Editing Dowsing (section)

===Dowsing twig===
[[File:Agriculture in Britain- Life on George Casely's Farm, Devon, England, 1942 D9817.jpg|thumb|right|George Casely uses a hazel twig to search for water on the land around his [[Devon]] farm, 1942.]]
Traditionally, the most common method used is the dowsing twig, a forked (Y-shaped) branch from a tree or bush. Some dowsers prefer branches from particular trees, and some prefer the branches to be freshly cut. [[Hazel]] twigs in Europe and [[witch-hazel]] in the United States are traditionally commonly chosen, as are branches from [[willow]] or [[Peach|peach trees]]. The two ends on the forked side are held one in each hand with the third (the stem of the Y) pointing straight ahead. The dowser then walks slowly over the places where the target (for example, minerals or water) may be, and the dowsing rod is expected to dip, incline or twitch when a discovery is made.<ref name="Inglis">Inglis (1986)</ref> This method is sometimes known as "willow witching." Some dowsers would hang a golden ring on the edge of the dowsing rod, or split the tip to slide in a silver coin.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Vance |last=Randolph |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/868269974 |title=Ozark Magic and Folklore. |date=2012 |publisher=Dover Publications |isbn=978-1-306-33958-2 |oclc=868269974}}</ref>