, and other electronic devices
Cleansing your space before you begin working on your pendulums
Lighting a candle or burning your favorite incense
Beginning your project with a prayer, mantra, or positive affirmation
Playing your favorite music while you work
Blessing your creations as you breathe life into them
Happy Dowsing!


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1. Crystals, gemstones, & other minerals

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Why Choose Crystals, Gemstones, & Other Minerals?

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Copyright 2013 Kelly Small www.LoveAndLightHealingSchool.com

Copyright 2013 Kelly Small www.LoveAndLightHealingSchool.com

Why Choose Found Objects/Keepsakes?

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Copyright 2013 Kelly Small www.LoveAndLightHealingSchool.com

Copyright 2013 Kelly Small www.LoveAndLightHealingSchool.com

Copyright 2013 Kelly Small www.LoveAndLightHealingSchool.com

Copyright 2013 Kelly Small www.LoveAndLightHealingSchool.com

Healing & Metaphysical Properties of Metal

Copyright 2013 Kelly Small www.LoveAndLightHealingSchool.com

Steel: Provides protection, blocks negative energies, promotes peaceful sleep.

Copyright 2013 Kelly Small www.LoveAndLightHealingSchool.com

Birch: New beginnings, energy, truth, compassion

Cedar: Cleansing, fertility, intuition, & protection

Cherry: Concentration, love, magic, & stability

Elm: Energy, fertility, foundation, & magic

Maple: Communication, health, love, positive change, & wisdom,

Oak: Abundance, connection, health, power, & protection

Pine: Connection, health, love, & peace

Poplar: Comfort, elimination, hope, & magic

Walnut: Clarity, health, intelligence, & wisdom

Willow: Beauty, inspiration, strength, & love

Copyright 2013 Kelly Small www.LoveAndLightHealingSchool.com

Select one that appeals to all of your senses.

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A pendulum weight of your choice

Beads or gemstone chips (if you want a beaded cord)

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Copyright 2013 Kelly Small www.LoveAndLightHealingSchool.com

Copyright 2013 Kelly Small www.LoveAndLightHealingSchool.com

Have fun dowsing with your new pendulum!

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Wire-wrap a crystal or stone

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Working in a scared or quiet space where you will be undisturbed

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