ABOUT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF DOWSERS

The American Society of Dowsers is a nonprofit corporation founded in Vermont in 1961 to disseminate knowledge of dowsing (water witching, discovery of lost articles or persons, and related parapsychological phenomena), development of its skills, and recognition for its achievements. The society issues the quarterly journal the American Dowser, which present a representative cross-section of this highly diverse material. We hold an annual convention as well as regional conferences and local chapter events throughout the year.

Mission Statement

The American Society of Dowsers, Inc. is a scientific and educational non-profit organization whose mission is “to support, encourage and promote dowsing and dowsers in a manner consistent with the highest standards of personal integrity and behavior; to provide dowsing education and training to dowsers and non-dowsers alike to bring them to a level of proficiency they are comfortable with; and to promote and foster communication and fellowship among all persons in any way interested in dowsing.” 

In line with our stated mission, members of the American Society of Dowser will work:

• To unite for an interchange of experiences, ideas, and good fellowship
• To build up records of dowsing accomplishments
• To advance the systematic and responsible use of dowsing
• To declare and demonstrate that dowsing for water must be included as one means of overcoming the increasingly serious international water shortage
• To cooperate with any professional or research groups that wish to learn about dowsing, on the basis that dowsing is an established living experience
• To assist anyone who wishes to develop the use of any faculty for dowsing that he or she possesses
• To encourage humility in dowsers about the possibility of human error in their findings

These guidelines have been excerpted from the By-laws: Chapter XV, Section 1, as amended 4/16/11.