Using Pendulums

Pendulums are divination tools that have been used by many. It is something that is however very personal, it may be made be made of the common amethyst, a gem said to increase psychic awareness and reduce stress... Or perhaps of jade, a gem that is lucky and called a ‘dream stone’.
When using a pendulum it is held between your thumb and index finger. This is where it should be noted that with pendulums that when asking it a question it may move back and forth, side to side, spin either clockwise or anti-clockwise or even stay still. A good way to find out if your pendulum means for yes or no is to ask beforehand if a name is actually your name (like if I asked my name is Taylor, whatever answer I get I know it means no).  You can ask to be shown yes, then ask to be shown no instead asking questions that you know the answer of. Just remember that with asking questions it should only be yes or no questions and while between questions to make sure that the pendulum has stopped completely.

It is suggested to not have others touch your pendulum, not to be rude but to stop people having their energies make an impact on your pendulum and reducing it reliability. When you first have got your pendulum one should also keep it with them as much as possible for a few weeks so it can absorb your energies, too, asking questions could help with it.

When asking questions it would be an idea to have written down questions beforehand. When a response is given you can write yes or no or use symbols for yes or no responses. When asking questions I have heard it is best to try to use as many simple questions as possible and to make more complex questions simpler. You can also use a pendulum to find items, such as asking for where something is such as within your house. If it is within the house you can do a simple drawing of your house, showing all your rooms and asking your pendulum which room the item you are after is.

It should be noted that before the use of pendulums it has been suggested to do a simple cleanse of your pendulum before use, a simple way to do so is to hold your pendulum above the smoke of burning incense.  I have also heard that you could put your pendulum in water overnight to cleanse it and you only need to do this once a month, so it is more of a preference thing of how you want to cleanse it.