AURAMETER IN ACTION PREFACE This step-by-step, instructional Dowsing method featuring the original Cameron Auram. eter covers myriad Dowsing approaches based upon in-the-field work and experimentation by the late Verne L. Cameron and myself. For several years now the Aurameter has been generally sold through the mail. Though an instructional brochure has been provided with each instrument, the Aurameter’s many fea- tures, capabilities and potentials couldn't begin to be covered in a two-page flyer. Those who made a direct purchase from Verne L. Cameron, or myself, had the advantage of some personal instruction. For those who did not, this instructional book will be of great help as it goes beyond our earlier Dowsing books: Aquavideo, Locating Underground Water, Map Dowsing and Oil Locating Handbooks, and my two later booklets: 1. Techniques of Pendulum and 2. Swing-Rod Dowsing. We have a better book now for having waited so long, Through the years, several exciting new discoveries and Dowsing techniques have been developed using the Cameron Aurameter. Included here are advanced Dowsing methods, showing trends beyond previously known or published works in this field. In addition, an examination is made of the virtues and limitations presented by the use of Divining instruments other than the Aurameter. Of utmost importance in Dowsing today, is one’s awareness of the existence and nature of prephysical to physical states of energy. Without this knowledge, the work becomes more vulnerable to blind guessing, self deception and outright failure. To Dowsers who have sensed and experienced the presence of subtle, higher energies (for the most part as yet unrecorded by scientific instruments) this method should open new doors of investigation. For the novice, and those who wish to improve their art, the basic and advanced features presented here offer a solid foundation for new discovery and self realization. Each one must find his/her own way to mentally contact the physically untouched object of thing — invisible to sight — at a distance. Communication between subject or object beyond the range of actual physical contact can be achieved through developed extended sensory per- ceptions, Clairsetience and Clairvoyance (extending one’s tactile and visual senses respectively). Mediatorship or Mediumship, with the help of an Angel, Personal Master, Guide or Spirit also seems to work for some people while Dowsing. It has given me years of pleasure and personal satisfaction to witness the progress of students of all ages and many cultures. Failures may have been the greatest teacher, but suc- cesses kept us going. In this study, one must keep an open mind, Dowse with enthusiasm, and in spite of any difficulties, just know that Dowsing really works. Faith leads the way .INTRODUCTION ‘The late Dowsing Master Verne L. Cameron, once estimated that he designed, built and tested more than 100 Dowsing instruments before conceiving his first model of the Aurameter in the mid or late 1940's. Verne called the original working device leading to the development of the Aurameter a Water Compass. Then in 1952 a stylized version was renamed the Aurameter after a surprising discovery by Cameron and Max Freedom Long, that the instrument could define the human aura. In earlier days Verne Cameron performed on-site water, ore and oil locating using several different instruments. He would begin with a directional compass. Then, after orientating him- self with a line pointing toward a distant, potential underground water source. Cameron sought verification with other instruments; a homemade clock device, some downright and upright pendulums; sometimes a wand, rods or other mechanically constructed Dowsing props of his own invention. Having satisfactorily determined the approximate location and immediate subterranean presence of the object or substance of his quest, Verne continued to note its precise location and pattern as he read it above ground. Then he brought out his favorite weighing device, a hand-held teeter-totter like, vertically operating instrument to determine depths. Sometimes he would seek additional verification, such as direction of flow, volume, temperature, potability and basic geology with his favorite standby, the water compass, an instrument basically limited to horizontal movement. He often used this instrument to acquire additional information involving “Yes” or “No” answers. ‘After several years of successful Locating work, Cameron began to feel handicapped by the enormous time consumed carrying around, sorting, testing and fine-tuning so many instru- ments on each job. He also realized that he was becoming too dependent on Dowsing tools and intellect, with less emphasis upon intuition and feeling perceptions. As the old saying goes: ‘Necessity becomes the mother of invention,” so Cameron decided to design a single instrument that would combine the outstanding features of two Dowsing aids. At first, there were numerous failures; how to get an inflexible, horizontally swinging instru- ment to move vertically while still maintaining sensitive balance and poise? Presently, Cameron solved the problem by re-examining the natural mobility of the wand, a long, slender, tapering limb freshly cut from a live tree. This simple Dowsing instrument — readily available wherever trees grow — is easily fashioned from flexible green wood. The wand performs at least three separate or combined Dowsing functions. 1. It is directional. It will sway right or left. 2. The wand will weigh up and down vertically. 3. This tapered switch will also gyrate to some degree and whip in almost any position, thus serving as a crude but functional upright and downright pendulum. ‘Though the wand is a marvelous and effective Dowsing tool it is limited: no two instru- ments are ever exactly alike, the wood dries out in time, stiffening in the process, losing its sen-HOLDING THE AURAMETER A Step-by-Step Method 1. The instrument can be held in either hand with the palm facing upward, to the side or down. But having decided, it may be best to stick with one basic method. The other two posi- tions depicted, along with varying grips can greatly enhance your Dowsing Code and will be shown as we progress through this section of techniques. Never hold the Aurameter upside- down and drooping, See plates 4 and 5. Left-handed persons can hold the Aurameter with either hand — whatever seems comfortable. Unless in special cases, where a particular code refinement is added, it is wise not to change your method of holding the Aurameter in the early learning stages. This advice applies to all techniques as well as mental visual symbols and code arrangement; otherwise one can later become intellectually confused. 2. Next Step. Hold the handle halfway back, and make sure the index finger grips the handle’s underside, just behind the forward screwhead. See plates 2 and 3. If too far forward, the index finger invariably makes contact with the wand and this places a drag on any free swing of the large coil stem joining the bearing action on one end, with the pointer at the other end. See plates 6 and 7. The slightest touch can disturb the delicate interaction between the Aurameter’s tip and a tiny spring mounted inside the handle. It is the interplay between the wire's flexibility and the coil action, counterbalanced against this little spring that makes the Aurameter one of the most sensitive Dowsing devices ever invented. Neither should the coil stem be gripped between the thumb and index finger. See plate 8. 3. Begin by bringing the Aurameter into position with the tip pointing straight out in front of you. See plate 8,4, Keep handle and pointer parallel, or higher in alignment with the floor; again, don't allow the wand to droop. See plate 11. Slanting its length down- ward also reduces the Aurameter's sensitivity, As the pointer descends, the pull of gravity ever increases. The lower it goes, the more inertia it must overcome, adding to its weight, creat- ing an ever diminishing sensitivity and sluggishness in response. Eventu- ally the two-ounce tip becomes like a dead weight when it is pointed angu- larly toward the ground. Conversely, as the pointer is poised ever higher above horizontal, sensitivity continu- ally increases. See plates 10 and 13. 22. 13. Of course skill in balancing the Aurameter in any upright position (as an elevated wand or upright pendulum) above horizontal, comes with continued practice. Please remember also that most Aurameters are manufactured so that they lie at rest with a dipped “V” angle between handle and tip. See plate 12. 5. Holding the instrument in a downright (below horizontal) position does provide one advan- tage. See plate 14. This occurs when the operator first begins to work with the Aurameter. The dead-weight tug forward sets up the poise. This weighty, gravity pull brings the pointer into precise alignment with the hand holding the device. The tip can later be elevated angularly up- ward to the desired, balanced position. See plate 15. Also, three types of undergrip are shown. One or more can be used from time-to-time as desired. See plates 16, 17 and 18. 16. a7. 18. 6. Once the instrument is poised, as described in the foregoing sections 3 and 5, gradually arch the wrist so that your grip-hand tilts angularly upward, continuing until the tip reaches a com- fortably balanced slant, See plates 11 and 13. To repeat, one can slowly elevate the pointer by turning the gripping hand upward at the wrist until the entire instrument (the wand itself) 7reaches a plane parallel with the floor or ground upon which you stand. Then, by tipping the forward end of the handle further up, the pointer — still maintaining equilibrium — rises above the horizon, Don't confuse wrist action with arm movement. Each has its own separate func- tion, although there are times when both must coordinate together. 7. When the Aurameter has reached the critical level where handle and tip are at least parallel with the ground (or slightly above), proceed slowly to raise the wrist, all the while holding the pointer straight forward in balance. As the stem between the hand and tip continues to arch (see plate 10), the lower coil windings open up — while the upper windings squeeze closer to- gether. If the forward balance can be sustained, the pointer will eventually reach an upward angular plane several — perhaps 45 degrees above the horizon. See plate 12. 8. After the Aurameter wand inclines sufficiently, poise can still be maintained with practice, but beyond a certain point of lift it becomes increasingly difficult to hold the instrument in bal- ance. But you will be rewarded for your patience. The higher you raise the pointer the greater the sensitivity. Herein lies the key to the true delicate response. You will find this same principle also applies when the Aurameter is used as a “weighing device,” with the tip bobbing up-and- down in approximate one-second intervals. This “weighing action” requires (for best efficiency) that the pointer is always swinging up-and-down on a straight line forward of the body — until a code signal is received. This occurs when the instrument swings over, right or left, as noted in the upcoming section on “Depthing.” 9. Returning to the elevated position technique described in the foregoing . . . Here's an excel- lent exercise for developing Clairsentient response and becoming acquainted with the Aura- meter on a deep feeling level. The following is one way of consciously freeing onself from exter- nal world interferences and surrendering the objective thinking mind to the subjective (feeling) mind. (a) Now try getting into a more subjective (intuitional) state by shutting your eyes. Feel the interplay in the handle between grip and the floating tip, as if there is no connecting stem and coil between the two. Sense in your hand the pulsing weighted tip seemingly levitating out in space. (b) Physically cause the instrument to bob up-and-down. Don't be too concerned at this point if the coil spring stem and pointer break away from an even up-and-down dip forward, that is, if the pointer action sways right or left while the blind weighing exercise is going on. ‘The main thing here is getting into your feelings — away from the fascination of watching the Aurameter’s bobbing action. Visual observation invariably introduces unwanted outside sensory input which so often interferes with true Dowsing performance a function of Clair- sentience (extended tactile sense), also known as remote locating or actually touching at a distance ... When our vision is active — in the absence of unusual sounds or other sensate activities — it has been estimated that the eyes register some 80% of all sensory input recorded in the brain throughout the day. 10. Once you've acquired the feeling that the weight in the pointer (moving up-and-down) is totally felt in the hand holding the Aurameter, begin by transferring this same sensation up through the wrist into your forearm. Keep your eyes closed and continue physically bobbing the instrument up-and-down. If the feeling is slow in moving up from the hand and throughout the forearm region, be patient, it will presently begin. Next, when the weighing sensation has firmly located itself in the forearm region, pro- ceed to mentally (and internally) draw the feeling into the upper arm and shoulder area. Be sure there's no disconnect. Keep an even flow of energy contact, all the way from the dancing 8pointer as one continuous sensation relayed via your hand, wrist, forearm and upper arm into the shoulder(s). Now, working progressively in this manner, direct the energy flow up into the forehead, between the two eyebrows (the Third Eye or Ajna Center), and thence downward into the heart, onward as you go into the stomach, filling the entire upper body with a feeling of the swinging weight. Do not break contact with the bobbing tip at any point along the continu- ous energy circuit now established. Go on . .. push or direct the sensation further down into the sacral center, lower torso, down through the thighs, knees, into the calves, ankles and then into the feet. By now your entire body should be pulsating in vital contact with the bobbing weight. This is an effective physical Dowsing technique, enabling one to develop pure Clairsentience, where one can discover new and little-known nuances of tactile perception defining subtle dif- ferences between touching and feeling. One can't physically touch without feeling, but one can feel without touching. Think about it ... Therefore touching at a distance calls into action feelings we may seldom use. It is the combining and understanding of the two forces that brings about more accurate Dowsing results.