British Society of Dowsers Background

As one of the oldest dowsing societies it attracts a considerable number of overseas members, particularly from the Commonwealth and from English speaking nations and it welcomes membership from anyone interested in dowsing, no matter what their level of expertise, from all over the world.

The objects for which the Society is established are:-

To encourage and support the study and practice of dowsing and its application in every field of human interest, in so far as such objects may be charitable.

And the Society shall have the following powers exercisable in furtherance of its said objects but not otherwise, namely:

(A) To maintain a public dowsing information service, including a Register of Dowsing Practitioners and a Register of Dowsing Tutors.

To this end the Society publishes a Journal, 'Dowsing Today', three times a year plus three newsletters. It publishes other occasional papers and books, holds lectures, conferences, courses and meetings in various parts of the UK, encourages, supports and fosters local area and special interest groups of dowsers and sells by mail order, on-line and at meetings educational books and dowsing equipment. It possesses an expanding library which may be used by members as a reference library by appointment. It also maintains a Register of Professional Dowsers, a Register of Tutors and operates a free information service for the benefit of the public who seek the services of a dowser.

As part of its charitable endeavours the Society raises funds to help source water supplies for people in less well developed countries. Through its Water For Life appeal fund the Society supports the Charity 'Reaching The Unreached' which was founded by Brother James Kimpton in southern India to help poor villages. As part of his efforts, Brother James, through his expertise as an outstanding dowser, has sited boreholes for more than 1800 dry villages. This Society raises money to help defray the costs of drilling and hand pumps for these boreholes.

The Society also supports an independent charity, Village Water. The aim here is to raise funds to assist with locating good underground water supplies, providing these through drilling in other third world countries.

The Society comprises over 1600 interesting and active members and is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of President, three Vice-Presidents and up to nine Council members, at their discretion. They meet regularly to determine policy and oversee the work of the Office in carrying out the work and objectives of the Society.

The Mission Statement adopted by the Council states:

The British Society of Dowsers exists to promote, encourage and safeguard the art of dowsing in its widest sense. It recognises that dowsing is a personal and subjective activity based partly on physical principles, partly on principles which science has not yet recognised. It provides a forum for the discussion of dowsing, a repository for the records of dowsing achievement and history. It provides an administrative structure to support the specific objectives and activities which stem from this fundamental purpose.