Introduction
The earliest forms of scrying relied on nature and took place outside. The various nature methods involve either sight or sound, although sometimes they can overlap and involve both.
Sight
Wave Scrying
Wave scrying involves watching the waves on the beach. Watch as they rise and fall rhythmically, the sunlight or moonlight playing off the waves. Listen to the sounds as they crash on the shore.
You may start to feel a strong sense of being pulled toward the water – it’s important to make sure you’re located in a safe place with no risk of tumbling into the water.
Smoke Scrying
Smoke scrying is a type of fire scrying. On a quiet evening when everything is still, make a campfire. Sit or lay in a comfortable position in sight of the fire. The smoke is a great medium for visions and you may even hear the crackle of the wood speaking to you.
Watch the smoke rise, but don’t follow it with your eyes. Allow the smoke to rise past your line of sight. Focus your awareness on the smoke, then past it. You will start to see visions in the smoke.
Cloud Scrying
Cloud scrying involves gazing at the clouds and seeing shapes and visions. The weather must be warm and pleasant. Sit or lay outside somewhere comfortable – you’ll be there for an hour or longer. Make sure you are alone or isolated so you won’t be disturbed.
The cloud conditions must be good in order to employ this method of scrying. If there are too few clouds in the sky or if the sky is very overcast, this method won’t work. The best conditions are when the clouds are thick and moving slowly across the sky. There should be patches of blue sky peeking through, with strong sunlight and shadows playing on the clouds.
Gaze up at the sky, at the clouds, and let the clouds roll through your vision without fixating on anything in particular. Allow your attention to be drawn where it wants to go. You’ll see visions and shapes in the clouds.
Sound
Shell Hearing
Shell hearing involves holding a shell up to your ear. Find a large, pretty shell with a decent sized opening. Make sure you can easily and comfortably hold it up to your ear. If you live near the ocean, you can go find a nice shell to use on the beach. Otherwise, you can find shells at gift shops and craft stores. Experiment with different shells until you find one that feels right.
If you’re left handed, hold the shell up to your right ear; if you’re right handed, hold the shell up to your left ear. If you are hard of hearing in one ear, use the stronger one. When you hold the shell up to your ear, you’ll hear a rushing pulsing noise, like waves on the beach. Listen to the noise and allow yourself to be lulled into a receptive state. You will start to hear fragments of distant conversations.
At first, you may only be able to make out a word or two, but eventually you’ll be able to understand whole conversations. The words and sentences will be meaningless at first, but you’ll start to notice the voices responding to your mental comments and engaging in conversation with you. Shell hearing is the easiest form of clairaudience and produces frequent, consistent results.
Waterfall Scrying
Listen to the sound of running or falling water. Allow the sound to lull you into a receptive state. As you listen, it will start to sound like conversation. After a while, you’ll be able to make out the voices and words. If you listen with your eyes closed, you may start to see visions and pictures in response to your questions.
Wind Scrying
Listen to the wind whistling through the trees and such around you. It sounds like human voices and is easy to hear even if you’re not psychic. Sit or lay close to a tree that creates a lot of sound in the wind. Listen attentively and you will start to hear voices in a short time. You will hear them through the sound the wind makes rustling the grass and stirring the leaves in the trees. You can even talk back and have a conversation.
Next week we’ll start talking about divination and the differences between divination and scrying! So check back soon!
Sources
Cunningham, Scott. Divination for Beginners. Woodbury, Minn., U.S.A: Llewellyn Publications, 2008. Print.
Tyson, Donald. Scrying for Beginners. Woodbury, Minn., U.S.A: Llewellyn Publications, 1997. Print.
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