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Crystal ball. Crystal gazing or crystallomancy is a method for seeing visions achieved through trance induction by means of gazing at a crystal. [1] Traditionally, it has been seen as a form of divination or scrying, with visions of the future and of the divine, though research into the content of crystal-visions suggest the visions are related to the expectations and thoughts of the seer.
Scrying, also referred to as "seeing" or "peeping," is a practice rooted in divination and fortune-telling.It involves gazing into a medium, hoping to receive significant messages or visions that could offer personal guidance, prophecy, revelation, or inspiration. [1]
Crystal ball scrying is commonly used to seek supernatural guidance while making difficult decisions in one's life (e.g., matters of love or finances). [ 11 ] [ 12 ] When the technique of scrying is used with crystals, or any transparent body, it is known as crystallomancy or crystal gazing .
crystal ball gazing → see scrying; crystal gazing → see scrying; crystallomancy / ˈ k r ɪ s t ə l oʊ m æ n s i / → see scrying (Greek krustallos, ' crystal ' + manteía, ' prophecy ') cubomancy / ˈ k juː b oʊ m æ n s i / → see cleromancy (Greek kubos, ' cube ' + manteía, ' prophecy ') cyathomancy / ˈ s aɪ ə θ oʊ m æ n s ...
There are many different methods of catoptromancy. Some practitioners use a single mirror, while others use multiple mirrors or even crystal balls. Some people look into the mirror in a dark room, while others prefer to do it in natural light. Some practitioners focus on their own reflection, while others look for visions of other people or events.
The gazing balls found in today's gardens are derived from the silvered witch balls that acted as convex mirrors, warding off evil by reflecting it away. In the Ozark Mountains, another kind of witch ball is made from black hair that is rolled with beeswax into a hard round pellet about the size of a marble and is used in curses.
Crystal gazing, divination by gazing at a crystal Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Gastromancy .
The stones were made of a dark crystal, indestructible by any normal means, except perhaps the fire of Orodruin. They ranged in size from a diameter of about a foot (30 cm) to much larger stones that could not be lifted by one person. The Stone of Osgiliath had power over other stones including the ability to eavesdrop.