Hey, i do dowsing too. I was told to say a prayer before i dowse: Dear Lord, please protect my inquiring mind from all negative influences no matter what the source. Then we are to ask: May i, can i, should i dowse about this subject. There is a good little booklet for beginners called Letter To Robin. From the Canadian Dowsing Society. I was told that we are never 100% correct. Anywhere from 50 to 75% correct. We don't always get the correct answer.
Bright Blessings, Mary Contrary!
Letter from Robin is an excellent primer, and so is its sequel. I'm a Life Member of the ASD, and have enjoyed dowsing from my first day. It's rewarding, and can be lucrative. For me, however, like the rest of my life, it's been all about helping people, and when at loose ends, satisfying my curiosity.
Like most dowsers, I've developed my own log sheets, for many different goals. I don't ask the three questions you list. I test myself and pendulum answers, with questons that I know the answers to. Likewise, I strive to have my mind as calm and empty of outside influences as possible. I never ask the same question more than once, for that session. There are many ways to check yourself and your findings, without programing yourself for error. It's a very good practice of prechecking yourself, after you've cleared your pendulum or other devices, first.
In learning to control yourself, you also develop skills to ignore/negate extraneous influences. This allows greater latitude in your practice. Science will, hopefully, catch up to the validity of dowsing. Albert Einstein was a believer in dowsing. I don't have the time or energy, but history is replete with the practice of dowsing, often bringing riches, saving lives, and introducing people everyday, to the paranormal... I use dowsing in all my endeavors, for I have come to trust it- but in so doing, I remember one of my favorite Presidents. "Trust, but verify."- Ronald Wilson Reagan...
Congratulations on your practice of the Art and Science of Dowsing... It will serve you well, all the days of your life...
Dear Lady, I wish you and yours all of life's best. May You, and They, Always be Safe, Healthy, Happy, and Forever, Free... So Mote It Be...
Bright Blessings,
OldArcher, Witch