Test the sex pendulum yourself in the privacy of your home, office or fallout shelter. The Mysterious Sex Pendulum From the Files of Fortean Slips by D. Trull Enigma Editor dtrull@parascope.com You know, folks, even if you believe in supernatural phenomena with all your heart and astral ectoplasm, you might still live this whole karmic round-trip without getting to experience one with your own eyes. Well, I think I can change all that. Here's an unexplainable psychic event you can create at home with just some string, a small heavy object, and the power of your mind. And what makes it even better is it involves SEX! (Don't fret, enforcers of the Telecommunications Decency Act: This is perfectly fine for the kiddies.) You need to have some kind of small pendulum. Any reasonable facsimile thereof will do, whether it's your mystical healing crystal pendant or a Soap on a Rope. Hold the chain or string firmly in one hand, with lots of its length in contact with your skin, as if you want the pendulum to resonate with the pulse pounding through your fingers. The pendulum should be long enough for the weight to hang about eight to twelve inches below your hand. Take some deep breaths or do whatever you need do to make yourself calm and tranquil. Hold your hand as steady as you can, to keep the pendulum as motionless as possible. When your mind is clear, think of someone. Anyone. Use all your mental strength to focus on this one individual. After a few seconds, if you do it right, here's what will happen: If the person you're thinking about is male, the pendulum will gradually begin to move in one direction, rocking back and forth. If the person is female, then the pendulum will slowly start to swing in a very small circle, regardless of your gender. I swear. If you practice, you can even switch mental sexes in midswing, and the pendulum will slow down and start moving in the correct direction. Here's a good exercise sequence for beginners: Anna Nicole Smith... Norm from "Cheers"... Anna Nicole Smith... Norm from "Cheers"... I learned this trick long ago from some "Fun Magic Tricks for Kids" book I checked out of my elementary school's library. It has stuck with me all these years as one of the freakiest things I have ever witnessed. Skeptics will chalk this effect up to the ideomotor effect, the same subconscious force behind Ouija boards and automatic writing. Maybe they'd be right. But I don't think so. Experiment for yourself. Try it, then get someone else to hold the pendulum, but without telling them whether they're looking for a straight line or a circle. Run a few double-blind tests. If you get some stupendously accurate sex readings, or if you find that this is a load of garbage that don't work one little bit, let me know. Fortean Slips will report on your most interesting findings. (Disclaimer: ParaScope, Inc. assumes no legal responsibility for injuries or damages resulting from the operation of the Sex Pendulum while under the contemplation of RuPaul, Richard Simmons, Bea Arthur or J. Edgar Hoover.) Next: New Age Witch Hunt Fortean Slips Index What Do You Think? Share Your Views in the Message Boards!