Ou how I love mirrors...! Especially what they reflect when I am facing them- I'm kind of narcissist but If you don't like yourself how do you expect other people to like you? ;)
I find this object very intriguing and interesting therefore I would like to share some things, stories and uses I know about mirrors with you, some you might know and some don't...
The first mirrors used by people were mostly made by looking into a pool of dark water or a water collected in some sort of vessels O.O
As time goes by people made reflecting objects, as polished stones, volcanic glass, bronze, copper, silver... and got to the point where mirrors are producing mainly from glass.
It will take a whole page for me to write the types of glass mirrors and because of its necessity i will stop with the intro here (thank God..wooh)
Mirrors had and still have lots of uses such in:
SIGNALING (with the sun as light source-this technique was mostly used by the native Americans)
MILITARY APPLICATIONS (It has been said that Archimedes used a large array of mirrors to burn Roman ships during an attack on Syracuse.)
PAINTING ART (Many self-portraits were made by using mirror by the painter)
ENTERTAINMENT ( Disco balls are made of mirror parts, "hall of mirrors"- a place where distorted mirrors are placed for amusement, used to make an illusion...)
DECORATION
ORIENTAL ART-of Feng-shui takes these principles to a
sophisticated level, using many types of mirrors and other reflective objects.
These mirrors can attract positive energy, repel or redirect negative energy in a room or building. According to their law the mirror should never be placed facing the entrance door because it reflects back all the energy that comes in the home.
and...
OCCULT, I will stick to this one for a while :D
Mirrors are believed to be a reflection of the soul and they show what "they" see, therefore a mirror is a symbol for truth hence they can not lie and it is a bad omen if you see something in it which should not be there.
Mirrors are used for casting spells, scrying and catoptromancy (adivination using a mirror)
Mirrors can be protective talismans hence their ability to reflect things (whats cast on you should return to the caster)
Also used in love spells, beauty spells, seeing into another world or realm, summoning ones soul, demon, angel, etc to appear to one for some cause.
Various rituals can be performed in front of a mirror.
There is also the black mirror which is mostly used for summoning.
And now I remembered how many superstitions there are about the mirror.
1. Breaking a mirror will bring you 7 years of bad luck also it brakes a part of the soul.
2.Mirrors falling and breaking mysteriously are believed to be hunted.
3. In our place when there is a deceased member of the family mirrors and reflective surfaces are being covered for 40 days because it is believed that the soul is still walking around the house and if he/she catches its reflection it might bring evil to the home or trap the deceased one's soul in the mirror which will lead to terror every time someone tries to see in the mirror.
4. The story about a calling on seeing your future husband/wife on a mirror while lighting a candle in a dark room at midnight...and if you see a scull it means you will die unmarried or before th wedding
5 Same story with "Bloody Mary"- we all know it. xD
And that's almost all I can come up with, If anyone has any stories about mirrors or just want to extend the post feel free to do it! :D
Mirrors...
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