crystal-gazing vs planning

crystal-gazing

noun
  • The action or practice of gazing into a crystal ball in the hope or belief of seeing the future. 

  • The making of predictions about the future, especially when these are seen as very speculative. 

planning

noun
  • Action of the verb to plan. 

  • Planning permission. 

  • The act of making contingency plans. 

  • The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans. 

How often have the words crystal-gazing and planning occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )