While scrying is considered a type of divination, the key difference is that scrying specifically refers to the practice of gazing into a reflective surface like a crystal ball, mirror, or water to receive visions or insights, whereas divination is a broader term encompassing various methods used to gain knowledge about the past, present, or future through signs, symbols, or other means, including scrying; essentially, scrying is a specific divination technique that relies on visual imagery through a focused reflective surface.
Key points:
Scrying:
Focuses on staring into a reflective surface to see visions or symbols, often requiring a meditative state.
Some examples:
Fire scrying
Greater scrying
Crystal scrying
Crystal Ball
Cloud scrying
Crystal
Fire
Scrying Bowls
Smoke
Water
Divination
A broader term encompassing various practices to gain insights about the future or hidden information using tools like tarot cards, runes, tea leaves, or even scrying.
Some examples:
Astrology: Using celestial bodies to divine the future
Augury: Using the flight of birds or other omens to divine the future
Bibliomancy: Using books, often religious texts, to divine the future
Botanomancy: Using burning herbs or tree branches to divine the future
Cartomancy: Using cards to divine the future
Ceromancy: Using candles to divine the future
Geomancy: Using dots and marks on paper to divine the future
Pyromancy: Using fire or smoke to divine the future
Scapulimancy: Using the shoulder blades of animals to divine the future
