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★★★★★
For grave locating, they absolutely work!
I purchased these rods to use exclusively for locating unmarked graves. I am the clerk for our local cemetery and the burial records for the oldest section of the cemetery, dating back to the 1850s, have been lost. Many of the headstones have deteriorated away or the graves were never marked to begin with. A few weeks ago I had a customer who wanted to buy a quarter lot so she could bury her brother next to their father. There was no stone and no record of a deed sold to that lot. I had our local sexton come in and he used his probe. He then took a pair of marking flags, bent them at a 90 degree angle, and proceeded to walk back and forth across the lot. Every time he would come to the next marked grave, the wires would cross. I had watched dozens of videos on the internet, but it was amazing to see it done in real life! I was so excited to try this myself. When I received these rods I went straight to the cemetery. I wanted so badly for this to work for me. I've had people tell me that some people can do, and some people just can't. I was scared that I was going to be one of those that just can't. I care deeply about this cemetery and about the people buried there (many of them are my ancestors), so I was hoping that would help me. From the moment I took the rods out of the bag and held them up, they started to move. I swear, it was as if they were searching. I took the rods and proceeded to walk directly behind a line of stones so I could not read the names. I had been told that the rods would point towards the feet if it was a man and towards the head if it was a woman. The majority of the time it was totally accurate!!! The rods would swing one way or the other, so afterwards I would walk around the stone to see if the rods were right. I had several "readings" that were confusing to me. Many times the rods would cross and then swing one way or the other. The confusion is mine though in not being able to read the rods. Some people say there is no hocus pocus to this. It's simply the rods reacting to the energy or electrical field being released. I'm not sure that is correct, especially when you're using them for locating grave sites. All I know is that they work, they move even when you are standing perfectly still in the middle of the cemetery. I need to practice a lot more with these rods so I can learn to interpret what they're trying to tell me. The supernatural aside..... the rods are very good quality. Very solid and securely packaged. I was happy with the product, and totally ecstatic that they worked for me!
November 2016 · Industrial and Scientific · verified purchase
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