International Dowsing Day (IDD) May 5

International Dowsing Day 5 May 2013

Here is a list of events that we know about:

Archaeology and Earth Energies Special Interest Groups: We are running
a combined weekend for the first time in many years looking at some of the most
spectacular and mysterious sites in Dorset including the Dorset Cursus, Martin Down,
Pembury Knoll, Knowlton Henge and Bokerley Ditch.

Trencrom Dowsers: This year on May 5th we plan to meet on Trencrom Hill, West
Penwith, Cornwall, where the Athena energy current passes, on its journey from
Skellig Michael in Ireland, across the tip of Cornwall and then across Europe to Israel.
Particularly appropriate, this is also the hill that gave the group its name. Dowsers,
Earth Singers and friends are invited to meet on the hill to focus on love and
harmony for the people and landscape. It is hoped to make contact with other
dowsers across Europe, to join with us at the same time along the current. Exploring
the Athena and Apollo energy currents was a 10-year dowsing journey for Hamish
Miller and Paul Broadhurst, (and their partners), and recorded in The Dance of
the Dragon and a set of beautiful handpainted maps. We also remember
Hamish's birthday on that day. Please see our website for further details:
http://www.trencromdowsers.org.uk

Paula Badger: Geoff and I intend to dowse the old Bill O Jack's Inn and
Ashway Gap on the land of Chris Crowther of Upperwood Farm and House, and
grouse Moor for historical mapping of watercourses and the unexpected of both
historical buildings now gone. Geoff Brinkman and I will go with John Ogden
and Rachel Fish to celebrate International Dowsing Day as a scientific survey.

West Wales Dowsers: We will be dowsing in and around Carmarthen Castle to celebrate
IDD.We hope that members of the public will be interested in what we are doing, and
perhaps even join in and have a go!

Slimbridge Dowsers: We will be holding an Open Day to teach dowsing on Saturday, May 4th in
Slimbridge Village Hall from 11am to 3:30pm. Free tuition will be available and
there will be tea, coffee and cakes at ridiculously low prices! We're all born with
the ability to dowse, so come and have a go. Sat 4th May 11 - 3.30pm. Slimbridge Church Hall GL2 7DF.. everyone welcome.

Vicky Sweetlove: I am holding a BSD approved course in Earth Energies and
Spirit of Place course at Worship Street, London on the 4th and 5th May.

Ian Pegler: I will be visiting Valle Crucis abbey, near Llangollen in North Wales to
do a bit of dowsing. I will try get there fairly early and will be around for most of
the day (opening hours permitting, I believe it opens at 10am). Amenities, a
cafe and a souvenir shop are close by. I'm happy to talk about the history of the
place and my own ideas to anyone who wants to hear. Will I see you there?

Cardiff & District Dowsers: We are going to be celebrating with a practical trip to St
Lythans just on outskirts of Cardiff, followed by lunch at Dyffryn Gardens,
nearby National Trust Property. Ridings Dowsers: We will be holding a
weekend workshop for members of the public; showing them how to dowse and
walking different types of labyrinths.

Sunrise Dowsers: We will be hosting a May Fayre at Hopton St Margaret’s ruins
(most easterly node of Michael and Mary) on May 5th. There will be dragons,
Mediaeval costumes etc. We will also be dowsing, drumming and music making on Michael and Mary.

Grahame Gardner: I am running a dowsing and labyrinth workshop near Comrie in Perthshire,
where we'll be constructing a temporary labyrinth and dowsing the results.

Kathy Wilson in Toronto:
North York Dowsers: Toronto Canada
Celebrating International Dowsing Day with a Learn to Dowse Workshop 10 am—Noon Sunday May 5, 2013 [Edithvale Community Centre 131 Finch Ave W, Toronto, ON M2N 2H8 Dempsey Room —Just show Up]

The Japanese Society of Dowsers is holding a major event and workshop at Inokashira Park, starting at 1115.

Ridings Dowsers: 2-day event 4th & 5th May at Nostell Priory. A weekend workshop working with members of the public; showing them how to dowse and walking different Labyrinths.Members of the group are welcome to stay for the day or part off as we need people to teach dowsing techniques.

Have a great day everyone, and don't forget to tell us about it afterwards!

A full report on the amazing events of May 5th 2012 can be downloaded here (pdf).

2012 Background

BSD member Mike Barwell proposed that 5 May (birthday of the late dowser Hamish Miller) be declared 'International Dowsing Day' as an annual event. The Society is supporting this idea, and we invited all BSD Affiliated Local Groups, International Dowsing Societies, as well as individual members and other interested folk to consider what they could do in their local areas.

We used this page to keep you up to date with plans as they developed – and there is more information on the Facebook page for the event.
Please let us know what you are intending to do and also let us know afterwards what your findings were - email info@britishdowsers.org.

In brief:

• You can design an event to suit your own interests and strengths
• There is no need to consider an expensive plan
• This could be the first of an annual event if considered successful - let's make it happen!

So, put the weekend of 4th/5th May 2013 in your diaries now!