Jack’s Dowsing During My Father’s Passing
By Jack Barber
November 2015
On November 16, 2016, my parents were victims in a tragic car accident. Both sustained life threatening injuries, including my father’s coma from which he would not recover. My purpose for this article is to share dowsing as an invaluable tool for communicating with loved ones as they transition to the spiritual realm.
Basics of Spiritual Dowsing Communication
My father, who was 82 years at the time, had been dowsing as a means of spiritual connection for about 20 years. I ultimately followed him in this practice, and have done so for the past 10 years. In our practice, we use the common Yes’ and ‘No’ positions . In addition to these, my father established positions for alphabetical letters arranged in a circular clock-like pattern which we call “Grandma’s Alphabet”. When you establish a spelling communication, you can observe rods move to one of the 12 positions, call out the corresponding letters until the letter is correct, and then the rod(s) will proceed to the next position.
Connecting and Communicating with My Father
On the first night after the accident as my father laid in his coma, I stood beside his bed and dowsed in hopes of a connection. With Grandma’s Alphabet in front of me, I began with a prayerful mantra giving thanks and appreciation for life despite this tragedy. After spinning several times, the left rod moved to the ‘B’ position and the right rod to the ‘E’. For me, ‘BE’ is the fundamental word for, and indicative of, my connection with the Energy of Life. Both rods then pointed to my father. I asked if this indicated our connection and the rods moved to the ‘Yes’ position.
I petitioned for my father’s wellbeing, and both rods turned to the right and guided me through a 3-turn blessing, literally turning me in place. With each turn, I whispered, ‘Thank for the opportunity to be an instrument for this blessing’. My belief is that my body is literally ‘an instrument’, which turns just like the rods themselves. I then petitioned for blessings for my mother and was guided through 3-turns before again returning to my father.
I asked if my father’s spirit guides were with him … Baby William (my brother’s still born son who has become our family’s guardian angel), Madeleine (our spiritual mentor’s deceased wife), and Grandma (my mother’s grandmother who inspired the dowsing alphabet). The rods moved to the ‘Yes’ position after each inquiry, confirming their presence.
I asked if my father had a message, but broke-down doubting my own competency to receive such a message given the gravity of the situation. The rods directed me to turn one-time, reminding me to serve as an instrument with no ego or attachment to the outcome. With my confidence restored, I told my father that I was ready to begin.
The left rod began to move to different positions as I called out letters. At times, I had difficulty following the movements and asked to start over. Realizing only the left rod was moving, I set down the right rod and concentrated on the left rod’s movement. Eventually, I received the entire message:
WE ARE WONDERING IF WE CAN SEE LUZZO (my father’s pet name for my mother)
I repeated the entire message aloud to ensure it was correct. The rods moved to the ‘Yes’ position. I explained to my father that the ambulance had taken my mother to another hospital with similar injuries and although the doctors said her prognosis was good, she was not ready to move. Through tears, I told him that we would need more time for both of them to get stronger. I confirmed there were no other messages he wanted to communicate and concluded the session.
Over the next couple of days, we worked with the doctors and hospital administration to transfer my mother from one ICU to the other … no small feat mind you. Each evening, I dowsed beside my father’s bed petitioning for their well-being, confirming the presence of his spirit guides, and asked if they were aware of our progress. Each time I received the simple response:
WE DO
Remote Connection with Our Spiritual Mentor
I reached out to John, our spiritual mentor, to share with him about this experience. I thanked him for inspiring our dowsing practice and acknowledged that it was such a tremendous gift to my family during this difficult time. The next day, John responded with the results of his own dowsing experience and connection with my father:
After my invocation, I began:
Am I in touch with my friend Will Barber ~Yes
Will, have you been communicating with Jack? ~Yes
Is it true that you are in a coma? ~Yes
Are you aware in a temporal sense? ~Yes
Is Jack's rendering of your communication correct? ~Yes
Will, is your body in pain? ~Yes
Are you conscious of feeling the pain? ~No
Are you preparing to leave your body? ~Yes
Are you at peace with that? ~Yes
Do you know that your wife Pat is near? ~Yes
Is there anything you want or need? ~No
Do you trust the end of life decisions of your children? ~Yes
Will you let your son Jack know that? ~Yes
John said that the responses were strong, and the ‘yes’ response to the last question was vigorous.
My Father Guiding our Decisions
After a couple days, my mother was finally strong enough to visit my father. The hospital staff wheeled her hospital bed next to my father, so that she could face him, hold his arm, and speak lovingly of their oneness for the past 53 years. It was a moment for which our family will always be forever grateful.
Afterwards, my family met to discuss my father’s DNR (Do Not Resituate) directive. We knew that his desire was not to be resuscitated given his bleak prognosis. Later that night, I again dowsed by my father’s bedside. I petitioned for their well-being, confirmed the presence of his spiritual guides, and asked if they were aware of my mother’s visit:
WE DO
Realizing my poorly formulated question, resulted in an awkward response, I asked again if my father was satisfied with the visit and received a ‘Yes’ affirmation. I then asked him if there was anything that he wanted to communicate. The rods spontaneously spelled:
CODE FOR DAD
When I asked if he agreed with the change to his DNR directive, the rods moved to the ‘Yes’ position. I told my father that this was a really important decision for us, so I wanted to ask again for clarity. I relaxed my hands letting the rods ‘rest’ in front of me. When I picked the rods back up again, they returned to the ‘Yes’ position.
Preparing for My Father’s Passing
By the next day, the doctors concluded that my father’s neurological functions had not improved and there was no chance for recovering a meaningful life. At that point, we knew that my father would want nature to take its course rather continuing medical intervention to sustain his body. That night, when I ‘checked-in’ with my father and his spiritual guides via dowsing, I asked if they were aware of his prognosis and that they agreed with our decision to cease medical assistance. The response was:
WE DO
I asked if there was any other communication. The rods spontaneously spelled:
GOD BE WITH DAD AND MOM
A Fitting End
On November 24, 2015, eight days after the accident, my family gathered by his bedside. He passed at 7:33 pm, a fitting time given the spiritual significance of the numbers 7 and 3. I felt little grief for our loss, but rather, gratitude, for his life and for his legacy.
Based on my understanding and faith that everything is energy, I have become intrigued by the notion that our physical bodies are literally antennas for our spiritual energy. Each antenna is unique and therefore tunes into a unique spiritual being. As we grow, the antenna becomes more cable of channeling our spirit. We can even work to make our antennas stronger, by eliminating the ego (which is like a vibration/echo), so that our spiritual energy can resonate more purely. When the body weakens (through disease, age, or injury), the antenna’s ability to conduct the energy weakens. But, the energy itself is not diminished, only our perception of that spirit through the physical body. And, so it was with my father. Though his antenna was irreparably damaged and l deeply miss his physical presence, I know that his spirit abides.
Epilogue
In the time since his passing, dowsing has consistently provided a way to connect with my father’s spirit and receive affirming messages that he remains present in our lives. It is an honor and privilege to share that dowsing for spiritual connection is not just a possibility. It is a reality.
Namaste. Cotuu. Amen
