Gauging, scaling, and measuring with the pendulum opens the door to clearer insights that can be recorded, revisited, and compared—especially when it comes to health, personal development, and long-term goals.

Measuring with Charts and Scales

With a simple 0–100% percentage chart, you can evaluate energy levels, probabilities, compatibility, progress, and more. Using a negative–positive polarity chart, you can also assess whether certain foods, vitamins, or minerals are currently in deficit, surplus, or balance within the body.

These tools help translate subtle energetic information into something practical, observable, and actionable—something you can genuinely work with.

Why Measure Percentages?

Life is rarely binary. Most situations are not a simple yes or no—they exist along a spectrum. Percentage dowsing allows you to:

• Assess degrees rather than absolute

• Track changes over time

• Compare multiple options objectively

• Gain clearer feedback from the subconscious or Inner Wisdom

Instead of asking, “Is my energy low?” you can ask, “What percentage is my current energy level?” The difference in usefulness—and clarity—is significant.
 

The Percentage Chart

Before beginning, clearly state (either out loud or internally):

“This chart represents percentages from 0 to 100, where 0 means none and 100 means complete or full.”

This establishes a clear framework for the subconscious mind to respond within.

1. Probability of Events

Controlled studies have shown that dowsers who ask the pendulum yes/no questions about future events typically achieve an accuracy rate of around 50%, which is no better than random guessing. In my own experience, I can attest that asking the pendulum to predict the future has often resulted in disappointment.

This is largely because the future is not fixed. Human behavior is inherently unpredictable, and energetic conditions shift constantly, altering plans, intentions, and outcomes. Additionally, it has been suggested that the subconscious mind has only a limited ability to perceive future events.

According to Max Freedom Long, in The Secret Science Behind Miracles, the subconscious mind cannot glimpse the future on its own. Instead, it must rely on a higher source to relay such information to the conscious mind. He writes:

“The kahunas also believed that all premonition comes from the High Self… the subconscious does not have the ability to look into the future, but must have the future shown it by a being of superior mental powers—the kahunas say by the Aumakua or High Self.”
 

I share the view that the subconscious mind is limited in its ability to perceive future events. At best, it may be able to look ahead a short distance—perhaps a day or two—based on existing patterns and momentum. Only with the assistance of the Higher Self can one perceive further ahead into what Max Freedom Long refers to as the crystallized future. This, I believe, is the mechanism by which many trained psychics are able to make accurate predictions.

It follows, then, that the subconscious mind is most effective not at predicting fixed outcomes, but at revealing the current trajectory of energy and intention—where things are presently headed and where energy is most likely to settle if no changes are made. In this way, the pendulum becomes a tool for assessing probability, not destiny.

Rather than asking the pendulum to declare future events as absolute, consider asking:

·        “What is the probability, in percentage, that this plan will succeed if I follow each step and remain consistent?”

·        “What is the likelihood that this opportunity will benefit me if I choose to pursue it?”

·        “What percentage chance does this outcome have if I continue as I am now?”

This approach allows you to assess probabilities without treating the future as fixed or unchangeable.

2. Compatibility and Alignment

Percentages are also useful for measuring resonance and alignment between choices, paths, ideas, or routines.

Examples include:

·        “How effective is my current nutrition or fitness routine for me?”

·        “What percentage of alignment do I have with this plan or decision?”

·        “How compatible is this option with my highest good, in percentage?”

This method is especially helpful when comparing multiple options side by side.

3. Personal Energy Levels

You can also dowse for your current state of vitality, emotional balance, or energetic clarity—especially before taking action or beginning a practice.

Examples:

·        “What percentage is my physical energy right now?”

·        “What percentage is my emotional balance today?”

·        “What percentage of my energetic field is clear?”

This is also useful before dowsing sessions for others, healing work, or important decisions.

4. Tracking Progress and Effectiveness

Percentage dowsing is ideal for tracking improvement over time. It can also be applied to physical goals such as weight management, body composition, and overall balance.

Rather than focusing solely on the bathroom scale, you can ask questions that reveal how and why changes are occurring:

·        “What percentage of my current weight is water weight?”

·        “What percentage of fat loss has occurred since I began this routine?”

·        “What percentage of my recent weight change is due to water loss?"

By revisiting the same questions over days or weeks, you can observe genuine trends instead of relying on isolated measurements.

You can also evaluate foods in terms of likelihood and impact:
 

·        “What percentage likelihood does this food have of contributing to weight gain for me?”

·        “What percentage likelihood does this food support weight loss for my body?”

·        “How compatible is this food with my current goals, in percentage?”
 

This personalized approach acknowledges that what benefits one person may not benefit another.

6. Scaling the Balance of Foods, Vitamins & Supplements in the Body

When experimenting with vitamins and minerals to support health goals, balance is essential. While a negative reading for a particular nutrient may suggest a need for supplementation, excess can be just as detrimental as deficiency. Moving too far toward either extreme can create new imbalances and unintended issues. Maintaining equilibrium is especially important in nutrition and supplementation.

Author and dowser Bill Finch developed the polarity chart shown above to measure the negative and positive balance of various minerals and nutrients. The letters N, M, S C on the chart stand for:

N- Neutral or Normal
M- Mild
S - Severe
C - Critical

For example, if you wish to support your health by increasing Vitamin C, the first step is to determine where your current Vitamin C levels stand within the body.

Using the chart, begin by grounding and centering yourself. You may hold a Vitamin C capsule in your left hand while suspending the pendulum over the chart with your right hand. Then ask:

“On this chart of negative to positive polarity, where does Vitamin C currently stand in my body?”
 

The pendulum will indicate whether there is a deficiency, surplus, or balanced state. If the reading shows balance, supplementation is unnecessary.

If a deficiency is indicated, dosage and period of time become important factors to consider. You may then ask follow-up questions such as:

·        “If I consume one 500mg Vitamin C capsule daily, for seven days, where will my Vitamin C levels register on this scale?"

·        “If I consume two 500 mg Vitamin C capsules—one during the day and one at night for seven days—what will what will be the measurement at that time?”

These questions help determine how much your body can accept within a given timeframe without disrupting its natural balance, allowing you to supplement wisely rather than excessively.

Interpreting Results Wisely

Percentages and scaling polarity are snapshots of the present moment. They reflect current conditions energies—not unchangeable truths.

Keep in mind:

·        A 60% probability can often be increased through action or awareness

·        A low energy percentage is information, not failure

·        Results naturally shift as you shift.

Approach percentage and polarity dowsing as a tool for awareness—not prediction or control.

Final Thoughts

Gauging and measuring with the pendulum adds depth, flexibility, and practicality to your dowsing practice. It moves you beyond yes/no answers and into a more meaningful dialogue with your Inner Wisdom.

With regular practice, percentage dowsing becomes a reliable way to assess energy, probability, progress, and alignment—supporting your personal efforts and helping you make clearer, more informed choices.