Dowsers are said to concentrate on finding material objects such as water or minerals, but they are also finding energy fields, messages from the earth, and their own spirituality. Miller, a Penzance blacksmith and well-known dowser, describes the tools, techniques, and considerations novices should learn as they begin the numinous journey toward self-reliance that is dowsing, including how not to be fooled by one's own plumbing. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)