A talk to the Tamar Dowsers at North Hill Village Hall
by Alex Russell Stoneham
If we are all on a journey, then at least we can hope it's going to be a productive trip. New co-chair of the Tamar Dowsers, Alex Russell Stoneham, started her current physical perambulation with a belief in fairies - in which she persisted despite the scepticism of the wider society. Today she has a mature awareness of the existence and presence of elementals of various types, and her ability to sense and work with them has developed over time.
As a young woman, she suffered from a serious medical condition, which necessitated the prescription of a number of mainstream drugs. However, her mother was also open to the benefits of complementary therapies, such as acupuncture and homeopathy - and while the allopathic approach kept her alive, the intervention of alternatives actually led her back to good health. It was a graphic lesson - and you would have had to be die-hard sceptic not to appreciate the importance of the latter.
These two strands provided Alex with an opportunity to embrace the world of the non-physical with an open mind - and she has been able to grasp it with gusto.
Having become interested in dowsing through reading the works of experienced practitioners, and by attending courses on the subject given by influential members of the community, she became a significant member of the Thames Valley Dowsers - before 'escaping to the country' to arrive, just in time, to join our group when she was most needed.
This introductory session threw light onto two of her favourite aspects from the dowsers compendium - labyrinths and dragons. Alex managed to link the two by projecting an image from a book by our own Hamish Miller, showing a dragon coiled asleep in a labyrinthine pose.
People have been linking the dragon motif to telluric energies for decades. Initially, it seemed this was just a rather fanciful conflation of mythology and pseudo science, but as the idea has come of age, there is now a wider acceptance that dragon-like energies and dragonic energy patterns can be part of the toolkit of the serious diviner.
Alex is greatly enamoured by spirals, and spiralling energy forms in particular. Most dowsers will be well aware of the significance of such patterns in relation to crossing water and earth energy currents. However, Alex understands and uses the spiral in a more dynamic manner, by improving the immediate sensory environment in a more holistic and expansive manner.
This presentation developed the theme with a workshop component, which emphasised the role of the labyrinth form in identifying and addressing energy imbalances - which can impact adversely on well-being, particularly in humans.
Alex described to the group a form of dowsing, which involved tracing a printed labyrinth with a finger. When the finger slowed, this indicated an energy blockage, which could be removed by thought or by reference to an adjacent spiral relating to one of the five elements of eastern esoteric tradition.
Most of those present seemed to find this a simple and practical approach to identifying potential sources of personal detrimental energy. To remove these obstacles to improved ambient health, Alex provided another layer of informational assistance in the shape of a pack of Whispering Herb Cards - essentially a physical image of a plant that could be of benefit in a given situation. Those partaking in the process were able to derive the part of the body which was in need of assistance and, by using the relevant card as both an aide memoire and an object with which to focus attention, were able to release unwanted energies. I wasn't too sure where the whispering came in, but hey, everything has to be called something!
During her talk, Alex made two other comments that will have struck a chord with many dowsers. One was that in her opinion, all things are interconnected - easy to say, but profound in its implications. The other, in response to a question from the floor, is that we all experience and interpret incoming information in a personal way - we are all different. On the way out, several long-standing members were keen to mention to me that they were only too pleased to see that not only are the TDs still operating, but that the future is looking bright under its new leadership. I could only agree.
Although the turnout for this event was reduced by the dire weather forecast, quite a number of TDs braved the elements, the debris-strewn roads and the flooded byways to be there - and they were not disappointed. Indeed, many were even rewarded by the increased chance of winning a raffle prize.
Many thanks to Alex (and Oliver) Russell Stoneham for this workshop, which I trust will be the first of many. Anyone wishing to get a better understanding of Alex's work, can find it at:
Nigel Twinn Tamar Dowsers, November 2024
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