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He was neither a polished writer nor a knowing crystal-gazer.

From Time Magazine Archive

She described a visit to a crystal-gazer, or a medium of some kind, and she said the woman saw 'Charles' lying ill in bed, with a nurse beside him and a doctor.

From Juggernaut by Campbell, Alice

She knew instinctively that Enid Barr’s questions concerned her, but whether they concerned Sally Ford, runaway from the state orphanage, or “Princess Lalla,” fake crystal-gazer, she had no way of knowing.

From Girl Alone by Austin, Anne

Kelley, with pitiless insistence, drew his pay regularly, and when funds were not forthcoming, refused to act as crystal-gazer and spirit interpreter.

From Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters by Bruce, H. Addington (Henry Addington)

She invited a clairvoyant and crystal-gazer, claiming Egyptian origin, to visit at her Madison Square flat.

From It Happened in Egypt by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)