There are many, many other methods of divination. Some of them obscure. Palmistry, tea leaf reading, even dowsing could be considered a form of divination, a process of gathering information that is beyond our five senses. But one thing all forms have in common is a need for the gift.
You have learned the utmost basics that every student of the Arcane should start at. This is usually as far as people go. They know a little about astrology, practice mainstream tarot and might even light a few candles...
But the underlying force that empowers these mediums is more important.


Therefore, as you move on, never underestimate the fundamentals taught by the Branches and Divination. What you have already learned here is of great importance. Simply understanding that these mediums of divination are like codes to spirituality is already a step farther than most are willing to perceive. Forging the neural connections of your mind to make the associations necessary is a constant effort and is building the pathways of the Arcane. It's the first thing you need before you can even fathom practitioning the Arcane. Without this foundation, you are shooting in the dark. Learning these languages is to learn the connections and very code of the Arcane as well as the code to our Society. You have learned the very framework by which our mind acts upon reality that is used in manifestation, rituals and virtually all of the following teachings.
Along with the Branches we explored, the symbols and concepts are a constant source of research, inspiration and power. The rest of the Fundamental lessons build upon that underlying framework, reaching farther and farther out as your sphere of influence grows.

Another reason for not underestimating these faculties is that the further extent of these particular studies (those in the Blue Focus) results in a powerhouse of the mind with profound wisdom, no longer constrained by time or space, what might be called ESP. Someone who is connected to the subconscious is one who has developed what has been known as the Third Eye or Mind's Eye. Many are aware now that this is an actual physical structure in the brain. It is technically called the Pineal gland.
It is an actual structure that is an 'eye'. A sensor that detects light and darkness within our brain. It is also important for regulating our sleep cycle and dreams, secreting and managing melatonin. All of these things have to do with our subconscious.


It is also one of seven Chakras- biochemical power centers within your body that are each used in their respective plane. 
Each needs to be first awakened, then trained and developed in order to practice anything noteworthy.
We will be going over all seven in the next Fundamental.

These divination lessons were laid out in an order that has gone from the most objective, externally established 'program' to the most subjective, internally-reliant skill. That is to say, for instance, numerology requires little to no Third Eye development. It is already a system that is ready to be used immediately without much background information. Like a computer program, it is user-friendly and ready for you without much knowledge. Tarot on the other hand is more like the programming language itself. It can be tweaked and is more subjective. Scrying however you might think of as like the underlying binary code, the 'Backdoor' so to speak and requires a hacker.

It is overall possible to awaken these proclivities even just by processing our explanations on developing the Third Eye and following the flow of thought to your own conclusions, meditating on the principles and the resulting glimpses behind the veil. 
Unfortunately, many people if not everybody has the gift but it is never awakened because we aren't taught to think in synergistic terms, but rather in linear, gross and surface-level thought patterns.

Have you ever noticed the power water has over our imagination? The most prevalent example is when people sing in the shower. When you're in proximity to flowing water, hearing or composing music in your head is easier. Water creates sound and timing. It resonates with our own biochemistry in many ways and the element of water has always been the element tied to emotions, psychology, and the depth of our mind: the subconscious.
Crystal is like a structured and portable form of water. Remember that water actually forms into a crystal upon freezing. It has to do with the atomic structure, but this is not the time or place for all of that.
 Glass and crystal have similar properties, particularly the reflective nature of water. This is why both of these are commonly used in scrying, but nothing can match the raw potential of actual water. Nostradamus used herbal-infused water along with many other techniques that he had to keep secretive so as not to be prosecuted by the Church. Enchanted pools of water have been historically the most potent and most direct portal to Second Sight, the word for actively seeing the past or future as opposed to divination which gives you answers in physical symbols. Second Sight is where the line blurs between divination and ESP. 
Waters also work as windows to the Otherworld. This 'Otherworld' as you will see is the plane of existence that parallels our own but is usually invisible. It is the realm of the dead or ghosts, but also other spiritual beings. It exists on one dimension outside of our own and with the right conditions, can be glimpsed by the naked eye. But it typically requires an active
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Like we said about these divination techniques being similar to a program, energy otherwise known as spirit, chi, etc. is the electricity that is needed to course through the said program. So you won't really get as much out of scrying without understanding the process of cultivating energy up to that region. Although it still happens for a select few that have a natural tendency toward it.

We tend to immediately think quackery when we see someone using Crystal balls.
Although there is a fair and good reason for this, don't be ready to write them off entirely.

Scrying is used for various things that go beyond mere divination. The truth is you are basically using the crystal ball to trick your brain. The key to this art is allowing the crystal ball to unlock your subconscious. You may remember as a kid gazing at patterns in the ceiling or clouds and as the mind settles into a different state you could see intricate designs. For some, these were highly detailed almost like works of art or even still images of real life. If you still do this, you are already keeping your Third Eye practiced. It will be easier to transition into scrying. This is how the constellations were realized and therefore how astrology came to be.

All of the divination methods were started by engaging the subconscious while gazing and meditating upon the material.
Coming to an understanding of numbers begat numerology, relating to nature gave birth to omens, constructing the archetypes over time gave way to many symbols used in tarot, prophecy and others. 
Behind Scrying however there is something more. Fortune is always behind divination, but also sometimes other entities get involved in scrying as we will discuss shortly.

We agree with everything the following videos have to say about scrying. No fluff or hocus-pocus and all of the information is concise and spot-on. Both offer a great beginner's insight into the art of scrying.
But before you decide you want to buy your own scrying orb, read the cautionary tales of this lesson.