Dowsing has existed as early as the 15th century.

早在十五世纪就有探测术了。

The dowsing rod is a simple instrument which shows the reaction of the human nervous system to certain factors which are unknown to us at this time.

探测棒是种简单的器具，它能显示出人类神经系统对某些我们此时还不知道的因素之反应。

It had burst into popular consciousness a decade earlier with the publication of the Secret Life of Plants, a New Age classic which also discussed orgones and dowsing.

10年前，《植物的秘密生活》这一新世纪杰作促使植物社会性的观点流行开来。