<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31304571</termId><termName>dowsing</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![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. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:21:55</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31304572</termId><termName>rhabdomancy</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31298668</termId><termName>exploring and investigating techniques</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31298807</termId><termName>occult sciences</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31305275</termId><termName>divination</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31314639</termId><termName>dowsers</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31324551</termId><termName>divining rods</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>