HOW I USE MY CRYSTAL BALL/HOW TO USE YOUR CRYSTAL BALL  

Bonding with your ball:

If your ball is from a trusted source it is not necessary to cleanse it; it will have accrued good energy and magickal blessings you can draw from, as from an infinite well.

If your bed is big enough, sleep with your ball beside you for at least three nights in a row to allow the ball to connect to your energy field.

It is all right to display your ball in your room as long as the sunlight does not shine through it. (There is nothing occult about this; the crystal ball functions like a magnifying lens and has incendiary powers.)

It is also all right to insulate the ball by wrapping it in a dark, silk scarf and placing it inside a dark, velvet pouch. You then expose the ball only when you need to use it.

Some uses of the ball:

To heal someone, hold both palms over the ball on its stand, close your eyes, and visualize the person healing within the ball, as though a miniature 3D film were playing within the ball.

To ask something from the universe, i.e., manifestation, hold both palms beneath the ball, minus the stand, close your eyes, and visualize whatever you want within the ball, as though a miniature 3D film were playing within the ball.

To incubate a dream, set the ball at your bedside (in lieu of a glass of water) and focus on an issue while gazing at the ball before going to sleep. You will then dream of your psyche’s best solution for you to handle the issue.

To protect yourself, place a symbol of yourself (a flower, an action figurine, a piece of jewelry) on top of the ball before leaving the house.

To make a long-term wish reality, write your wish on a piece of paper, fold it three times, and place it under the ball stand for as long as you like.

On scrying:

From my experience and observation, scrying on a ball is a myth that has been handed down to us via movies, comic strips, and stereotype notions of how the Romany use crystal balls. For the record, let me state here that it is highly distracting to scry on a crystal ball—you ended up being fascinated in the different refractions that you see on and inside the ball. I scry, instead, on BLACK DISCS.

There ARE indirect ways to use the ball for scrying,:

--Place a lit candle behind the ball and gaze at the flame through the ball, which is then a form of fire-scrying rather than crystal-ball-scrying.

--Place a small dish of water behind the ball and gaze at the water through the ball, which is then a form of water-scrying rather than crystal-ball scrying.

Final Notes:

Your ball is yours and yours alone, and it is yours for a lifetime. You may not sell it or give it away.

Should it get bruised or damaged, that becomes part of the history of the ball—it does not diminish in value or in magickal potency.

As much as possible, do not allow others to touch the ball. If you feel that you must wash the ball after someone has accidentally touched it, do so with mild soap and water, and polish-dry with a lint-free cloth.