Unlike crystal ball or mirror scrying, this form uses the shadows cast by the sun or candles. Using candles is easier than relying on the perfect positioning of the sun and the shadows are also darker by candlelight. Simply sit in a comfortable position, relax, and wait for the shadows to appear. For the most part, shadow scrying is based on your own connections to the shadows which may manifest. However, you may see some shadows that you don't quite understand or cannot relate. This is why it is important to write down and keep records, including time and date, of the shadow images you experience. What doesn't make sense now might in the days and weeks to come.

Agates have been used for scrying for many centuries in Asia. Opaque agate, onyx and marble eggs, especially those of green and yellow, are excellent for shadow scrying and can be bought very cheaply. You do not need a large sphere. Buy one that you can hold comfortably in your hands so you can turn it to catch the reflections of sunshine or candlelight and shadow on its surface.

Like the scryers of Asia, gaze at the markings on the stone while you think of a question or a person. Light green and blue candles for the balance of heart and mind or sit where the light is shining on to the stone. Hold the stone in your left hand and turn it slowly clockwise from the top nine times. As you do so, repeat your question or recite your need nine times. Hold the stone up to the light between your hands and you will see the pictures of light and shadow unfolding on the surface. These may be scenes of you own life or the symbols that point a way forward. Finally, turn your stone again, this time anti-clockwise nine times, and as you do this, the answer to your question will come into your head.