SCRYING BOARD DIVINATION

SCRYING BOARD DIVINATION

Scrying boards, such as the popular Ouija board, date back at least to the time of the fourth-century Roman emperor Valens. In its first year of full production by Parker Brothers, Ouija boards outsold their other favorite game, Monopoly.

To perform this ritual, you will need a large piece of construction paper, a magic marker, a small wine glass, and a least one other person.

At midnight, draw a small circle the size of the top of the wine glass in the middle of the piece of paper. Draw a line up from the circle to the top of the paper, down from the circle to the bottom of the paper, from the right side to the edge, and from the left side to the edge. The paper is now divided into four sections with a circle in the middle. Label the section in the upper right "Yes," the section in the upper left "No,", lower left "Yes," and lower right "No."

Place the wine glass upside down in the middle of the paper, covering the circle. With two people on opposite sides or four people on all four sides, each person put one finger on what is now the top of the glass. One of you needs to ask a "yes or no" question out loud. Wait for the glass to move on its own, free from deliberate help. You will know this because its movements will be fluid rather than jerky.

When you perfect this divination board, you can improve upon it by writing a circle of letters on the paper. Do this by writing the letter "A" at the top of the page and then making a circle around the page with the other twenty-five letters. This configuration of the board gives you the option of moving beyond the yes and no questions.