C. Cook, explains: “It was practised either by dropping gold, silver, or jewels, into the water, and then examining their appearance; or simply by looking into the water as into a mirror. ”
Kuka rediģētajā grāmatā The Holy Bible, With an Explanatory and Critical Commentary teikts: ” To darīja, iemetot ūdenī zeltu, sudrabu vai dārgus akmeņus un pēc tam pētot, kā tie izskatās, vai arī lūkojoties ūdenī kā spogulī. ”