Mirrors have been defined as a reflecting surface that forms an image of an object when light rays coming from that object fall upon the surface. However, they are so much more than that; they are magickal yet mundane; powerful yet fragile; mysterious yet ordinary. Stage magicians use them to hide the truth, whereas Witches use them to reveal it!
The use of mirrors in the practice of magick probably hearkens back to the prehistoric age when someone first saw their reflections in a body of water and declared it magick. Perhaps the most famous magick mirror of all is the mirror owned by the wicked Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, which was said to be unable to lie. In addition, it is said that the famed prophet Nostradamus foresaw his visions while scrying with a bowl of water on a tripod.
The earliest man-made mirrors were created from polished stone or metal, typically bronze, and glass was later used along with lead, mercury, or tin. Most of today’s mirrors are made from a combination of metal and glass. Like their counter parts in the mundane world, magick mirrors come in many forms. They can be old or new, plain or decorated, large or small, silver or blackened. Their use in magick is many-fold, they include:
- To reflect negativity back to it’s source.
- For the art of scrying.
- To contact non-corporeal entities.
- To store and transmit energies
- For astral travel.
- To cast spells.
Like any tool, your magick mirror should be ritually blessed and consecrated to your purpose, as per your tradition or personal practices, before use.
From Ayahuasca’s CS blog
