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How do pendulums work because I fond a ordament stone on a chain and I thought hey it looks like a pendulum and I asked it a question and it spun from side to side and then around in a circle. sweatdrop I dont know what it means

Maggie's right , 3nodding The main thing about pendulums is that they're affected by your will, let's say. Like Maggie said if you think about one of the answers, or have high hopes for the answer you want, the pendulum will reflect that. I was told that the best way to get a correct answer is to clear your mind. By just focusing on the question, I think there was supposed to be a higher chance of getting the answer to the question.......
Wait, here...
"....The pendulum, as an extension of the person using it, may be influenced both consciously and subconsciously making the responses inaccurate. Wishful thinking or a preconceived outcome, however slight, can be magnified making the use of the pendulum in that instance ineffective. One must take steps to prevent this. Insufficiently specific questioning can result in senseless responses...."


I think All I'm managing to do is just repeat what was already said..... There were also ways to hold the pendulum and stuff like that. If you want to find some more You can google it ( though, I think you should go with what Maggie wrote. It's alot simpler and easier to understand.)
Here's a site I found a while ago... I think it was an OK site, though it kind of repeats things.....

http://emeraldinnovations.co.uk/radionic/Pendulums/How_to/how_to.html

i used to use one a lot but it got stolen gonk I mostly used it for dowsing like finding stuff for people. it swung in the direction of the item or items.

wise words indeed

Could be, I use a deck of playing cards for yes/no questions. (Like I said, I keep losing the pendulums. sweatdrop )

Though, if you can get tarot-like anwsers from playing cards I admire you smile I could never figure out the meanings, the tarot has piccies on the cards for me to work from, but playing cards are just a bunch of hearts, spades and such. Your intuition must be strong.

A agree with some of the answers being influenced by our desire for a certain answer, but as far as using it and understanding it, you can just ask it what yes is and what no is. Just clearly say, whats yes? and it will do its yes and then ask it whats no? and it will do its thing for no. Simple =)