| There are many tools used by fortune tellers, magical | | | | to use is lavender essential oil. Lavender is excellent |
| practitioners, and psychics for predicting the future. | | | | for relaxing the mind and stimulating the third eye. |
| The crystal ball is a tool that most everyone is | | | | Some soft meditation music playing in the |
| familiar with through popular culture, though very few | | | | background can help you to clear, relax, and focus |
| people actually know the theory behind the use of | | | | your mind. Make sure that you are seated |
| the ball for gazing. | | | | comfortably upon a meditation pillow with your |
| The practice of using a reflective surface to "receive" | | | | scrying surface directly in front of you in a position |
| psychic images is an ancient one. A variety of | | | | that is right for you. As you are staring into the |
| reflective surfaces can be used for scrying such as | | | | reflective surface of your scrying tool, you will want |
| mirrors, crystals, crystal balls, and still pools or bowls | | | | to stare past your own reflection until it fades. After |
| of water. Nostradamus is said to have used a scrying | | | | several minutes you will begin to see random images. |
| bowl when divining the future. Scrying mirrors are | | | | They don't always make sense at first, but |
| pieces glass that are painted black on one side so | | | | eventually with a little practice you may begin to see |
| that the surface gives a dim but clear reflection. | | | | things that will later come to pass. |
| The art of scrying itself involves meditating while | | | | Scrying is a form of meditation that utilizes and |
| staring at a reflective surface in a dimly lit room. The | | | | strengthens the third eye which is also known as the |
| room is usually only lit with the light of a candle. After | | | | sixth chakra or Ajna. It is through this spiritual energy |
| a short time of staring at the reflective surface, | | | | center that we are able to perceive that which is |
| images will begin to flicker before the eyes of the | | | | otherwise beyond the means of experiencing in the |
| person who is scrying. The images are then | | | | physical here and now. This includes foreseeing the |
| interpreted and a description is written down. The | | | | future through scrying as well as other means of |
| traditional crystal ball gazing method is usually used | | | | clairvoyance such as remote viewing. By meditating |
| when scrying for someone else and the images are | | | | daily and becoming aware of the seven spiritual |
| interpreted aloud for the client. This method is the | | | | energy centers or chakras, you can greatly enhance |
| one that has been popularized and has been seen in | | | | your scrying ability. Scrying is a passive ability and |
| countless television shows and movies. | | | | therefore does not require conscious concentration |
| The art of scrying is fairly easy to learn and the tools | | | | or mental effort to perform. If you try too hard |
| are relatively inexpensive. Practicing meditation on a | | | | your conscious rational mind will get in the way |
| daily basis is helpful in finding and maintaining the | | | | creating noise and interference that is impossible too |
| proper level of consciousness that is needed for | | | | see through. The more you relax your mind and let |
| successful scrying. First you need to have a quiet | | | | go of preconceived conscious expectations the |
| room where you will not be disturbed. The lighting | | | | clearer the images will be. |
| must be as dim as possible. Candlelight is most | | | | If you apply these scrying techniques and |
| conducive to the scrying process. It also helps the | | | | suggestions properly you will certainly be well on your |
| senses to burn incense such as Frankincense, benzoin, | | | | way to divining the future. And who knows? You |
| copal resin, or sandalwood. Another good fragrance | | | | might even become then next Nostradamus. |