As guests of the Caradon Orchard Group (COG), a contingent of TDs turned up to provide support, guidance and information to anyone with even a passing interest in our craft at the East Cornwall annual juice extraction applefest.
I am pleased to report that just about everyone who gave it a go left with some degree of dowsing expertise. As ever, some were agreeably surprised, even a bit startled, at their own competence. While others, especially those with a more sceptical worldview, took a little more coaxing, there were a couple who proved to be dowsing naturals from the outset.
Despite the dire forecasts earlier in the week, the weather held out benignly right to the end of daylight, albeit with some of the dowsing somewhat wind-assisted. The food available from the various stalls was really enjoyable - and Ros was delighted to win a wicker angel, beautifully crafted by a local artisan, in the raffle. Yuletide, here we come.
I n terms of the dowsing itself, we were relieved to find a couple of handy water lines - one running under a substantial field maple (see image right) - and a minor geological fault in just the right place, close to the side door of the Hall.
During the day, the aura of the field maple expanded progressively. I had assumed that this
was as a complimentary reaction to my attention, but as time progressed, it became apparent that the shape of the aura had distorted in a decidedly southeasterly direction, towards the group of people who were intently shredding and crushing the bucketloads of freshly picked apples into juice, which had been brought to the site by various members of the public.
For the record, almost 400 litres of apple juice was obtained by the COG at this session, which was significantly greater than at other similar events in recent years.
TD member, Pete Bousfield showed us where the Michael Line runs around the north eastern boundary of the Upton Cross recreation field, through the car park of the adjacent Sterts Theatre and also through a funeral director's yard and a disused (Victorian) chapel, now converted into flats. Not much resting in peace going on there then, methinks.
An excellent day's dowsing and socialising. Many thanks indeed to all those who joined us.
Nigel Twinn
Tamar Dowsers
October 2024
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