J. Cecil Maby

Joseph Cecil Maby (1902-1971) was a British biophysicist, dowser and psychical researcher.

Joseph Cecil Maby
Maby dowsing at River Leven, Fife
Born	1902
Died	1971
Occupation	Physicist, dowser

Maby was born in Natal, South Africa and moved to England as a child. He lived near Cheltenham. He alleged that he had experienced paranormal events at his family's home. He developed a lifelong interest in psychical research.[1]

Maby with physicist T. Bedford Franklin wrote the book The Physics of the Dowsing Rod (1939).[2] They postulated that dowsing occurred due to some form of radiation. A review in Nature noted that there is "no direct evidence for such waves and the author's discussion of their polarization cannot be justified on our present physical knowledge."[3] Psychologist Donovan Rawcliffe wrote that claims in the book have no scientific validity.[4]

Maby was a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.[5] He was a member of the British Society of Dowsers and Society for Psychical Research.