Crystal ball: From Beryl to Rock Crystal

The crystal ball is an aid used to tell the past, presentgemstone named Beryllium Aluminum Silicate is most
and future or so clairvoyants will have us believe. Theused in the process of divination and, according to
history of the crystal ball dates as far back as 2,000Scottish Highlanders; these objects were called
B.C. when the Druids used them in divination. Thisstones of power. The Beryl crystal ball has since
practice continued in later times when seers, wizards,been replaced by rock crystal that has even more
sorcerers, psychics as well as gypsies and fortunetransparent properties. The art or process of "seeing"
tellers plus, all other diviners used the crystal ball tois called "scrying" and, this means that the fortune
"see" into the past, present and future. From timeteller can see images in the crystals that can be
immemorial, the crystal ball has been a favoritemeaningfully interpreted. Such information can be
device of fortune tellers and, one can also see themused to take meaningful decisions in one's life that
in carnivals as well as circuses, though their popularityinclude matters of love, marriage, finances, travel,
has decreased with psychics preferring cards orand business and, more.
other devices. There are certain rules that must beThere are many that believe in the crystal ball and its
followed when using the crystal ball. The size shouldabilities to foretell what is to happen and, many may
be just right - neither too big nor too small and itvisit the psychics or astrologers that use the crystal
should ideally be the size of a large orange.ball in order to gain insights about the future. The
Psychic's Favorite Deviceinternet is full of self proclaimed prophets, psychics
It is only the psychic that may handle the crystal balland astrologers that claim to be 95% accurate in
and, it is supposed to lose its magnetisms if anothertheir predictions. However, after careful analysis, one
were to handle it, which would cause it to reduce itsmay find that they are no more than 20 percent
sensitivity. In order to restore its properties, theaccurate. One should therefore take these claims
owner may need to pass their right hand over thewith a pinch of salt and, not put complete faith in the
crystal ball for approximately five minutes.predictions as it may lead to ruin.
Because it has transparent properties, a natural