Scrying is an English word "descry" which means "to make out dimly" or "to reveal". There have been many purposes for the activity, to see into the future, find lost objects or persons and track criminals.

Scrying is an ancient technique of gazing into an object such as a crystal ball. Some people are able to achieve visions by gazing into a bowl of water, mirror, tea leaves, fire embers or flames.

Anyone can scry - it takes a clear relaxed mind (same as meditation) and practice. Do it on your own in a quiet, dimly lit room. The amount of time it takes will vary for everyone, give it about half an hour per session - it may take several attempts before you start seeing images.

If you are using a crystal ball or a mirror, make sure you cleanse it first - use one of the methods applied for gemstone cleansing.

Go into a quiet, dimly lit room make yourself comfortable and relaxed, then steadily gaze into the scrying surface (you may blink or allow your focus to wander a bit). Eventually, you should be able to see images, occasionally like the clarity of a photograph. You will actually see these images with your eyes.

As the images become clearer, you will find you know things on what you are seeing. Pay attention to what your know about images you are seeing.

Once you have become familiar and comfortable with scrying your crystal ball, you may want to start scrying other objects.

Hopefully these guidelines will be enough to start you on your way, as with most practices the only limitation lies within yourself.