Water Witching U.S.A.

by Evon Zartman Vogt, Ray Hyman

Despite advanced technology, the practice of water witching—using a forked stick to indicate an underground source of water—persists in both rural and urban areas. Water Witching U.S.A. is a lively look at "dowsing," full of personal accounts, historical background, and data from controlled experiments and a nationwide survey. This study includes a collection of photographs, drawings, and historical woodcuts showing the tools, techniques, and early instances of dowsing, as well as cross-sectional views contrasting the dowser's explanation of groundwater with the geologist's.

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Sharon A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Outstanding concise review of dowsing in America - what is it and why it is still used today. Every bit of this book still applies to rural American in the 21st century. People still swear by their dowsers and fail to understand why it's superficially convincing and why it probably will never fully go away.