User:Psychic Kay

Scrying. The visions that scryers say they see may come from variations in the medium. If the medium is water (hydromancy), then the visions may come from the color, ebb and flow, or ripples produced by pebbles dropped in a pool. If the medium is a crystal ball, the visions may come from the tiny inclusions, web-like faults, or the cloudy glow within the ball under low light (e.g. candlelight).

One method of scrying using a crystal ball involves a self-induced trance. Initially, the medium serves as a focus for the attention, removing unwanted thoughts from the mind in the same way as a mantra. Once this stage is achieved, the scryer begins a free association with the perceived images suggested. The technique of deliberately looking for and declaring these initial images aloud, however trivial or irrelevant they may seem to the conscious mind, is done with the intent of deepening the trance state, wherein the scryer hears their own disassociated voice affirming what is seen within the concentrated state in a kind of feedback loop. This process culminates in the achievement of a final and desired end stage in which rich visual images and dramatic stories seem to be projected within the medium itself, or directly within the mind's eye of the scryer, like an inner movie. This overall process reputedly allows the scryer to "see" relevant events or images within the chosen medium.

There is a method of scrying similar to the crystal ball method mentioned above, called Hersue. Mostly a folk tale, Hersue is a type of scrying that involves no physical medium with which to gaze through. It is believed to involve entering a trance-like state of mind, concentrating solely on the face of the person whom you wish to spy on. It requires a strong memory and good concentration, as you will need to remember every detail of the person’s face, and nothing else. If properly performed, the result will be similar to astral projection. You will be in close proximity to your target, and will retain all five senses: sight, hearing, feeling, smell, and taste. It would be as if you were there in person, but you will not affect your surroundings in any way. You will not pass through objects, but if they are moving towards you, you will simply be moved out of the way during contact. Even a blade of grass will not bend from your weight, though air and other gases pass through your body without affecting you, or movement would become impossible while in this state. Due to the perfect memory required, and intense concentration needed, it has been said that humans can not possibly work this form of scrying. In the folk tale, this magic was used by vampire-like creatures called Legure to locate escaped prey.

Psychic Kay.