John Moss

Biographical Information

"John Moss has been the director of the British Society of Dowsers since 2005. The BSD was formed in 1933 by Colonel A. H. Bell, who remained president of the Society until 1964, and the society is now a registered charity with about 1,500 members.

"John’s first experience of dowsing was in 1997 when he saw an advertisement in his local parish magazine from a dowser who was trying to start a group. At the time, he was interested in finding a new hobby to provide a diversion from a stressful and unfulfilling job. ‘It is a strange thought that attending my first meeting and feeling the rods move has led to the director's chair at BSD,’ he says.

"As a dowser, John specialises mostly in earth energies. He and his wife Jill have built a stone circle in the garden of their home in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, which has affected the energies in the local area - John is keen to encourage people to build such ‘sacred sites’ in their own gardens.

"The BSD’s mission is to raise the profile of dowsing, and with 30 registered tutors in the UK, and 20 courses held every year, from beginners to advanced, no other dowsing group in the world has such a developed training programme run to the highest standards."