AUTHOR'S NOTE: In the past, all of my self-initiated involvement with the Astral Plane (formally called "scrying" as distinct from involuntary "dreaming" and out-of-body "astral travel") was done using a tarot trump card as a prompt to incite creative visualization when entering the "spirit vision," a technique known as "path-working" on the Qabalistic Tree of … Continue reading It’s Scrying Time Again
Scrying
Soothsayer or Master Craftsman?
The frequent on-line debates about whether the tarot cards have a distinct "personality" or whether they are in truth just inert pieces of printed cardboard bearing compelling pictures sometimes spill over into other "tools of the trade." For instance, scrying devices - such as magic mirrors and crystal balls - are often subjected to a … Continue reading Soothsayer or Master Craftsman?
Scrying: First Attempt
I got my scrying space set up and made a first attempt at gazing. I used Uma Silbey's method of visualizing the ball as filled with golden light by breathing "through" my Heart Chakra, with middling success. I tried to move into the ball and immediately had a sense of heightened awareness, followed by a … Continue reading Scrying: First Attempt
Crystal Gazing 101
While researching books on crystal-ball divination and lining up my finances to buy something worthwhile. I've been spending some time with the scrying section of Israel Regardie's Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic. Although, according to Regardie, the Golden Dawn used Tattwa images and not reflective surfaces for "scrying in the spirit vision," the principle … Continue reading Crystal Gazing 101
Parsifal's Wheel Tarot & Astrology 