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In the 1st century CE, Pliny the Elder describes use of crystal balls by soothsayers (''crystallum orbis'', later written in Medieval Latin by scribes as ''orbuculum''). By the 5th century CE, scrying was widespread within the Roman Empire and was condemned by the early medieval Christian Church as [[heresy|heretical]]. | In the 1st century CE, Pliny the Elder describes use of crystal balls by soothsayers (''crystallum orbis'', later written in Medieval Latin by scribes as ''orbuculum''). By the 5th century CE, scrying was widespread within the Roman Empire and was condemned by the early medieval Christian Church as [[heresy|heretical]]. | ||
Dr. [[John Dee]] was a noted British mathematician, astronomer, [[astrologer]], geographer, and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. He devoted much of his life to [[alchemy]], [[divination]], and [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Hermetic philosophy]], of which the use of crystal balls was often included. | Dr. [[John Dee]] was a noted British mathematician, astronomer, [[astrology|astrologer]], geographer, and consultant to Queen Elizabeth I. He devoted much of his life to [[alchemy]], [[divination]], and [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Hermetic philosophy]], of which the use of crystal balls was often included. | ||
Crystal gazing was a popular pastime in the Victorian era, and was claimed to work best when the Sun is at its northernmost declination. Immediately before the appearance of a vision, the ball was said to mist up from within. | Crystal gazing was a popular pastime in the Victorian era, and was claimed to work best when the Sun is at its northernmost declination. Immediately before the appearance of a vision, the ball was said to mist up from within. | ||