Scrying
DEE SCRYING METHOD
John Dee (1527 to 1608) was one of the greatest scryers in history. Dee's private library of books was renowned throughout Europe.
Through his studies Dee was well versed in the magic of the ancient world. In 1591 he became strongly interested in spirit communication when he started having troublesome dreams and hearing knocking noises.
He records these disturbances in his private diary. Dee began by trying to see visions within a small rock crystal.
Dee met Edward Kelley in 1582 when he came to his house seeking information about turning base metals into pure gold. Kelley had little interest in the angels other than trying to use them to make money.
The angels treated Kelley with contempt and only used him as a line of communication to Dee. Dee had a strong interest in using the angels as political channels, but the angels where not interested.
The angels where only interested in passing on the system of Enochian magic. The actual scrying method of Enochian magic was recorded in Dee's diary Libri Mysteriorum.
Dee's crystal was a small globe of rock crystal. Sometimes Dee used a mirror of obsidian which he called his jet shewstone.
The crystal rested within a golden frame that had a cross on top. The crystal in its frame rested upon a seal called Sigillum Aemeth. The angel Uriel gave instructions about this.
The Sigillum resides in the British museum today. The Sigillum was placed in the middle of Dee's scrying table.
The angels gave instructions for the table as well. It was to be made of sweetwood and two cubits in all directions.
A magic square of twelve Enochian letters occupies the centre of the table. The table was draped with a white silk cloth.
Around the central square of the table were seven talisman known as Ensigns of Creation. Dee always opened each scrying session with a prayer.
Dees method shows just how exact a scryers table must be . The details were dictated to Dee by the angels.
PENDULUM SCRYING
|
| The ancient Romans were renowned for pendulum scrying and their methods were detailed in the writings of Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus. It is also possible that French seer Nostradamus used this same Roman method of basin scrying by means of a pendulum to produce individual letters that formed intelligible prophetic verses.
The bowl used was a composite material of many metals, meaning it was made of electrum, an alloy of gold and silver. A ring was attached by thread to a wand.
The ring was probably a band of electrum with occult characters engraved upon it. The twenty four letters of the Greek alphabet were engraved into the flange of the basin.
The table used was probably a tripod in which to support the basin. It was made out of branches of laural and had three legs.
Laural was the substance specified by the Enochian angels for the scrying table of John Dee. Another method which has been used in Europe for centuries involves the suspension of a ring from a thin silk thread inside an ordinary water goblet.
The responses come in the form of tapping sounds as the ring gently raps the side of the glass. The seer asks a specific question that can be answered with a yes or a no. A single tap indicates a yes while two taps indicate a no. More than two taps indicates the spirit is not certain of the response.
Another method is to use a sheet of paper with a cross marked upon it. The ring is held suspended over the cross in the left hand upon a silk thread.
A simple question is asked which only requires a yes or no. If the answer is yes it will swing back and forth along the vertical arm of the cross. If the answer is no it will swing side to side along the horizontal arm of the cross.
Some scryers prefer to use a crystal instead of a ring. Once you have made your pendulum you should purify it.
Fill a clear bowl with fresh pure water. Say a cleansing prayer : "Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean, Wash me, and I shall br whiter than snow, Create in me a clean heart, And renew a right spirit within me".
Dip the crystal and thread into the water and leave for a few minutes.
On the night of a full moon place the pendulum and thread in the moonlight and leave for several hours. Never allow your pendulum to be placed in direct sunlight.
MIRROR SCRYING
Mirror scrying is an evolved form of water scrying. When it became possible to build mirrors they were regarded as being like water that was fixed into one place.
The early mirrors were made of polished copper, brass, marcasite, tin foil or mercury behind glass, polished silver and obsidian. All types of mirrors may be used for scrying and the size is not important.
Because mirrors are linked to the moon mirrors should be backed with silver. Try and use a round or oval mirror instead of a square mirror.
For the frame try and use a mirror that has a silver frame. Old mirrors also seem to work better than new mirrors.
Most seers prefer to use a black mirror. Because this is difficult to buy you may have to make one.
Just simply take out the glass and paint it black. You may have to give it a few coats of paint though. When you put it back in the frame make sure the glass part is to the front.
The use of black mirrors may be traced back over the centuries. John Dee used a black mirror of obsidian.
When using the black mirror for scrying you do not want to see your reflexion. The best is to leave the mirror on a table and look at it from an angle.
Look into the depths of the mirror as though you were looking into a bowl of water. At first it may appear grey than colours will come and go.
With time and practise you will be able to see scried images like still photographs or moving film images. Spirits may sometimes look at the scryer, talk to the scryer or even touch the scryer.
The visions may even exist outside the mirror and surround the scryer on all sides.
EGYPTIAN DREAM SCRYING
Egyptian dream scrying may be traced back thousands of years. The method used by the Egyptians was recorded in the Greek magical papyri which were written between 200 B.C. to 500 A.D.
In preparing to use the Egyptian dream scrying method you must not speak to anyone on the evening you plan to scy. You should remain in silence after the setting of the sun.
Do not consume alcohol on that day or engage in sex. You must refrain from consuming food for up to four hours before the scrying.
After having a warm bath you anoint your temples with olive oil. You will need an oil lamp which must not be coloured red or bear any inscription.
Write on a short narrow strip of white linen with ink mixed with myrrh the name of the dream God and the purpose for the dream scrying. Twist the linen strip into a wick and insert into the oil of the lamp.
Place the lamp on a table beside your bed. Using the ink draw the image of the dream God upon your left palm.
You must decide which God or Goddess you wish to use. Thoth was well used with the Egyptians.
Light your lamp. Kneel before the lamp.
Concentrating on the image on your left hand recite the following invocation : Thoth I invoke, blessed power of dreams divine, Angel of future fates, swift wings are thine, Great source of oracles to human kind, When stealing soft, and whispering to the mind, Through sleep's sweet silence and the gloom of night, Thy power awake the sight, To silent souls the will of heaven relates, And silently reveals their future fates.
You need to concentrate on your question you wish to know the answer to. Around your left hand wrap a piece of black linen about four inches wide and about thirty inches long.
The black cloth is called "black" of Isis. Blow out the flame of the lamp.
Now go to bed, clear your mind and go to sleep. Have a tape recorder beside your bed so that when you awaken you may recrd your dreams while still fresh in your mind.
You will find that the dream will come to you in a voice that is clear and powerfull rather than in dream images. Sometimes the message is sent in cryptic form so take your time in working out the answer.
CLOUD SCRYING
Throughout history symbols of political or religeous importance have been seen in the clouds. In A.D. 312 when Emperor Constantine was marching against the army of Maxentius at Rome, both he and his entire army saw a shining cross of light amid the clouds.
It was said the cross contained the Greek words "By This Conquer". Later that night Christ appeared to Constantine in his dreams bearing a cross in his hand ordering Constantine to have a military starndard made in the same image.
Under this standard his outnumbered army was victorious. Down through history entire military battles have been witnessed in the clouds.
Some of the U.F.O. sightings have in fact turned out to be disk shaped cloud formations. Generally cloud scrying is done on days when cloud conditions are good.
Having too few or too many clouds is no good for scrying. The best is when the clouds are thick.
Find a nice location to lie down and just relax. Try not to focus on any one cloud but rather allow the clouds to drift across your view.
Visions cannot be forced, they will come naturally when the time is right.
WATER SCRYING
|
You will need a large, deep bowl made from glass, brass or silver. It must have a smooth and even rim.
You must set your base on some sort of tripod for best results. A tripod made of laural boughs is the best.
You will need to do your own testing to find out which bowl works best for you and how much water you should use. Do not use water from a tap. Get clean, fresh water from a stream.
The ancient Greeks believed that nature spirits dwelled in fresh water. The water may be stored in a vessel and used again.
However it is a good idea to replace your water once a month. Never collect the water of a day time. Water should only be collected at night preferably on a full moon.
To make your wand use a branch from a bay tree, hazel tree or the laural. The end of the wand should be covered in dry tree sap or resin.
Dip the end of the wand into the water until it becomes wet. Wet the rims of the bowl.
The best time to scy is at night when it is quite. By gently drawing the rim of the wand around the bowl it will cause it to resonate.
The action of the resonating basin will cause circular ripples to form in the basin. The water seems to breathe with the sounds.
It is the harmonics that seem to whisper forth predictions of the future. These are interpreted with the help of a gaurdian angel.
You may also recieve visual impressions which Nostradamus likened to that of a "burning mirror".
CRYSTAL SCRYING
Both Merlin and John Dee used a crystal globe for scrying. Because of the cost of rock crystal balls many people use a glass ball but this is not advisable.
Brazil has the best crystal rocks in the world. Although crystals may grow to a considerable length, they seldom exceed one inch in thickness.
There are however some exceptions. Flaws in a crystal such as cracks, bubbles and discolorations do not make crystal unfit for scrying although they may distract your attention.
Size is however not important and bigger does not mean it will be better. Crystal scrying should be done in near or total darkness.
The main thing is to avoid reflections on the surface of the crystal. The best method is to use the light of a candle when scrying but make sure the candle does not reflect in the ball.
Focus your gaze on the centre of the crystal not on its surface. Try looking through the crystal as if it were a mirror upon the astral world.
The first thing you may see is clouds that change colour. Eventually a mist will spread outwards from the centre of the crystal to reveal images.
When you scry for visions sooner or later you will achieve communication from the spirits. These spirits will help you to understand what you have seen in the visions.
It may be helpful to charge your crystal ball once a month with moonlight. Place the ball in a glass bowl of natural water in the glow of a full moon.
AMETHYST
Amethyst is the birthstone for February.
It is associated with the signs of Pisces, Aquarius, Virgo and Aquarius.
CRYSTAL MYTHOLOGY : Bacchus the god of wine declared in anger that the first person he passess will be eaten by tigers. This turned out to be the beautiful maiden Amethyst. Goddess Diana quickly turned Amethyst into a white stone to save her from the tigers. Regretting his anger Bacchus poured red wine over the stone as an offering to Diana. In doing so turning the stone purple.
USES : Enhances psychic abilities. Good for meditation. Aids in channeling abilities.
To meditate with this Amethyst place it on your forehead between your eyes.
CALCITE
Calcite is formed in water and is very soft.
Calcite in it`s most common shape is the three dimensional parallelogram called a rhomboid. A rhomboid has six parallel planes all connected to each other.
Clear calcite is most commonly found in rhomboid form. Green calcite comes in a variety of shapes. Honey calcite comes in chunks. Pink calcite is most commonly found in chunks which are then tumbled.
On the spiritual level calcite teaches us the importance of allowing new energies to flow through us. That it's all right for us to break the barriers of old beliefs.
CITRINE
Citrine is the birthstone for November and its corresponding signs are Gemini, Aries, Virgo, and Leo.
Technically Citrine is "burnt amethyst" but it is usually categorized as Citrine.
Citrine dissipates negative energy and as such never requires cleansing.
USES : Citrine activates the third chakra, enhances the body`s healing energy and is good for mental focus and self esteem.
SELENITE
ASTROLOGIACL ASSOCIATION : Taurus. Selenite:most often transparent and colorless
if selenite crystals show translucency, opacity, and/or color, it is caused by the presence of other minerals (including druse) druse meaning crust of tiny, minute, or micro crystals that form or fuse either within or upon the surface of a rock cavity, geode, or another crystal.
USES : Selenite may be used as a tool in accessing your past and future lives by gently rubbing the stone. It is also of benefit to the spinal column and skeletal system.
You should not leave selenite in water if it is left in water for an extended period it will disolve.
CLEAR QUARTZ
Corresponds to all zodiac signs.
The most common form of quartz appears is as a six sided crystal whose termination is also six sided.
The largest single quartz crystal ever found is approximately 20 feet long and weighes more than 48 tons.
Clear quartz is the mirror of the soul because it reflects and radiates that within us that is divine.
USES : Clear quartz is a pure and powerful energy source. It receives, activates, transmits, and amplifies energy. It activates all levels of consciousness.
ROSE QUARTZ
Rose quartx which is soft pink in color usually occurrs in massive form, rarely in crystal form. The color is usually considered as due to trace amounts of titanium, iron, or manganese, in the massive material.
USES : Promotes love energy in relationships. Very calming it helps clear stored anger.
Replaces negativity with harmony. Aids in balancing the upper four chakras. Is becoming more popular.
SMOKY QUARTZ
ASTROLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS : Sagittarius.
USES : Smoky Quartz helps to process and release that which is no longer needed. It balances the energies of mind and body. Excellent for meditation. Smoky Quartz is also a protective and grounding stone.
Smoky quartz or Smokey quartz, also known as Cairngorm or Cairngormstone is a brown variety of quartz caused through the natural (or artificial) irradiation of aluminium-containing rock crystal. A very dark brown to black opaque variety is known as morion.
TOURMALINE
Tourmaline crystals are prismatic crystals, hexagonal that commonly have a rounded triangular cross section.
USES :
Black Tourmaline : Protects against negativity. Corresponds to the root chakra. Astrological sign of Capricorn.
Blue Tourmaline : Psychic awareness. Corresponds to the throat and third eye chakras. Astrological sign of Taurus.
Green Tourmaline : Represents life energy of plants. Excellent for people who work with herbs for healing. Opens the heart chakra. Astrological sign of Capricorn.
Rubellite Tourmaline : Love, devotion. Corresponds to root and heart chakras. Astrological signs of Sagittarius and Scorpio.
Pink Tourmaline : Love, spirituality, joy, peace, understanding. Corresponds to heart chakra and crown chakra. Astrological sign of Libra.
Watermelon Tourmaline: Activates the heart chakra, corresponds to the astrological signs of Virgo and Gemini.
CRYSTAL SKULL
The famous Crystal Skull is an ancient Mayan made from rock crystal.
The Crystal skull was discovered by explorer F.A. Mitchell-Hedges in 1927 at Lubaantun, British Honduras.
It is estimated the Crystal skull may be up to 12,000 years old.
The Crystal skull was shaped by a succession of Mayan priests from a large block of pure crystal. It is thought it may have taken over 150 years to complete the Crystal skull.
The Crystal skull is said to bring a curse on those who mock it. Observers have reported sounds, odours and amazing light effects.
Laboratory tests that were carried out by Hewlett-Packard Company, Santa Clara, California reveal the skull has optical properties which would be virtually impossible to duplicate with modern day equipment.
There is a similar but rougher counterpart to the Mayan Skull. Discovered in 1889 in Mexico it is much cruder in execution. It is currently on display at the British Museum of Mankind, in London.
There is also the Paris Crystal Skull. A single piece of clear quartz held in the Trocadero Museum in Paris. It came allegedly from a soldier of fortune in Mexico in the late 1880's. It has the most primitive of facial features and design.
The Amethyst Crystal Skull is a single piece of amethyst crystal discovered in a Mayan cache of artifacts in Mexico by a Mayan Brotherhood in the early 1900's. Features are the circular indentations in the temple and a white squiggly line that goes the circumference of the Crystal skull.
There is said to be a total of thirteen crystal skulls in existence today.
OBSIDIAN
Obsidian is a type of naturally-occurring glass formed as an extrusive igneous rock. It is produced when felsic lava erupted from a volcano cools rapidly through the glass transition temperature and freezes without sufficient time for crystal growth. Obsidian is commonly found within the margins of rhyolitic lava flows known as obsidian flows, where cooling of the lava is rapid. Because of the lack of crystal structure, obsidian blade edges can reach almost molecular thinness, leading to its ancient use as projectile points, and its modern use as surgical scalpel blades.
Among the ancient aztecs Obsidian was sacred to the Sky God Tezcatlipoca.
The Aztecs also fashioned it into mirrors which the scryers used in divination.
Obsidian was also used for eyes in idols in the Temple of Quetzalcoatl.
Obsidian was also popular among certain North American Indians.
OIL SCRYING
The history of oil scrying can be traced back to the ancient Babylonians. Some of their magic books have survived down through the centuries with details of the methods they used.
One of their techniques was called the "Princess of the Thumb". A scryer annointed the forehead and thumbnail of a subject.
The shiny nail acted as a magic mirror in which the scryer saw spirits. Another version was called the "Princess of the Hand".
Oil was mixed with black soot to make a black paste that was then smeared upon the hand. The scryer then used the hand as a mirror to scry future events.
A third type of oil scrying was called the "Princess of the Cup". Sesame seed oil was used to coate the inside of a cup that was rested on its side.
The cup was used as a concave magic mirror to capture and magnify the light of a candle that was fixed on its inner rim.
From the Babylonians oil scrying found its way to the Egyptians and Hebrews. The most detailed examples of oil scrying are written in the Greek Magical Papyri written in Egypt between 200 B.C. and A.D. 500.
Four kinds of water which is to be mixed with the oil is used for four types of divination.
If you call upon the services of the heavenly Gods then use rainwater.
If you invoke the terrestrial Gods then use sea water.
If you invoke the Gods Osiris or Serapis use riverwater.
And if you call upon the souls of the dead then use spring water.
LAMP SCRYING
Both the Egyptions and Babylonians scryed by means of an oil lamp. The lamp itself was in fact a stone shaped as a low open dish with a strip of white linen coiled in the oil that had an end hanging over the end of the dish.
The Egyptians used clear Oasis oil which was a kind of palm oil. The clearer the oil the better.
The Egyptians used a lamp that was red in colour which is the colour of the God Set. Set is in fact the God of evil.
It may be advisable for you to use a white lamp. Place your lamp on a table and sit on the west side facing east across the lamp.
You should address your invocation to the Greco Roman God who rules the day you scy on.
Sunday : Sol.
Monday : Luna.
Tuesday : Mars.
Wednesday : Mercury.
Thursday : Jupiter.
Friday : Venus.
Saturday : Saturn.
Using the name of the God of the day you should chant a suitable invocation doing so directly into the flame. This invocation should be chanted in a soft voice and done so several times.
Gently focus on the flames of the lamp. You will begin to see moving shadows off to the side.
Do not look directly at the shadows or they will vanish. Ask the shadows what it is you seek.
You may hear voices or you may see images.
SHELL SCRYING
This is a modern method of scrying and is becoming more popular. Most people are familiar with the sound of when a shell is placed over the ear.
It sort of sounds like the ocean. But in fact it is the sounds of blood flowing through the vessels in your ear.
If however you listen to this sound you will eventually by able to pick up fragments of conversation. At first you may be able to only make out a few words, but in time you will come to understand whole segments of conversations.
The subject of this talk will be usually meaningless, but if you can mentally break into this communication you may find the voices may choose to respond. Just exactly what is happening here Im not sure, but for those of you who have seen the movie "The Phantom Menace" it may give you a clue.
|
){kind=link}
){kind=link}
){kind=link}