How To Get the RIGHT ANSWER... Instead of Just "Wishful Thinking"

A Pendulum Workshop

by James Vinson Wingo


It's frustrating to work with the pendulum, and the number one
complaint I hear about pendulum work can be summarized in one
sentence: "I don't get the right answer, I get what I want to hear."

What if there is a way to test and make sure you're getting the right
answer time and time again. Would that build your psychic self-
confidence? Would that improve your Huna work 10%... maybe 50%.. or
maybe even 100%?

Of course it will.

And the way to get the right answer is to train yourself through a
series of repeated discrete trials with clear, immediate feedback and
clear reinforcement for success.

After you've gone through the simple exercises I'm going to teach you
later in this article, you will have the ability to not only get
simple yes/no questions right, you can pick the right route to work
or play, pick the right restaurant, and find the real complex, the
limiting belief that was holding you back from manifesting your ideal
life.

Think about it!

And once you learn this simple 3-step format you can use the same
principles to teach anything to anybody. Teach your kids complex
tasks, train your dog, co-workers... whatever.

This article is presented as a pendulum workshop, but this format is
not limited to pendulum. You can "get a feeling," use visualization
at alpha, inner dialogue, or any method you prefer. I'm using the
pendulum because it is a good tool for getting yes/no answers.

You have to learn to walk before you can run. You have to have the
rudiments, the foundation skills before working on more complex
tasks. We'll start with simple yes/no questions, because they are the
foundation for getting the right answer in your pendulum work.


{Rule #1: Behavior which is rewarded will increase. So reward only
that behavior you want more of.

This rule is the essential secret of success! Remember, the Basic
Self has approximately the developmental level of a 6-year-old.
Imagine you have a 6-year-old who is spilling milk every time he
pours it. This behavior is as unproductive as a Basic Self who gives
you whatever answer it thinks you want... it just creates more work,
right?

How would you teach the 6-year-old to pour milk without spilling it?

What would happen if you punished the child every time he spilled
milk? Likely he'd stop pouring milk altogether. Now, imagine a
different scenario.

How much more likely would a clean pour be if you reacted neutrally
(in other words, showing no emotion, but requiring clean-up) to
spills and rewarded clean, accurate pouring?

Before long, you'd have one top-notch milk pourer.

That's how they train dolphins to jump over high bars suspended
several feet in the air! They begin simply by placing the bar at the
bottom of the pool and rewarding the dolphin every time it swims over
the bar. Next they raise the bar so that the dolphin can swim under
it. If it swims under the bar, nothing happens. If it swims over the
bar, it gets a fish!

They keep raising the bar periodically until it is right at the
surface and the dolphin has to jump out of the water to get a reward.
Before too long the dolphin is jumping over the bar several feet
above the water.

What would happen if at any point in the raising of the bar you
punished the dolphin for going under the bar? You guessed it... the
dolphin would most likely avoid the bar altogether!

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO PENDULUM WORK?

Guess what happens when you get upset, criticize yourself, or say
negative things when you get a wrong answer with the pendulum! The
whole system breaks down!

That is why we use REWARD ONLY!

Go back and read Rule #1.

I'll wait...

OK.


ERROR-FREE LEARNING

The dolphin comparison also illustrates how we will proceed. We start
with Error-Free Learning, which means you can't do it wrong!

When the bar is at the bottom of the pool, the dolphin can only swim
over it... it can only do the right thing!

That's the good news!

We're going to set up Error-Free Learning for you and your Basic
Self, and we're going to make it even easier on you than on the
dolphin with the bar on the bottom of the pool.


HERE'S HOW

We will use the discrete trial format. That's the series of repeated
trials with clear, immediate feedback and clear reinforcement for
success mentioned earlier.

Lets start with the most basic trial.

HERE'S EXERCISE 1:

Place an object (like a key) in a box.

2Take out your pendulum and ask, "Is the object (key) in the box?"

Now, from our perspective one of only two things will happen. You
will either (1) get a "yes" answer or (2) not.

If you get a "no," that's a #2. If nothing happens, that's a #2. If
anything other than #1 happens, it's #2... it's a "not."

By the way, if you skip this exercise, then you've blown the whole
thing and there's no point in going any further!!! If you decide to
move on to more "advanced" stuff, then don't come complaining to me
when you get wrong answers. OK, `nuff said.


HOW YOU REACT TO THE ANSWER WILL
DETERMINE YOUR SUCCESS IN LIFE!

If you get a "yes" in this first exercise, then whoop, holler, jump
up and down, dance, celebrate, throw confetti, etc. Reward your Basic
Self for giving you the right answer!

Even with such an obvious set-up you may still get the response we
will call "not yes." You might be surprised how many people get "not
yes" on this exercise!

If you get "not yes" then immediately move the pendulum in the "yes"
direction yourself and then reward your Basic Self as if it had given
you the right answer!

That's Error-Free Learning! The Basic Self knows exactly what it's
supposed to do and it links pleasure to giving the right answer.

You also have the simple 3-step discrete trial process outline.

Sd --> Sr --> F

Yes, it's just that simple.

Sd=Stimulus Directive. You have a stimulus (in this case a box with a
key in it) and you give the subject (in this case the Basic Self) a
direction on what to do with the stimulus (in this case a
question, "Is the key in the box?").

Sr=Stimulus Response. The subject responds to the Sd (in this
case "yes" or not "yes").

F=Feedback. The operator (that's you) provides immediate feedback. In
the above exercise this was either reward, or a correction and
subsequent reward.


REPETITION

The way to success is to train yourself through a series of repeated
discrete trials with clear, immediate feedback and clear
reinforcement for success.

The exercise must be done in multiple sittings. A sitting is a series
of 4-7 (not more than 11) trials on average. You should stay with
Exercise 1 (and all further exercises) until you get 90% accuracy or
higher in two consecutive sittings.

Let me explain. Let's say you set aside just 20 minutes to work on
this each day. You would start by doing a sitting (4-7 discrete
trials) and then leave the table or desk at which you are working and
go do something else (preferably something fun) for 2 minutes. Then
you go back and do another sitting, then go look at a painting (or
whatever rewarding activity you choose) for 2 minutes, then do a
sitting, etc. etc. etc. until the time is up.

This also sets up a positive, reinforcing association with doing
sittings because you know that even if you don't get the target
behavior— the target Sr (in Exercise 1 this is the "yes" response),
your Basic Self (and you) are still rewarded just for trying, just
for sticking it out.

That's also why you should not do more than 11 trials in a sitting,
because it can be punitive. Remember this has to be fun and rewarding.

Now, back to the requirement of 90% or higher across two consecutive
sittings. That's our Mastery Criteria, which means that's the level
at which you must perform before moving on to the next step?

What happens if you move on without meeting the Mastery Criteria? I
just can't bear to tell you.


SCORING

Yes, you need to keep a record of each response for each sitting.
That way you can keep track of your progress, and if you constantly
compare current level to your past level (rather than your ideal
level) you will make progress and the record (the evidence) of your
progress can keep you motivated.

So, here's how you can keep score. Let's say you're doing a sitting
and you get the right answer 4 out of 5 trials. That gives you an
80% for that sitting. 4 out of 4 is 100%, 9 out of 10 is 90%. If you
send $19 for The Pendulum Success Kit, it includes a chart of all the
percentages for up to 11 trials. Otherwise use a calculator so you
can do this quickly!

Once you have achieved 90% or higher in two consecutive sittings, we
can pretty much rule out "chance," and it's time to move on.


EXERCISE 2

Now that you've met the Mastery Criteria for Exercise 1 (you have
haven't you?) we will "raise the bar" by increasing the difficulty
level ever so slightly.

For this exercise we will introduce a distracter, which will be an
empty box.

This time use two identical boxes and place the object (key) in one
box.

2. Place both boxes on your working surface.

3. Take out your pendulum, hold it over the box with the object inside,
and ask, "Is the object (key) in this box?"

Again our target is a "yes" answer for the right box. Just like
Exercise 1, you already know which box has the object. Remember, from
our perspective one of only two things will happen. You will either
(1) get a "yes" answer over the right box or (2) not.

Sd = "Is the object in this box?"

Sr = "yes" or not "yes"

F = Reward or Prompt then Reward

The Prompt is your "giving" the Basic Self the right answer. By now
your Basic Self should have an idea of what you want and will require
fewer and less intrusive prompts.


HOW TO PROMPT

There are multiple levels of prompting, and because our ultimate goal
is for the Basic Self to provide the right answer, it is necessary to
fade your prompting. You don't want the Basic Self to become Prompt-
dependent.

In Exercise 1 you used a full physical prompt, in other words, if you
didn't get the right answer, you moved the pendulum yourself. To fade
the prompt you want to begin giving yourself 3 to 5 seconds for a
response (don't go any longer or you may actually be rewarding
indecision).

The other thing to do is give the pendulum less of a "push." Just
barely move the pendulum correctly and let the Basic Self take over.

Remember to always reward even fully prompted responses. Now that you
and your Basic Self are more skilled you can also give more
meaningful feedback. That means you reward a correct response the
most, reward a correct response with a faded prompt less, and reward
a correct response with full physical prompt the least.

Other meaningful feedback you can give is to say exactly what
behavior you are rewarding. A good example is, "I like the way you
gave me the right answer."


MORE ON REWARD

Just as you don't want the Basic Self to become prompt-dependent, you
want the Basic Self to become self-rewarding. Eventually the joy of
getting the right answer will be reward enough because it feels so
good!

Then you can use your major reward when you acquire and master new
skill levels. That keeps you moving along.

It's also important to vary the reward to keep it reinforcing. If you
use the same ice cream as a reward every time, the Basic Self will
probably get bored with it after numerous trials, and it will no
longer be motivating. Likewise, if you say, "Good Job" every single
time, it will lose its meaning. The Pendulum Success Kit contains a
list of 100 ways to say "Good Job."

Sit down and brainstorm for 15 minutes how many ways you can tell
someone (yourself) what a great job you're doing.


MASTERY CRITERIA

Again, for Exercise 2, you do multiple sittings over a specific time
period. 15 minutes should be minimum, but don't go over 45 minutes of
sittings because it can get tedious and become detrimental to your
training program. Your brain needs to rest after 45 minutes of such
intense training, study, etc.

The Mastery Criteria must be met (90% over two consecutive sittings)
before you proceed to higher levels of complexity.


EXPANDING THE TARGET RESPONSE

Now go back and do Exercise 1 and 2 using "no" as the target
response. To keep accurate records as required for success, you will
need to chart your Target and Exercise. So charting your 17th sitting
of Exercise 1 as just explained (with "yes" as the target response),
when the Basic Self got the right answer un-prompted in 3 out of 6
trials, you could chart:

"Yes" Ex 1 Sitting 17 = 50%

Your 4th sitting of Exercise 2 with "yes" as the target response with
4 out of 5 correct could chart:

"Yes" Ex 2 Sitting 4 = 80%

And your 1st sitting of Exercise 1 with "no" as the target response
with 7 out of 9 correct could chart:

"No" Ex 1 Sitting 1 = 78%

Or let the kit do most of this work for you. Charting lets you track
your progress and it provides proof, objective data for anyone,
especially yourself as evidence that this really is working!

OK.

So you go through Exercise 1 and 2 for "yes," then 1 and 2 for "no,"
meeting the Mastery Criteria each step of the way.

Now you're ready for EXERCISE 3.

Exercise 3 is set up just like Exercise 2. You have the two identical
boxes with the object (key) in one box, both boxes on your working
surface. We increase the complexity by expanding the target. Now you
take out your pendulum, hold it over each box, and ask, "Is the
object (key) in this box?"

In Exercise 3 you are expecting both "yes" and "no" responses. You
know where the object is, and you are rewarding correct responses or
ignoring incorrect responses, then prompting the correct response.

By now you should recognize a pattern of how we are building success
upon success, using Error-Free Learning so the Basic Self gets the
right answer every time.

Next we're going to move to our first step of actual psychic or
dowsing ability by removing the element of knowing where the object
is ahead of time. It is absolutely essential that you lay the
groundwork by completing up to and including Exercise 3 (meeting the
Mastery Criteria every step of the way) before taking this step.


THE NEXT STEP

In Exercise 4 we increase the complexity to a new level. Now you
don't know which box has the object in it.

There are two good ways to accomplish this. The best way is for those
of you fortunate enough to have a friend, spouse, family member, or
some other loved one to help you... preferably someone who is
training himself.

Your companion becomes the operator. He sets the boxes up on the
working surface so that you don't know which one has the object, but
he does. That way the operator can provide immediate feedback. The
more immediate the feedback, the more effective it is, the more
powerful the neuro-association of pleasure to correctly discerning
the right answer!

Or you can confuse yourself!

You can probably think of several ways to do this on your own. I
recommend putting the boxes in to a larger box or container so that
you can shake it up, mix them up, and then dump them onto the working
surface with no way of determining which one's which without opening
one of them.

That way, when you do Exercise 4, all you have to do is open the box
and you'll have your feedback!

Either way, Exercise 4 is very simple, and you will, having mastered
all the preceding steps, probably be surprised at the results you're
getting.


EXERCISE 4

Here's the detailed outline for how to proceed with Exercise 4.

Take two identical boxes and place an object in one, leaving the
other empty.

2Place both boxes on the working surface. There should be no way of
distinguishing which is which without opening a box.

3Take out your pendulum, hold it over either box, and ask, "Is the
object (key) in this box?"


Prompting is going to work a little differently with this exercise.
Again it's easier if you have a partner, because as the operator,
your partner can nod, shake his head, or just look at the box with
the object in it to subtly prompt your Basic Self to the right answer.

The operator has to be very aware of any subtle prompts he may be
giving, and remember prompting must be faded as quickly as possible
to allow your Basic Self to work independently.

If you're working independently you'll have to look in the box, pick
it up, or some other way of getting feedback as quickly as possible.

Make your celebration of the correct response the granddaddy of them
all. Champagne, fireworks, dancing poodles, parades, marching bands,
balloons, clowns, and puppet shows are all in order. Let your Basic
Self know what a wonderful and amazing thing it has done!

As soon as you're topping 50%, you're beating the odds. And once you
have 90% or above over two consecutive sittings... you absolutely
know what you are capable of doing. The sky's the limit.

Congratulations!

After you've mastered this basic program, see how many other ways you
can use it. Set up your own series of Exercises 1-4 for one of the
following items.


* Discern the difference between solid gold and plating the next time
you're at the flee market.

* Find water or oil underground.

* Where did you put the key to the shed?

* Which road should you take to the store?

* Is this food spoiled?

* Determine the quality of wine without opening the bottle.


Now you may have already figured out how this same 3-step process can
literally be used to teach anything to anybody. All you need to do is
break down a task into its essential steps, teach how to distinguish
the target behavior from everything else, reward all correct behavior
as you move toward the ultimate destination.

Now you can move to getting real answers away from the discrete trial
working area with complete confidence, because you removed all doubt,
and you know the difference between the right answer and "just
getting what you want to hear."



"You're Awesome!"

—Vince

Discrete Trial Flowchart



Step Example


Sd "Is the key in this box?"

¯

Sr "yes" or "no"

¯

F it is/it isn't it is/it isn't

¯ ¯ ¯ ¯

Reward ¯ ¯ ¯

Prompt ¯ ¯

Prompt ¯

Reward

Error-Free Learning: Reward or Reinforcement should always follow a
prompt.

This chart represents a single trial. A sitting consists of 4-7
trials. A session consists of no more than 45 minutes of sittings
with 2 minute breaks between sittings.

The basic format is:

Sd --> Sr --> F

Huna is goood

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