As already mentioned the most important tip for dowsing is:

• Expect nothing certain. Relinquish all wishful thinking. Just wait quietly and calmly for the result of the pendulum!

Other useful tips:

• Pay attention that both feet stand on the ground, the legs should not be crossed.
• Take care that you have warm hands. Cold hands can restrain the oscillation of a pendulum.

Pendulum results depend very strongly on your physical and spiritual constitution. Here are some tips:

• Before every pendulum questioning test your momentary pendulum ability. For this use a semicircular diagramme which indicates sectors from 0 to 100%. If your dowsing ability is 80%, for example, you have an appoximate value that about one fifth of the answers are wrong.
• After every answer carry out a control. You can ask: Is the answer right? There are also controlling boards which indicate the answers "wrong" and "right".
• If you are tired or unconcentrated before dowsing, a meditation often helps.
• The biorhythm is different from person to person. Find out what is the best time for you for dowsing.

Tips for keeping and cleaning the pendulum

A small cloth or leather bag is suited for keeping your pendulum. You can also use a box from cardboard.