The Dowsers Gift

My Uncle was a lovely man, although I met him late in life. Through researching family history I found my mother's siblings and re-united them, they had not been together since my mother was a baby and left with an aunt. But that's a whole other story and I'm saving that for a book one day.


Uncle was many things and one of them was a dowser, he was very sensitive and could feel lay lines and find things on a map. He kept most of this to himself and just went and helped whoever needed his help, the police, members of the general public who had seen things and folks looking for something. As far as I know, although he was good at finding water and water ways, his gift was his ability to make people feel so much better by dowsing and explaining something to them.


Uncle was in the RAF in the war, in fact both of my Uncle's were RAF, but this one was an engineer. So there is a great connection to aircraft and to all the varied engineering that goes along with it.


I live in Scotland and most of the blood family live in England so I don't see them very often and I had no idea he was so ill, so its come as a shock to learn that he left this World for the next just as the eclipse took place. 


So his 'healing' has taken place but what of the close family, all running from one appointment to another trying to get everything organised. Such a lot to do and so many people to see that its not until all of this is over that the cold facts fall into place.


Uncle could dowse with anything, he was using a piece of string tied to a pen top when I last saw him do some investigating, its not about the equipment its the gift that is the important thing.


All of us have different gifts, yours might be playing music, or singing. It could be sewing or making a tapestry piece, or simply learning to repair and mend old things. But to my mind Uncle's gift was his sensitive nature, and being able to use this to help others. It may not have been 'acceptable' in some parts of the family, but he never did anyone any harm, he just wanted to help and he did!


Although I found him late in life, I did find him, love him and I feel for my cousins.


Rest well Uncle, you like many other hero's deserve a peaceful sleep for now!