Crystal Ball Gazing 培養「水晶球感應」的能力

This technique is best if done with a Crystal Ball 2-5 inches in diameter and works best on nights of the full moon.

女巫的水晶球，一般來說最適合的大小約直徑2-5英吋；至於感應能力最強的時段通常是在滿月的時候。

If the purchase a Crystal Ball is not within your budget, a bowl of water with a Quartz Crystal Cluster at the bottom will suffice. True Quartz Crystal Balls can be quite expensive. Also, never substitute a resin or glass ball since they are ineffective for anything other than children's games.

好的水晶球其實是很貴的，因此如果妳無法負擔這筆預算，可以改成裝一碗水、在碗底鋪上碎水晶（或其他石英礦物），來練習你的感應能力。千萬不要用塑膠或玻璃的假水晶球 – 那對我們來說簡直是比兒童玩具還不如。
 

Light one or two candles in a darkened, quiet room. You can hold the crystal or place it on a stand, but it should have a blue or black velvet cloth underneath it. Make sure that there are no reflections from anything showing in the ball. You can also burn incense if you wish. Patchouli works great for me.

在黑暗寧靜的房間裡、點燃一、二支蠟燭，用手捧著水晶球、也可以把水晶球放在底座上；下面墊著黑或藍色的絨布。周圍東西越少越好，這樣可以確保周圍沒有任何東西投射在水晶球中；此外可以點香--我個人覺得廣藿香（註）是個不錯的選擇。

Before beginning, center yourself. Gaze into the ball, but do not stare. Try not to blink that much. While you are gazing, breathe in and out slowly and deeply. Just relax and gaze. You will feel a sense of limitless time. Enjoy the peacefulness and simply gaze. Do this for at least 15 minutes, and increase your time by 5 minutes with each succeeding session.

在即將開始之前、請先穩定自己的心。凝視水晶球的時候盡量不要一直眨眼（當然也不是死盯著它），同時調整你的呼吸，逐漸深入而緩慢。就這樣放鬆並將視線放遠，如果正確的話你會有種”超越時空限制”的感覺。先這樣練習15分鐘，等練習適應之後再逐次加長5分鐘。

Usually around the second or third session, you will notice a small cloudy glow in the center of the crystal. This is your focusing area where your visions will appear. You may get a vision on your first try, while others have to attempt it several times before seeing something. Go at your own pace.

通常到了第二次或第三次，你會發現水晶球中間有個小光點，那就代表你的靈性與水晶產生聯結。有的人可能第一次就成功，也有人練習了好多次才抓到這種感覺—請照你自己的能力去練習找到這份感應。

Just a small warning: Always remember the saying "Be Careful What You Wish For" while gazing. Think about what you wish to see before gazing. On my third session ( when I got my first vision ) I asked to see a vision of my previous life. I saw myself burning to death in a house fire. That was something that I didn't really enjoy remembering. Now I find that it is best to just gaze and receive whatever comes to me.

在這裡給您一個小提醒：記得這句俗諺「請小心許望」-- 凝視前先想想你真的想看的是什麼。我會這樣說，是因為當初我是在第三次練習時，得到感應。我當時想看看自己上輩子的一生，結果竟然看到自己被燒死在房子裡，這真是讓我很不舒服的回憶。現在我通常只是單純的凝視、就這樣靜靜的接受水晶球傳給我的一切。現在，我覺得這是最好的，只是凝視，並接受一切到我這裡來。

There are also different forms that visions come in. You can get actual visions of places and people, or you can get symbolic pictures. Another form that visions come in are color clouds. Although no one has been successful in identifying what each color cloud means, the following has been pretty accurate for a lot of seers.

除了實際情景之外，你也有可能在凝視時看到各種象徵式的圖案或景象。雖然這些顏色與圖案背後含意沒有統一標準，但下面是許多精準的預言家們進行的歸類：

• Blue clouds symbolize success of career or business
• Gold clouds symbolize prosperity, steady cash flow, and renewed romance to come
• Gray/Dark gray symbolize ill fortune
• Black clouds symbolize some seriously bad stuff coming one's way
• Green clouds symbolize health, happiness of the heart
• Orange clouds symbolize hidden aggression and anger, troubled emotions
• Red clouds symbolize danger to come. This person must watch themselves
• Silver clouds symbolize troublesome times ahead followed by goodness
• White clouds symbolize very good fortune to come
• Yellow clouds symbolize upcoming obstacles

• 藍色的雲，象徵事業或生意的成功
• 金色的雲，象徵繁榮、穩定的經濟，或是再次戀愛
• 灰/黑色，象徵厄運
• 烏雲，象徵某人即將收到很壞的訊息
• 綠色的雲，象徵健康與心臟
• 橙色的雲，象徵壓抑的憤怒或背地偷偷侵略，是象徵煩惱的情緒
• 紅色的雲，象徵危險的到來。這時記得請當事者多加注意。
• 銀色的雲，象徵你的善良將使之前的麻煩得到結束
• 白雲，象徵很好的運氣到來
• 黃色的雲，象徵即將來臨的障礙

註：

廣藿香（Patchouli Essential Oil），是植物香料中香味最強烈的，可促進傷口癒合，預防發炎，促進細胞新陳代謝，有很好的抗菌作用，有不錯的去疤功效，對濕疹及香港腳有幫助。

採自：https://wicca.com/celtic/divination/intro.htm

翻譯：小嵐塔羅