Dowsing Conference

Dowsing's Hidden Gems
The BSD Conference
25 to 27 September 2009
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos, GL 7 6JS


Join us this Autumn as we return to the charming rural setting of Cirencester. How to follow last year's highly successful and joyous event....? Well, with another whopper, of course!

Speakers to enthral, practical workshops to enhance skills, outings to refresh and stimulate, a party, an exhibition and a book fair……and sessions of Yoga and Tai Chi to help you recover from all that excitement…. And, who will find the hidden treasure?

Our theme, Dowsing's Hidden Gems, bridges the best old traditions with current thinking. We ‘travel' to new horizons, challenge our perceptions of what dowsing is, reveal the past via the akashic record, investigate how music can help us get ‘in the dowsing zone' and marvel as new ideas emerge from the ancient stones.

Whether you come for just one day or the whole weekend, there will be plenty of opportunities to try out new ideas, meet and make friends, and be stimulated by lectures from leading speakers.

The Royal Agricultural College, a much loved venue in the heart of the Cotswolds, is easily reached by train and car, with plenty of parking, comfortable en suite bedrooms and a reputation for good food.

The Speakers		Elizabeth Chadwick Alison King John Levine Peter with a 'hidden' stone Peter drumming inside West Kennet Dr Anne Miller Sig Lonegren
UNLOCKING THE PAST Alison King and Elizabeth Chadwick (Saturday) What if history was recorded on the ether? What if some people had the ability to see, feel, hear, taste and smell those records? What effect would it have on historical research? Best-selling historical novelist Elizabeth Chadwick and Akashic consultant Alison King are going to explain how they use this process, talk about the discoveries they have made and what it means to them. They will give a demonstration of how they use Alison's ability to access the past and then take questions. Starting out in Human Resources, Alison King returned to education to study for an English Degree. She later worked as a lecturer in further education and is currently self-employed as a complementary therapist in various fields including Reiki and Neuro-Linguistic Programming, in which she is a Master Practitioner. As long as she can remember, she has been sensitive to energies and in recent years has been developing this ability to help clients therapeutically and with requirements for historical and genealogical research. Elizabeth Chadwick is an award-winning writer of historical fiction set in the Middle Ages. Her approach to research is inter-disciplinary and she utilises the written word, practical living history, and non-physical resources in her efforts to bring history to life. While writing a novel about the great medieval magnate, William Marshal, she discovered that her close friend, Alison King, had the ability to access the past in extraordinary detail. She now makes extensive use of this information garnered from Alison's talent to write her novels, and it has led her to some astonishing discoveries.
ALPHAMUSIC John Levine (Sunday) John Levine is an Australian-born composer and pianist. His first Silence of Peace CD was so effective it put 3 budgies to sleep in daylight! Graduate in Music composition from Sydney University, he has worked with many of Australia's most famous composers and artists. For the last twenty years, John has been passionately engaged in meditation techniques, brain function and in music's potential to improve people's mental and physical well-being. His Alphamusic is being used to help with pain management (especially for cancer patients, migraines & Fibromyalgia), depression, emotional issues, stress-related disorders, focus, concentration, insomnia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, digestion, boosting the immune system, creativity, calming children & pets, improving productivity. John Levine's Alphamusic is being used in various institutions, offices, sensory rooms, hospitals, schools, nurseries, hospices and family homes to help calm stressed and anxious feelings. John will show us how his music can help dowsers get 'in the zone'.
THE WESSEX ASTRUM - Sacred Geometry in a Mystical Landscape Peter Knight (Talk on Friday evening, outing on Saturday afternoon) Peter Knight is a dowser, ley hunter and sacred sites tour guide. He is author of six popular books about ancient sites and sacred landscapes. He has spoken at international conferences in London, Malta, Glastonbury and in the USA. He has been made an Honorary Member of both the Antiquarian Society and the Wessex Dowsers. He lives in Wiltshire, just a few miles from Avebury, midst a landscape he knows and loves, and he believes passionately in personal interaction with the landscape, through dowsing, meditation, walking and shamanic drumming. Peter travels down from near Avebury, where he lives, to give a PowerPoint presentation to tell of his groundbreaking discovery of The Wessex Astrum, the huge landscape hexagram that incredibly links together Avebury, Stonehenge, Glastonbury, the St Michael Line and the Preseli Mountains! He will describe how the main sacred sites at these places are all situated on the leys of the hexagram as the lines converge of them. Many new megaliths were discovered, as well as sacred springs, abbey sites, Knights Templar places, hermite caves, and many other new discoveries described in the groundbreaking book by Peter and Toni Perrott, The Wessex Astrum - Sacred Geometry in a Mystical Landscape. The book is sending ripples around the earth mysteries world. Peter will do a booksigning of all his books afterwards. Peter will also lead us on an outing to engage and explore hidden sites and Avebury. See Peter's website at www.stoneseeker.net
How to Get your Ideas Adopted (and change the world) Dr Anne Miller (Saturday) Anne Miller has spent her life helping new ideas come to fruition. Having conducted some fascinating research with the dowser, Harry Lovegrove in her first job as a young engineer, she became one of the world's most successful female inventors, with 39 patents. She is a co-founder of the successful technology innovation organisation TTP Group and Director of The Creativity Partnership, where she provides management training and consultancy to some of the world's leading organisations. Her acclaimed book, How to get your ideas adopted (and change the world) was published earlier this year, and she will help us explore this fascinating topic. In a stimulating and interactive session, Anne will start by sharing her personal experience of researching dowsing within a commercial organisation. She will then explore with us, using fascinating demonstrations and stories, how we can overcome the four, very different, stages of resistance (three of which are often ignored) and significantly improve our chances of getting our ideas adopted. There will be plenty of audience participation as we explore our own skills of perception. As she says, resistance is normal, so don't get demoralised, get smart. See her website at www.annemiller.info
Sig's Hypothesis Number Two: Refraction Sig Lonegren M.A. (Sunday) Sig has been dowsing since his mother taught him how to look for water pipes in the late nineteen-fifties. He received his Masters' Degree in the study of Sacred Space in the late seventies, and is Trustee Emeritus of the ASD and Honorary Life Vice President of the BSD. He lives with his wife Karin at SunnyBank Centre in Glastonbury, is the author of several books on dowsing and labyrinths, and continues to teach and offer workshops. Stone rings align with the Sun when it is on the horizon; however, Sig has found that, unlike at places like Stonehenge, in a number of British chambers, the Sun doesn't enter/become visible until it is well above the horizon - as is seen in this multiple picture of Newgrange at the Winter Solstice Sunrise - the Sun comes through the light box above the entrance door only when it is a number of degrees above the horizon. Why this might be so is the basis of Sig's fascinating Hypothesis Number Two.

From Mystery To Mastery The Workshops & Presentations	Sat and/or Sun 2-5pm Each workshop lasts approx 1 hour.	Further Adventures in Zambia Village Water Appeal
Introduction to EMFs A Presentation on Dowsing for Technopathic Stress with this internationally renowned expert in the field.	Roy Riggs Saturday and Sunday
Take a Walk on the Wild Side Food as medicine, medicine as food. To include foraging for medically useful hedgerow plants with this internationally renowned Medical Herbalist.	Christopher Robbins Sunday STOP PRESS - Christopher is unable to join us, but we are thrilled that Davina Wynne-Jones will welcome us to her Herbs for Healing garden where we can forage, wander and learn about hedgerow herbs.
Dowsing for Geopsychic Stress - My Way BSD Vice-President reveals his approaches to harmonizing detrimental energies, particularly those connected with spirit trauma.	Adrian Incledon - Webber Saturday and Sunday
Dimensions of Health Fay, a member of the BSD Professional Register, will share her approach to healing the subtle energy bodies of the aura and chakra systems.	Fay Palmer Saturday and Sunday
Introduction to Dowsing in the Garden BSD Council member Prof John Flavell demonstrates how dowsing can be used to place plants, understand and improve their health and harmonize your garden. Sib Cole( of BSD articles-Down to Earth supports John in this workshop).	John Flavell with Sib Cole Saturday and Sunday
Healing Your Ancestors The importance of our ancestral patterns and their effect on our lives is often overlooked within the dynamic of our lives. Traumas within past generations can and do affect the lives of living relatives. Many emotional and psychological problems can stem from ancestral patterns that track down through the generations. David looks at overcoming these and other healing challenges.	David Furlong Sunday
Treasure Hunt Dowsing for tangible targets - the humorous way!	BSD Saturday and Sunday
Archaeological Dowsing for Beginners Learn to explore what lies beneath in this workshop with the Chairman of the BSD Archaeological Dowsing SIG.	John Baker Saturday and Sunday






Dowsing Fair open	Friday, Saturday and Sunday

The Outing (optional)		Outing to the stones at Avebury
A visit to Avebury, calling at special hidden places en route. (Coach provided). Saturday 2-5pm	On this outing via coach ... a bit of a 'magical mystery tour' really, we'll discover a number of hidden and unknown sites of great interest to those with a passion for earth energies, culminating in a visit to the stones of Avebury. This exciting outing is led by Peter Knight.

The Programme
Friday 25 September
2pm 2pm to 5pm	Dowsing Fair opens and Special Interest Groups meet: Archaeology 2pm to 4pm Earth Energies 3pm to 4pm Health 4pm to 5pm
4-5pm	Conference Registration
Dinner 7pm	After dinner. Peter Knight gives a talk aided by power point presentation on The Wessex Astrum.
Saturday 26 September
9am to 9.30am	Registration for Day Delegates
9.30am	Conference Welcome by Grahame Gardner, BSD President.
9.45am to 10.45am	Lecture Dr Anne Miller 'How to Get your Ideas Adopted and Change the World'
10.45am to 11.45am	Dowsing Fair
11.45am to 1pm	Lecture and demonstration Elizabeth Chadwick and Alison King 'Unlocking the Past'
1pm to 2pm	Lunch
2pm to 5pm	‘From Mystery to Mastery' A range of workshops, lectures, events and an outing to choose from.
7pm	Dinner followed by a party.
Sunday 27 September
9am to 9.30am	Registration for Day Delegates & AGM Visitors
9.30am to 10.45am	AGM, BSD Awards, and Presentation about BSD
10.45 to 11.45am	Dowsing Fair
11.45am to 1pm	Lecture Sig Lonegren.' Sig's Hypothesis No 2: Refraction
1pm to 2pm	Lunch
2pm to 3pm	‘From Mystery to Mastery' A range of workshops and lectures to choose from, hosted by our Tutors and Speakers.
4pm to 5pm	Lecture John Levine 'Alphamusic'
5pm	Closing Session Grahame Gardner, BSD President.

The Venue
The Royal Agricultural College, a much loved venue in the heart of the Cotswolds, is easily reached by train and car, with plenty of parking, comfortable en suite bedrooms and a reputation for good food. Single and twin rooms are available.
click here or visit the college web site at www.rac.ac.uk for more information Tel: 01285 652531
click here for a map and directions to Cirencester and the College
click here for trains to Kemble (nearest station, 3miles from Cirencester)	National Rail Enquiries: 08457 484950

Costs and How to Book - (you can now book online) Please phone us on 01684 576969 or email us at info@britishdowsers.org for more information or to book. You can also book via our on line shop by clicking here
Fully residential weekend (from Friday inc. lunch at 1pm, to Sunday close, 5pm)	£259
Fully residential weekend (from 2pm on Friday to Sunday close, 5pm)	£249
Fully residential shorter weekend (from Saturday 9am to Sunday close, 5pm)	£199
Saturday only, non residential (from Saturday 9am to Saturday 5pm, inc lunch)	£119
Optional extra dinner, Saturday evening (for non residential day delegates)	£ 15
Sunday Only, non residential (from Sunday 9am to Sunday 5pm, inc lunch)	£89
Non-members surcharge	£25
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Fees include lecture and workshop programme and options for full board or day delegates. They are payable in full on booking. VAT is included in the prices quoted.
Cancellations received before 15 August will receive a full refund, cancellation after 15 August will incur a charge of 50% of the total paid. Closing date for booking is 8 September 2009, but please book early to avoid disappointment, as numbers are strictly limited.