Hello my darlings and welcome.
Scrying ink is a method of divination using the element of water in your magical practice.
In this video I create magical scrying ink and share four methods of using it for divination.
Let’s do some magical crafting.
I am creating my scrying ink using water, black india ink, The ashes of three psychic
herbs and plants, and the ashes of two burned sigils for true sight.
There will be a few bottles of this ink available in my Etsy shop and I will leave a link below
the video.
I begin with the element of fire.
Lighting a charcoal tablet and allowing it to begin to burn through before adding any
of my herbs.
Combining Earth and fire, I create the ashes of three psychic herbs and plants: Mugwort,
Frankincense and Sage.
Mugwort is known to stimulate psychic ability and enhance dreaming, it is often used for
divination and astral travel.
Sage is used for cleansing and purification, it clears negative energy and promotes clarity
of thought.
Frankincense has been used in religious and spiritual rituals for thousands of years.
It enhances meditation and promotes spiritual awareness.
I’m burning these herbs in a small cauldron with a piece of charcoal.
They create a heady incense blend in the room as I create my sigils.
I will be making two sigils to include in my scrying ink.
My first intention is GIVE ME TRUE SIGHT.
I remove all vowels.
Leaving only the consonants.
The consonants are the manifesting sounds.
If a consonant is repeated, I use it only one time.
I am left with GVM TR SH
Next, I combine the letter shapes into a sigil.
This can take you as many tries as you like to get a final outcome that you are happy
with.
You do not have to settle for the first result that you get, unless you like it on the first
try.
My second intention is TELL A TRUE TALE.
This time I listened to my instinct and decided to keep both the consonants and the vowels
in my sigil.
It gave me more letters and therefore more lines and shapes to work with.
After removing all of the repeated letters, I am left with TEL ARU,
And here is my final sigil.
I am burning both of my sigils to activate them using the element of fire.
Each one is folded and carefully burned in the fire safe iron cauldron.
Always practice fire safety and keep a glass of water nearby in case you need to extinguish
a rogue flame.
Once the sigils and herbs are completely burned, I add more sage, mugwort and frankincense
and allow the charcoal to burn all the way down into ash.
This takes a lot of patience.
The entire charcoal must burn through.
Then allow it to cool.
While the charcoal can look burned out there may still be burning embers hiding in the
ashes
Then I use a stone pestle to grind the ashes into a fine black powder
Once I have my power I am going to add it to a jar of water.
You can prepare your scrying ink with moon water or tap water.
Depending on your traditions or preference, you may wish to charge or bless your water
and other materials if you wish.
The final addition is black india ink.
I am using enough India ink to make my scrying ink fairly dark and opaque.
This is a one ounce bottle and I am using about a quarter of an ounce.
Be careful as you create this ink and as you use it for divination, as it will stain clothing
and skin.
I have created a printable book of shadows page for this recipe.
If you would like to download it please visit Magical Crafting on Patreon at the link below
the video.
My Patrons can download recipes, book of shadows pages, artwork and more.
All provided as PDF’s.
This book of shadows page will also be available as a digital file in my Etsy shop.
Next, I will show you four methods of using this scrying ink for divination.
The first, and most simple, is the glass method.
Begin with a clear glass or jar of water.
Make sure there is no pattern in the glass to distort the ink.
You may wish to hold a specific question in your mind as you put drops of ink into the
glass.
Add each drop very slowly and interpret the shapes you see and the story they are telling
you.
You are seeing these drops from above, however I like to interpret the shapes from the side
of the glass which you can not see with this camera angle.
For further clarification you can wait for the ink to settle and add additional drops.
The next option is the bowl method.
Begin with a bowl of clear water.
You may wish to hold a specific question in your mind as you slowly add drops of scrying
ink into the bowl and watch the shapes that each drop creates.
I am placing drops into a white bowl and swirling the water to create shapes.
However this can also be done in a black bowl in a darkened room with a lit candle.
As the water darkens, you may wish to use the candle light on the surface of the inky
water to scry for answers to your questions as well.
As an art witch, my favorite method is the wet paper method
Begin with a piece of paper.
And I like to use a thick piece of cardstock or watercolor paper.
Use a wet brush or a spray bottle to moisten the paper.
Hold your question in your mind or speak it aloud as you drop or splatter scrying ink
onto the surface.
Allow the drops or spatter to fall in a random pattern.
You may wish to close your eyes during the ink dropping process.
Then open your eyes and watch the ink drops as they interact with the wet paper and create
shapes.
Interpret the story they are telling and the answer they are giving you.
You may wish to do this one time or allow the paper to dry and re-wet it to build up
a series of patterns before interpreting them to search for answers to your questions.
Similar to the wet paper method is the mirrored Inkblot or rorschach method
Begin with a folded, dry piece of paper.
Hold your question in your mind or speak it aloud as you drop or splatter scrying ink
onto one side of the fold.
Then fold the dry side over and press down firmly.
Open the folded paper and interpret the shapes you see.
You may wish to create a series of inkblots for further clarification or follow up questions,
just as you might pull additional tarot cards to clarify an answer.
Can you think of more creative and magical ways to use this scrying ink?
What messages did you see in my scrying?
Let me know in the comments.
There will be a few bottles of this ink available on my Etsy shop and I will leave a link below
the video.