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'''Křišťálová koule''' je a hladká koule obvykle vyrobená z [[křišťál]]u nebo ze [[sklo|skla]], které se přisuzují jasnovidecké schopnosti. Je známá také pod názvem '''věštecká koule'''. Podobný účel má také nádoba s vodou nebo samotná vodní hladina.
[[Soubor:Glaskugel CrystalBall.jpg|thumb|240px|Fotografie '''křišťálové koule''' běžně používané k [[věštění]].]]
==Historie==
[[Keltové|Keltské]] kmeny, žijící na území [[Velká Británie|Velké Británie]] již od 2000 př.n.l, byly sjednoceny kněžstvem známým jako [[druid]]ové. Druidové jsou jedněmi z prvních, o kterých víme, že k věštění používali krystaly. Poznamenejme, že druidské náboženství vykazuje jisté podobnosti s náboženstvím stavitelů [[megalit]]ů v dávné Británii, proto je možné, že zvyk používání křišťálů k věštění přišel od nich.
Later, during central Europe's Medieval Period ([[500]] – [[1500]] AD), seers, [[Magic (illusion)|wizards]], sorcerers, psychics, [[Roma people|gypsies]], fortune tellers, and all other types of diviners also used crystals to "see" into the past, present, or future.
[[Soubor:3DCrystal_ball.png|thumb|240px|A 3D computer generated image of a '''crystal ball''']]
Due to its transparent nature, a natural gemstone called Beryllium Aluminum Silicate ([[Beryl]]), was often used in the divination process. Scottish Highlanders termed these objects "stones of power." Though early crystal balls were made from Beryl, they were later replaced by rock crystal, an even more transparent rock.
==Art of scrying==
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[[Soubor:John William Waterhouse - The Crystal Ball.JPG|right|thumb|"The Crystal Ball" by [[John William Waterhouse]]: scrying in crystal]]
The art or process of "seeing" is known as "[[scrying]]," whereby images are seen in crystals, or other mediums such as water, and are interpreted as meaningful information. The "information" gleaned then is used to make important decisions in one's life (i.e. love, marriage, finances, travel, business, etc).
When the technique of scrying is used with crystals, or any transparent body, it is known as crystallomancy or [[crystal gazing]].
==Crystal balls in protoscience==
Dr [[John Dee]] ([[July 13]], [[1527]] – [[1608]] or [[1609]]) was a noted British mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, and consultant to [[Queen Elizabeth I]]. He also devoted much of his life to alchemy, divination, and Hermetic philosophy. He was known for his use of crystal balls in his work.
==Crystal balls in stage magic==
Crystal balls are popular props used in [[mentalism]] acts by [[magic (illusion)|stage magicians]]. Such routines, in which the performer answers audience questions by means of various ruses, are known as "C. G." (Crystal Gazing) acts. One of the most famous C. G. performers of the 20th century, [[Alexander (magician)|Claude Alexander]], was often billed as "Alexander the Crystal Seer."
==Externí odkazy==
* Andrew Lang, [http://www.psychanalyse-paris.com/812-Crystal-visions-savage-and.html Crystal visions, savage and civilised], ''The Making of Religion'', Chapter V, Longmans, Green, and C°, London, New York and Bombay, 1900, pp. 83-104.
==Související články==
*[[Seer stone]]
*[[Crystal gazing]]
*[[The Cup of Jamshid]]
*[[Palantír]]
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