Visions Echo In The Crystal Ball
by Elizabeth McTaggart
Title
Visions Echo In The Crystal Ball
Artist
Elizabeth McTaggart
Medium
Digital Art - Fractal Art
Description
Visions Echo In The Crystal Ball
A crystal ball is a crystal or glass ball believed by some people to aid in the performance of clairvoyance. It is sometimes known as a shew stone. A body of water, either in a container or on the ground, used for this purpose, is called a scrying pool.
ART OF SCRYING:
The art or process of "seeing" is known as "scrying," whereby images are seen in crystals, or other media such as water, and are interpreted as meaningful information. The "information" gleaned then is used to make important decisions in ones life (i.e. love, marriage, finances, travel, business, etc.).
By contrast, some professed seers say that they do not actually see images in the crystal itself, but rather that the featureless interior of the stone facilitates them in clearing their mind of distractions so that future truths or events will become known to them. When the technique of scrying is used with crystals, or any transparent body, it is known as crystallomancy or crystal gazing.
IN STAGE MAGIC:
Crystal balls are popular props used in mentalism acts by stage magicians. Such routines, in which the performer answers audience questions by means of various ruses, are known as "C. G." (Crystal Gazing) acts. One of the most famous C. G. performers of the 20th century, Claude Alexander, was often billed as "Alexander the Crystal Seer."
[source: Wikipedia]
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