Scrying



"Scrying"...looking into an object for a long enough time for your conscious mind to shut down and your subconscious to take over!




Types of Scrying


Catoptromancy - The use of mirrors.

Crystallomancy - Crystal Balls.

Cylicomancy - Using a cup or bowl of water.

Gastromancy - Round glass vessels (ie. brandy sniffer) filled with herbal water.

Hydromancy - Pool of water, pond.

Lecanomancy - Oil poured into water, specially prepared basin or bowl.

Lithomancy - Use of stone or mirrors (ie. Obsidian).

Lunamancy - Using the moon as a scrying tool.

Onychomancy - Scrying into a fingernail rubbed with oil.

Pegomancy - Scrying into moving water (ie. creeks, brooks, unpolluted water).

Pyromancy - Fire!



Formulas for Preparing Scrying Tools


Full Moon Scrying Tool
"Crystal Ball"

On the first day of the waxing moon put together:

Calamus root, lotus, violet, camphor, willow bark, poppy, mugwort, jasmine and wormwood.
Brew for 20 minutes on low in 4 to 8 cups of Brandy or Vodka.
Mixture should equal a 2 to 1 ratio...mixture:liquor.
Place the crystal ball and the liquid in a glass or stone container.
The crystal ball must be covered by the liquid.
Leave the ball in the mixture, out of sunlight until the full moon.
Libate the herbs.
Clean the ball with a chamois.
Do not rinse the ball under water.
Your crystal ball is now ready to be used as a scrying tool.
Full moon scrying tools can be brought out in daylight but should never be in direct sunlight.




Dark Moon Scrying Tool
"Mirror or Glass"

Ingredients:

Mirror or piece of glass.
Pure black wool cloth.
Belladonna berries. (Off the vine)
3 top sprigs of Wormwood.
8 ounces fresh Wormwood.
8 ounces fresh Mugwort.
16 ounces Black Hollyhock (flower).
26 ounces Dark Rum.
16 ounces Absolute Vodka.
1 gallon Grappe.
2 bottles India Ink.

Mix together.
Strain out the herbs.
Put black cloth into liquid.
Wrap mirror in black cloth.
Leave the mirror or glass in the cloth until it is ready to be used.
Black mirrors are only to be used when there is a dark moon - do not bring it out in the sunlight.




How to Scry


Develop your own routine...this is just a guideline!

Have an herbal bath.
Open yourself up to the gods.
Be relaxed.
Not tired.
Not stressed.
Don't be too full.
If you have a specific question, write it down.
Herbs, mugwort opens you up psychically.
Relax. Focus into your tool.
No artificial light. If you need light, put a candle beneath your tool.
Flame should be at the same height as your vessel.
Close blinds.
Relax, look into your tool.
Let your subconscious take over.
Enjoy!

Keep a scrying journal.



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