Ancient Egypt, India and Sumeria, but they were not quite what we are used to. Their reflective surface was made of bronze and silver. The first glass mirrors appeared in the 12th century on the island of Murano.
A mirror is not just a useful thing in the house, but it is also one of the most mystical and mysterious objects in the human world. A huge number of beliefs, traditions, beliefs and fortune-telling are associated with it. People around the world notice the mysterious properties of mirrors and treat them with caution. Since ancient times, it was believed that this object contains the phantoms of everyone who at least ever looked into it.
For many centuries, magicians and sorcerers never cease to assert that they are able to see in glass what is inaccessible to an ordinary person. It is believed that this household item, like a dumb witness, stores information about all the events that happened before it, so if it was misfortune or misfortune, then such a mirror becomes a carrier of negative energy and can bring trouble to the owner.
The mystics say that a "bad" mirror is easy to recognize - church candles are extinguished in front of it and it is cold to the touch.
Portal to the underworld
The famous alchemist Paracelsus put forward the hypothesis of the dual nature of mirrors. He believed that reflective surfaces can serve as a tunnel between the material and subtle worlds. Through the mirror, subtle energies can enter our reality and cause hallucinations in people. Ancient physicians even used mirrors for suggestion and hypnosis, based on the assumption of Paracelsus.
The belief that the mirror is a kind of door between our world and the other world has become widespread in many countries. That is why in the house where the person died, it is customary to turn away or cover mirrors. There is a legend that through this household item the deceased can take someone from the living with him, or evil spirits and ghosts will come to the house from the “other side”.
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It is believed that the deceased may want to return to the world of the living through the mirror, but will be stuck in it, as in a trap. His soul will forever languish in the looking glass. Therefore, if you have the necessary skills, you can communicate with deceased people through a mirror. There is a belief that it is very dangerous to buy and hang an antique mirror with a rich history at home. After all, it can keep in itself the soul of a long-dead owner, who will begin to build various intrigues for the new owner of an antique.
How to handle a mirror
The mirror has always been an obligatory attribute of many fortune-telling. For example, to see your betrothed or betrothed, you need to direct two mirrors at each other at midnight. Burning candles should be placed in advance and the electricity should be turned off. Then in the formed mirror corridor you can see your destiny.
There are many rules for dealing with mirrors. If the mirror is cracked or broken, it must be disposed of immediately. If a person returns home half way, then he definitely needs to look at his reflection. It is believed that it is impossible to hang a mirror in the house in front of the bed, opposite the door, window, or so that the head of a person in the reflection was "cut off". There is a belief that you cannot scold yourself and your loved ones, standing in front of a reflective surface, you cannot look at your reflection when sick, in a bad mood, or wishing someone harm.
And most importantly, a mirror can bring happiness and good luck to its owner. To do this, you just need to look in the mirror more often when you are in a good mood. Let your "double" be charged with positive energy and optimism!