<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">dowsing</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>divination</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>dowsers</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>divining rods</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>exploring and investigating techniques</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>occult sciences</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>rhabdomancy</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the technique of detecting underground water, minerals, treasure, archaeological remains, and even dead bodies by feeling the motion of a divining rod. A Y-shaped twig is the traditional divining rod, its two prongs twisting or dipping in the hand of the dowser to indicate the nearby presence of the material sought; alternatively metal rods are held parallel a few inches apart and swing across each other. The nature of the stimuli causing these reactions is unexplained, but most dowsers deny that it is a matter of divination. ]]></note></mads>