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Youmayseethewordscryingusedhere
onAboutPaganism/Wicca.Ingeneral,the
termisusedtomeanstaringinto
somethingoftenashinysurface,butnot
alwaysforthepurposeofdivination.
Visionsthatareseenareofteninterpreted
intuitivelybythepersonwhoisscrying.
Itsapopularmethodofdivination,and
canbedoneinseveraldifferentways.

Crystalorglassballsareoftenusedinscrying.
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TheCrystalBall:Weveallseenimages
oftheoldGypsywomanpeeringintoa
crystalball,hissing,Crossmypalmswith
silver!buttherealityofitisthatpeople
haveusedcrystalsandglassforscrying
forthousandsofyears.Byfocusingonthe
ball,whichisusuallymadeofaclouded
glass,amediummaybeabletosee
visionsthatforetellnotonlythefuture,but
unknownaspectsofthepresentandpast.

FireScrying:Firescryingisexactlywhatitsoundslikestaringintothe
flamesofafiretoseewhatsortofvisionsmightappear.Aswithother
methodsofscrying,thisisoftenveryintuitive.
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Byrelaxingyourmindand
focusingonlyontheflames,
youmaygetmessagestelling
youwhatitisyouneedto
know.
WaterScrying:Averypopular
methodofscryinginvolvesthe
useofwater.Whilethiscanbe
alargebodyofwater,suchas
apondorlake,manypeople
simplyuseabowl.
Nostradamususedalarge
bowlofwaterasascryingtool,
andputhimselfintoatranceto
interpretthevisionshesaw.
Manypeoplealsoincorporate
thereflectionsofthemooninto
theirscrying.FullMoonWater
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MirrorScrying:Mirrorsareeasytomake,andeasilytransportable,so
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ByPattiWigington
UpdatedJanuary19,2016.

Scryingistheactofstaring
intosomethingoftenashiny
surface,butnotalwaysfor
thepurposeofdivination.
Visionsandimagesarethen
interpretedintuitivelybythe
individualdoingthescrying.
Manypeopleprefertoscry
usingshinysurfacesmirror,
acrystalball,evenwaterbut
Abonfireisanexcellenttoolforscrying.ImagebyPattiWigington
anotherpopularmethodisthat
2012
offirescrying.Thisritualuses
theelementoffire,whichisassociatedwithchange,destructionand
renewal.
Thebestwaytoperformthisritualisoutside,butrealistically,thatsnot
alwayspracticalorsafe.So,findaplace,indoorsorout,whereyoucanlight
alargefirethatwillburnforawhile.Inapinch,ifyoureallycantlighta
largefire,youcanalwaysdothisritualwithasinglelitcandleflame.
Makesureyoullbeundisturbedduringthisritualturnoffthecellphone,
sendthekidsandspousetoamovie,andeliminateotherdistractions.You
maywanttohaveanotepadhandysoyoucanwritedownwhatyousee,
andsomepeoplefindithelpfultoplaymeditativemusicinthebackground
astheyarescrying.
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Ifyounormallyweararitual
robe,youmaywishtodoso,
butitsnotrequired.Likewise,
ifyourtraditionrequiresyouto
castacircle,feelfreetodoso
beforeyoubegin.
Lightyourfire(orcandle,if
thatswhatyoureusing)and
takesometimetowatchit.Let

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theflamesgrowtallerand
bolderandbrighter,aseachbit
ofkindlingcatchesfire.
Breathedeeplyandevenly,
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allowingyourselftorelaxand
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becomecomfortableasthefire
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blazes.Whenyouhaveagood
Wicca
strongfiregoing,focusyour
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visiononthecenterofthe
dancingflames.Dontworry
aboutstaringtoohard,justrestyoureyesightwhereveristhemost
comfortable.
Drawtheenergyoftheflamestowardyou,allowingyourselftofeeltheir
power.Itcanhealorharm,createordestroy.Fireisassociatedwithstrong
willandpower.
Watchasthefireflickersandflashes.Doyouseeimagesintheflames?
Somepeopleseeclearimages,whileothersseeshapesintheshadows,
merehintsofwhatiswithin.Lookforimagesthatseemfamiliarorforthose
thatmayrepeatinapattern.
Doyouhearsoundsasyouwatchthefire?Youmayhearthecracklingof
wood,theroaroflargerflames,thesnappingofembers.Somepeople
reporthearingfaintvoicessingingorspeakinginthefire.
Thoughtsandideasmaypopintoyourhead,seeminglyunrelatedto
anythingyouseeorhear.Besuretouseyournotepadorjournalsoyoucan
writethesethingsdownforfutureexploration.Spendasmuchtimeasyou
likewatchingthefireonceyoustarttogetuncomfortableorfidgety,its
timetowrapthingsup.
Messagesoftencometousfromotherrealmsandyetwefrequentlydon't
recognizethem.Ifabitofinformationdoesn'tmakesense,don'tworrysit
onitforafewdaysandletyourunconsciousmindprocessit.Chancesare,
itwillmakesenseeventually.It'salsopossiblethatyoucouldreceivea
messagethat'smeantforsomeoneelseifsomethingdoesn'tseemto
applytoyou,thinkaboutyourcircleoffriends,andwhoitmightbemeant
for.
Whenyourereadytoendyourscryingsession,takeafewmomentstojust
relax,lookingawayfromthefire.Youmayfeelahighsenseofenergy,oran
unusualsensationofclarityifyoudo,dontworry,thatsnotuncommon.
Youcaneitherleavethefireburning,ifitwillbesafetodoso,oryoucan
extinguishityourself.
Besuretoreviewyournoteslater,soyoucanreflectonthethingsyouve
seen.Ifyouscryregularly,getinthehabitofcomparingnotesfromone
sessiontothenext,toseeiftherearemessagesorimagesthatappear
often.

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UpdatedAugust26,2015.

Thefullmoonhaslongbeen
consideredasymbolof
wisdomandintuition.Wefeel
itsconnectioneverymonth,
whenitlightsthenightsky.
Manyofusfeelmoreenergetic
andalertduringthefullphase
ofthemoon.Thisispartly
Themoonisconnectedtothetides,soit'sagreatwaytodo
becauseourbodiesandmind
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areintricatelyconnectedtothe
lunarcycles.Likeourselves,
waterisalsolinkedtothechangingfaceofthemoonjustaskanyonewho
livesonthecoastaboutthephenomenonof"lunartide"!
Usingareflectivesurfaceasatoolforscryingishardlynewtheancient
Romansdiditintheirreligiousrituals,andtheEgyptian"BookoftheDead"
containsreferencestoHathor'smagicmirror,usedtoseethefuture.Pre
ChristianCelticseerswerebelievedtohavevisionswhentheylookedupon
darkstonessuchasberylorothercrystals,accordingtoPliny.Eveninthe
1500s,Nostradamusmadenotesaboutstaringintoabowlofwaterby
candlelighttogaininspiration.
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It'sbesttodoitoutsideifatall
possible,because,afterall,
youarerelyingonthemoonto
illuminatethewaterforyou!If
youcan'tperformthisritualon
thenightofthefullmoon,the
nightimmediatelybeforeor
immediatelyafterisjustas
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Ifyourtraditionnormallyrequiresyoutocastacircle,dosonow.Ifyou'dlike
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comfortablyatyourworkspace.Beginbyclosingyoureyes,andattuning
yourmindtotheenergyaroundyou.Feelthesoftearthunderyourfeet.
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up,andfeeltheenergyofthemoonaboveyou.
Takesometimetogatherthatenergy.It'sapull,apalpablesensationthat
wecanfeel,ifwejusttakethetimetolookforit.Feelthatsilverypower
aboveyou,andrecognizeyourconnectiontoit,andtotheDivine.
Whenyouarereadytobeginscrying,openyoureyes.Noticethenightall
aroundyou.Youmayfeelanunusualsenseofclarityandalertnessdon't
bealarmed,it'sjustthatlunarenergyatwork.Raisethepitcherinonehand,
holdingitoverthebowl.Asyoudo,visualizewisdomandguidancewithin
thewater.Asyoupourthewaterintothebowl,fromthepitcher,seethe
energyofthemoonchargingthatwater.Recognizethatthiswatercanshow
youthemysteriesofthemoon.
Whenthebowlisfull,positionyourselfsothatyoucanseethemoon'slight
reflecteddirectlyintothewater.Stareintothewater,lookingforpatterns,
symbolsorpictures.Youmayseeimagesmoving,orperhapsevenwords
forming.Youmayhavethoughtspopspontaneouslyintoyourhead,that
seemtohavenothingatalltodowithanything.Useyourjournal,andwrite
everythingdown.Spendasmuchtimeasyoulikegazingintothewaterit
maybejustafewminutes,orevenanhour.Stopwhenyoubegintofeel
restless,orifyou'regettingdistractedbymundanethings("Hm,didIfeed
thecat?").
Whenyouarefinishedgazingintothewater,makesureyouhaverecorded
everythingyousaw,thoughtandfeltduringyourscryingsession.Messages
oftencometousfromotherrealmsandyetwefrequentlydon'trecognize
them.Ifabitofinformationdoesn'tmakesense,don'tworrysitonitfora
fewdaysandletyourunconsciousmindprocessit.Chancesare,itwill
makesenseeventually.It'salsopossiblethatyoucouldrecieveamessage
that'smeantforsomeoneelseifsomethingdoesn'tseemtoapplytoyou,
thinkaboutyourcircleoffriends,andwhoitmightbemeantfor.
Afterwards,youcanleaveyourwateroutovernighttochargeitevenmore,
oryoucanpouritawayintoyourgardenasanoffering.
**Note:Ifyoulivenearanaturalbodyofwatersuchasapondorlake,you
canperformwaterscryingwiththeselarger"bowls"instead!

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osteomancy,hasbeen
performedbyculturesthe
worldoverforthousandsof
years.Whiletherearea
numberofdifferentmethods,
thepurposeistypicallythe
sametoforetellthefuture
utilizingthemessages
displayedinthebones.
Isthissomethingthatmodern
Paganscando?Certainly,
ThisChineseoraclebonedatesbackcenturies.ImagebyDe
althoughitssometimeshard
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tocomebyanimalbones,
particularlyifyouliveinasuburbanareaorcity.Butthatdoesntmeanyou
cantfindsomeitjustmeansyouhavetolookhardertofindthem.Animal
bonescanbefoundonthegroundintheirnaturalenvironmentanytimeof
theyear,ifyouknowwheretolook.Ifyoudontliveinanareawherefinding
yourownbonesisapracticaltask,thenmakefriendswithpeoplewholive
inruralareas,callupyourcousinwhohunts,becomebuddieswiththat
taxidermistwhohasashopoutbythehighway.
Ifyouhavemoralorethicalobjectionstotheuseofanimalbonesinmagic,
thendonotusethem.
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partsofChinaduringthe
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Shangdynasty,thescapula
Bones
(shoulderblade)ofalargeox
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wasused.Questionswere
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inscribeduponthebone,it
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wasplacedinafire,andthe
resultantcracksfromtheheat
gaveseersanddivinerstheanswerstotheirquestions.
AccordingtoourAbout.comArchaeologyExpert,KrisHirst,Oraclebones
wereusedtopracticeofaformofdivination,fortunetelling,knownaspyro
osteomancy.Pyroosteomancyiswhenseerstellthefuturebasedonthe
cracksinananimalboneorturtleshelleitherintheirnaturalstateorafter
havingbeenburned.Thecrackswerethenusedtodeterminethefuture.
TheearliestpyroosteomancyinChinaincludedthebonesofsheep,deer,
cattle,andpigs,inadditiontoturtleplastrons(shells).Pyroosteomancyis
knownfromprehistoriceastandnortheastAsia,andfromNorthAmerican
andEurasianethnographicreports.
ItisbelievedtheCeltsusedasimilarmethod,usingtheshoulderboneofa
foxorsheep.Oncethefirereachedahotenoughtemperature,cracks
wouldformonthebone,andtheserevealedhiddenmessagestothosewho
hadbeentrainedintheirreading.Insomecases,theboneswereboiled
priortoburning,tosoftenthemup.
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MuchlikeweseeonRunesorOghamstaves,inscriptionsormarkingson
boneshavebeenusedasawayofseeingthefuture.Insomefolkmagic
traditions,smallbonesaremarkedwithsymbols,placedinabagorbowl,
andthenwithdrawnoneatatimesothatthesymbolscanbeanalyzed.For
thismethod,smallerbonesaretypicallyused,suchascarpalortarsal
bones.
InsomeMongoliantribes,asetofseveralfoursidedbonesarecastallat
once,witheachbonehavingdifferentmarkingsonitssides.Thiscreatesa
widevarietyofendresultswhichcanbeinterpretedindifferentways.
Ifyoudliketomakeasetofsimplemarkedbonesofyourowntouse,you
followusetheguidelinesatDivinationByStonesasatemplatetomake
thirteenbonesfordivinatorypurposes.Anotheroptionistocreateasetof
symbolsthatarethemostmeaningfultoyouandyourpersonalmagical
tradition.
TheBoneBasket
Often,bonesaremixedinwithotheritemsshells,stones,coins,feathers,
etc.andplacedinabasket,bowlorpouch.Theyarethenshakenoutonto
amatorintoadelineatedcircle,andtheimagesareread.Thisisapractice
foundinsomeAmericanHoodootraditions,aswellasinAfricanandAsian
magicalsystems.Likealldivination,alotofthisprocessisintuitive,andhas
todowithreadingthemessagesfromtheuniverseorfromthedivinethat
yourmindpresentstoyou,ratherthanfromsomethingyouvegotmarked
downonachart.
MechonisafolkmagicpractitionerinNorthCarolinawhotouchesonher
Africanrootsandlocaltraditionstocreateherownmethodofbonebasket
reading.Iusechickenbones,andeachonehasadifferentmeaning,like
thewishboneisforgoodfortune,awingmeanstravel,thatsortofthing.
Also,thereareshellsintherethatIpickeduponabeachinJamaica,
becausetheyappealedtome,andsomestonescalledFairyStonesthat
youcanfindinsomeofthemountainsaroundhere.WhenIshakethemout
ofthebasket,thewaytheyland,theywaytheyreturned,whatsnextto
whatallofthathelpsmeunderstandwhatthemessageis.Anditsnot
somethingIcanexplainitssomethingIjustknow.
Allinall,thereareanumberofwaystoincorporatetheuseofbonesinto
yourmagicaldivinationmethods.Tryafewdifferentones,anddiscover
whichoneworksbestforyou.

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