This was one of the first things I learned on my path as a healer. I use other methods now, having developed my skills as a healer and intuitive for years. I still find this to be one of the best tools to gift new healers with because it helps you to learn what the frequency is of each chakra and how to tune into it. It teaches you what it feels/looks like when a chakra is in balance or not, while also teaching you pendulum work.

That’s a lot of pluses!

You will need a pendulum for today’s posts. I learned this technique by using a washer that was tied to a string around 30 cm, or a foot long. I now use a quartz pendulum. I’ve also used in the past wood tied to string, headphones, and necklaces.

Pendulums work by accessing the information inside your Auric field. They respond to what your energy is promoting in your field. When you ask a question your energy responds and the pendulum is giving you a visual sign of what that answer is.

That’s why most things can be used for this work. I’ve only had problems with dowsing using a pendulum when I ask questions I’m biased about. If you are not biased either way about a question then your answer will have a high chance of accuracy.

Some people will find it’s easier to use certain materials over others, and that’s fine. Experiment and find out what works for you.

Here’s what I do when I check someones chakras with a pendulum.

First I verify what qualifies as a yes or no with the pendulum.

The extent of my dowsing skills is yes or no questions and numbers so I stick with this method when I use a pendulum. I place the end of the string that doesn’t have the pendulum on it at the edge of my hand that will be holding it up. I run the string along my palm, closing my fingers over it, pinching the string between the tips of my thumb and index fingers from which the pendulum will hang.

This is the most potent way that you can hold a pendulum giving it the best access to your heart’s answers to the questions you ask. There is a heart chakra in the palm of each hand.

I hold the pendulum about three inches above the face-up palm of my other hand.

“Show me yes.” I ask. I wait until it swings either left to right or back to front. Sometimes it will circle.

“Show me no.” I ask next and wait for that answer. The answers get stronger with practice and allowance.

Then I ask two or three test questions like “Is my name this? Am I wearing this?” to test the validity of the first two questions. When I secure with what represents yes and no I begin the process on the chakras.

The person whose chakras I’m checking will be lying down on their back, relaxing or meditating. They don’t have to do anything except lie still.

I will usually begin with the root chakra and work my way up. I place the pendulum a few inches above each chakra asking the following questions in succession:

“Is this chakra in balance?” If yes, I move to the next chakra. If no, I continue questioning:

“Is this chakra over functioning?” or “Is this chakra under functioning?”. The answer to these questions give me a really good idea as to what the person lying down is experiencing in their life based on the chakra system. A great reference book for this is Wheels of Life: A User’s Guide to the Chakra System by Anodea Judith.

I’ve also asked further questions about chakras such as: Will this healing method bring this chakra into balance? Is this chakra open? Is this chakra blocked (by ______)?

To check your chakras you use the same method but don’t place the pendulum over your body.

You can simply continue to hold the pendulum in the same way as you check the yes and no. You will ask the same questions with a slight difference:

“Is my root chakra in balance?” If yes, move to the next chakra. If no, ask if the root chakra is over functioning or under functioning.

This is a super easy method of checking your chakras or another persons. It can provide invaluable information, especially if you ask the right questions. It will also develop and hone your intuition.

Good luck! Happy dowsing!

A fun test that I sometimes do online to check my chakras is here.