This mysterious story unfolded in France at the end of the 20th century. To be precise - in 1997. In the Middle Ages, this would probably not have surprised anyone, but in our time it is already too much... In general, the following happened: all the antiques dealers went to the newspapers for help with an appeal to inform collectors of antique items so that they would never did not purchase a mirror with the inscription “Louis Arpo, 1743”. They explained their request by the fact that since the creation of this mirror, while it wandered from one house to another, at least three dozen people had died. The antique dealers were prompted to make an unusual request by the fact that the supposedly cursed Louis Arpo mirror had disappeared. We learned about the loss when a teacher from the police academy asked permission to take a photo of the killer mirror to later show it to his students. “The Louis Arpo mirror has been in the police warehouse since he was found guilty of the deaths of two people in 1910,” says E. Frenet, head of the Paris Association of Antiques Dealers. “And a few years ago, someone snuck into the police station and robbed it, taking with them the unfortunate mirror. We believe that the attacker will want to sell it, which is why we are doing everything in our power to publicize the sad story of “Louis Arpo” so that possible buyers act with caution and immediately report to the police.” Previously, many theories have been put forward regarding the strange mirror. Some believed that the Louis Arpo mirror caused bleeding in the brain due to the specific features of its reflective surface. Others believed that the negative energy chained in the mirror was to blame for everything. Still others even thought that “Louis Arpo” was a witchcraft tunnel of mirrors, sucking people’s lives into another world. There was no clear answer to what was happening before, and there is no answer now. In addition, after the disappearance of “Louis Arpo” it is almost impossible to comprehend his secret. And, despite this, the most desperate researchers do not stop and build new hypotheses. They said that a mirror, similar to a magnet, could suck and retain all kinds of poisonous vapors. The famous mystic and physician of the 16th century, Paracelsus, especially believed this. Two centuries later, this assumption was vigorously considered by French researchers. For example, here is an excerpt from documents of the Paris Academy of Sciences of that time: “When an older woman approached an absolutely clean mirror and stayed near it for too long, the mirror took away a lot of her harmful juices, which concentrated on its reflective surface. Studies have shown that these juices are extremely dangerous for humans.” And the main thing is that everything fits together. Otherwise, why since ancient times was it considered a rash act to approach mirrors during illness? There is an opinion that even in a bad mood, the human body begins to secrete toxic mixtures, which immediately accumulate on the mirror that sucks them in. Then, gradually evaporating, these poisons are able to infect people who own the poisoned mirror. The theory described above may be correct, but with “Louis Arpo” everything is somewhat more complicated. Poison from the surface of the mirror can be easily wiped off with a rag. It is unlikely that the Louis Arpo mirror was not wiped at all for several centuries in a row. It’s a different story if the mirror can store not only toxic secretions, but also have information memory... A mirror in a home is a silent and often the only eyewitness to all events. It sees good and bad, love and hate, joy and sorrow... It happens that you think: what if you were ever able to look at everything, everything that this or that mirror saw in your life... But everyone is sure: the pictures reflected by the mirror, They immediately disappear into nowhere, replaced by the next. “A mirror,” writes A. Vulis in his book “Literary Mirrors,” “is a reflection of the present alone, it knows neither the future nor the past. A mirror is absolute unconsciousness...” To be honest, I myself do not share the opinion that mirrors, as if on a videotape, record all events inside themselves. However, I am sure that they can and do preserve some things. Just which ones? I don’t think a mirror is capable of distinguishing, for example, the features human face. Its endless layers of information would inevitably destroy each other. But perhaps a mirror, like any other thing, keeps inside the special seal of its owner. This is what they thought in ancient times. Those people were sure that all things belonging to a certain person were filled with his thoughts, emotions, and character traits. And in modern world evidence of this is visible. A decent number of cases have already been collected that to some extent indicate the presence of memory in inanimate objects. Let's give such a case. Professor H. Berands organized an unusual study with a girl endowed with very subtle feelings. She was faced with the task of characterizing the sensations caused by things hidden in several identical containers. So, the first container provoked a strange powerful shock in the girl, reminiscent of a blow. The other suddenly gave her the feeling of an old abandoned amphitheater... After opening the containers, in the first she saw pieces of glass knocked out of a window frame, and in the second - ancient Roman coins brought from excavations. There are many psychics on Earth who can intentionally connect with the memory of any object. Even a piece of fabric from a person’s clothing is enough for them to find out, in addition to his physical characteristics, his current location. Evidence of these abilities is documented and, of course, attracts a mountain of researchers who, little by little, begin to approach the solution to the mystery. Let's draw an analogy with a very funny children's experiment. Metal shavings are scattered on a piece of paper, and a magnet is brought from below: the shavings immediately line up along the lines of the magnet’s fields. But when the impact stops, the contours of the magnetic lines from the shavings crumble. But they act in the same way on the world human thoughts and feelings. According to some researchers, under the influence of waves emitted by humans, tiny elementary particles of the Universe, like metal shavings on a piece of paper, are ordered, forming a unique pattern - a stamp of human thoughts and feelings. Any thing you touch has this stamp. Information about a person can be stored for many centuries. Antique things still conceal in their memory a piece of information about the long-dead people who once controlled them. In this case, the mirrors do not fall out general rule . Moreover, mirrors with silver amalgam are a good container of information. It can be assumed that if certain conditions are met, the data stored in the mirror's memory can be reproduced, therefore, affecting people near it. Recent research strengthens this hypothesis about mirror memory. To study the bioactive radio waves created by DNA molecules, they were installed in the middle of a laser and an external (“cold”) mirror. Then the direct beam and the beam reflected by the mirror were saturated with data from the DNA molecule, spreading it in the radio range. The discovery obtained is simply incredibly important (in fact, it means that life on our planet could have arisen due to the external influence of waves on it, describing all kinds of DNA). However, the main thing is yet to come! The DNA information did not stop being emitted even when the sample was extracted. It turned out that all the data was absorbed by the mirror, subsequently broadcasting it. Experiments helped to find out the duration of storage of received data inside the mirrors. Scientists have learned that heated mirrors in a laser device store DNA data for several hours, and an exterior mirror that is not affected by temperature lasts many times longer—more than a quarter of a year. However, the researchers were hardly happy with their own discovery, since the memory of mirrors interferes with the normal organization of experiments. So hotheads began to think about how exactly mirror memory works. This is necessary, at a minimum, in order to efficiently remove unnecessary information from mirrors at the end of each session. As a maximum, in order to create new means of remembering and storing data. Now there is an assumption related to photon recording in mirrors. Due to the fact that previously “canned” data is able to come out of the mirror back, scientists thought that behind everything lies the pumping of photons “stuck” on its surface. This causes a sharp release of the data stored in the mirror’s “memory”. It is acceptable to preserve imprints of human thoughts or feelings in mirrors. Especially when they are very powerful. When a person is unhealthy or is in great excitement, his body increases its influence. Consequently, the level of radiation of various waves by the body jumps, which are well absorbed in the memory of the mirror. There is nothing wrong with this phenomenon if the mirror remembers positive information for many years, for example, a loving and peaceful family. Here it will support, help out its owners, and bring them happiness. This guess explains the superstition that breaking an ancient family mirror is bad luck. But the whole problem is that people often do not know how to control their feelings and emotions, accumulating mirrors in their memory bad energy. And what do we use it for? To see if there are any flaws in our appearance: either our hair is crooked, or our mascara is running, or we are generally starting to gain weight... The mirror at this time records all the experiences and thoughts that later turn sideways for us. Now that people understand the essence of things step by step, it is worth paying attention to their behavior. There is no need to look at yourself in the mirror a lot when you feel unwell or in a bad mood. And even more so, you don’t need to scold your appearance around him - it will be easier for you to live later. It is very important to look in the mirror with a smile every time, and when going, for example, to work, look into it and wish yourself a great day. A positive background multiplied by a mirror can remove depression and push towards success. That’s why think twice when buying yourself an antique mirror. It is unknown what information is stored in the depths of his memory. You can understand that next to a person there is a mirror with a turbulent past by looking at his dreams. If, after purchasing this item, you suddenly experience annoying and incomprehensible images, uncharacteristic thoughts, causeless mood swings, etc., then it may well be that the answer to everything is a mirror...

edited news Core - 25-08-2011, 17:39

Mirrors have been shrouded in mystery since their inception. They were seen as portals to other worlds, magical attributes that could show the future and change fate.

Human imagination has made mirrors part of legends. Despite the fact that most of them have no rational basis, they are still alive.

The first mirrors were metal

The secrets of mirrors that scientists talk about

A mirror can cause hallucinations. The human brain is a unique instrument, the capabilities of which have not yet been fully explored. To test the version of hallucinations, it is enough to conduct a small experiment. You need to sit in front of the mirror, dim the light and just carefully examine your reflection.

Scientists confirm that mirrors can cause hallucinations

After a while, you will feel that your face does not belong to you; a fantastic copy of yourself will look at you from the mirror. Quite often, such experiments lead to people beginning to see strange and, sometimes frightening, visions in the mirror surface. In scientific circles, this effect is called “meeting the other self” and is successfully used in psychiatry.

This property made the mirror an attribute of fortune tellers

Mirror therapy. One of the striking examples of how a highly efficient human mind can be deceived was shown by an experiment with phantom limbs. The mirror is installed vertically so that the reflection of the healthy limb “replaces” the missing one. When a person, for example, sees both of his hands (even though he has lost one of them), it seems to him that he again has a healthy body. At the same time, he can move it and the feeling that the reflection in the mirror is his hand does not leave him.

Mirror therapy helps cope with phantom pain

This effect can be explained by the fact that the brain is rebuilt to new sensations after injury and creates a whole series of neural networks that replace each other. And another theory says that vision is directly related to the functioning of the brain and is the main source of information.

Real and fake mirrors. Normal reflection shows a person "upside down" Right side- on the right, and the left - on the left. But there are also real mirrors, or as they are also called “true” mirrors. The reflection in them is shown as other people see you.

The reflection of a real mirror looks unusual

This effect can also be observed at home. Two mirrors are installed perpendicular to each other; you need to look at the reflection from these mirrors.

"Smart" mirror exists. This is an unusual media medium that is designed to select and display advertising to the target audience. As soon as a person approaches, the mirror comes to life and shows a video that could potentially interest the person who approaches.

A smart mirror can interact with a person

The miracle mirror has a special system built into it that recognizes and processes the image. It determines age, gender, emotional state and displays a suitable video on the screen. The probability of hitting the target is 85%, but experts are working to increase the accuracy of the system to 98%. Similar technology has been used for the needs of the beauty industry. A media personality can provide expert advice to help you look your best.

Mirror rides

Mirrors can not only scare people with their amazing capabilities, but also entertain. At the beginning of the 20th century, the so-called Palaces of Illusions came into fashion. One of the first mirror attractions appeared at the Paris World Exhibition and was simply wildly popular.

Parisian Palace of Illusions with visitors

Its operating principle is simple: the huge pavilion was built up with a whole row of mirrors in full height person. Thus, the one who entered inside had a crazy illusion of being in a crowd. Add to this the suspiciousness of the people of that time and you get a frenzied excitement around the unique attraction.

Empty hall of the Palace of Illusions

Even today, mirrors are often used to create unusual effects for the amusement of crowds. At the Disney amusement park there is an Infinity Hall, where two mirrors are installed opposite each other. Naturally, the reflection of the mirrors in each other is multiplied an infinite number of times, this became the main “highlight” of the attraction.

Modern mirror maze

Mysticism of mirrors

Associated with mirrors great amount beliefs and legends that have become so firmly entrenched in our lives that mystical rituals have become a habit for some:

True sign: “If a mirror breaks, it means there will be a new one”

If you break a mirror, don’t despair, you need to throw the salt over your shoulder, turn clockwise, collect the mirrors in paper and throw them away.

Another persistent myth is that vampires are not reflected in the mirror. This is due to the fact that otherworldly entities in our world are only guests, and mirrors for them are a portal to enter another world. That is why they will not be able to admire their own reflection.

Vampires, dopplegangers and ghosts are not reflected in mirrors

In a house with a deceased person, the first thing to do is cover the mirrors. It is believed that it is through the mirror that terrible ghosts can enter the house. In addition, the soul of the deceased himself can be “stuck” in the mirror and suffer until the end of time.

You need to look in the mirror in a good mood

Mirrors can attract good luck if you work with them correctly. Standing in front of the mirror, smile at yourself and tell yourself that you can handle anything. Positive energy will literally be absorbed into the mirror and will become an excellent protector of your home.

Mystics believe that all secrets are kept in the looking glass

For the same reason, you need to look in the mirror when you return home if you forgot something. With your reflection, you will restore the protection of your home and can safely continue on your way.

There is a belief that a mirror can double profits if it reflects beautiful things, or cause financial ruin if it reflects unpleasant things - dirty laundry, a toilet bowl or any other garbage.

The most famous mirrors

Mirrors rarely have names. This is such a familiar thing in the house that you remember about it only when it is not at hand at the right time. However, there are mirrors about which they write stories, make films, or dream of seeing at least a glimpse.

Mirror. Entrance to another world

Bagua Mirror

It is known for its unique ability to repel negative energy and is one of the essential tools for any follower of the Feng Shui philosophy.

The Bagua Mirror can be purchased at the esoteric store

The shape of the mirror itself and the individual sectors on its sides form a powerful tandem to attract positive energy and reflect negative energy. Like any tool, it can be used for good and for harm. Full rules Perhaps only Feng Shui masters know. We’ll tell you about the most important thing: you shouldn’t look in this mirror.

Mysterious Chinese mirrors

There are bronze mirrors, the mystery of which is still being wrestled with. the best minds humanity. They were found in several ancient Chinese tombs and consist of a small disc with a bronze reflective surface. On the reverse side they are decorated with hieroglyphs and mystical signs.

Modern technologies are not able to reproduce such mirrors

The main mystery is that the sun's rays falling on its surface trigger the appearance of light signs that are in no way connected with the reverse side of the mysterious object.

Chinese mirrors are like a miracle

The technology for creating such mirrors still remains a mystery to humanity.

Bronze mirror of Yata no Kagami

Yata-no-kagami literally translates as “eight-span mirror,” or rather a very large copper mirror. Legend has it that it was cast to lure out the offended goddess of beauty, Amaterasu, who had taken refuge in a cave. Seeing her reflection, she changed her anger to mercy and light returned to the world. And the mirror of Yata-no-kagami, according to legend, still preserves the appearance of the goddess.

Cave-grotto Ama-no-Iwato, in which the goddess hid

The most interesting fact What is associated with it is that none of the mere mortals have seen it. It is located on the territory ancient temple and is carefully guarded as one of the symbols of imperial power (along with the jasper pendants of Yakasani no Magatama and the sword Kusanagi no Tsurugi). Appearance The mirror is also unknown to anyone, because it is stored in a special case, which is sealed personally by the emperor himself.

Cellini's magic mirror

Each beautiful woman I would gladly agree to preserve my youth forever. For a long time, a cherished thing for many ladies was a magic mirror that could make this dream come true.

Cellini's mirror - could have looked like this

According to legend, the sculptor Benvenuto Cellini managed to create a similar thing. The first owner of this coveted item was Diane de Poitiers, the main favorite of the French emperor of the 16th century. It is believed that it was the mirror that helped Diana become the only and beloved woman of the monarch, who was 20 years younger than her, it also attracted a huge crowd of fans to her feet and gave her eternal youth.

Mirror of Benvenuto Cellini. The Secret of Eternal Beauty

The owners of this mysterious mirror are considered to be Isadora Duncan, Marlene Dietrich and Anna Judique. Maybe this is why the beauty of these women inspired poets and composers, and they themselves are still considered the standards of femininity.

Ministry Agriculture RF

Federal state budget educational

Institution of higher vocational education

"Perm State Agricultural Academy

named after academician D.N. Pryanishnikov"

Department of Philosophy

Abstract on the topic:

The Mystery of Mirrors

Performed:

student of the Svb-11 group

Byvaltseva O.E.

1.History of mirrors

What can mirrors do?

The sinister secret of mirrors

Witch mirrors

Predictive mirrors

Magic mirrors

How to use mirrors - rules and prohibitions. Signs

Literature

mirror magic sign fortune telling

1. History of mirrors

A mirror is, at first glance, the most ordinary and unremarkable object, but this is only at first glance. Since time immemorial, different nations, the mirror was considered a mystical and mysterious object, with the help of which one could communicate with a parallel world and influence people. From the moment of its appearance, the mystery of mirrors began to excite the minds of people.

The first mirrors began to be made by the ancient Sumerians, and later in Egypt and India, they were made mainly from silver, bronze and obsidian. And it was from these ancient peoples that the mirror acquired mystical meaning, which gave rise to the mystery of mirrors, which mystics and scientists are still trying to unravel to this day.

The first glass mirrors appeared on the island of Murano, near Venice, in the 12th century.

One of the first to try to reveal the secret of mirrors was the medieval physician and philosopher Paracelsus. He believed that the mirror is a kind of portal between the subtle world and our physical one, and through this portal otherworldly information penetrates us, influencing a person, causing him various visions and hallucinations. Paracelsus also believed that a mirror could absorb images and various types of energies, both light and dark. He used this secret of mirrors everywhere to treat people. Having seated the patient in front of the mirror, Paracelsus began to cast spells and draw magical formulas, thereby forcing, as he believed, the mirror to absorb the negative energy of the disease.

Paracelsus, with his teaching about the mystery of mirrors, created an entire movement in medieval medicine. Based on his works, many mystics and alchemists of that time used mirrors for hypnosis and all kinds of suggestions.

History is replete with all sorts of stories about strange and mysterious manifestations of mirrors. Thus, one of the acts of the Paris Academy of Sciences, dating back to 1739, contains the following lines: “When one old woman approached a completely clean mirror and spent more time in front of it than necessary, the mirror sucked a large number of its bad juices, which were then collected and analyzed by scientists. Chemical studies have shown that they are very poisonous."

There is a story that tells how in the Middle Ages one merchant, after learning that his wife was cheating on him, killed her, and then himself, and this whole bloody scene took place in front of a huge mirror. Subsequently, all the women who lived in this house found their death in front of this mirror.

Modern scientists are also trying to unravel the mystery of mirrors. So many of them believe that the mirror, like other things, has a certain field containing certain information. This information can be both negative and positive, it all depends on what the mirrors “observed”: events that carry positive emotions or negative ones.

If a mirror can reflect invisible rays, such as infrared radiation, then perhaps they can reflect other radiation, such as human emotions and feelings. It is for this reason that many psychics categorically advise against trying to unravel the mystery of mirrors on your own, experimenting with fortune telling, enchantment and other mystical manipulations. After all, the information contained in the mirror can damage the energy of an unprepared person.

The scientist was equipped with a mirror room in which he conducted his experiments. The results were quite intriguing: five out of ten people placed in this room were able to observe the reflections of deceased relatives, and some even communicated with them, telepathically or through direct speech.

In Russia, there are also scientists who have risked revealing the deepest secrets of mirrors. One of them is the famous psychotherapist researcher from St. Petersburg, Viktor Vitvin. Witvin’s experiments are similar to Moody’s, he also has a mirror cabinet in which he places people, but to enhance the effect, he uses stereophonic music to synchronize the activity of both hemispheres of the brain.

The results of Witvin's experiments are even more striking than those of Moody. People who have visited his mirrored office sometimes have a radical change in their worldview.

The secret of mirrors will not soon be revealed to the general public, despite the diligence of many scientists and researchers. But still, the time will come when the mirror will open its mysterious facets, letting a person into the amazing and mysterious world of the looking glass!

What can mirrors do?

.Make the transition between worlds. The physician and alchemist Paracelsus believed that mirrors were a corridor between two worlds. For this reason, traditions in many countries require covering mirrors when there is a deceased person in the house. It is believed that through the “open window” the soul of the deceased can pull someone into another world. Or, on the contrary, restless souls will penetrate into the house from the looking glass.

.Keep information. Mirrors “remember” all the events that happened before them. Antique mirrors with a rich history hold a lot of memories. If after purchasing a mirror you begin to have nightmares or... strange dreams, you can be sure: the reason for this is a new acquisition.

.Put a person into a state of hypnotic trance. The glare of the mirror makes it difficult to concentrate on external objects, and attention seems to be driven inwards. This effect is successfully used during hypnosis sessions.

.Aging or rejuvenating a person. Bioenergeticists believe that most modern mirrors are energy vampires. Studies have shown that people who spend a lot of time in front of the mirror and look into their own eyes for a long time get tired quickly, their memory deteriorates, and they age faster. There are examples of the reverse action of mirrors. Legends have been preserved about wonderful mirrors that gave their owners eternal youth and beauty. Fact: in many antique mirrors, faces look younger and seem to glow from within.

The sinister secret of mirrors

It is generally believed that having many mirrors in the house is good luck. This is explained by the supposed property of mirrors to reflect evil and attract good. But there is another, sinister magic of mirrors.

The history of the mirror is lost in the mists of time. It is clear that the very first mirror was an ordinary puddle. They learned how to make concave mirrors in 1240, and finally, in 1500, the first flat mirror was cast in France. The price of antique mirrors can be imagined using this example: a mirror measuring 1.2 meters x 80 centimeters cost... two and a half times more expensive than a canvas by Raphael!

It is sometimes said that people who look in the mirror more often age faster. And such a statement is quite understandable from the standpoint of modern bioenergy: your energy, reflected from the mirror, seems to “eat away” your own field, the so-called protective aura. It’s not for nothing that superstitious people never hang mirrors in their bedrooms and generally try to have as few reflective surfaces around them as possible. After all, even in ancient times, it was noticed that a mirror is capable of transmitting “bad” energy to other people, if before that it itself was infected with it. Mirrors in front of which quarrels, scenes of violence, and murders took place have especially strong negative energy.

There is, for example, a medieval story about a killer mirror. A rich merchant, having learned about his wife's betrayal, killed her and himself in front of a huge mirror. Subsequently, the house and its furnishings were purchased by another rich man, whose wife was also found dead in front of the same mirror a few days later. Subsequently, the house with the killer mirror passed from one owner to another, and, as a rule, the women who lived here met their death in front of the mirror surface.

According to researchers, in an old mirror, which is always in one place, you can sometimes see what happened in front of it in the past. The famous medieval mystic Cornelius Agrippa showed, for example, to his guests in a magic mirror their lovers: not only living, but also dead, and some could see themselves there in past lives...

What is seen in a mirror surface at midnight may well be a prediction of the future. An ancient legend tells how Alexander the Great was worried before the battle with the Persians in 331 BC. e. He couldn’t sleep, and he peered into the camp mirror for a long time: what would tomorrow turn out to be? Suddenly the reflection turned into a veil and showed him the future battle and his victory.

Almost all over the world it is believed that a broken or cracked mirror is a bad omen. Here is a story that happened in one of the apartment buildings in Petrograd in 1923.

In one of the rooms of a large communal apartment, as soon as midnight struck, one of the family members noticed a human figure on the left side of the mirror hanging on the wall, which, having “floated” to the middle, acquired clear contours... of a tenant of the same apartment named Emelyanov . His arms hung lifelessly at his sides, right hand there was a knife, his head was bowed on his chest. Having passed the middle of the mirror, Emelyanov’s image blurred and disappeared. At that moment, the mirror split exactly in the middle. There was a commotion and the residents rushed to the neighbor’s room. Having opened the door, which was closed from the inside, they saw Emelyanov sitting in a chair, who seemed dead. However, in the mirror standing opposite the chair where the neighbor was sitting, only the chair was reflected. There was no human figure in it! Suddenly the figure of a neighbor appeared in the mirror with a knife in his hands. Immediately the “corpse” in the chair came to life. One of the neighbors, unable to withstand the nervous tension, threw a chair at the mirror, and Emelyanov, who had begun to come to life, fell dead on the floor. That night, all the mirrors in the house broke, and one of the residents, Strelnikov, was found stabbed to death. Later it turned out that Emelyanov and Strelnikov served together during the First World War and, while in reconnaissance, Emelyanov was wounded, and Strelnikov, leaving his comrade, fled. After hanging for almost a day with a wound in his stomach on barbed wire between Russian and German positions, he was rescued by two volunteers. Emelyanov, apparently, harbored a grudge against Strelnikov and took revenge on him in this unusual way.

A mirror can also be dangerous for fans of “mirror” fortune-telling. When the mirror is placed opposite the mirror at a distance of 15-20 centimeters, and there are lit candles on the sides, the spectacle is impressive: a sort of corridor stretching into the distance, along the edges of which many lights flicker. This is how such fortune telling ended for one of our contemporaries, Nadezhda V. Having decided to find out which of the two guys who were courting her at that moment was destined for her, Nadezhda one day decided to tell fortunes. Peering into the mirror for a long time, the girl saw a road along the sides of which two men were moving towards her. One of the faces was unfamiliar to her. The other was one of the guys the girl was dating. The stranger soon disappeared, and the familiar face increased in size, occupying the entire space of the mirror. The girl, mad with fear under his gaze, forgot to say: “Forget me!” - magic words, which you need to say as soon as you see the image of your betrothed in the mirror, and throw a scarf over the mirror. The mirror attracted her until she touched her forehead to the face that appeared in the mirror. Nadezhda felt that this face was even warm! And then a hand from the mirror grabbed her head with a death grip. The girl began to read the only prayer she knew from childhood, “Our Father,” and baptize the mirror, but in response only the satanic laughter of her “betrothed” could be heard from there. Finally, Nadezhda figured out to cross the mirror not from left to right, but vice versa... The amateur fortune teller woke up in a hospital bed, covered in wounds from fragments of a broken mirror and a chandelier that somehow fell from the ceiling right on her head.

True, the mirror does not always behave so scary. The medieval physician Paracelsus diagnosed patients by the way a mirror fogged up when they breathed on its surface, and used mirrors for treatment. With the help of spells and magical formulas, Paracelsus “persuaded” the dark energies of the disease, absorbed by the patient, to pass into the reflection of the patient, planted in front of a mirror surface. And now the mirror double was “cheering” for real person.

Residents of the East installed mirrors in front of the entrance to the house, if there is a road nearby, so that it would reflect bad radiation, or behind the windows to protect themselves from the energy of a “bad” neighbor or nearby “harmful” buildings: prisons, hospitals...

The harmful influence of geopathogenic zones can also be combated with the help of a mirror: by placing it under the bed with the reflective surface down, it is possible to significantly reduce the level of underground radiation, and sometimes get rid of it altogether.

4. Witch mirrors

The Middle Ages did not favor mirrors. Mirrors of that time - convex in shape with a dark surface - caused superstitious fear and were called nothing less than witches' mirrors. Every decent witch had in her arsenal not only a large cauldron for preparing potions, but also a small mirror. It was supposed to be fed by the light of the full moon, and hidden from the sun during the day. It was believed that with the help of this magical object, a witch could cause damage and the evil eye, summon the devil and keep demons and evil spirits locked up. The Inquisition looked at the mirrors with suspicion. Thus, in 1321, the maiden Beatrice de Planissol was accused of heresy and sentenced to life imprisonment only because a mirror was found among her belongings. The very fact of owning such a thing could lead a woman not only to prison, but also to the stake. Mirrors were also disliked in Rus' - until the 17th century they were not displayed, but were curtained with taffeta or hidden in chests.

Predictive mirrors

And yet the mirrors had enormous attractive power. People were drawn to them by curiosity, a desire to look into the future. There are many known predictions and prophecies made using mirrors.

Looking into the rotating mirror brought to her by Nostradamus, Catherine de Medici saw pictures of some celebrations, fires and streams of blood - it was the night of St. Bartholomew. Then a man appeared on his deathbed, in whom the queen recognized her son Henry III... Another fortuneteller, Count Saint-Germain, showed King Louis XV the fate of his children. The king recoiled in horror when he saw the image of the beheaded Dauphin in the magic mirror.

In Rus', mirrors have been used for fortune telling since ancient times. The most the right way From time immemorial it has been considered to know one's destiny Christmas fortune telling. The girl locked herself in empty room alone, she put two cutlery, a mirror, a candle on the table and began to call her betrothed: “Betrothed, mummer, come to me for dinner.” About five minutes before his arrival, the mirror began to dim. The girl peered into the mirror surface, trying to see the groom. Having seen it, it was necessary to “curl” the betrothed in time. Otherwise, the devil, who took his image, could come out of the mirror and sit next to him at the table.

Fortune telling at midnight with two mirrors was considered one of the most terrible. Two identical mirrors were placed opposite each other and illuminated with two candles so that the reflections formed an endless mirror corridor. The fortuneteller sat between the mirrors and began to peer into this corridor, at the end of which a narrowed one should appear.

Magic mirrors

Magic mirrors are a way to another dimension.

One of the first explanations for the mirror phenomenon was given by Paracelsus. He believed that mirrors serve as a tunnel between two worlds: the subtle and the physical. And that through this tunnel otherworldly information penetrates to us. Obviously, it is this energy that most powerfully influences the human psyche, bringing down hallucinations and visions on him. By the way, based on the theory of Paracelsus, doctors of the past used mirrors for hypnosis and various kinds of suggestions.

Why do we look in the mirror? It seems to me, in most cases, to find out shortcomings in oneself. And I must say, we succeed in this: the hairstyle is wrong, the face is pale, the nasty fold at the waist... We begin to get angry and upset. And the mirror records all our emotions and generously “shares” them next time. After all, it not only reflects, but also absorbs (and therefore remembers) the energy falling on it. By the way, our ancestors were well aware of this. From those ancient times to this day, an unshakable belief in the mystical properties of mirrors has been established.

At one time, fortune telling was popular in Rus': they placed mirrors opposite each other, lit candles and peered intently into the long corridor formed by the mirror reflection, waiting for the image of the future to emerge in it. Before fortune telling, it was necessary to hang the icons, remove the cross from the neck and put it under the heel - that is, to actually renounce the protection of the holy powers! Perhaps it was from then that the belief began that Satan himself gave man a mirror so that he would not be bored alone and could have an eternal conversation with himself.

The Prince of Darkness reasoned correctly: loneliness enlightens the soul, and internal dialogue, a kind of split, on the contrary, brings confusion to the spiritual world... Another interesting touch: Ivan the Terrible, mortally afraid of all sorts of slander and curses, ordered mirrors for his wife Maria The nudes were made by blind craftsmen. But of course! After all, in Rus' they were convinced that a mirror could be “infected” with damage and transmit it to anyone looking at it.

For the same reason, women were forbidden to look in mirrors during “unclean periods” - on menstruation, pregnancy and the first weeks after childbirth.

Enlightened Europe shared a superstitious attitude towards mirrors - in many countries it was customary to insert mirrors into windows to reflect “bad” energy from a bad neighbor or nearby “harmful” buildings: industrial facilities, hospitals, prisons... In Spain they sewed them on the baby’s clothes many mirrors: it was believed that their surface would avert the gaze of envious people and return them like a boomerang.

7. How to use mirrors - rules and prohibitions. Signs

If you break a mirror, seven years of misfortune await you. This is our double, and if you hurt him, you hurt yourself. To avoid this, paint the fragments (the larger ones) black, or immerse them in running water.

You can't look into a broken mirror, because you can see the line. But more seriously, you lose energy when looking at a cracked, broken mirror or a fragment of it - and this is at best, and at worst, you can expect trouble.

If you show a mirror to a child under one year old, he will be shy. He may also not speak for a long time or his teeth will not cut well. He will get sick often.

If, after leaving the house, a person is forced to return, he must look in the mirror, otherwise there will be no way.

Mirrors in the house where the deceased is are covered so that his soul cannot be reflected there and frighten the living.

It is forbidden for a woman to look in the mirror during her period, pregnancy or after childbirth, since at this time a “grave is open” in front of her. Let me explain: you can’t twirl in front of the mirror, looking closely at yourself, much less twirl around naked. These days the energy is weak, and the mirror weakens it even more, opening the way to illness, misfortune and poverty.

If you suspect that someone is plotting evil against you, try to bring this person to the mirror. Take a look at your reflection together. If your suspicions are justified, his true feelings will appear on your enemy’s face for a moment.

You can go up to a mirror every morning (preferably the one in the hallway or living room) and pass your hand over it (the distance between the hand and the mirror should be 0.5 cm - no more) and ask: “Mirror, reflect all the bad things that are in this the house will come. Protect our whole family (list names)."

In connection with all of the above, mirrors in the house must be kept clean. They need to be wiped every week, and more often if necessary.

Don't hang a mirror at the head of your bed or next to your bed.

In the bedroom, mirrors are closed or curtained at night. And you can’t hold a mirror above the marriage bed at all. Many people like to hang a mirror on the ceiling above the bed - this will not lead to good. A mirror at the head is also unacceptable - you will make many mistakes in life. Treason is possible.

Mirrors should be in frames so as not to injure your energetic and physical health. Mirrors should hang no lower than the top of the head of the tallest family member.

After unpleasant or simply noisy guests leave, wipe the mirror to wash off the “dirty” energy from it. Wash your mirrors as often as possible, no harm done.

It’s strange, but today, in the third millennium, we continue to believe in the magical essence of mirrors. We shudder when we drop the mirror on the floor and carefully look to see if a piece has broken off, and when we return home to get a forgotten item, before leaving the apartment again, we be sure to look at ourselves in the mirror. After unpleasant guests leave our house, we certainly wipe the mirror with water to wash away the trace of these people from the mirror “memory” (we are afraid of the evil eye and damage no less than Ivan the Terrible!). If a loved one dies, we cover the mirrors with a cloth - fearing that otherwise the soul of the deceased will penetrate through the mirror into the world of the living and will remain restless forever...

All this is true. However, to make the list complete, let me give you a few more tips regarding the mirror.

Do not hang the mirror too low or too high: if it reflects us at full height, then our energy decreases.

Do not bring your baby to the mirror, otherwise he will have difficulty cutting teeth or will start speaking late.

Don't eat while sitting in front of a mirror, otherwise there is a chance to “eat” your beauty.

For the same reason, do not look into a mirror in a dimly lit room or by candlelight.

Under no circumstances should you accept a powder compact, box, cosmetic bag, or any item decorated with a mirror as a gift.

Do not place the mirror “facing” the bed: nightmares, headaches, and chronic lack of sleep will be guaranteed. Rearrange the furniture or at least cover the mirror with something at night.

Never scold yourself (or scold others) in front of the mirror. Look at it less often on “critical days” when you are sick or overworked.

Remember that some mirrors have strong negative energy, especially if negative scenes of quarrels, violence, and even more so murders occurred before “their eyes.”

You should also think carefully before taking into your home a mirror left behind by a deceased person. And even more so, you need to be vigilant when purchasing a mirror whose history is unknown to you. But if you are still “lucky” and the candles go out in front of your mirror, take it away from the house and break it...

Surprisingly, the majority of today's researchers, when faced with the mirror phenomenon, do not consider the calculations of their predecessors to be groundless. Our contemporaries are convinced: a mirror, like any thing, is surrounded by some invisible field.

Around rough objects this field is loose and absorbs the energy falling on it, while smooth and shiny objects create a dense field around themselves, and it almost completely reflects subtle radiation. You can verify that the mirror has just such a dense field at home.

Try controlling the TV with remote control, but not as usual - directly, but by pointing the remote control at the mirror. And you will see: programs will switch perfectly. But if a mirror reflects rays invisible to the eye, then it is capable of reflecting more subtle energies, for example, the energy of human feelings and emotions! That is why both scientists and psychics unanimously advise not to experiment with a mirror: not to guess, not to cast a spell. After all, a “mirror blow” can damage (or even destroy) our fragile energy.

So, let's return to where we started: whether we are cheerful or sad - every time we approach the mirror, we imprint a cast of our energy into its depth. And looking in the mirror again, we subconsciously read the “barcode” that we left last time. That is, the boomerang principle works. Conclusion? We must be white and fluffy, beautiful and happy! And that’s the only way to see yourself in the mirror! And it won’t rust behind him...

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A mirror is a mysterious, mysterious and amazing object. With the help of mirrors, various magical rites and rituals have long been carried out. And fortune telling on mirrors is still considered the most dangerous.

Riddles and secrets of mirrors

1. Good memory.

Mirrors have excellent memory. First of all, they remember the appearance, character and state of mind of the owner. Esotericists believe that all memories are gradually transformed into energy. Whether this energy will be positive or negative depends only on the person. It is not advisable to keep other people's mirrors at home. Since it is unknown what kind of energy they possess. We must remember that this magical object can store information not only about a person, it is also capable of remembering events occurring in the house.

2. Mirror - portal.

Esotericists and psychics claim that a mirror can become a portal for the penetration of various kinds of entities from the other world. It’s not for nothing that from time immemorial there has been a tradition of hanging mirrors in houses where there is a deceased person. If this is not done, a portal to another world may open, and through it restless souls or other astral entities can enter the house. In addition, the soul of a dead person can penetrate into an open mirror and lock itself in it forever. Such a mirror can bring misfortune to the house and become a real curse for people.

3. Aging property.

American scientists have proven that people who spend a lot of time in front of mirrors age faster. They claim that if you look in the mirror for a long time, it begins to draw energy out of a person. It has also been proven that people who often show off in front of the mirror quickly get tired and may feel unwell. Incredibly, it is believed that a mirror can “punch a hole” in a person’s aura.

4. The property of clairvoyance.

Esotericists claim that during fortune telling on mirrors, a person may develop the gift of clairvoyance. To do this, the mirrors must be directed towards each other. As a result of interaction, the energy of the mirrors merges. It is at this moment that a person is able to look into the future. Magicians and fortune tellers use special Kozyrev mirrors for predictions. These are convex, magnifying mirrors, black. Thanks to these mirrors, magicians are able to penetrate through space and time. For common man such mirrors can be quite dangerous. Since they are capable of carrying a huge flow of black energy. The brain of an ordinary person may simply not withstand such a flow.

Folk signs say:
a) cannot be shown infant in the mirror, otherwise he may be afraid of his reflection, will grow poorly and often get sick;
b) it is not advisable to hang a mirror in the bedroom, since the bed should not be reflected in it. Esotericists claim that it is easier to drain the energy from a sleeping person;
c) when you are sick or tired, you should not look in the mirror, as it can only aggravate the situation;
d) you shouldn’t speak badly about yourself in front of the mirror; it’s better to smile at your reflection and praise yourself for something;
e) a mirror breaks - expect misfortune; it is believed that along with a broken mirror, all the information it has accumulated is lost.

Some useful tips:
1) in the morning you can simply look into the mirror, smile and ask it to reflect all the bad things that may come into the house;
2) esotericists claim that a large number of mirrors hung throughout the house will attract good luck, prosperity and reflect evil;
3) the reflection in the mirror must be complete. There is no need to hang a mirror so that it cuts off a person’s head. This can cause severe headaches for him.
4) the mirror should not be located opposite the door - this can scare away luck.

A mirror is a mysterious, magical object. Its mysterious properties still cause a lot of controversy. Many people claim that the mirror has nothing to do with magic. That this is nonsense that magicians - charlatans are talking about, trying to intimidate people. Whether to believe in these magical properties or not, each person can decide for himself.

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At all times, people have been interested in the question of what secret such an interesting object hides. Let's start with the fact that for our Everyday life the mirror is the most common, ordinary and seemingly unremarkable attribute. A person cannot live even a day without the treasured mirror. We need such a necessary item in order to always be fully armed. Get yourself in order: comb your hair, put on makeup, and of course, the most important thing is to choose the right clothes.

What secret do mirrors keep?

The role of the mirror in our life is very great, but not so safe. Since ancient times, the mirror has been a mysterious and, moreover, mystical object. With its help, it was believed that one could make a connection with the other world (parallel) world and learn to influence the psyche of people.

One of the first who decided to try to reveal the great secret of mirrors was the medieval physician and philosopher Paracelsus, who suggested that such a unique object is a tunnel of two worlds: the subtle (otherworldly) and our world (physical). In his opinion, it is through the tunnel that information other world penetrates into our world, disturbing the consciousness and psyche of people, causing various inexplicable visions and real hallucinations.

Paracelsus believed that with the help of such an unusual object, the opportunity to heal people opened up. To do this, he sat the patient facing the mirror, cast a spell and began to draw out magical formulas. Believing that with this ritual he forces the mirror to absorb all the energy of the disease. With his knowledge of the mystery of mirrors, Paracelsus created a whole direction in medieval medicine. Many alchemists and mystics of the past used mirrors to influence the subconscious of people.

In ancient times in Rus', mirrors were used in rituals and fortune telling. Fortune telling was considered very popular: mirrors were placed opposite each other, candles were placed and lit between them, fortune tellers looked intently into the mirrors, trying to see images of the future in the reflections cast by the candles. Surprisingly, this type of fortune telling is still used today.

Previously, women were forbidden to look into mirrors during critical periods, as well as during pregnancy; at such times, a woman was considered unclean and could inflict damage on herself, transmitted through the mirror. It was this statement that served as the conviction that the mirror has the power to absorb all the negative energy of damage and also share it with the person looking into it. That is why at one time Ivan the Terrible ordered that mirrors for his wife be made exclusively by blind craftsmen.

Not only Rus' was fascinated by the secrets associated with mirrors, but also in the cities of fashionable Europe, in order to ward off various negative energy from one’s home, it was customary to block all the windows with mirrors. In the East, if there was a road close to a home, then in order to prevent negative energy from entering the house, mirrors were installed at the entrance to the house. In Spain, to prevent unkind glances from affecting children, it was customary to sew small mirrors on children's clothing.

There are a huge number of stories in which mirrors are involved with their inexplicable manifestations. One of these stories is: the story of a merchant who learned about his wife’s betrayal, after which he killed her, then himself, this terrible bloody story took place in front of a large mirror. After everything that happened, the women who lived in the house found their death near this huge mirror.

The mystery of mirrors is still a mystery to humanity. Modern scientists are trying to find a solution and believe that a mirror, like many other things, carries predetermined information, and such information can be both positive and negative. We know the fact that a mirror can reflect invisible rays (infrared radiation is one such example), so why can’t we assume that it can reflect human feelings in the same wonderful way.

The most dangerous are mirrors located in in public places, as a huge flow of people passes through them. It’s better not to look into such mirrors; it’s better to use your pocket version of the mirror.

Being near a mirror, a portion of the energy of objects and living beings is absorbed by it. You can’t just get rid of the mirror you were looking at, since it keeps your reflection for a long time. If you nevertheless decide to do this, then for this you need to carry out a cleansing ceremony.

First, the mirror needs to be washed. You need to open a tap with running water, place a mirror under it, and wait for 15 to 60 minutes. The next step is to wipe the mirror dry and hide it in an inaccessible place for at least three days. Only after everything has been done can it be thrown away.

Why accidentally break a mirror?

Since ancient times, it has been believed that a broken mirror is bad sign. As the legend goes, a person who breaks a mirror is doomed to misfortune. There is a lot of truth in this. The mirror is an invisible thread of connection with our soul; any crack formed in the mirror forms a crack in the human soul. It is also very dangerous to look into a mirror that is cracked, because of this a serious illness can occur.

If you do break a mirror, then a ritual is performed: you need to spit over your left shoulder, sprinkle the fragments of the broken mirror with salt, when you throw it away, you say: “misfortune, not for me.” Then in church you light a candle for your own health.

There are also a few rules that must be followed:

• You should not eat when you see your reflection in the mirror;
• You cannot sit with your back to the mirror - it can lead to loss of strength and even illness;
• You can't look in the mirror when you're sick;
• You cannot show a baby under one year old in the mirror, this is necessary so that the baby grows up happy and healthy.

In case you have an old mirror in your house that is already deformed by smudges and stains, then the best option is to get rid of it. Since it has ceased to be a conductor of positive energy, but gives off more and more negative energy.

It is worth thinking about one more important fact. A person, while in a state of sleep, should not be reflected in the mirror, because in such a state he is more vulnerable. In this case, the mirror acts as a funnel, beckoning and drawing in the transparent subtle component of our mortal body, and in the end can swallow us up forever.

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