Ep 37 Crystal Ball (Part 2)

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06/16/21 • 62 min

RJ and Elle continue their coverage of Crystallomancy: Divination by gazing into a crystal. RJ discusses the Crystal Ball's history in stage magic and some notable stage magicians who have used it. The Extra Spell is all about the mysterious history of Crystal Skulls, including some famous examples of "magic" crystal skulls. RJ then goes into a short biography of John Dee, Queen Elizabeth's court magician who saw angels inside of a crystal ball.

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RJ and Elle dive into Crystallomancy, Divination by scrying a crystal. The most famous example of this is the Crystal Ball. RJ discusses the earliest written accounts of crystal gazing, the Druid's Beryl Ball, and Lord of the Rings. RJ discusses the science of how crystal balls might work and why people might believe they are magic. In the Extra Spell RJ discusses the very real dangers crystal balls pose if you leave them uncovered. The superstition surrounding Bloodstone, and also the fushigi and contact juggling. Afterward Elle performs a reading for Seattle using her personal crystal ball.

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Mancy - Ep 37 Crystal Ball (Part 2)

Transcript

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Welcome to episode 37 of Mancy, a podcast about magic and the wild shit people did with it. In each set of episodes we cover a different Mancy or method of magic. I’m RJ Walker, I’m a spoken word artist and writer. With me is my co-host Elle

Elle Intro

Last week we began our coverage of Crystal Balls, but more specifically Crystal Gazing as a ball isn’t particularly necessary,