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THE MAGICAL PENDULUM

AND HOW TO USE IT

OF

THE

ORIENT

Over the years, the science, practice and destiny has been called by a multitude of
names: In the Philippines, it is presented in its more or less conventional form in
association with "Table Tipping" demonstrations. In Hong Kong, a device like a
forked "Divining Rod" is used. In Taiwan, The Red Swastika Society make use of
the device in the form of The Sand Board," and their psychic artist performs a type
of automatic painting with, what he calls, his "Spiritual Brush" . In Vietnam, before
the war, with its French background, the Caodaists originally made use of the
"Corbeille a Bec", an inverted basket affair used in France for spirit communication
years back. And, of course, in America the well known "Ouija Board" has been
immensely popular. All of these varieties of devices make use of "The Magic Pendulum
Principle," and are designed to objectify man's psychic powers through amplification of
physical movement in a visible manifestation of his subconscious impressions.
It is well, with that in mind; we take a moment to explore the depths and possibilities of
the subconscious mind. Again, this has been called by a variety of names:

Mediation,
Alpha Dynamics,
Psycho Cybernetics,
Self hypnosis,
Suggestive Therapeutics and a host of other names.

But it all means the same thing, take control of your subconscious mind and you'll be
able to accomplish more in your life then perhaps you ever dreamed. Though it may
seem a digression, it is not. The Magical Pendulum speaks to us thorugh our
subconscious mind.
The Power of the subconscious is not mysticism or some new age revelation, it's
simply a power we all of possess, but few use to its potential. You see, here is the key,
our subconscious is designed with a singular purpose. Without distraction, without ever
considering a 'leave of absence' or suffering a bad day, your subconscious plods
steadily along in order to complete a set of particular tasks. It's simple really, but herein
lies the secret, your subconscious does not make any judgments on whether these
tasks are good or bad, moral or devious, only that they are accomplished..
Our conscious mind on the other hand deliberates, forms opinions, reasons, plots,
plans, figures, contemplates and decides. And, our conscious mind, when properly
trained, can program (almost like software) the subconscious part of the brain. Being
the computer age, you've probably heard the expression, "garbage in, garbage out".
The purpose of this book is to show you how to program your subconscious mind with
good, positive, helpful suggestions, and by so doing make use of The Magical
Pendulum to itss greatest degree. With your own subconscious mind running at full tilt,
but in the direction of your choosing, youll easily be able to rise above a the
adversities of life.
Just as there are ingredients that make up a perfectly cooked meal, there are
ingredients essential to personal success. Two important ones are attitude and goals.
If you're reading this, we know you have the right attitude. Why? Because you desire to
learn more about the cosmos works. Of course, not having met you personally, I don't
know your goals, but it is important that you have them.
We are all captains of our own ships, masters of our own destiny, set your sights on
your goal, your future, your life, then reach up and grab it. Life is yours for the taking.

THE POWER OF THE SUBCONSCIOUS MIND

OPEN YOUR MIND let your imagination soar! Send your thoughts upward and
outward to touch the stars.
For a moment, this moment... put all your cares and worries away and remember when
you were just a child. Unfurl the sails of your imagination, relax, and join us on a brief
journey through your mind and all its possibilities.
The key is to relax, and enjoy what you are about to read. Much of the information may
be familiar, but chances are you've never considered it in the way we'll present it here.
Only YOU have the key, the unique ability to guide your subconscious mind in
directions of your choosing; and know that THIS IS AN IMPORTANT KEY, one that will
open the door to new horizons.... now... and for the rest of your life.
Have you ever stopped to consider what you have in common with...

Composers like Mozart

Artists such as Michelangelo
Inventors like Thomas Edison
Leaders like Lincoln and Ghandi
Business giants such as Henry Ford and Steven Jobs (founder
of Apple Computers)?

Believe it or not you have much in common with each of them. While you may not think
you have talents, much less genius, in the same areas as these icons of success, the
truth is, you do possess the singular most important component of their success.
That single most important component is their ability to tap into their subconscious
mind, to fish deep in the sea of their imagination, and to develop the thoughts and
methods that led eventually to their ultimate success as individuals.
Call it what you will; the power of positive thinking, divine inspiration, natural genius, a
gift from God, success programming, or any of the other names offered over the past
few decades; we now know the true gift that all exceptional persons share is the same.
Through research and better understanding of the mind and human behavior, it is well
accepted that almost everyone possesses within them all the faculties necessary to be
hundreds of times more efficient at any endeavor they choose.
That faculty lies in the area of releasing their fears, removing their self-imposed or
society-imposed limitations, and accessing that part of mind where we are all much

smarter and much better than we appear through our behavior. I mentioned earlier that
this power has been given a variety of names, we could give it a fancy title but well
stick with the traditional, self-hypnosis.

Can Self-Hypnosis Help Me Use The Pendulum?

Yes... You may wonder why we suggest that you use self-hypnosis as
a method to exercise your greater potential. The reason is simple. No
matter what books you've read or which programs or classes you've
taken; whether you practice Yoga, meditate, pray to God, practice
eastern philosophies, or follow strict fundamental Christian doctrines;
the bottom line is that any method by which you tap and express your
subconscious knowledge is essentially and clinically, a form of selfhypnosis.

About our journey

After you have opened the book to begin, and before you read further, take a deep,
deep, breath ...hold it for a moment ...and then let it out slowly and review in your mind
what you have read to this point. It may take a few deep breaths before you can review
all the important points, yet when you have completed this process, you will begin
reading with better understanding and improved comprehension.
We suggest this exercise for two reasons. First, because it will seem to have absolutely
no affect on anything, initially; however, after a while you will begin to notice, very subtly,
that the process becomes easier and that you actually do understand and comprehend
better. Practice this little exercise with everything else you read and you'll see marked
improvement in your life even if you don't read another paragraph in this book.

TO BEGIN OUR JOURNEY

To begin our journey Take a deep breath,.....hold it for
a moment,....then exhale slowly,....and begin to let
your thoughts drift back to the carefree days of
childhood. Gently reawaken the child within you. And
as the child awakens, look around you, and examine
the details of what you see. It doesn't matter where
you are at this moment. Look closely at the furniture,
at the trees, or at other items within your view. Only
now

see the details through the inquisitive and

exploring eyes of a child. Notice obscure details of

design, see the way light falls on an object, and listen
with a fresh openness to the environment around you.
Open your imagination; experience the wondrous, exciting world around you. As that
child, everywhere you look you see something new. Each day brings forth new
beginnings, new adventures. Running, playing, exploring without a care in the world.
Now, hold tightly to that thought, no matter how dim it may be... you are in touch with
your inner self. And your inner self is about to take a wondrous journey. A journey into
the imagination; the key to your subconscious mind.
The focus of this work is to show you, YOU CAN shape your reality! Believe that! Don't
wait for us to prove it. Believe it!
Should you believe it just because we said it? Of course not, believe it because,

THOUGHTS ARE THINGS

It sounds simple, but it's really a powerful concept. Once you catch that concept, shaping
reality will be easy, or if not easy, at least accomplishable.
This is not a debating ground for anything religious, metaphysical or supernatural. Here,
we are not talking about Telekinesis, Extra Sensory Perception, Telepathy or many of the
other disciplines or phenomena with which you may have had previous contact. Here,
we're talking about the dynamic, natural power of mind.
YOUR MIND! Your mind that easily dwarfs the most powerful computer. Your mind that
never forgets anything, from the faintest aroma or smallest detail, to the most life
changing events we all experience.
THOUGHTS ARE THINGS! Pick a significant emotional event in your life. It could be a
wedding, a birth, or the funeral of a friend, spouse, or child. A beautiful thought can bring
a smile or a laugh. A sad thought, can produce a sorrow in your heart and even a tear.
These are real emotions at the moment you experienced them, and you experience
those emotions each time you think of that significant event.
Look at photographs of a wedding or an exciting vacation with
loved ones. For most of us the photos act to trigger emotions.

When you see the pictures, you not only remember the events of the day, but you also
relive the emotions you felt - the warmth of friends, the aroma of the sea, or the carefree
feeling of the day. When we think to "capture the moment", the real medium of
communication is emotion, not just images.

Think for a moment about someone you loved dearly who has passed away. You may
picture their face in your mind's eye, but more important, you feel something. You may
feel a sense of joy or you may notice a sense of loss and emptiness from their absence.
Observe that you experience those emotions in the present; the HERE AND NOW,
regardless of whether the event took place yesterday or many years ago.

Why does that emotional feeling stay with you?

Why are you able to feel emotions along with remembrances?
Why is this connection significant to your success?

It's called imagination. Roll out the canvas of your imagination, and you can literally
paint positive images you desire directly on the canvas of your subconscious mind. To a
child, the subconscious is easily accessible and they interact with it effortlessly. YOU
CAN do the same, YOU WILL do the same, just imagine it, believe it and you will do it
using your own powers of Self-Hypnosis.

MASTER YOUR DESTINY

MASTER YOUR DESTINY! Be the Captain of your ship. Set your sights on the stars.
Plan your work, work your plan. Mere words, or can you, or anyone, truly accomplish
what that suggests? They are much more than words, but only if you apply them to your
life.
Take a look around you. It doesn't matter where you are or what time of day it is, just
take a moment and look around you. Are you in your home? Sitting in a car? Perhaps an
airplane or riding a bus? It doesn't matter, for wherever you are at this moment; every
man-made thing you see around you had a beginning. And that beginning took place as
a seed of thought in someone's imagination.
Imagine this, and the key word is...

IMAGINE

It's a cool crisp morning, and the dim light of dawn is still hours away. Yet, no one sleeps;
instead there is a frenzy of activity. News teams shuffle their feet and hover close-by
waiting for something momentous to occur. And then it does. Three oddly clad men walk
cumbersomely toward the news cameras and wave. If this weren't the 20th century, we'd
surely think this was the movie set of a science fiction film, or perhaps real visitors from
another planet.
The three men are dressed in white lumbering spacesuits, with bubble view helmets
hiding their grinning faces. But this is no movie, nor is this a visit from E.T.. These men
belong to us; they are the astronauts of our first NASA Space Shuttle craft, Spaceship
Columbia.
The three men are guided into a small motor home and driven toward the steaming
spaceship, glaring in the predawn spotlights. News commentators flash intelligent smiles
and spin their rhetoric about this monumental event. Although we are well into the space
age, we've walked the moon, and we've had communication satellites in orbit for
decades; never has a spaceship taken off from earth with the expectation of returning to
land like an airplane, on a runway.
Years have gone into the planning, testing and finally the execution of this event. Men
and women have dreamed (imagined) of man living and working in outer space and this
event adds to the foundations of those realizations.
The technical specifications for Columbia would cause anyone to draw a quiet breath.
The rocket reaches 184 feet into the sky and weighs four and one half million pounds. Is
it possible for this Goliath to actually hurl itself past the tendrils of gravity?
As a nation we whisper good wishes, both dreaming it could be us, and grateful it's not.
The spaceship holds a half million pounds of fuel and is expected
to generate five million pounds of thrust which will catapult
Columbia to an altitude of 23 miles in only two minutes. But 23
miles is only the beginning; the climb would continue till the earth
stood shimmering in the golden light of our sun, altitude 189
miles. By the time it reached this orbital altitude it would be
traveling 17,000 miles per hour a speed we cannot even imagine
on the surface of earth.

"Columbia,

this

is

Houston,

10,.......9,........8,........7,........"

People

countdown
around

is
the

continuing
world

held

in

T-minus

their

breath.

"6,........5,.......4,........3,........., we have pre-ignition sequence,.....2,.........1.......

Columbia lifted on a white hot column of fire that was heralded as one of the
greatest displays of energy the world had ever seen. America and the world, listened as
the spaceship clawed upward toward the cold vacuum of space. One hundred and
thirteen times it circled and radioed messages of success to a waiting world. For seven
days it rode the airless currents before descending into the blistering heat of reentry.
Feverishly hot it entered the atmosphere, using small maneuvering rockets to align
perfectly with the salt flat runway below. A spaceship had slipped the surly bonds of
earth then returned on metal wings to bring the stars and the universe a bit closer to
home.
Imagination accomplished this. Imagination, coupled with the work necessary to build
her, had sent a spaceship into orbit and successfully returned her to earth.
The space shuttle, with it millions of parts and thousands of separate systems, is an
excellent example of how the individual and collective imaginations of many persons can
be combined to create an immensely complex modern technological miracle.
If the seed had not been planted in the imagination, Columbia would never have flown.
Sure it took work, but first it took imagination. Certainly it took money, but first it took
imagination. The subconscious mind is home to the imagination. There is nothing you
cannot accomplish if you set YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS mind to it.
"Wait!" you say, "I've got a strong will, and if I say I'm going to do something, by
George I'll do it." Perhaps you will, as long as the subconscious is backing you up. In
other words, the conscious mind has the ability to reason and decide on what direction to
take. It cannot however, put the decision into action without the subconscious agreeing
and directing its energy toward this goal. Put another way, when there is a conflict of will
power vs. the subconscious, the subconscious will win every time.
In just a moment we will delve into the mysteries of The Magical Pendulum, it is
important that you allow your subconscious mind to be open, free and clear and that you
do not impose your thinking on the outcome of your experiments.

AS OLD AS TIME
How long has man trekked across planet earth? Estimates vary widely but one thing is
certain, it is a mere glimmer on the cosmic scale. Yet, throughout the years, since the
very dawn of man, he has attempted to gain a release from pain and fear. First, by
appealing to mysterious, omnipotent forces, which through the centuries assumed a
myriad of shapes and guises as diverse and changing as the wind. Man built idols and
temples to appease these gods he created. He offered sacrifices trusting that the forces
he feared might be satisfied and look upon him with favor.
Through time, the stronger, and often more clever among men rose to become leaders,
chiefs or priests. Through incantations and contrived rituals, the priests interpreted the
unexplainable manifestations of the gods. They helped their subjects feel connected to
their gods, and they used the power of suggestion to motivate their people through
tribulation and toward progress. These chiefs, priests, and holy men were, to some
degree the first hypnotists of history.

THE MAGICAL PENDULUM OF THE ORIENT AND

HOW TO USE IT
The room was located in a fashionable section. The lights were dim. On each side of a
table sat two women, one holding a pendulum over a chart in front of her. The pendulum
began to sway.
"The answer is YES" The woman holding the pendulum seemed almost in ecstasy.

"You don't really believe in that thing, do you"? Her Friend who was watching the
experiment inquired.
"Certainly I do," came the replyr. "Why last month when I wanted to know if my husband
was going to get that new job the answer came through absolutely correct. He did! I use
the pendulum constantly for answering my questions"
And that woman is far from alone in her confidence in the psychical device, for "The
Magical Pendulum" as it is called is used for prophesying all over the world and
especially popular in the mystical lands of the Orient.
There are old saying about the "Wheels of Fortune" and "as the pendulum
swings" that refer to predicting. Whether one hundred percent of the people accept
such answer as authentic is naturally problematical, but one thing is certain, THE

MAGICAL PENDULUM OF THE ORIENT, if not the oldest form of divination in the
world, in one form or another, is certainly one of the most popular.
In the Philippines, with their American heritage, it is presented in its more or less
conventional form in association with "Table Tipping" demonstrations.
In Hong Kong, a device like a forked "divining rod" is used. This is held between the
hands of the medium and dips, gyrates, knocks, and marks its message on a tray of
sawdust in drawn symbols.
In Taiwan, The Red Swastika Society makes use of the device in the form of "The Sand
Board" and their psychic artist performs a type of automatic painting with, what he calls,
his "Spiritual Brush".
In Vietnam, before the war, with its French background, the Caodaists originally made
use of the "Corbeille a Bec", an inverted basket affair used in France for spirit
communication years back. And, of course, in America the well known "Ouija Board" has
been immensely popular. All of these varieties of devices make use of "the magic
pendulum principle," and are designed to objectify man's psychic powers through
amplification of physical movement in a visible manifestation of his subconscious
impressions.
It was while studying in the Far East that we became particularly Interested in "The
Magical Pendulum" and learned details of the Oriental methods of its operation. In this
manuscript, we shall give you complete instruction for its operation so that you can
experiment with it yourself.
The ability of a physical device, held in or related to the hand of the medium, to
come to "life" and impart messages of psychic origin has long been popular in occult
circles, both in ancient and modern times. Skeptics will say that the entire phenomena is
produced by subliminal, or subconscious, muscular movement on the part of the medium
which in turn imparts movement to the adjacent device. Of course such is true, but the
important thing is not how the movements are produced, but rather what message or
knowledge is imparted by the movements, for all of these devices are but varieties of by
passing the conscious mind and tapping the subconscious, the seat of extra sensory
perceptive powers. Seemingly, the only innate characteristic of all such devices are that
they be sensitive to and provide means of amplifying these subconscious movements.

Over the entire Orient there is a great and general belief in spiritism and the direct
communication with spirits. To many, such as the Caodaists and the Red Swastikas,
they feel their communication are directly with the High Spirit of God and his Saints,
while the Filipinos consider their work communications with the departed dead, and the
more primitive tribe of Oriental Aborigines commune with the evil spirits (demons) whom
they seek to placate. The more scientifically minded tend to over ride these spirit
communication on thoughts of causation, and use these devices for studies in man's
psychic skills.
In our own experimenting, we have found that the "direction of the efforts" of the
particular groups involved invariably influences greatly the direction the phenomenon
takes. The Biblical quotation of, "Seek and ye shall find", seem to apply directly
here in that such occult searchers seem to find precisely that for which they search.
Personally, our concern is not so much with an explanation of the basic causation of the
phenomena as it is in the value of the knowledge imparted by the communications. Our
search is for truth, and has brought us some absorbing techniques for using "The
Magical Pendulum" as we shall here discuss. Very possibly your own use of it will bring
yet further interesting methods and insights to light.
For the sake of clearness, these instructions in experimenting with
"THE MAGIC PENDULUM" will be very direct. First, how do you
make a pendulum? Nothing could be simpler. Take a ten inch length
of string, or thread, and tie on its end a small weight. A small lead
fishing weight is ideal, or if more convenient, simply tie your finger ring
on the end.
Second, here is how to operate the pendulum. Hold the end of the thread between the
thumb and forefinger of your right hand. Just rest your arm comfortably on the table and
let the weight dangle down freely as you suspend the pendulum over the test (as will be
explained). Now, with your hand away and again let it dangle free by itself
UNDER

NO

CIRCUMSTANCES

TRY

TO

DELIBERATELY

SWING

IT

YOURSELF. YOU SIMPLY REMAIN AS PASSIVE AN AGENT AS YOU

POSSIBLY CAN, LETTING THE PENDULUM TAKE ON MOTION AS IT WILL.
Third, follow these instructions and try a few experiments of the many things the
pendulum can accomplish.

1. Determining Sex. Hold the pendulum

over the hand of a woman and it will
commence to swing around and around in a
CIRCLE. Hold it over the hand of a man, and
it will commence swinging BACK AND
FORTH along the length of the hand.
The same indications of SEX hold true over
any object associated with either male or
female, likewise the same is true with a possession of an object belonging to either a
man or a woman. By this process it is possible for you to tell the sex of the owner of any
article even though such is entirely unknown to yourself.
This principle of sex determination by the pendulum appears to go on down through the
animal world, for when held over the body of an animal it will indicate at once the sex of
that particular animal, swaying in a circle if female, and back and forth if male. Even over
an unhatched egg, the Pendulum will indicate the sex of the unborn creature within.
2. Locating the Position of A Person. Upon a piece of paper, draw a straight line
about an inch in length, while thinking of the particular individual that mark is meant to
represent.
The instructions above about thinking of the particular individual while
forming the mark that represents that individual is implied in the literal
sense.
It is not necessary to concentrate towards the person especially or to even so much as
have personal acquaintanceship with the individual concerned. It being sufficient to
merely have the knowledge that to you the
line you draw tends as a representations or
deliberate symbolization of that particular
personality.

This

externalization

of

identification through the use of an objective

representation is a vital principle in the
operating of the pendulum.

(NOTE: This symbolization of persons and things has its counterparts through all forms
of cabalistic magic both black and white.)

Now suspend the pendulum over this mark, and it will immediately swing in indication of
the sex of the individual in question. Next bit by bit slowly rotate the paper (on its own
axis under the pendulum so that your drawn line will point in different directions of the
compass. When that line points in the direction of the current location of the person
represented by the line itself, the pendulum will cease its swinging motion, and come to a
dead stop. Then following the direction of that line will lead you to the person.
3. Telling Whether a Person is Living or Dead, Even Though the Person is
Lost and the body Destroyed. Again draw your line representing the person under
consideration. And, as in the case of locating the position of an individual, suspend the
pendulum over the mark (immediately you will get indication as to the sex of the person)
as you rotate the paper beneath. If the pendulum ceases swinging at some point in the
rotation of the paper in a circle, it indicates that the person is still among the living. If,
however, the person is dead, the pendulum will still swing in indication of sex, its
movement will not cease, no matter in what direction you turn the representation.
4. Answering Questions with the Pendulum. Whatever question you desired
answered always frame that question in your mind so it can be answered with a positive
or negative (YES or NO) response. Then make your mark as representation of your
question, and suspend the pendulum over it. If the answer to the question is in the
affirmative, the pendulum will commence to swing. If the question involves a woman it
will rotate; if a man, swing back and forth, and if neutral, will swing as the sex of the
individual holding the device. If the answer to the question is in the negative, the
pendulum will dangle motionless.

Now

here

are

some

refinements

in

your

experimenting with the device:

Testing the Response of the Pendulum. In placing the pendulum over a
representation mark" always still its movements so it dangles perfectly motionless. From
that point on, let it gather motion as it will. If,
as an example, in answering of questions, the
pendulum remains motionless, it indicates the
answer is in the negative, and you can always
test this response by deliberately swinging it
over the mark; for, when left to itself, it will
again quickly return to center and hang
motionless. If, on the other hand, the answer

to the question is positive, the pendulum will almost immediately leave its resting point at
center and commence to sway, and a deliberate swinging on your part will only tend to
accentuate the innate movements of the pendulum itself.

Predicting the Future with the Pendulum.

Not only will the

pendulum respond to the immediate, but it will likewise bridge time and predict that which
is yet to occur. Here again, frame your question of future knowledge so it can be
answered by a positive or negative indication and suspend the pendulum over the
question's "Mark of Representation. It will swing readily if the answer is YES, and hang
motionless if it is NO.
Obtaining Details of Questions. Although, for obvious reasons, it is only passable
for the pendulum to indicate positive and negative responses, by working over the
question, and carefully framing questions that pertain to details of the central question,
allowing the pendulum to indicate the answer to each in turn, it becomes possible to
obtain details of the facts desired. Let us take a hypothetical question and consider it in
detail. For example, "When Will John Return?"
The question is first framed, Will John return?"
The pendulum is then dangled over the "mark of representation" of that question.
If the response is positive, the question is now framed, "Will John return this
year?" over the 'mark of representation" now made for that specific phase of the
question.
Suppose the response is again positive, the question is then refined (and each
refinement, right on down the line, is always indicated on the paper by making its own
specific "mark of representation"), "Will John return in January?" Suppose a NO
response is indicated. The question is then asked, Will John return in February?", and so
on down the months of the year until the pendulum swings in a positive indication,
affirming that to be the month of John's return. The process can then be further refined,
working over each day of that particular month, until a positive indication reveals the day
of the month of John's return as well.
Owing to its importance, I repeat, in this process of thus refining a question to
obtain specific details, always remember that each refinement of the question must be
put down in its own individual "Mark of representation", and worked over individually thus
proceeding, step by step, until the desired knowledge is obtained.

Pendulum Revelations. There appears to be no limit to the information that the

pendulum can reveal, provided all questions are framed so they can be answered in a
YES or NO response, and each question, and detail of each question, be represented on
paper by a drawn line ("Mark of Representation") over which the pendulum may be
suspended awaiting its response.
Such capacities read like the powers of the legendary "'Aladdin' Lamp". In
fact by skillfully combining the powers invested in this Magic Pendulum Principle there
appears little under heaven that is not revealable to man. Of course the crux of the
matter lies in the intelligence of the individual in relation to the knowledge he seeks, and
in the combining, with skill, the powers basic to this MAGIC PENDULUM
PRINCIPLE.
Individuality in Working the Pendulum. Although the reactions of the pendulum
can be somewhat standardized, its degree of response will vary with different operators.
Some will find that they can work it immediately, others that it seems not to react at all.
To some it will grow into an ability of great depth of value, while to others it will prove of
only superficial interest. However, using the pendulum principle is a skill capable of
development, and sincere patience and practice will bloom further into startling results.
1. The Psychological Theory. Every thought or idea which we hold in our mind
makes an impression on our bodies, and when that thought, or idea, is centered in our
field of attention, it quickly leads to a motor response or action. The pendulum, being a
delicately balanced device (as are all such devices used to record such responses),
dangling from the extremity of the fingers, is certainly in a superior position to catch every
breath of such responses (such is termed, ideomotion response or action) being
transmitted subconsciously through the nerves and muscles of the arm and hand where
the pendulum registers them in visible vibration.
On the basis of this theory, the extraordinary powers that lie in the use of the
MAGIC PENDULUM PRINCIPLE reside in the vast realm of memory images and
accumulated knowledge stored within that portion of the mind called the subconscious
This could imply a great deal if one is to believe that such is the storehouse of man's
extra sensory powers (E.S.P.), and/or, as some metaphysicians believe, that it is the
pathway to the Universal Mind Principle, which leads us directly to

2. The Paraphilosphy Theory. The Magic Pendulum Principle is a method of

reaching through to the Almighty, and illustrating man's relationship to and with Him, in
His universal sense as the pervading force of
eternal vibration through all matter.
Try this experiment: Draw a cross, and
place the pendulum over the point where the
two lines of the cross meet. You will find that
the pendulum will first swing north and south,
then rotate negatively, then swing East and
West, then rotate positively. Then it will
recommence the cycle, and will continue it
without variations.

Now, make a "mark of representation", in the form of a straight line on the paper,
while holding reverent thought of God and the Eternal, and observe the swinging of the
pendulum. Its movement is beautiful.
It is as though He spoke, saying,
"I will never leave you, but will stay always close to your thought of me".
Notice how the pendulum hugs the line, at the same time making the cycle of
movement as you observed at the center of the cross. The movements in this case,
however, will be of less amplitude and will alternate more quickly, and the vibration
instead of showing North and South, East and West, will follow the line, and a line at right
angle to it; the two movements spontaneously making the sign of the cross. Indeed, the
Magic Pendulum Principle would seem to be a medium of making visible the invisible,
and the indicator that the Universal and Eternal Principles visible to our reason have their
counterpart in the physical world as rendered visible in the movements of the device.
Very likely an artful combining of both of these theories bring us the closest to the truth.
Experimental Evidence with the Pendulum. Let us conclude this manuscript with
this last consideration, prefaced by these comments of A. Voysey, a French researcher
on the subject:

"So thrilling are the things revealed by the pendulum that I feel
something ought to be published as soon as possible. But the
reader is asked to remember that in a new and extraordinary
study of this kind, there must necessarily be a growth of
experience and ideas which may tend to modify the present
provisional statements later on. Owing to the interposition of
the human being as the main agent in the use of the pendulum,
the subject can hardly be treated as an exact science, and it is
quite possible that we may have to face conflict of results, not
only owing to perennial differences in the observers, but due
also to lack of experience with regard to possible causes of
interference. Whatever we have yet to learn in the use of the
pendulum,

the

powers

already

revealed

in

it

are

most

extraordinary and illuminating in human experience, and no

excuse is necessary for an earnest consideration of its powers."
While it is true that the human factor is interposed in experimenting, as A. Voysey
points out, that need be no barrier to a scientific study of the subject.
Precisely as experimental psychology continually has to meet that
challenge and rise above it, so is such possible in pendulum research. For
in the pendulum we have a tangible, material agent, a recording machine as it were, and
while what it records is, of itself, introspective, its records are decidedly objective, and, as
such capable of not only observation, but even statistical checking
Systematic experimenting with the pendulum and/or the varieties of devices that
make use of its principle should involve the keeping of careful records of its responses,
and then checking against the correctness or failures of its indications, thus determining
its percentages of accuracy both in relation to itself as an instrument, and its various
operators. Ramification of such tests can go in all directions from the determination of
sex, location of persons, determining live names from dead. Accuracy of the answers to
questions pertaining past, present, and future, and even on into the parapsychology field
by using the pendulum as an instrument of telepathic reception and clairvoyant insight.
Experiments can even proceed, for those so minded, to attempted communication with
spirits, down through the entire gamut of capabilities credited, in the many countries of
the world, to the various form of application of this universal pendulum principle. Here,
indeed, is a great opportunity for research.

Fantastic as does a consideration of "The Magical Pendulum" seem, it

deserves no criticism, for the evidence of its truth or fallacy are clearly evident for all to
investigate.
For us, in our continued search for the strange and the unknown, the
pendulum quite independent of its research possibilities, holds tremendous fascination.
For if these facts of the working of this principle be true, here, through the pendulum, in
this simple form, is one of the greatest "miracles" ever presented to mankind.

As to just what is the answer we make no comment.

You are the operator and you are the judge.