crystal gazing

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British newspapers carried blow-by-blow accounts of the trial with headlines like 'Mussoorie murder trial', 'hotel mystery' and the 'crystal gazing trial'.

From BBC

Determining when quantum computers will become ubiquitous and what problems they will solve is an exercise in crystal gazing.

From Scientific American

“Some people might do a tarot-card reading or crystal gazing, trying to get a sense of things coming up, a sense of where things might be going,” said Raymond.

From Seattle Times

Ms. Williamson took umbrage at the interviewer’s “crystal gazing” remark, declaring that “there is no crystal” in her home.

From Washington Times

Harry asked them after a quarter of an hour’s quiet crystal gazing.

From Literature