Adventures in Dowsing

We chat with dowser and spiritual coach Hope Fitzgerald, who tells us about her life-changing experience at Findhorn where she channelled a spiritual energy that she calls The Infinity Wave. Content warning: Contains a guided meditation, so please don't listen to this when you are driving or otherwise in a situation where you can't be in a quiet place. (64mins, 80MB) Visit Hope's website: Spread Infinite Hope Grahame's events: Western Geomancy Music in this episode: Marble Machine (piano version) and Provence by Wintergatan.Tracks can be downloaded for free at wintergatan.netFree licence to use tracks can be downloaded at wintergatan. Meditation track by Gary Malkin

A chat at the 2022 West Coast Dowsing Conference with hypnotherapist and dowser Alan Handelsman, where we chat about his work and the similarities with dowsing. (29 mins, 40MB) Alan's websites: Mind, Body, Spirit HypnotherapyResonance Tuner Music in this episode: Marble Machine (piano version) and Provence by Wintergatan.Tracks can be downloaded for free at wintergatan.netFree licence to use tracks can be downloaded at wintergatan.net

A Skype chat with Susan McNeill Spuhler, organiser of the West Coast and Flagstaff Dowsing Conferences, where we discuss water dowsing, finding lost items, vortices, portals, New England oddities, and of course... the Flagstaff Dowsing Conference (56 mins, . 68MB) Click here for Flagstaff Dowsing Conference page. Music in this episode: Marble Machine (piano version) and Provence by Wintergatan. Tracks can be downloaded for free at wintergatan.netFree licence to use tracks can be downloaded at wintergatan.net

In this final part of our interview with Jon Appleton, we speak of talking stick, favourite instructional resources, constructing megalithic sites, and lots of other stuff. Jon is a veritable mine of information so many things, and I'm so grateful to have any opportunity to spend time with him (49 mins, 61MB). Visit Jon's website: jonappleton.org Best Startup's Top 20 British Health Podcasts of 2021 Music in this episode: Marble Machine (piano version) and Provence by Wintergatan. Tracks can be downloaded for free at wintergatan.netFree licence to use tracks can be downloaded at wintergatan.net

In this second part of our interview with Jon Appleton, we find Jon in a more philosophical mood. He tells us how he developed his love of nature and community camps such as Oak Dragon, more about his adventures in Avebury, his discovery of the Appleton labyrinth dance, and lots more (53 mins, 52MB). Visit Jon's website: jonappleton.org Music in this episode: Marble Machine (piano version) and Provence by Wintergatan.

A fireside chat with the remarkable (and largely unrecognised) Jon Appleton, talking about all things megalithic, his theories on ancient astronomy and his discovery of the Great Sky Goddess at Avebury (27 mins, 26MB). Visit Jon's website: jonappleton.org Music in this episode: Marble Machine (piano version) and Provence by Wintergatan.

A Skype chat with Annette Rugolo, who hails from Minneapolis and is a practitioner and teacher of the 'Diamond Dowsing' system. (62 mins, 61MB). Visit Annette's website: annetterugolo.com Music in this episode: Marble Machine (piano version) and Provence by Wintergatan.

A dip into the archives with this recording of a talk from the BSD's 2013 Conference at Cirencester. Maria Wheatley talks about the work of legendary dowser Guy Underwood. (55 mins, 50MB) Visit Maria's websites: mariawheatley.com and The Avebury Experience Music in this episode: Marble Machine (piano version) and Provence by Wintergatan.

Palden Jenkins is a remarkable man. He is a true polymath with one of the most vibrant intellects that I’ve ever encountered. We started by talking about his Ancient Penwith alignments map, but things developed into an altogether more expansive chat fairly quickly. (75 mins, 72MB) Visit Palden's websites: Palden's personal website Ancient Penwith website Possibilities 2050 Visit the new home of the BSD dowsing forum and the EEG newsletter archive: British Dowsing

Legendary labyrinth maker Alex Champion chats about labyrinths, leys and life in general at the 2018 ASD West Coast Conference in Santa Cruz. (49 mins, 45MB) Visit Alex's website: Earthsymbols

An interesting and wide-ranging chat with Glasgow University archaeologist Dr Kenny Brophy, better known as The Urban Prehistorian, where we discuss leys in the archaeological as well as the dowsing context, cursus monuments, Alexander Thom, Harry Bell's Glasgow Network of Aligned Sites, and much more! It is so rewarding to have the opportunity for these cross-disciplinary conversations, and I think this comes across clearly in the podcast. (67 mins, 46MB) visit Kenny's blog: The Urban Prehistorian

American dowser and author Ned Wolf joins us from Flagstaff, Arizona to talk about his work as a healer and his new dowsing-related children’s books “The Nandia Trilogy”. Plus, the latest dowsing news, and Grahame has a bit of a rant (56 mins, 40MB). Visit Ned's website: Nandia's Copper

A day spent in the delightful company of Dr Margaret Rainbird from Australia, who has set herself the challenge of walking a different labyrinth every day for a year. I managed to take her round 6 Scottish labyrinths during her time in the UK (27 mins, 20MB).

Yes, we're back after almost a year of no podcasts! David Kane gives a talk to the Canadian Society of Dowsers' 2017 convention about white powder gold, or Ormus as it's perhaps better known (56 mins, 39MB). Visit Riki & Dave's website: Humanna Gold Update: Sadly, Dave passed away on Dec 25, 2019, following a massive coronary. He was 66.

A fascinating chat with architect and geomancer Richard Feather Anderson, recorded at the American Society of Dowsers' West Coast Conference in Santa Cruz, California. Feather runs the American School of Geomancy and has been a large influence on the west coast American geomancy scene. He offers many fascinating insights into the art of the geomancer (72 mins, 50MB). Visit Feather's website: American School of Geomancy

At Spring Equinox 2016, we attended the last public event at Glasgow's Sighthill stone circle, constructed in 1979 by local astronomer and science-fiction author Duncan Lunan. The circle has been removed to make way for a housing development, but due to public outcry the Council have agreed to relocate it nearby once the housing construction is complete. Duncan answers many questions about the circle's design and construction, and we talk to Kenny Brophy, the Urban Prehistorian, and Kevin Andrew Morris, a local artist who is co-ordinating a rather interesting art project in the circle (29mins, 20MB).

16 September 2015 In which we attend a test excavation at the Cochno Stone, the largest example of prehistoric rock art in Scotland, which has lain buried beneath the earth for over 50 years (40 mins, 28MB). Visit May's website: The Devil's Plantation Visit Kenny's website: The Urban Prehistorian Visit Ferdinand's website: Factum Arte

1 September 2015 An interview with David Franklin Farkas, who is an American psychic specialising in house healing and spirit release work. He also hosts a weekly internet radio show on Empower Radio called 'The Farkas Files', where he investigates mysticism, shamanism and the paranormal. Grahame has been a guest on his show twice, so we thought it was about time to return the favour. (62 mins, 43MB) Visit David's website: househealing.com Empower Radio: The Farkas Files

28 July 2015 Ivan McBeth is a Druid, Geomancer, builder of stone circles, an amazing DJ, and all-round wonderful human being, originally from England but now living in Vermont. Ivan is the builder of many stone circles, and with his partner Fearn, runs the Green Mountain Druid Order in Worcester, Vermont. We chat about his stone circle building, his music and ecstatic dancing, Druid training, and death and dying in modern Vermont, where they have recently passed assisted dying legislature. (29min, 20MB). Sadly, Ivan himself passed unexpectedly in 2016. Green Mountain Druid Order

20 October 2014 An interview with Egyptologist, archaeologist, dowser, tour guide and adventurer Dr John Ward, who talks about his life and work in Egypt, where he has been instrumental in locating archaeological discoveries at Karnak and Luxor temples and is currently involved with excavating a site at Gebel el Silsila (45mins, 35MB)

25 August 2014 In a presentation from the BSD's 80th Anniversary 2013 Conference, Nigel Grace talks to us about his several trips to Bosnia to investigate the mysteries of the Bosnian Pyramids (70 mins, 48 MB) Official site for the Bosnian Pyramids Nigel's Facebook page: Sussex Transcendental Meditation

6 July 2014 Fresh from the American Society of Dowsers' 54th convention in Vermont, Grahame talks to their Operations Manager Blair Wolston, ASD President Sandee Mac, and the new President of the Canadian Society of Dowsers, Nancy Bradley. (60 mins, 41MB). American Society of Dowsers: dowsers.org British Society of Dowsers: britishdowsers.org Canadian Society of Dowsers: canadiandowsers.org

11 December 2013 Grahame talks to Merlin Beltain of the Canadian Society of Questers about her work as a geomancer and what it means to be a Quester rather than a Dowser (64 mins, 44MB). Canadian Society of Questers: questers.ca

13 November 2013 Deb is a professional water dowser from the north-east of England and a long standing member of the BSD. In this talk from the BSD's 2012 Conference, she shares some anecdotes and experiences from her life as a water diviner. (54 mins, 39MB) visit Deb's website: dbellandco.com

13 October 2012 Joey Korn talks to our 2011 Conference about his Simple Blessing Process for transmuting detrimental energies and shows how we each affect the energies of a place, individually and cumulatively (70 mins, 49MB). visit Joey's website: dowsers.com

29 June 2012 First Nations shaman, healer, counsellor, teacher and storyteller Doug Gray (White Eagle) shares his wisdom with us at the Canadian Society of Dowsers 2012 Conference in Hamilton, Ontario (67 mins, 47MB). visit Doug's webpage: click here

22 April 2012 A fireside chat with Susan Collins, Past President of the Canadian Society of Dowsers, and Grahame Gardner, President of the British Society of Dowsers; who give a talk to a local dowsing group in Elgin. We didn't stay on topic very well, but it was a very interesting discussion nonetheless (83 mins, 57MB). visit Susan's website: dowser.ca visit Grahame's website: westerngeomancy.org

28 March 2012 A workshop from the BSD's 2011 Conference with Health dowser and NLP practitioner Melinda Iverson Inn, who demonstrates her method for resolving deep-seated emotional and psychological blockages (65 mins, 60MB). visit Melinda's website: melindaiversoninn.com

7 March 2012 A day out in the company of American vortex researcher and modern alchemist Dan Shaw, who talks about World Grid theory and shares his philosophy on life (29 mins, 27MB). visit Dan's personal website: danshaw.com Vortex maps website: vortexmaps.com

18 February 2012 Our final podcast from Christian features an extract from his workshop at our 2011 Conference, where he shares some of his house whispering techniques. Plus, a roundup of the latest news and forthcoming BSD events (44mins, 39 MB). visit Christian's website: The House Whisperer

5 January 2012 In his second podcast, Christian performs some gong therapy, talks about finding the soul of a building, and demonstrates a Golden Mean Harmonic during his talk to our 2011 Conference (61 mins, 59MB). visit Christian's website: The House Whisperer

8 December 2011 Architect, House Whisperer, Philosopher, Writer, Telepath, Architectural & Environmental Psychologist, Interior Designer, Film-maker, Composer, Musician, Feng Shui - Vastu and Geomancy Consultant Christian Kyriacou talks to us about his work during our 2011 Conference (36 mins, 33MB). visit Christian's website: The House Whisperer

10 November 2011 An update from the BSD's 2011 Conference on the progress of the two water charities that the BSD supports - Village Water in Africa, and Water for Life in India (33 mins, 23MB). Village Water website: villagewater.org Water for Life website: rtuindia.org

5 September 2011 Conventional Western medicine tends to focus on symptoms and ignore the underlying causes of ill health. In this talk to the BSD's 2010 Conference, Elizabeth, author of 'Dowsing: The Ultimate Guide to the 21st Century', argues that dowsing is the ideal tool to investigate the other causative factors involved (47 mins, 33MB). visit Elizabeth's website: gentlepowers.com

3 May 2011 Susan is a past President of the Canadian Society of Dowsers, and will be a guest speaker at our Conference in September. We talk about her dowsing practice and discuss differences in technique on both sides of the pond (58 mins, 41MB). visit Susan's website: dowser.ca

18 April 2011 The Belinus Line is a long-distance alignment running the entire north-south length of the UK. Researcher Gary Biltcliffe has been investigating the line for over 15 years, and here he shares his latest discoveries at the BSD's 2010 Conference (67mins, 47MB). visit Gary's website: beliniusline.com

6 March 2011 Renowned Scottish dowser David Cowan chats to us about his many years of earth energy research, and shares some interesting stories from his casebook (60 mins, 42MB). visit David's website: http://ley-man.co.uk/

14 February 2011 A talk by parapsychologist Dr. Serena Roney-Dougal from our 2008 Conference, exploring the relationship between subliminal perception and psychic awareness (52mins, 38MB). visit Serena's website: psi-researchcentre.co.uk

29 December 2010 Dr. Andrew Tressider introduces us to the healing properties of flower essences in this workshop from our 2010 Conference (49 mins, 34MB). visit Dr. Andrew's website: drandrew.co.uk click here for a list of flower essences

5 December 2010 Megalithic researcher and author Robin Heath shares some of his latest research with us at a meeting of the Earth Energies Group (77 mins, 56MB). visit Robins's website: robinheath.info

12 November 2010 Down Under dowser and geomancer Alanna Moore joins us for a chat at our 2010 Conference, and tells us what she's been up to since her last visit to the UK. (29 mins, 20MB) visit Alanna's website: Geomantica.com

29 October 2010 John Baker, Chair of the BSD Archaeology Special Interest Group, talks to us about the archaeological dowsing scene, and we hear presentations from two group members, Don Bryan and Jim Andrews. (53 mins, 39MB).

24 August 2010 By popular demand, we once again feature Peter Knight. This is a talk he gave to BSD Conference about his research on The Wessex Astrum, a monumental geometric pattern of alignments in the West Country landscape. A geomantic adventure very much in the tradition of 'The Sun and The Serpent' (61 mins, 42MB) Peter's website: Stoneseeker

13 August 2010 A magical megalithic mystery tour to Avebury, Europe's largest stone circle, in the company of local author and earth mysteries researcher Peter Knight. Binaural stereo - listen on headphones for best effect. (62 mins, 45MB) visit Peter's website: Stoneseeker.net

27 June 2010 Summer Special - a conversation about life and all things labyrinthine with labyrinth facilitator Tony Christie, founder of Labyrinths Ireland. (39 mins, 28MB) visit Tony's website: Tony Christie

12 June 2010 The BSD represents the national and international face of dowsing in the UK - but what happens in the dowsing scene at a more regional level? Here we talk to three of their Affiliated Local Groups to see what it's like out there. (45 mins, 32MB)

19 April 2010 Kinesiologist and author Jane Thurnell-Read talks to BSD Conference about 'Geopathic Stress and Individual Susceptibility'. (61 mins, 43MB) visit Jane's website: https://www.lifeworkpotential.com/

6 March 2010 A late-night conversation with BSD Director John Moss, where he tells us the story behind the construction of the stone circle in his garden in the Forest of Dean. (32 mins, 22 MB) Read about the May Cottage stone circle here.

7 February 2010 An interview double-bill with dowser and author Wilma Davidson, and former BSD Vice-President Adrian Incledon-Webber. They talk about their dowsing background, their spirit rescue work, and why they prefer to work remotely. (38 mins, 26MB)

17 December 2009 Dowser and geo-biologist Roy Riggs gives a talk at BSD Conference on the topic of technopathic stress -a recent phenomenon caused by chronic exposure to electromagnetic fields and the pulsed microwave radiation that is increasingly becoming part of modern life. (65 mins, 44MB) visit Roy's website: royriggs.net click here for Grahame's Guide to Technopathic Stress

22 October 2009 Former BSD President Dr. Patrick MacManaway talks about geopathic stress and shares some stories from his geomantic casebook. (40 mins, 28MB) Visit Patrick's website: patrickmacmanaway.com