which crystal ball?

Sam

hello everyone. i want to get into scry, but i don't know which ball i should get. help please!
thanks!
 

Scorpion

Hi, Chunkypuffs!

I've just bumped up a thread on scrying where I went into different types of crystal balls and others had lots of useful info too. I've also mentioned a book that I found useful. I notice some other threads on crystals in the divination section if you call up everything.

One factor will be what you can afford. Basically lead (ie reconstituted) crystal is the cheapest. Obviously size of ball affects price tag. I've got three lead crystals - small, medium and large. To be honest, the medium one is probably the one I use most - the small one is too small to place on a stand and see easily and the large one is likely to pick up lots of reflections which aren't present in the other two. I've also got an egg shaped one with lots of inclusions, which is wonderful for relaxing with: under electric light the inclusions are silver and give off rainbows and in candlelight it glows golden. I also have an almost black stone (apparently original scrying mirrors were painted black to remove reflections) with wonderful rainbow shades in it - can't remember what sort of stone it is, but it's good because I can hold it in my hand to scry with or mediate with the colours in daylight.

It might help if you give an idea of what you have in mind. For instance, if you want something you can carry in your bag and pull out to meditate on wherever you are, you'd be better off with the smallest - crystal is proportionately quite heavy!
 

Phoenix

A mirrior works just as well for scrying, or so I am told.
 

Sam

thanks for the ideas!
 

Umbrae

Palm

You can also use your pda (palm, handspring whatever)...just do not turn it on, and reflect a darker, solid surface.
 

Ravenswing

scrying

chunky--

my first witchy wife used a plain glass coaster; the thing you put under the feet of furniture so they don't scuff up the floor. she inked the backside of it (or it might have been black shoe-polish, i'm not sure which-- but it was uniform and total black). anyhow, she held it cupped in her hands and swore it was as good as any crystal she had ever used.

LVX
steve
 

Sam

I scryed(sp?)!

When I was in the car yesterday, I was looking out the window and I saw I vision of a body! Yeah!!!!!!!!!!! I did it!
 

jade

do you want to elaborate a little? i would love to hear about it

in light,
jade

ps congrats