Alexis-Timothée Bouly
From Kook Science
| Abbé Alex Bouly | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 December 1865 Condette, Pas-de-Calais, Second French Empire |
| Died | 29 January 1958 (92) Condette, Pas-de-Calais, French Fourth Republic |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Abbé Alexis-Timothée Bouly (December 11, 1865 - January 29, 1958) was a French Catholic priest, long-serving in the parish of Hardelot-Plage in Pas-de-Calais, France, and a sourcier or radiesthesist, noted for his coinage of the term radiésthesie ("radiesthesia") in 1929 and for his founding l'Association des Amis de la Radiesthésie ("Association of Friends of Radiesthesia"). Bouly received press coverage for his claims to have discovered everything from lost treasures and human remains to underground springs and mineral veins, in addition to being able to diagnose disease, all using either a hazel twig or an instrument of his devising made from umbrella ribs.
Press Coverage
1920s
- "PRIEST FINDS FRENCH TOWN WATER SUPPLY" (in English), The Catholic Advance (Wichita, KS): 16, 10 Jun. 1922, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120495846/priest-finds-french-town-water-supply/
- "La Radiesthésie ou l'art peu commun de découvrir les filos: L'abbé Bouly, curé d'Hardelot, le pratique avec une rare aisance" (in French), Le Journal (Paris, France): 1, 3, 30 Oct. 1926, https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k7624782x/f1.item.zoom
- "UMBRELLA A DIVINING ROD: Device Believed to Have Located Buried Treasure in Douai, France." (in English), The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, MO): 17, 15 Nov. 1926, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120495727/umbrella-a-divining-rod-device/
- "ABBE'S MAGIC WAND. Miracles With an Umbrella Rib. A NEW SCIENCE. Mineral Wealth, Bodies and Shells Found." (in English), Evening Despatch (Birmingham, England): 7, 24 Nov. 1926, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120495973/abbes-magic-wand-miracles-with-an/
- "PRIEST DISCOVERS SILVER VEIN WITH HIS DIVINING ROD: Abbe Bouly, Pastor of Hardelot, Astounds Group of Capitalists — Says His Invention Can Be Used to Diagnose Accurately Infectious Diseases." (in English), The Catholic Advance (Wichita, KS): 15, 4 Dec. 1926, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120497183/priest-discovers-silver-vein-with-his/
- "'MIRACLE MAN' IN FINDING ORES USES ANTENNAE: Churchman Says He Exploits Only Fundamentals in Locating Objects" (in English), The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA): 25, 9 Dec. 1926, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120497407/miracle-man-in-finding-ores-uses/
- "ABBE BOULY BELIEVES IN HIS DIVINE ROD: Announces He Has Discovered Bones of Founder of Liege. USES A HAZEL TWIG" (in English), Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NB): 5, 4 Mar. 1928, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120496477/abbe-bouly-believes-in-his-divine-rod/
- "Divining Rod Puzzles Science" (in English), The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA), 19 Aug. 1928, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120496335/divining-rod-puzzles-science/
1930s
- "THE DIVINER WAS RIGHT - BUT THE WATER WAS OF THE WRONG SORT." (in English), Taunton Courier, Bristol and Exeter Journal and Western Advertiser (Taunton, England): 3, 9 Dec. 1931, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120498909/the-diviner-was-right-but-the-water/
- "Abbe Diagnoses Disease By Use of Divining Rod" (in English), The Advocate-Messenger (Danville, KY): 1, 24 Apr. 1934, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120496103/abbe-diagnoses-disease-by-use-of/
1950s
- "The death of Father Alexis Bouly, pastor of Harelot, a sea-side resort in the dept. of Pas de Calais..." (in English), The Tablet (Brooklyn, NY): 19, 22 Feb. 1958, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120492560/the-death-of-father-alexis-bouly/, "With a divining rod made from the ribs of an old umbrella, Father Bouly was reported to have constantly astounded scientists by finding springs, veins of silver and other minerals. For his many services to villages, farmers and industrialists, the French government awarded him, in 1926, the Order of Agricultural Merit, an honor given to those who render unusual service to farmers."