DownwardSpiral
I just got my first pendulum, too, gilokez! I'm jumping into runes, scrying, and the pendulum all at the same time...
Which led me to another "Which way is the 'right' way?" question: which hand do you use??! I started with my non-dominant hand, thinking I'd be less able to influence the outcomes that way...but the pendulum kept responding with the exact same response-motion no matter what I asked it. Then I switched it to my dominant hand, and it gave me a clear response for what its yes answer will look like, a different yet equally clear response to illustrate its no answer, and then it answered a few follow-up verifying questions with total consistency...so I'll be using it in my dominant hand! I do still wonder how other people roll out on this issue, but ultimately, given the way this pendulum responded to me, I think I at least have my own answer for using it.
See what happens when you hang out at AT : )
I use my dominant hand. I've never thought about using my other hand as I think it would be harder to hold the pendulum still. If I'm afraid I'll influence the answer ....I'll repeat in my head "tell me the truth" so I'm not focusing on what I want the answer to be.
As far as what you've read........I think either way would work. I just tell mine to show me. There is a thread probably now buried here where the guy would swing his pendulum in a circle and ask it a question. I tried it just to see....my pendulum would circle and then go to the yes/no movement it normally gives me.