Crystal Ball Stand Maiden Mother Crone With Ball (19cm) by Nemesis Now

Crystal Ball

A crystal ball is a crystal or glass ball believed by to aid clairvoyance. Celtic tribes, known to exist in Britain as early as 2,000 B.C., were unified by a priesthood known as Druids. Druids are one of the earliest known peoples to have used crystals in divination. Later, during central Europe's Medieval Period (500 – 1500 AD), seers, wizards, sorcerers, psychics, gypsies, fortune tellers, and all other types of diviners also used crystals to "see" into the past, present, or future.

The art or process of "seeing" is known as "scrying," whereby images are seen in crystals (or other mediums such as water) and are interpreted. The information gleaned then is used to make important decisions in one's life, for example - love, marriage, finances, travel, business, etc. When the technique of scrying is used with crystals, or any transparent body, it is known as crystallomancy or crystal gazing.

As with all forms of divination, images often appear as archetypes, whose interpretation is left for the reader or the person having the reading. Images my appear stationary, or move about. They may appear two dimensional or holographic. If you cannot 'see' anything in the crystal ball at first, be patient and keep trying. At the very least a crystal ball will bring energies to the room in which it is placed.