Your pendulum can be your biggest ally, if you use it correctly.

Before you can understand how to ensure your Reiki pendulum is providing you with accurate information, you’ll need to understand how pendulums work.

How A Pendulum Works

Pendulums work in the same way as kinesiology and muscle testing do; they pick up on what your subconscious believes or Higher Self already knows but you are unaware of in your conscious mind.

Here is a little factoid we at Reiki Training Classes find fascinating: According to Bruce Lipton, a prominent biologist, 95% of your behavior is determined by your subconscious mind.  And ‘subconscious’ by its very definition means you aren’t even aware of it! So basically, we live our lives according to our subconscious beliefs we have picked up from past lives, in the womb, during childhood and every single day.

What the energy from your Reiki pendulum looks like

But we digress. Everything in this world has its own unique vibration, since everything is energy, and all energy vibrates at some frequency.  Pendulums pick up on your subconscious’ vibration, and swing according tho that vibration. Your subconscious sends signals through the neurological pathways of your brain to control your involuntary hand movements that in turn cause the pendulum to move.

You want to remember that your subconscious mind is moving the pendulum, and not Spirit. Although, Spirit and your Higher Self answer your questions through the use of the subconscious.

Your subconscious believes, your Higher Self knows

Your subconscious holds all the beliefs you hold about yourself, others and the world around you. Whatever you have taken in as a ‘truth’ becomes a part of your subconscious mind. Your Higher Self, on the other hand, is not limited by the beliefs you’ve acquired throughout your lifetimes, including the present one. Your Higher Self is connected to infinite wisdom, truth and Universal consciousness.

Use your pendulum to get answers from your Higher Self

You may want to try an experiment where you specifically formulate your statement to include your Higher Self. For example, you can first say to your pendulum, “I am a powerful healer.” Your answer will be determined by what your subconscious mind believes. If you ask your pendulum, “My Higher Self knows me to be a powerful healer,” however, you will almost certainly receive a Yes. This is truth, since, at the very least, we all are powerful healers in that we can heal ourselves!

Be as unattached as possible to the answers your Reiki pendulum gives

Your pendulum will move how you want it to. For example, intend to make your pendulum move in a Yes motion and watch what happens. It will move in a Yes motion! So the best way to get accurate answers and information from your Reiki pendulum is to ask it statements and be open to either answer. We repeat, either answer.

For example, if you really want a ‘Yes’ answer, then why are you asking your pendulum in the first place! Rather, you should ask yourself why you want the answer to be yes. If it is to fulfill an egoic desire, then perhaps you should try to detach from the outcome. If, however, the desire for the ‘Yes’ answer comes from deep within your soul as it is what your heart really and truly wants to do, then follow your heart! You don’t need a pendulum to tell you what you already know. When you follow your heart, you never go wrong. Never.

Well, then how can I know if my Reiki pendulum is accurate?

Detachment is key. After all, it doesn't really matter what happens. What matters is our reaction to what happens.

We knew you would ask that! The key is to stay detached to the answers your Reiki pendulum will provide. Since you are usually not as emotionally invested when practicing Reiki on another person as opposed to yourself, you can often get accurate readings in your Reiki sessions more easily.

Saying statements rather than asking questions also helps ensure the accuracy of your Reiki pendulum. For example, you can say,  “I should send the grounding symbol into my client’s feet during this Reiki session to ground them,” and wait for your Reiki pendulum to give its response. Statements helps your subconscious mind get out of the way and lets your Higher Self answer.

So use statements, and really try to stay detached to the response from your Reiki pendulum by focusing on the words in the statement. The more you practice using your pendulum, both with yourself and in Reiki sessions, the easier you’ll be able to get out of your own way. Good luck!

For more information on Reiki and pendulums, visit:

Reiki and Pendulums FAQ

Reiki Sessions with Pendulums ; and

Preparing Your Reiki Pendulum