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scrying

n. The act of one who scry. vb. (present participle of scry English)

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Scrying

Scrying (also called seeing or peeping) is the practice of looking into a translucent ball or other material with the belief that things can be seen, such as spiritual visions, and less often for purposes of divination or fortune-telling.

The most common media used are reflective, translucent, or luminescent substances such as crystals, stones, glass, mirrors, water, fire, or smoke. Scrying has been used in many cultures in the belief that it can divine the past, present, or future. The visions that come when one stares into the media are believed by some to come from one's subconscious and imagination, though others believe they come from gods, spirits, devils, or the psychic mind, depending on the culture and practice.

Although scrying is most commonly done with a crystal ball, it may also be performed using any smooth surface, such as a bowl of liquid, a pond, or a crystal. Like other aspects of divination and parapsychology, scrying is not supported by science as a method of predicting the future.

Usage examples of "scrying".

Along with his commander, a sorcerer, and two of his peers, Batu was studying the enemy in a magic scrying basin.

As Batu and the others watched, a subdued and distant thunder rolled out of the scrying basin.

Through the scrying basin, Batu heard the screams of dying men and the terrified shrieks of wounded horses.

Errtu had been grimly satisfied when Kessell had come back into the Cryshal-Tirith and confirmed, through the use of scrying mirrors, that the other two towers had fallen to pieces.

The ancient sages of the Times Before had certainly been able to ensorcel the smoke-gray record crystals to hold images and information and goodness knew what else, and to feed them back through the great black scrying table.

As the months went by she mastered scrying, as well as the simple teleportation Haramis used to clear the table or fetch a book from the library, although she made Mikayla fetch books in person so that she would learn where each book belonged and would be able to reshelve them properly.

Briefly, Shakti thought of the last image she had received from the scrying bowl through the eyes of the dying wizard Nisstyre: the beautiful face and taunting words of Liriel Baenre.

Cupping the scrying bowl with her hands, Shakti began to chant a spell that would open a window to another plane.

It grew rapidly until it was identical in every respect to the scrying bowl given to Shakti by the drow god Vhaeraun.

Not the very basic and important Vermillion, with its careful instructions for scrying, setting Wards, constructing Portals.

I can keep these poisonous dolts from scrying me out, but alas, they can do the same to me.

Defensive magics, all, designed to foil each new method of scrying or translocation or other means of access.

She packed up her scrying equipment and conjured an afreet of her acquaintance.

Emuin from his tower, which meant waking him from the diurnal sleep natural in a man who spent his nights peering at the stars, omen-taking, and scrying gods-knew-what in candleflame and water.

The fluid, distorted shapes were nothing like the vividness of scrying or bespeaking and I wondered what Ryshad and Usara might be seeing.