Crystal gazing
From Library of Congress Subject Headings
Crystal gazing
- Here are entered works on fortune-telling by means of a trance induced by gazing at a crystal. Works on the use of crystals to develop psychic abilities are entered under [Crystals--Psychic aspects.]
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85034482
- info:lc/authorities/sh85034482
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85034482#concept
Instance Of
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Variants
- Catoptromancy
- Crystal ball gazing
- Crystal-vision
- Crystallomancy
- Gazing into a crystal ball
- Scrying
- Spheromancy
Broader Terms
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Sources
- found: LC database, Dec. 13, 1996 (crystal ball gazer)
- found: Wikipedia, Jan. 16, 2009 (Crystal gazing is a form of divination or scrying achieved through trance induction by means of gazing at a crystal. Also known as crystallomancy and spheromancy)
LC Classification
General Notes
- Here are entered works on fortune-telling by means of a trance induced by gazing at a crystal. Works on the use of crystals to develop psychic abilities are entered under [Crystals--Psychic aspects.]
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2009-02-17: revised
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