Crystal Balls, Scrying, and the Danger of Divination
Crystal Ball Gazing: Why Christians Should Not Get Involved
Crystal ball gazing, also called scrying or crystallomancy, is a form of divination where a person stares into a crystal ball, mirror, water, or reflective surface to seek visions, hidden knowledge, spiritual messages, or information about the future. Historically, scrying is ancient and does not have one clear point of origin; Encyclopedia.com says its exact origin cannot be identified and notes that ancient Egyptians and Babylonians used reflective oil-filled dishes for divination.
Where Did Crystal Ball Gazing Come From?
Crystal ball gazing comes from ancient divination practices. It later became associated with crystal balls, polished stones, mirrors, water, and other reflective objects. Britannica describes crystal gazing as connected with visions, clairvoyance, and prophecy, and notes that it became popular in the Victorian era alongside practices like palmistry and astrology.
Who Is the Founder?
There is no single founder of crystal ball gazing. It developed through ancient occult and divination practices over many centuries. The practice is not tied to one person, but to the broader world of fortune-telling, scrying, clairvoyance, and spirit consultation.
For Christians, the real issue is not only where it came from, but what spiritual source is being consulted. Crystal ball gazing is not prayer to God. It is an attempt to receive hidden knowledge through a forbidden spiritual method.
What Is Crystal Ball Gazing Used For?
Crystal ball gazing is often used for:
Seeking visions
Predicting the future
Fortune-telling
Receiving spiritual messages
Clairvoyance
Psychic readings
Contacting spirits
Finding answers about love, money, health, or destiny
Making decisions through occult guidance
Seeking hidden knowledge outside of God
Some people treat it as entertainment, but spiritually it is still dangerous because it trains people to look for guidance from a forbidden source.
Why Is Crystal Ball Gazing Against God’s Word?
God’s Word forbids divination, familiar spirits, sorcery, witchcraft, and seeking hidden knowledge apart from Him.
Deuteronomy 18:10–12 KJV warns God’s people not to practice divination, observe times, use enchantment, witchcraft, charms, familiar spirits, wizardry, or necromancy, calling these things an abomination to the Lord.
Leviticus 19:31 KJV says not to seek after familiar spirits or wizards because they defile a person.
Isaiah 8:19 KJV says, “Should not a people seek unto their God?” This is the heart of the issue: Christians are called to seek God, not crystal balls, psychics, mediums, spirits, or occult tools.
Acts 16:16–18 KJV shows a woman with a spirit of divination. She had supernatural information, but the source was not the Holy Spirit. Paul cast the spirit out in the name of Jesus Christ.
Why Would Someone Get Involved in Crystal Ball Gazing?
People often get involved because they are searching for answers. They may be afraid of the future, confused about relationships, grieving, lonely, desperate, or curious. Others are pulled in through New Age spirituality, witchcraft, tarot, astrology, psychics, occult movies, or family traditions.
Common reasons include:
Fear of the future
Curiosity
Desire for control
Loneliness
Grief and wanting to contact the dead
Confusion about relationships
Financial pressure
Wanting supernatural experiences
Interest in witchcraft or New Age practices
Trauma and wanting certainty
Desire for guidance without surrendering to Jesus Christ
The enemy often uses curiosity as bait. What begins as “just for fun” can become a spiritual doorway.
How Does Crystal Ball Gazing Hurt a Christian Who Dabbles With It?
A Christian who dabbles in crystal ball gazing opens the door to spiritual mixture. The Holy Spirit does not guide through crystal balls, psychic tools, occult trances, or familiar spirits.
1 Corinthians 10:21 KJV says:
“Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils…”
Crystal ball gazing can hurt a Christian by:
Opening doors to familiar spirits
Weakening discernment
Creating fear and superstition
Bringing confusion and double-mindedness
Replacing prayer with divination
Inviting counterfeit guidance
Creating dependence on psychic readings
Leading to tarot, mediumship, astrology, witchcraft, and spirit communication
Causing spiritual defilement
Opening the person to tormenting spirits
Separating the believer from obedience to God’s Word
A Christian is not called to know the future through occult means. A Christian is called to trust the Lord.
What Curses Can Come on a Christian Through Crystal Ball Gazing?
From a deliverance perspective, involvement in divination can open spiritual doors. The curse does not come because glass has power. It comes through agreement with occult methods, familiar spirits, rebellion, and seeking hidden knowledge outside of God.
Possible spiritual consequences may include:
A curse of divination — seeking hidden knowledge through forbidden spiritual means.
A curse of familiar spirits — spirits that imitate prophecy, guidance, comfort, or wisdom.
A curse of fear and torment — anxiety, dread, nightmares, or fear of the future.
A curse of confusion — difficulty discerning God’s voice from counterfeit impressions.
A curse of deception — believing lies from occult spirits.
A curse of false prophecy — receiving predictions that manipulate decisions.
A curse of spiritual blindness — becoming numb to biblical conviction.
A curse of double-mindedness — trying to follow Jesus while seeking occult answers.
A curse of bondage to psychic guidance — feeling unable to make decisions without readings.
A curse of grief bondage — seeking contact with the dead instead of healing through Christ.
A curse of rebellion — resisting God’s authority and choosing forbidden knowledge.
A curse of generational occultism — opening or continuing family-line involvement in divination, fortune-telling, or witchcraft.
The good news is that Jesus Christ breaks curses.
Galatians 3:13 KJV says:
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us…”
What Should a Christian Do?
A Christian should repent and renounce crystal ball gazing, scrying, fortune-telling, psychic readings, mediumship, tarot, witchcraft, spirit communication, and all occult practices.
Acts 19:19 KJV shows that many who practiced occult arts brought their materials together and destroyed them. They did not keep occult tools as souvenirs.
Remove crystal balls used for divination, tarot cards, oracle cards, pendulums, spell books, occult jewelry, magic mirrors, psychic tools, charms, and anything dedicated to occult practice.
Prayer of Renunciation
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, I repent for any involvement in crystal ball gazing, scrying, fortune-telling, psychic readings, divination, witchcraft, mediumship, tarot, spirit communication, New Age guidance, or seeking hidden knowledge outside of You.
I renounce every agreement I made knowingly or unknowingly with divination, familiar spirits, occult visions, counterfeit prophecy, psychic power, false guidance, and rebellion against Your Word.
I break every curse connected to crystal ball gazing, scrying, clairvoyance, fortune-telling, familiar spirits, fear, torment, confusion, deception, false prophecy, grief bondage, generational occultism, and spiritual blindness.
I command every spirit attached to divination, familiar spirits, psychic readings, crystal balls, occult tools, witchcraft, fear, confusion, and deception to leave me now in the name of Jesus Christ.
Holy Spirit, cleanse me, restore my discernment, close every occult door, and teach me to hear and follow the voice of Jesus Christ alone. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Final Word
Crystal ball gazing is not harmless entertainment. It is not biblical prophecy. It is divination. God’s people must not seek hidden knowledge through occult tools. Jesus Christ is the truth, the way, and the life.
You do not need a crystal ball to see your future. You need Jesus Christ to lead your steps.
A comprehensive occult list: https://www.touchofgod.org/post/occult-checklist
For more teaching on biblical curses, read:
https://www.touchofgod.org/post/the-seven-biblical-curses-listed-in-the-bible
Teresa Morin
President and founder of Touch of God Int’l Ministries of Healing and Deliverance and more.
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Of Healing and Deliverance, Ordained Minister, Public Speaker
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Have you ever thought crystal ball gazing was just harmless entertainment?
It is not harmless. It is divination.
Crystal ball gazing, also called scrying, is used to seek visions, hidden knowledge, spiritual messages, or information about the future.
But Deuteronomy 18 warns God’s people not to practice divination, witchcraft, or seek familiar spirits.
When a Christian dabbles with crystal balls, psychics, tarot, or scrying, it can open doors to fear, confusion, false prophecy, familiar spirits, and spiritual bondage.
You do not need a crystal ball to know your future.
You need Jesus Christ to lead your steps.
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Crystal ball gazing, also called scrying or crystallomancy, is a form of divination used to seek visions, hidden knowledge, spiritual messages, or information about the future. Many people see it as entertainment or New Age spirituality, but God’s Word warns against divination, familiar spirits, witchcraft, and occult practices.
In this teaching, learn why Christians should not get involved with crystal ball gazing, how it can open spiritual doors of torment, and why Jesus Christ alone is the true source of guidance, truth, protection, and freedom. you may need deliverance. Scan the QR code to book a session
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More teaching on biblical curses:
https://www.touchofgod.org/post/the-seven-biblical-curses-listed-in-the-bible
Scriptures: Deuteronomy 18:10–12, Leviticus 19:31, Isaiah 8:19, Acts 16:16–18, Acts 19:19, Galatians 3:13
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