| The crystal ball is an aid used to tell the past, present | | | | gemstone named Beryllium Aluminum Silicate is most |
| and future or so clairvoyants will have us believe. The | | | | used in the process of divination and, according to |
| history of the crystal ball dates as far back as 2,000 | | | | Scottish Highlanders; these objects were called |
| B.C. when the Druids used them in divination. This | | | | stones 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| practice continued in later times when seers, wizards, | | | | been replaced by rock crystal that has even more |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 fortune | | | | transparent properties. The art or process of "seeing" |
| tellers plus, all other diviners used the crystal ball to | | | | is called "scrying" and, this means that the fortune |
| "see" into the past, present and future. From time | | | | teller can see images in the crystals that can be |
| immemorial, the crystal ball has been a favorite | | | | meaningfully interpreted. Such information can be |
| device of fortune tellers and, one can also see them | | | | used to take meaningful decisions in one's life that |
| in carnivals as well as circuses, though their popularity | | | | include matters of love, marriage, finances, travel, |
| has decreased with psychics preferring cards or | | | | and business and, more. |
| other devices. There are certain rules that must be | | | | There are many that believe in the crystal ball and its |
| followed when using the crystal ball. The size should | | | | abilities to foretell what is to happen and, many may |
| be just right - neither too big nor too small and it | | | | visit 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 Device | | | | internet is full of self proclaimed prophets, psychics |
| It is only the psychic that may handle the crystal ball | | | | and astrologers that claim to be 95% accurate in |
| and, it is supposed to lose its magnetisms if another | | | | their predictions. However, after careful analysis, one |
| were to handle it, which would cause it to reduce its | | | | may find that they are no more than 20 percent |
| sensitivity. In order to restore its properties, the | | | | accurate. One should therefore take these claims |
| owner may need to pass their right hand over the | | | | with 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 | | | | |