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{{first pic|Crystal Ball.jpg|The [[Carrionite]]s' crystal ball. ([[TV]]: | {{first pic|Crystal Ball.jpg|The [[Carrionite]]s' crystal ball. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Shakespeare Code (TV story)}})}} | ||
{{you may|Crystal Ball (audio story)|n1=the audio short story of the same name}} | {{you may|Crystal Ball (audio story)|n1=the audio short story of the same name}} | ||
'''Crystal balls''' were objects used to gain supernatural insight. | '''Crystal balls''' were objects used to gain supernatural insight. | ||
[[Olive Hawthorne]] kept a crystal ball (or "reticule", as she referred to it) in her [[handbag]], which she used to knock unconscious one of the [[Morris dancing|Morris dancers]] who served {{Delgado}}, after the hypnotised villager attacked [[John Benton]] with a stave in [[The Cloven Hoof]]. ([[TV]]: | [[Olive Hawthorne]] kept a crystal ball (or "reticule", as she referred to it) in her [[handbag]], which she used to knock unconscious one of the [[Morris dancing|Morris dancers]] who served {{Delgado}}, after the [[Hypnosis|hypnotised]] villager attacked [[John Benton]] with a stave in [[The Cloven Hoof]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Dæmons (TV story)}}) | ||
On one occasion, three [[Carrionite]]s used a crystal ball to view and possibly influence remote events through a form of verbal science that appeared to [[16th century]] [[human]]s as "[[magic]]al". They were eventually imprisoned within it by the [[Tenth Doctor]], ([[TV]]: | On one occasion, three [[Carrionite]]s used a crystal ball to view and possibly influence remote events through a form of verbal science that appeared to [[16th century]] [[human]]s as "[[magic]]al". They were eventually imprisoned within it by the [[Tenth Doctor]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Shakespeare Code (TV story)}}) who retained the ball within the [[C chest]] in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] in perpetuity. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)}}) Much earlier, the [[Sixth Doctor]], in the midst of an engagement with the Carrionites, curiously found a crystal ball within the chest which he was not sure if he had taken at some point in his past or his future. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Carrionite Curse (audio story)}}) | ||
On another occasion, a [[fortune teller (Snakedance)|fortune teller]] on [[Manussa (planet)|Manussa]] told [[Tegan Jovanka]] that she used a crystal ball to pretend to see into the future. Tegan, who was at that time possessed by the [[Mara]], showed her an image of a [[snake]]'s [[skull]] in the crystal ball. ([[TV]]: | On another occasion, a [[fortune teller (Snakedance)|fortune teller]] on [[Manussa (planet)|Manussa]] told [[Tegan Jovanka]] that she used a crystal ball to pretend to see into the future. Tegan, who was at that time possessed by the [[Mara]], showed her an image of a [[snake]]'s [[skull]] in the crystal ball. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Snakedance (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Morgana]] used a crystal ball in her fortune-telling act. The [[Gods of Ragnarok]] communicated with the [[Psychic Circus]] through the ball, and showed them images of their foes' actions. The ball exploded when the [[Seventh Doctor]] destroyed the Gods. ([[TV]]: | [[Morgana]] used a crystal ball in her fortune-telling act. The [[Gods of Ragnarok]] communicated with the [[Psychic Circus]] through the ball, and showed them images of their foes' actions. The ball exploded when the [[Seventh Doctor]] destroyed the Gods. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)}}) | ||
[[File:Snakedance crystal ball.jpg|left|thumb|A snake skull in a crystal ball. ([[TV]]: | [[File:Snakedance crystal ball.jpg|left|thumb|A snake skull in a crystal ball. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Snakedance (TV story)}})]] | ||
In [[Germany]], the [[Black Coven]] used a crystal ball as a [[telepathic]] receiver to show the Seventh Doctor that they had captured [[Ace]]. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[Germany]], the [[Black Coven]] used a crystal ball as a [[telepathic]] receiver to show the Seventh Doctor that they had captured [[Ace]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}) | ||
[[Jared Khan]] used a crystal ball while making contact with the [[Charrl]], but did not actually need it; its sole purpose was to impress the other members of the [[Brotherhood of the New Dawn]]. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Jared Khan]] used a crystal ball while making contact with the [[Charrl]], but did not actually need it; its sole purpose was to impress the other members of the [[Brotherhood of the New Dawn]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Birthright (novel)}}) | ||
The [[Ovid]] | The [[Ovid (species)|Ovids]] used crystal spheres to communicate and influence the world; one of these spheres was used by a [[fortune teller]] working at a [[1920s]] fairground as her crystal ball. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Smoke and Mirrors (audio story)}}) | ||
One crystal ball was an intelligent crystalline structure which could create a virtual world where it consumed the weakness and despair of its victims' minds inside a [[computer program]]. According to [[Diamanda]], it could speak to her, and was found in an antique shop. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] believed it probably came to [[Earth]] when a spaceship crashed, and it was carved into a globe. [[Diamanda]] was consumed completely when the program created a world resembling a theatre with death traps, but the Doctor, [[Clara Oswald]] and [[Harry Houdini]] were able to escape, destroying the crystal ball. ([[COMIC]]: | One crystal ball was an intelligent crystalline structure which could create a virtual world where it consumed the weakness and despair of its victims' minds inside a [[computer program]]. According to [[Diamanda]], it could speak to her, and was found in an antique shop. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] believed it probably came to [[Earth]] when a spaceship crashed, and it was carved into a globe. [[Diamanda]] was consumed completely when the program created a world resembling a theatre with death traps, but the Doctor, [[Clara Oswald]] and [[Harry Houdini]] were able to escape, destroying the crystal ball. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Theatre of the Mind (comic story)}}) | ||
[[Albrecht D. Whipple]], a [[wizard]], was in possession of a crystal ball through which he saw [[The Noodle Man]] escape the [[OMSCF]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Adventures of Talbot, Interdimensional Dogtective - Part 1 (short story)}}) | |||
[[Category:Psychic power-amplifying technology]] | [[Category:Psychic power-amplifying technology]] | ||
[[Category:Carrionite technology]] | [[Category:Carrionite technology]] | ||
[[Category:Occult]] | [[Category:Occult]] |
Latest revision as of 13:51, 29 June 2024
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- You may be looking for the audio short story of the same name.
Crystal balls were objects used to gain supernatural insight.
Olive Hawthorne kept a crystal ball (or "reticule", as she referred to it) in her handbag, which she used to knock unconscious one of the Morris dancers who served the Master, after the hypnotised villager attacked John Benton with a stave in The Cloven Hoof. (TV: The Dæmons [+]Loading...["The Dæmons (TV story)"])
On one occasion, three Carrionites used a crystal ball to view and possibly influence remote events through a form of verbal science that appeared to 16th century humans as "magical". They were eventually imprisoned within it by the Tenth Doctor, (TV: The Shakespeare Code [+]Loading...["The Shakespeare Code (TV story)"]) who retained the ball within the C chest in the TARDIS in perpetuity. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp [+]Loading...["The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)"]) Much earlier, the Sixth Doctor, in the midst of an engagement with the Carrionites, curiously found a crystal ball within the chest which he was not sure if he had taken at some point in his past or his future. (AUDIO: The Carrionite Curse [+]Loading...["The Carrionite Curse (audio story)"])
On another occasion, a fortune teller on Manussa told Tegan Jovanka that she used a crystal ball to pretend to see into the future. Tegan, who was at that time possessed by the Mara, showed her an image of a snake's skull in the crystal ball. (TV: Snakedance [+]Loading...["Snakedance (TV story)"])
Morgana used a crystal ball in her fortune-telling act. The Gods of Ragnarok communicated with the Psychic Circus through the ball, and showed them images of their foes' actions. The ball exploded when the Seventh Doctor destroyed the Gods. (TV: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [+]Loading...["The Greatest Show in the Galaxy (TV story)"])
In Germany, the Black Coven used a crystal ball as a telepathic receiver to show the Seventh Doctor that they had captured Ace. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"])
Jared Khan used a crystal ball while making contact with the Charrl, but did not actually need it; its sole purpose was to impress the other members of the Brotherhood of the New Dawn. (PROSE: Birthright [+]Loading...["Birthright (novel)"])
The Ovids used crystal spheres to communicate and influence the world; one of these spheres was used by a fortune teller working at a 1920s fairground as her crystal ball. (AUDIO: Smoke and Mirrors [+]Loading...["Smoke and Mirrors (audio story)"])
One crystal ball was an intelligent crystalline structure which could create a virtual world where it consumed the weakness and despair of its victims' minds inside a computer program. According to Diamanda, it could speak to her, and was found in an antique shop. The Twelfth Doctor believed it probably came to Earth when a spaceship crashed, and it was carved into a globe. Diamanda was consumed completely when the program created a world resembling a theatre with death traps, but the Doctor, Clara Oswald and Harry Houdini were able to escape, destroying the crystal ball. (COMIC: Theatre of the Mind [+]Loading...["Theatre of the Mind (comic story)"])
Albrecht D. Whipple, a wizard, was in possession of a crystal ball through which he saw The Noodle Man escape the OMSCF. (PROSE: The Adventures of Talbot, Interdimensional Dogtective - Part 1 [+]Loading...["The Adventures of Talbot, Interdimensional Dogtective - Part 1 (short story)"])