Tamar Dowsers Newsletter
Summer 2025
Newsletter Contents
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Kerdroya
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Walking in the Footsteps of Ancestors - Merrivale
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Unearthing a Forgotten Gem: Francis Hitching and the PSI Connection
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King Arthur’s Hall
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Peter Knight and Sue Wallace - Landscapes of Ancient Memory
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Magical House Protection - Melanie Lorien
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Melinda Iverson Inn: Inter-dimensional Communication
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Past Lives, Ghosts & Inner Knowing - Cora Edwards
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Following Intuition: An Inspiring Morning with Bill Bennett
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Brittany Revisited - Plouscat
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Rillaton Rising
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Upcoming Dowsing Events
Kerdroya
The Tamar Dowsers and the Devon Dowsers
at Colliford Lake on Bodmin Moor
May 2025
While humans have been making their home around the south of Bodmin Moor since at least neolithic times - and Colliford Lake itself has been supplying the locality with drinking water since 1983 - another manmade feature in the area has been quietly settling into the local landscape over the last couple of years.
Kerdroya, literally a Celtic form of City of Troy, or The City of Turnings, is an appropriate description for the classic labyrinth now situated on the edge of Colliford, manifest in traditional Cornish hedging. At 56m across and with a complete footway - in and out - of around 1,500m, it is a substantial and fascinating entity purely in its material form. However, when adding in the plethora of dowsable aspects beyond the physical, it takes on a veritable
presence of its own.
This construction was the enigmatic brainchild of Will Colman, who is renowned locally and acclaimed internationally for his work on the animated art-form that became the Man Engine. Consequently, it has all the hallmarks of Will's intense interest in Cornish history and achievement.
Tamar Dowser, Stuart Dow, an associate of Will, had been aware of the idea of Kerdroya almost from its inception - and was able to dowse for a suitable site for its construction. He was delighted to find that the centre of the labyrinth coincided with his advice, and of course that makes the feature all the more interesting to dowsers of various persuasions.
With the hedges at head height, it is actually easier to do a dowsing reconnaissance by circumnavigating the exterior. This shows that either by design or by development, Kerdroya embodies a substantial range of energies, features and grids of various types.
The immediate impact for the earth energy approach is that two solar grid lines appear to cross the central haven. Add in the Jupiter line which also runs through the centre-spot and you have a definitive, lively, and quite masculine landscape feature, despite the predominantly circular shape.
Drawing of Kerdroya and energy at centre, Pete Bousfield
Also in the centre, are spiralling earth energy lines and water currents. While some of these
may have been drawn in or repositioned, either by the built form or by the focussed activity of
numerous visitors, Stuart's indication of an appropriate location for the labyrinth has certainly
been vindicated.
A further layer of information for the dowser to examine is that not all the internal hedges are
complete. Some exist only at ground level. This aspect creates a map of Cornwall running
through the circular construction, which is only visible from above, or sensed by dowsing.
Some of the twenty-odd participants on this visit were able to pick up earth energy features
dowsable in everyday reality - but embedded map-dowsing style in the Kerdroya layout. I have
a feeling that archaeologists and dowsers of future cultures will have a lot of fun scratching
their heads (assuming they still have heads) with that level of informational sophistication
incorporated into a such a solidly stone-built work of art.
While all labyrinths tend to be places of pilgrimage and
meditation, this one has a distinctly local feel. Maybe it's the place, maybe the
energies, maybe the intention of the designers and builders. Several of those attending felt strongly attracted to it and, although some had already visited Kerdroya on previous occasions, most of those of us new to the site vowed to return another day. It is a place of many layers.
Despite the presence of tourists, children and a few dogs, the site and its setting had an air of timelessness and other-worldliness. People passed each other in silence, lost in their own enhanced reality of relaxed awareness.
The central refuge lured many of us to spend time and take stock. Guest, Imi, felt a strong energy from the stone in the centre, which pulled her to keep her hands on it for some considerable time. While, Helen noted that at the entrance to the centre was a spiral of five rings - and the central stone had an aura on four levels.
Certainly, many of the stones seem to have been chosen for more than their shape, and add their own essence to the matrix. The offer to have a (tasteful) metal plaque on a chosen stone has been taken up by quite a few previous pilgrims - uniting their own intuitive sense of self with that of the location. Several of our group said that they hoped to return when the site had matured, and the feeling is very much that Kerdroya is a waymarker on its own journey, both personal and corporate.
Many thanks to Stuart and Helen for organising this field trip, which was thoroughly enjoyed
by us all on so many levels
Nigel Twinn
Tamar Dowsers and Devon Dowsers
May 2025
For more information about the story of Kerdroya, please see:
Walking in the Footsteps of Ancestors
Earth Energies at Merrivale – A Day of Discovery with Nigel and Ros Twinn
On a bright and blustery Dartmoor day, Tamar Dowsers gathered at the Four Winds car park, ready to explore the ancient landscape of Merrivale. Led by the ever-generous and insightful Nigel Twinn, with the kind and steady support of Ros Twinn, we set out on an Earth Energy Dowsing Day for Improvers—though all levels of experience were warmly welcomed.
Merrivale is always full of surprises, and—as Nigel rightly said—it’s never the same twice. The land offers its layers slowly, and it was a true pleasure to peel back some of those layers together as a group. We began at the majestic menhir, a standing stone that commands both presence and curiosity. From there, our journey took us through stone rows, a re-erected stone circle, and the remains of a prehistoric village, rich with energetic imprints.
Throughout the day, we tuned into the many subtle forces at play—earth lines, water veins, spirals, flows and still points. With gentle encouragement, Nigel invited us to test what we were finding, to ask deeper questions, and to trust what we sensed. Ros was a calm anchor, offering 1-to-1 guidance and encouragement to those newer to the practice. Together, they held the space with kindness and wisdom.
One particularly magical moment came for me in the stone circle, where my rods picked up a spiral pattern. Nigel quietly suggested it might actually be a labyrinth—and sure enough, further dowsing revealed just that. A hidden energetic labyrinth, patiently waiting to be found. It was a reminder of how the earth can speak to us in symbols, if we slow down enough to listen.
Later in the settlement, Nigel shared how dowsing can allow us to “walk in the footsteps” of our ancestors. He traced the line of a path once walked by an ancient inhabitant of the site—still visible to the rods, and perhaps to the soul. Following that path was profoundly moving. I felt a pull, almost magnetic, as if walking as one with that person from the ancient of days—a deep and wordless communion across time.
Sitting quietly in one of the stone rows, I had a vision-like sense of gazing into a clear, reflective pool of water. In that stillness, the shape of a bear emerged—evoking a powerful connection to King Arthur’s Hall, our next Tamar Dowsers destination. This bear, ancient and archetypal, linked so beautifully to Ursa Major, to ARTH, and the etymological roots of Arthur himself—the Bear King. A sacred symbol surfacing in the waters of memory.
Water energies also made their presence known—beneath our feet, flowing quietly, connecting the features of the site like a subterranean river of consciousness. Many of us felt a sense of awe, respect, and deep connection as we walked, dowsed, and reflected together.
The weather—true to Dartmoor form—gave us wind, warmth, and wonder. There was a sense of shared experience, of camaraderie, and of learning not just from Nigel and Ros, but from each other. Everyone brought their own insights, their own style of inquiry, and the land responded in kind.
We’re so grateful to Nigel and Ros for leading us with such care and enthusiasm. And to Merrivale itself—for continuing to offer up new mysteries every time we return.
If you missed this trip, we hope you'll join us on a future outing. As this day proved, there’s always something more to discover.
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Alex Russell-Stoneham June 2025
Unearthing a Forgotten Gem: Francis Hitching and the PSI Connection
- Recommended by Tamar Dowser Martin Walker, of Yew Tree Magic
Tamar Dowsers member Martin Walker recently shared a wonderful discovery that’s sure to capture the imagination of many of us – especially those with an interest in the roots of modern dowsing and its deeper connections to ancient knowledge.
The book is Pendulum – The PSI Connection by Francis Hitching, originally published in 1977. Martin found it years ago in a second-hand bookshop and describes it as a fascinating read, rich with historical accounts of early dowsing experiments from around the world. It weaves together practical insight with speculative science, offering an engaging look at how the pendulum may connect to wider psychic and energetic phenomena – long before such topics were as commonly explored as they are today.
But there’s more.
Hitching also authored Earth Magic, a book born from his four-year research journey sparked by filming in Carnac – the ancient megalithic site in Brittany that some of our own members have visited. It was there, amidst the stones and mysteries of Carnac, that Hitching encountered dowsers whose insights helped shift his worldview. Their intuitive sense of the stones’ purpose and placement set him off on a path of deeper inquiry into earth energies and the power of place.
Interestingly, Hitching led quite a varied life. Before delving into earth mysteries and dowsing, he was producer of the iconic music show Ready, Steady, Go! – quite the career pivot!
If you're curious, there's currently a second-hand copy of Pendulum – The PSI Connection available on Amazon here.
This could be a wonderful addition to your dowsing library or a thoughtful gift for a fellow dowser.
Many thanks again to Martin for sharing this gem with the group!
Alex Russell-Stoneham Tamar Dowsers, June 2025
King Arthur’s Hall
January 2025 Meditation
journey experiences shared:
During Stuart Dow’s January 2025 talk, Helen Fox led a guided meditation to the atmospheric site of King Arthur’s Hall. Each participant experienced their own unique inner journey — a shared vision shaped by personal insight and collective imagination. What emerged was a tapestry of impressions: a moonlit gathering, a sanctuary-like atmosphere, elemental waters, and ancient presences. Below is a list of the striking images and sensations recalled by those who took part — fragments of a deeper, timeless story…
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At night under a moon .
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Painted, tattooed people in a state of bliss and dressed ornamentally for a special occasion .
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A 'Sanctuary like' atmosphere.
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A tall man at the north end ,cloaked and with a hand bell of some type, and a cup of water, presides .
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It is night, peaceful and clear.
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Some are sitting around the pool edge with long skirts flowing in the waters, then immersing themselves and swimming 'salamander-like' in the water weaving a patterns of red, blue, and white . A Light Body of pink, yellow, and turquoise flames arise from the waters.
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Thuban ,the star shines down. A stillness and a bear and the moon float in the waters .
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At the southern end, in the pool , is a stone and there are onlookers on the mounds.
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June 2025 Trip Reports
A Site for All Sensibilities
The Tamar Dowsers and the Devon Dowsers at King Arthur's Hall
The Tamar Dowsers and the Devon Dowsers at King Arthur's Hall
To describe a dowsing location as enigmatic must be one of the highest accolades we can bestow on anywhere. Yet at King Arthur's Hall, near St Breward on Bodmin Moor, this is actually something of an understatement.
At face value, it appears to be a simple, if large, rectangular pit dug in the moorland turf for no obvious reason. Theories as to its original purpose have ranged from mediaeval animal pound to prehistoric meeting place. Dowsers have long known that its date of original construction pushes it way back in time - and the recent revelations of an archaeological investigation have confirmed this.
The general consensus from both the rod and the sample is now that this is an almost 5,000 year-old hole, the size and shape of a substantial swimming pool, a metre or so deep to the current ground level - and another metre down to the bedrock/floor.
My dowsing on this visit implied that the embedded cordon of menhirs that distinguish it from being just another hole-in-the-ground, were added a thousand years later - and that the floor was fashioned several centuries later
still.
What is still tantalisingly uncertain is why a small population of late Bronze Age hunter-gatherers would devote quite so much effort into its construction at what is, and probably always has been, the middle of nowhere.
Dowsing throws the main source of light onto this conundrum. The site is de-marked and criss-crossed by so many lines of force, information and earth energy that the modest format is beset by a veritable maelstrom of dowsable features.
Most, if not all, of the menhirs form markers of energy lines, grids, astronomical alignments and informational flows. Every time we visit it more of these become apparent, revealing a dense mesh in the etheric 'pool' - a confluence of meta-physical elements at this specific point in the landscape.
Add to this, the dowsing derived knowledge that the site is actually formed around a deep primary 'holy' spring, which still fails to run dry even under the harshest effects of a changing climate, and we have a site that defines itself - and is merely manifest by the directed efforts of humankind.
On this visit, several of those present became aware of the more spiritual and inter-dimensional aspects of the Hall. It is a place to spend time in contemplation and simply BE in the presence of those past and everlasting.
As an animal compound or abattoir, excavation has shown that it lacks any significant presence
of bones. As a post-Celtic ritual site, it lacks physical votive offerings. Suggestions are that the accumulated outflow of the spring formed a seasonal pool surface for reflective scrying, or even for devotional bathing in the highly energised water.
If so, the yet-to-be-investigated floor must largely be made of impermeable bedrock or immaculate slabbing. As a gift to conspiracy theorists, the site has never been studied by ground-penetrating drone-based LIDAR, unlike most other locations of its type. Indeed, but for the actions of TD member Stuart Dow and his colleagues, scientific exploration of the place would so far have be negligible.
This field trip, ably organised by Stuart and supported by his DD oppo, Alan Murray, marked another step towards appreciating the complexity of the site.
Just maybe, it also provided another small step towards understanding the true nature of this - and indeed other
- similarly ancient constructions.
Nigel Twinn
Tamar Dowsers and Devon Dowsers
June 2025
Jane Taylor (Devon Dowsers): Dowsing Discoveries at King Arthur's Hall!
What an incredible joint outing we had recently to King Arthur's Hall on Bodmin Moor with our friends, Tamar Dowsers! It was a truly unique and special experience, filled with fascinating discoveries and, as always when dowsers gather, wonderful conversations about hidden mysteries.
The weather was on our side too! After a heatwave earlier in the week, it was refreshingly cool, and thankfully, the rain stayed away. Inside the ancient banks of the site, we were perfectly sheltered from the wind, and enjoyed lovely breaks of sunshine in the afternoon.
We started our day with a fascinating introduction to the site from Stuart Dow before making our way up the slope from our meeting point, ready to explore its ancient energies. Even gaining access to the site proved a challenge for some of us! It felt as if we were being halted at energetic gateways, needing to turn and face the opposite direction before we could continue. One dowser even experienced needing to walk with an unusual gait – a truly unique energetic interaction before we even fully arrived!
This enigmatic site, located near St. Breward on Bodmin Moor, has recently been revealed by archaeologists to date back over 5,000 years to the Neolithic period – making it as old as Stonehenge!
It's a rectangular enclosure, 60 x 25 Megalithic Yards, defined by an earth and stone bank with 56 standing stones lining its inner face. While it was once thought by some to be an animal enclosure, its considerable height and no obvious entrance for animals, coupled with our dowsing, may suggest otherwise. Its precise purpose from that ancient time remains a mystery, but given its unique design, unlike any other known Neolithic structure in England, it strongly suggests a profound sacred or ceremonial significance.
The site is set within a rich prehistoric landscape, with Brown Willy and Rough Tor prominent in the area, and some stone circles nearby too. It's truly remarkable how well King Arthur's Hall has survived the natural erosion and the presence of cattle and sheep, given its open moorland setting. Although most of the stones within the rectangle are now recumbent or partially buried, you can still strongly feel the immense power of the place.
Through dowsing, we made some captivating discoveries. We found many energy lines crossing the site
, and some of us were drawn to the four corners outside the banked area in a ritualistic sequence, following these lines in a set order. Each corner dowsed to have a distinctly different energy about it – truly captivating! A spiral-type energy labyrinth was also dowsed, covering the entire site
suggesting a profound energetic design.
The centre of the site was particularly intriguing, being a marshy pool clearly fed by a spring
– a detail that has long fascinated researchers, with some believing the spring was the very reason for its construction! Some of us entered this marshy pool area, and it felt like a deeply reflective experience. The marsh flowers even formed a striking circular pattern in the middle of the pool, reminiscent of a moonlight reflection
. This mysterious location is also thought to have been a possible scrying pool, with cosmic connections to the "Bear of Arthur" alignments and trigonometry and even a lunation triangle 5:12:13 hinting at ancient astronomical observations.
Some dowsers felt that the site may have been developed by various inhabitants of the land over the course of time, with layers of purpose added over millennia.
Outside the main structure, a couple of us also experienced what we described through dowsing as a "cosmic heat blob"
– a distinct energy that we simply walked into, and which was strongly detectable with both dowsing rods and our innate senses. So amazing to just encounter!
In the afternoon, we all spread out around the banking, enjoying engaging conversations – it almost felt like lounging poolside!
Whatever its original purpose, King Arthur's Hall certainly has a temple-like feel and may well have been part of a larger ceremonial complex on Bodmin Moor, which is rich with other prehistoric sites.
While some questions may remain unanswered by archaeology, as dowsers we can ask those questions. Could our ancient ancestors have gathered here for ritual and ceremonial purposes, using the north-south alignment of the rectangle to embrace the deep holding of nature, the sacred water, and their connection to the cosmos? The palpable energy contained in this site seemed to captivate each of us on different levels, and whatever its past use, our dowsing and intuition showed each of us what we needed to know.
Huge thanks to everyone who came along and made it such a memorable day of dowsing and discovery at this truly ancient and special place!
To find out more about King Arthur's Hall, Stuart Dow gave a fascinating talk earlier in the year that is available to view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KaZ6qFUxzc
Peter Knight and Sue Wallace
Landscapes of Memory, Questing in the Footsteps of our Ancestors
Tamar Dowsers were privileged to have a visit by Peter and Sue on Sunday to North Hill on Sunday 18th of May when they delivered an absolutely fascinating talk on the direction their work has been taking since their last visit to us in 2019, when they brought their then new book and its story to us.
That book was 'Albion Dreamtime, Re-enchanting the Isle of Dragons ' which was very much about our nations special landscapes and sacred sites and their work in re-enchanting the energies at those places.
Now they have gone further and deeper into that process of honouring and listening to the land by going into all the aspects of modern day Shamanism, a natural progression I think as already they had set up a strong communion with the land .
The talk followed closely the theme of their new book, 'Landscapes of Memory' and took in the origins of shamanism, the many aspects of actual bare-feet-on-the ground shamanism, and the messages they received from the land during drumming and trance sessions at sacred sites.
Their approach is gentle and crafted with great humility and they stress the importance of asking permission before any interactions .
The process of Shamanism takes one deeper into the spirit of the land and of the human psyche and thus the slides and words that featured caves and darkness were particularly relevant . One has to learn ones shadow side if we are to become blessed with a more complete awareness.
They spoke of healing the land, of the various sites they have visited both here and abroad, of the experiences they encountered, of cave art and its messages and meanings, of the energy lines they dowsed, of the information gleaned from the land as its 'Memory' speaks to them .
We also were treated to a drumming session that included a simple loving chant which brought about a beautiful inner peace which permeated the hall and us all .
It was a wonderful presentation, and I think, judging by the lively interaction during the questions and answers session at the end, that everybody thoroughly enjoyed the talk and came away knowing they had gained much spiritually and many dots had been joined up.
They had brought their now increasingly large selection of books and sold well I think .... they certainly deserved good sales !! I myself bought their latest book 'Landscapes of Memory, Questing in the Footsteps of our Ancestors' and since have had a hard job to put it down .
Thank you Peter and Sue 💛🐉👍
PS. Peter and Sue have recently moved from Wiltshire to North Tawton in Devon so they are now much closer to us Tamars. I have the feeling that we will be seeing a bit more of them as they will be keenly questing our Kernow Magic places I have no doubt .
Stuart Dow June 2025
Magical House Protection Talk - Melanie Lorien
🏡 Sacred Spaces & Ancestral Wisdom
On a cosy evening by Zoom, the South West England dowsing community was treated to an enchanting and deeply nourishing talk by Melanie Lorien, co-founder of the International House Healers Network and a creative force behind Cailleach’s Cottage.
With warmth, humour, and a storyteller’s grace, Melanie invited us to explore the often-forgotten folk wisdom that once protected our homes—not just physically, but energetically and spiritually too. Far from a list of superstitions, her talk was a rich tapestry of practical magic, ancestral connection, and intuitive creativity.
From witch bottles and hidden shoes, to rowan crosses, hagstones, and even horse skulls placed for acoustic harmony or fairy appeasement, Melanie helped us see how the past lives quietly in the walls around us. As she put it, “We’re in relationship with our homes as much as the people we share them with.” That animist view—seeing houses as conscious beings—was a powerful thread throughout the evening.
What stood out was not only Melanie’s deep knowledge, but the gentle and empowering way she shared it. Rather than prescribing fixed practices, she encouraged us to listen to our intuition, explore our own traditions, and respond to the energies of our spaces in ways that felt personal and real. Whether it was embedding silver coins in foundations, honouring fairy paths, or simply hanging a witch ball in a window, it was clear that intention and relationship are the true protectors.
Many of us found ourselves smiling, soothed, and creatively inspired. Melanie’s talk wasn’t just informative—it was comforting, uplifting, and filled with reverence for the spirits of place, folklore, and the domestic rituals that have quietly shaped our lives for centuries.
Huge thanks to Melanie for a beautiful evening, for reminding us that magic lives in the everyday, and that our homes can be sanctuaries—protected by love, creativity, and ancestral care.
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To learn more about Melanie’s work, visit www.cailleachscottage.com
or explore the free Earth Energies Group talks online.
Melinda Iverson Inn: Interdimensional communication
🌟 A Gentle Journey Across Dimensions
A Heartfelt Thank You to Melinda Iverson Inn
On a calm and gently illuminating evening—thanks to the wonders of Zoom—we were joined by Melinda Iverson Inn, all the way from Hawaii, for a deeply uplifting and quietly transformative talk on inter-dimensional communication.
Melinda, with her serene presence and luminous storytelling, felt more like a tour guide through the subtle realms than a formal presenter. Her talk was not about doing, achieving, or even learning in the traditional sense. Instead, she invited us to relax, receive, and remember. It was a welcome change of pace: a soft yet powerful reminder that much of our intuitive connection arises not from effort, but from openness, gentleness, and heart-centred awareness.
Through delightful and often whimsical stories—of gnomes, fairies, dragons, house elves, dolphins, birds, and even a wise old tree—Melinda made the inter-dimensional feel not only real, but friendly, familiar, and full of humour and love. Whether recounting encounters in the Smoky Mountains, the UK countryside, or on the volcanic slopes of Kīlauea, she wove a tapestry of experiences that reassured, inspired, and soothed.
It was like being told bedtime stories for the soul—except they weren’t just stories. They were invitations: to trust our senses, to notice subtle shifts in the landscape, to listen when the birds pause or the wind carries a whisper, and to believe that help and companionship exist in many unseen forms.
Melinda reminded us that communication with inter-dimensionals doesn’t require special skills, only presence and sincerity. A quiet heart. A listening ear. A playful spirit. She shared practical hints—like watching the direction a fox turns its head or recognising the energy shift when a crystal engages—that made the mysterious suddenly accessible.
And yet, beyond the practical, what lingered most was the energy of the evening: light, high-vibration, and comfortingly expansive. It wasn’t about taking notes; it was about feeling connected, uplifted, and held in the glow of shared wonder.
“The inter-dimensional connection gives us the insights, friendship, camaraderie, and deep heart-to-heart connection that we seek.”
— Melinda Iverson Inn
We are so grateful to Melinda for brightening our day and expanding our sense of what is possible—all with humour, humility, and deep love. May we all continue to walk gently in both seen and unseen worlds, and remember that we are never truly alone.
🌺 With warm aloha from Hawaii and heartfelt thanks from us all.
Visit Melinda’s work at www.MelindaIversonInn.com or find her on YouTube at @MelindaIversonInn.
Melinda and The Giant Plane Tree
of Bath (1793)
Hawaiian Petroglyph
Past Lives, Ghosts & Inner Knowing — Cora Edwards
🌀 Exploring the unseen with intuition, hypnosis, and soul memory
Earlier this season, at North Hill Village Hall, Tamar Dowsers were treated to a deeply personal and fascinating talk by Cora Joan Edwards on past life regression, energy clearing, and the powerful role of intuition in awakening our soul’s story.
Cora’s journey began in childhood with an early belief in ghosts and a spine-tingling encounter involving a Ouija board — an experience that left no doubt in her mind that unseen energies are very real and not to be taken lightly.
From those early years, Cora’s curiosity led her to explore geomancy, astrology, and even making her own rune stones — each one a stepping stone toward understanding the subtle realms and her own intuitive gifts. She shared how a later Akashic reading revealed that one of her guides was a “man with rune stones,” confirming a connection she’d already felt but hadn’t yet put into words.
Despite all this, Cora didn’t always believe she was “special” — like many of us, she thought intuitive or clairaudient abilities were for others, not for her. Yet through her training in quantum hypnosis and experiencing many sessions herself, Cora came to see that we are all intuitive beings — and that our belief systems play a huge role in what we allow ourselves to access.
The talk moved through themes of soul families, reincarnation, and how emotional challenges in this life often mirror unresolved experiences from past lives. By using hypnosis and guided introspection, we can uncover hidden patterns, shift perspective, and even heal longstanding emotional wounds.
Cora’s heartfelt message was clear:
🔮 “Forgiveness, awareness, and belief in our own ability to connect with higher guidance are the keys to stepping into our own power.”
From Bigfoot to Atlantis, clairaudience to soul contracts, her talk was wide-ranging but always grounded in personal experience and gentle wisdom. She reminded us that intuition is not a gift reserved for a few — it’s something we all carry and can choose to develop.
Whether you're a seasoned dowser or just beginning to explore your inner world, Cora’s insights were a powerful reminder that the paranormal is not just ‘out there’ — it’s within us too.
🗓️ Missed the talk?
The full video of Cora Joan Edwards' presentation is published on Alex Russell-Stoneham’s YouTube channel.
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Following Intuition: An Inspiring Morning with Bill Bennett
On Sunday 29th June, over 70 members of the South West dowsing community gathered for a powerful and thought-provoking online session with award-winning filmmaker, author, and dowser Bill Bennett. Hosted by Tamar and Devon Dowsers, this special event offered a rare opportunity to dive into Bill’s deeply personal journey with intuition – a journey that began with a voice that saved his life.
“I heard a voice say ‘Slow down.’ A truck ran a red light. That voice saved me. What was it? Where did it come from?”
– Bill Bennett
That question led Bill on a ten-year quest to understand intuition from both scientific and mystical perspectives. What he discovered became the basis of his acclaimed documentary PGS – Intuition Is Your Personal Guidance System, and his recent book The Golden Bridge – written in a blaze of early morning inspiration over just a few weeks.
Bill shared how intuition can show up in four forms: survival (like a mother’s instinct), cognitive (drawing on expertise), proxy (guidance received through others), and mystical – the most elusive and profound. It’s this mystical intuition, he believes, that is true intuition: a knowing that bypasses logic and arises from a deeper energetic system within and around us.
“We live in an energetic system. Just because science can’t yet prove it doesn’t mean it isn’t real.”
– Bill Bennett
He reminded us that modern science is still catching up – after all, it was only four generations ago that bacteria were discovered. Ancient traditions, including Chinese medicine and Indigenous knowledge systems, have long worked with energy, intuition, and non-linear knowing. As dowsers, this echoes our own experiences: trusting something we can feel but not always explain.
Bill spoke candidly about fear – how it can block intuition, distort our decisions, and keep us small. Since embracing intuition more fully, especially after his Parkinson’s diagnosis, he has released fear – of death, judgement, and failure. This, he said, has brought an unexpected sense of creative freedom and peace.
“When we’re no longer driven by fear, we become more available to our intuition. And that changes everything.”
– Bill Bennett
We also explored Bill’s deep connection to pilgrimage, especially the Camino de Santiago, which he has walked five times. He described the Camino as an energetic pathway – a place of healing, release, and spiritual remembrance. Just as Songlines in Indigenous cultures encode energy through land and story, the Camino too holds an energetic imprint walked by millions with intent over centuries.
Throughout the session, Bill’s presence was humble, humorous, and generous. He invited us to explore intuition not as a gift for the few, but as a skill we all have – one that can be honed through practice and deep listening. His five-step guidance was simple but profound:
Stop. Listen. Ask. Trust. Follow through.
We left feeling grounded, inspired, and reminded that dowsing and intuition are not separate – they are two expressions of the same deeper connection to life’s intelligence.
✨ Want to dive deeper?
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Watch Bill’s film PGS – Intuition Is Your Personal Guidance System: pgsthemovie.com
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Explore his writing, including The Golden Bridge: billbennett.com.au
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Discover the work of Paul Selig, whose channeled teachings were deeply impactful for Bill: paulselig.com
Let your intuition guide you to what resonates. And as Bill says:
“We need to welcome the unknowable into our lives – that’s where the mystery, magic and wonder live.”
Alex Russell-Stoneham
June 2025
Brittany Revisited
3. Plouscat
The universe/information field - or whatever one likes to call it - has a remarkable way of leading you to where you need to be, rather than where you think you want to be.
About 30km west of Roscoff is the small holiday town of Plouscat. Nearby, three dolmens are situated close to the road - or at least they are according to our admittedly rather out-of-date large scale Michelin map. We had visited at least one of them before, and we set out without reservations. By lunchtime, we had found none of them - not even the one we had been to previously. Instead, we were led to the Menhir at Cam Louis. This amazing stone, standing almost 7 metres high, dates back to at least the Bronze Age.
My dowsing indicated that it had only been dragged a few metres into its current position, but that it had been set up with great precision. As one might expect, it is on a classically male site, sitting right atop crossing solar grid lines and two leys.
However, it does also incorporate two crossing, largely female energy lines, which form a classic Hamish Miller manifestation, which looks not unlike
a rather inappropriate doilly.
The menhir also stands in a Benker
box, which has doubtless helped it to reach such longevity.
It is difficult, when seen from the
east, not to compare it to a Celticised version of an Easter Island Maui (anyone dowsed one of them?).
The 'eye', 'mouth' and 'ear' were original natural imperfections in the rock, but according to my dowsing, in the 15th Century Christians tried to use these weaknesses to knock it down, to reduce the reverence of the locals towards their previous ideas about the hereafter. However, perhaps because it has always been a useful and significant day-marker for seamen, this resilient granite pillar appears to have been spared a more ignominious fate.
We did carry on looking for the passage grave on the beach, but it clearly wasn't on the agenda of the collective consciousness for that day. Instead, my wife Ros noticed a sign to a church amongst sand dunes - and before long, we were at the chapel of
St Guévroc at Plage Kermemma.
There was an immediate significant resemblance to the similar oratory chapel of
St Enodoc at Daymer Bay in north Cornwall.
Both sites had been swamped by sand - and in the case of the Breton building apparently it disappeared altogether between 1661 and 1712.
St Guévroc's was originally a hermitage, dating back to the sixth century, but dowses as not being a sacred site before that (perhaps due to the uncertain and shifting nature of the land). However, it was rediscovered at the end of the 19th century, and this is the reconstruction that we see today.
Unusually for a site of this type, there are at least a dozen dowsable underground streams flowing into or under the church - and the information board states that (if my translation is anywhere near the mark) 'Inside you can lift a trap door to find 12 marches (usually tracks, but possibly streams here), which feed into a source of water that is douce (technically sweet, but probably potable or at least salt-free in this context)'.
So, we have a known source of good water, which has been used by local farmers since palaeolithic times, but also later by a hermit named Guévroc, which in turn
becomes a little building that is subsequently swamped
by the sand dunes, but is later dug out and converted
into a rural chapel.
Outside is a mediaeval cross pillar depicting five people. It dowses as having been on the site, and probably in the church. It has clearly been moved, and dowses as having been found in the sand nearby. However, someone, in quite recent times, has plonked it smack on the ley that also runs through the altar of the church. What!
I can heartily recommend Brittany for dowsing. It has the beauty of Cornwall, the informality of Ireland, the mysticism of the pan-Celtic diaspora - and surprisingly few British tourists.
Nigel Twinn
Tamar Dowsers
October 2024
Rillaton Rising
Any event organised by TD member, Anne Hughes, is invariably enjoyable and uplifting - this year's summer solstice sunrise gathering being no exception.
As on previous such occasions, I arrived on site at the Hurlers on Bodmin Moor a little ahead of the festive celebrants, to try to catch the major earth energy lines 'at rest' - not that they ever really nod off. Having flagged up the width of the Michael and Mary currents, and established the initial expansion resulting from my own interaction with the landscape matrix, in a break with tradition, I accompanied Anne's entourage of singers, dancers and processors a little further north to Rillaton Barrow.
At the suggestion of TD Pete Bousfield, I dowsed and marked
the outer rings of the upwelling spiral - of energy that emerges from the sacred site. To my surprise, I found that although I had expected to find seven elements to the coils, there were, in fact, rather more than that. It is possible that the spiral has fourteen bands - or maybe 2x7.
Apart from the seven that I had flagged, there were others closer to the centre of the feature, which
were temporarily lost to my access by the presence of our considerable gathering of attendees, plus a group of bikers, miscellaneous dog walkers and a sizeable water-filled pit that is presumably the collapsed residue of a previous 'archaeological' dig.
Some of these people had travelled even further than us - and we'd had to get up at 03.00am! It was actually quite reassuring to find that we were not the craziest people on site that day.
The upshot of the dowsing at Rillaton Barrow was that the outer edge of the spiral expanded considerably during the singing and the sun rising - and that the coil unfurled in proportion.
On a perfect day, the sun can be seen rising twice - once at Rillaton and again at the Hurlers themselves, if you get a move on. Today, we had to be happy with a brief red glimmer and a host of radiant sunbeams. But it was dry and not cold - and the company was convivial.
Back at the Hurlers, the Michael and Mary lines had also increased in width, albeit rather less prominently than in previous years - perhaps because more of our attention had been directed elsewhere.
It was notable that Michael expanded
to a greater extent than Mary this time. This is not a common occurrence and may reflect the wild outpouring of
male energy around the globe at the moment, as it is being reflected in the earth energy matrix which links us all.
The expansion of Michael was heavily weighted towards the west with the eastern side barely half as big as the western section. It is not unusual to get some asymmetric expansion, but this scale of differential seemed exceptional.
Many thanks, as ever, to Anne for organising and running the event, especially in the absence of some of her closest assistants - and of course to the staff at the Minions Cafe, who also arose at some ungodly hour to provide a goodly number of us with a much welcome cooked breakfast.
Nigel Twinn
Tamar Dowsers June 21st 2025