What Types of Questions Can I Ask a Pendulum?
Pendulums can be an incredible tool for gaining clarity and guidance on an issue, problem, situation or topic. First things first, if you aren’t aware of what a pendulum is as a tool for guidance, this guide on “what is a pendulum” is a great place to start. Now, on to what questions you can ask a pendulum. Pendulums are powerful tools, but they are only as effective as the questions you ask it. Therefore, it’s incredibly important you ask it the right types of questions. What types of questions can you ask a pendulum? Here are is some helpful guidance:
- The more specific the question, the more helpful the answers will be.
- Yes/No questions reign supreme when using a pendulum.
- Questions that relate to you specifically and decisions you need to make.
1. The more specific the question, the more helpful the answers will be.
When asking your pendulum a question, it needs to be a very specific question and said with clarity. Additionally, you should ask it only one question at a time. The reason for all of this that the clearer and more specific your question is, the easier it is for the pendulum to “know” what it is responding to. A multi-part question or a question with vagueness around it will result in a pendulum that either does not move, shakes in place, or teeters between two different answers. If you find this happening, try to get more specific on the question you are asking.
2. Ask Yes/No Questions
Pendulums work best when answering a yes/no question because before using it (ideally each session), you will have programmed your pendulum to show you your yes and your no. It then uses that programmed response to respond to a question or statement. It has only two options to respond with and because it is simply a tool and not a friend, coach, or therapist, it cannot think about what you asked it, run it through a filter of what ‘you really meant’, and respond with logic and conscious thought. It simply responds with one of the only two answers it knows – a yes or a no.
3. Questions that relate to YOU
The pendulum is programmed to work with your subconscious, your higher self, and your guides. Therefore, it can only respond to questions that relate to you versus questions about another person. If you want to ask it a question that involves another person, you can ask it a question about the other person as it relates to you. For example, if you are asking it a relationship question, instead of “Does Sammy love me?”, you can ask it, “Does my relationship with Sammy serve my best interest?”, or “Am I truly happy with the dynamic I have with Sammy?”. The different is subtle, but it’s all about turning the focus on you versus the other person. When you do so, a pendulum has much better information to respond to.
4. Examples of good questions
To recap, good questions are specific, are answerable with a yes or a no, and are about you. Examples of some poor questions and how they can be rephrased to be better questions:
- Example of poor question: How can I best lose weight?
- Why: This is not a great question to ask a pendulum because is not answerable with a yes or a no. It is also a pretty vague question because there are a multitude of ways to lose weight.
- A better question: These are much better questions because they are specific and answerable with a yes or a no. Examples: “Is hiring a personal trainer in my best interest?” or “Should I buy a membership at the new yoga studio?”, or “Is the dairy I’m eating causing negative impacts in my body?”
- Example of a poor question: “Will I find the love of my life this year?”
- Why: Though this is a specific question and is answerable by a yes/no, a pendulum cannot predict the future. Questions need to relate to the present moment. A better question will be “Am I truly open to meeting the love of my life?” or “Do I have blocks preventing me from accepting true love?”
5. What do you do when your pendulum shakes in place?
If your pendulum shakes in place, doesn’t move, or goes between two different answers, the question you asked needs some refining.
“When looking for something, I play sort of a ‘hot/cold’ game where I’ll tell it to swing harder towards yes if I’m getting closer to the answer.” – OK_parfait_2304 on reddit.
You can also program your pendulum to show you a “maybe” in addition to a yes and a no. If you have done that, and the maybe is a shake, no movement, or a going between the yes and the no, it could be showing you its “maybe” response, in which case you could try refining your question or try the hot/cold method.
