Scrying is a method of divination that involves gazing into a usually reflective or translucent surface such as a scrying glass, a crystal ball or a scrying pool. Crystals, fire, and smoke make also be used.
Practitioners gaze into the surface, or past it, in order to achieve a trance-like state.
While in a trance, the practitioner may see spiritual visions or visions of the future or activities taking place elsewhere in the present reflected in the scrying surface or in their minds’ eye as they gaze.
What is a Scrying Mirror?
A scrying mirror is usually (but not always) a black reflective surface rather than a silvery one. As its name would suggest, a scrying mirror is used for scrying.
It is used as a focal point for meditative scrying and sometimes just for meditation. Sometimes the practitioner will see images in the mirror itself, but most often the mirror aids the practitioner into settling into a meditative