By Rae Schwarz
Scrying is similar to other meditative divination techniques in that the reflective surface becomes the focus object. In the dim light, the flickering reflections can reveal images or messages to the gazer.
The objects called crystal balls can come in actual quartz crystal or glass. Made of genuine crystal, they are intense power objects. Quality can vary from extreme clarity to murky cloudiness. In real quartz, precise clarity can be prohibitively expensive, and often a few inclusions give a ball character and depth.
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