CRYSTALS

	Results from Dowsing with Crystals – Derby Gaol 16-11-02

	Explanation and prevention of fraud

	Several experiments were carried out at the Gaol using crystals in an attempt to obtain answers to questions. Two or three Dowsers were working simultaneously using crystals and were positioned in such a manner that they were unable to see each other. To also eliminate any collusion or fraud, the Dowsers each randomly selected a pre-printed sheet, which showed the number of fingers they would show to their individual witnesses. Each witness had a duplicate copy of the Dowsers sheet and translated the answers back into one of the four possible answers: Yes No Can’t Answer No Answer The questions were prepared during the evening by the members of the team not involved in dowsing to ensure the Dowsers had no prior knowledge of them. No partners were allowed to work together during these experiments.

	Session 1
	2 Dowsers used

	Question	Dowser A	Dowser B	Dowser C
1	Do you mind if we talk to you?	Yes	Yes	-
2	Have you ever visited Ireland?	No	Can't Answer	-
3	Were you imprisoned here?	Yes	Yes	-
4	Did you work here	No	No	-
5	Did you have any children?	Yes	Can't Answer	-
6	Did you die as a result of your crime?	Yes	Yes	-
7	Will you help us today?	Yes	Yes	-
8	Will you make your presence known today?	Yes	Yes	-
9	Are you here now through choice	Yes	Yes	-
10	Are there other spirits here now?	No	No	-


	Session 2
	3 Dowsers used
	Using the information gained from the first session, the next set of questions were tailored a little more around the people executed at the gaol in an attempt to narrow down who the Dowsers were communicating with.

	Question	Dowser A	Dowser B	Dowser C
0	Is there more than one spirit in this room?	No	Yes	Yes
1	Are you male?	Yes	Yes	Yes
2	Did you say “Let me go”	Yes	No	Can't Answer
3	Were you convicted as a murderer?	No	Yes	No
4	Were you alive in the 1800?	Yes	No	Yes
5	Were you over the age of 25?	No Answer	Yes	Can't Answer
6	Do you like R**** F*? (Name deliberately withheld*)	Yes	No	Yes
7	Can you move away from the Gaol?	No Answer	No	Yes
8	Are you happy that we’re here?	Can't Answer	No	No
9	Did something happen to one of us in the museum?	Yes	No Answer	No Answer
10	Do you know John King? (Hung in 1817)	No Answer	No	No Answer


	Analysis of the first 2 sessions
	From the first session using a scoring system of::

	2 identical answers	= 100%
	1 Answer and a refusal or no answer	= 50%
	2 Opposite answers	= 0%


	From the second session using all three dowsers using a scoring system of:

	3 identical answers	= 100%
	2 identical and a refusal or no answer	= 75%
	2 identical answers	= 50%
	1 answer and 2 refusals or no answers	= 25%
	No identical answers	= 0%


	From the second session taking the results of Dowsers A & B only, using a scoring system of::

	2 identical answers	= 100%
	1 Answer and a refusal or no answer	= 50%
	2 Opposite answers	= 0%


	From the second session taking the results of Dowsers B & C only, using a scoring system of::

	2 identical answers	= 100%
	1 Answer and a refusal or no answer	= 50%
	2 Opposite answers	= 0%


	From the second session taking the results of Dowsers A & C only, using a scoring system of::

	2 identical answers	= 100%
	1 Answer and a refusal or no answer	= 50%
	2 Opposite answers	= 0%


	Conclusions
	Although there are obvious discrepancies during session 2 it should be noted that in session 1 question 10 the two dowsers were apparently communicating with the same spirit whilst session 2 question 1 suggests that there may have been more than one spirit present. The graphs above suggest that Dowsers A and C may have been in touch with one spirit whilst Dowser B was communicating with another one. The dowsers were all sat round a single table and asked to note any positive movement from their crystals whilst a list of executed prisoners was read out. Since none of the Dowsers knew John King who was hung in 1817, we wrongly assumed that this meant that the spirits must have been executed before him. When the following list was read out none of the Dowsers received a response.
	Thomas Knowles Lacy Powell James Gration John Evans John Dent J Mellor J Spensor R Boothe J parker Joseph West James Tomlinson Percival Cook Paul Mason Richard Herbert
	We realised that, although John King may have been executed before our spirit or spirits they may not have known him therefore making the question ambiguous, so we revised the list to include people executed after him. The new list read as follows:
	John Brown Thomas Jackson George Booth John King Jeremiah Brandeth William Turner Issac Ludlam Thomas Hopkinson George Batty John Leedhan
	Dowser A got an acknowledgement to William Turner. Dowser B got an acknowledgement to George Booth. Dowser C got an acknowledgement to both of the above names.
	Let us now look at the profile of these two people:
	George Booth age 21 from Chesterfield hanged for setting fire to haystacks at South Winfield in 1817 (If not arrested would have probably marched with the Pentrich Martyrs. William Turner age 46 from South Wingfield hanged and beheaded for high treason (Pentrich Martyr). Could the differing answers obtained from the three Dowsers have been caused by two different spirits answering? Only further investigation will tell us. Watch this space.

	Chris Thompson