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Scrying
Scrying can be done with a number of different surfaces, from tea leaves to
crystal balls to shag carpets; the basic technique is similar in all cases.
Gaze steadily into the scrying surface (feel free to blink or allow your
point of focus to wander a bit; this is not a method of self-inflicted
torture).
Eventually, you should be able to pick out shapes or images in the scrying
surface; these may appear as crude sketches, or occasionally with the
clarity of a photograph. You will actually see these images with your eyes.
Once this happens, images may begin to form in your mind, no longer
projected onto the scrying surface. When this happens, allow your attention
to focus on these mental images. From this point forward, the scrying
surface is irrelevant; do not be distracted by it.
As the images become clearer, you will find that you know things about what
you are seeing background information will come to the surface of your
mind. Pay attention to what you know about the images you are seeing.
Surfaces which provide a random, high contrast visual texture, such as black
tea leaves in a white cup or orange sparks in a black ember, are
particularly good for the first stage of the scrying process. However, the
vividness of the visual images formed in this way may tend to pull your
attention back from the purely mental images that should follow, thus
disrupting the natural flow of ideas. Smooth, neutral surfaces, like the
surface of a dish of water, a crystal ball, or a black mirror, provide
relatively few visual cues to get you started, but if you can make the
transition to mental imagery quickly, the visual surface will obligingly
fade into the background.
Scrying exercise
Cast a circle. Seat yourself comfortably, breathe deeply a few times to
relax and center yourself. Gaze into the scrying surface for a while. Write
down:
What you saw
What images came to mind
What you found you knew about the images
Ground. Close circle.
Tea leaves: Use black tea leaves (peppermint works reasonably well if you're
decaffeinated) in a white tea cup.
Embers: Use embers (a wood fire outdoors or in a fireplace) at night.
Water: Use a dish of water in a darkened room, lit from the sides by two
candles. The dish should be a solid, neutral color.
Crstal ball: Use a crystal ball, as above (or a mirror, turned slightly so
you are not reflected in it -- try to fill the view with a blank wall)
Blessed Be!,
Kimberlyn
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