Scrying mirrors

Scrying mirrors are a divination tool for looking into past lives, and past, present, and future events.

The black scrying mirror, also known as the “magic mirror” is a powerful metaphysical tool. It can reveal to the user secret hidden knowledge and clairvoyant ability and can act as a portal to other planes of existence in our universe.

Scrying Mirror “Rules”

1. Always keep the surface very clean using a solution of Mugwort (A tablespoon of mugwort in about 700ml of hot water for thirteen minutes, filtered and let it cool down before using);
2. Never use it for anything but its magical purpose;
3. Do not let others look into its surface, except in ritual context. Keep it stored in a dark cloth when not in use;
4. Practice the visual exercises described following until mastered;
5. Keep the working area clean and free from any disturbance;
6. Generally, scry using the mirror at night, preferably during the full or new moon, depending on the operation. The mirror can be used at any time, but tends to work better at these points;
7. When indoors, light two votive candles, one on each side of the mirror. Use white or colored candles appropriate to the work (blue for healing, purple for psychic work, orange for communication, and so on);
8. Burn a lunar or psychic blend incense before working with the mirror;
9. Extinguish all light sources except the candles and/or moonlight.
10. Allow nothing to reflect in the mirror’s surface. It should appear as a dark tunnel or window;
11. Before starting, always create a sacred space to work in. Cast a circle of protection or visualize the area surrounded by white light and protection from false or misleading influences - call your guides and guardians to protect the working.
12. Keep a journal to record your experiences;

Consecration Ritual

During a Full Moon night, expose the mirror to the rays of the moon, putting it preferably outdoors or, if not possible, behind the glass of a window.

Charged the scrying mirror tracing circles on it with your hands (the right hand moving clockwise and the left anti clockwise) and recited:

“Lady of the Moon,
You who see everything and know everything,
I consecrate this mirror in your name.”

After leaving the mirror to the rays of the moon all night, keep it in his dark cloth and store it safely.

The Scrying Ritual

First, clearly decide what you seek or are trying to accomplish in the working and prepare appropriately. Then prepare the work area carefully as suggested previously.

Once you are ready, close your eyes and begin to relax; feel every part of your body releasing, relieved of all tension. Visualize your circle of protection and know you are safe and in control of all that happens within it. Begin to breath rhythmically and fully; try a count of four in, hold four, release four, four in, hold four, release four and so on. Feel yourself entering a light trance surrounded by sacred space, removed from time and the material world. Silently call your guides or guardians of the work, invoking the Goddess or calling spirit guides, watchtowers, astral guardians or whatever you prefer. Reaffirm your desire and the purpose of the work.

Now open your physical eyes and gaze into the mirror; remain relaxed and do not hesitate to blink when necessary. Relax the focus of your eyes but remain alert. After a while, the surface of the mirror will begin to change and fade; a dark mist will appear.

Your inner eyes will now open, and the journey into the mirror begins. Remember that the inner eye sees inside the mind, through the magical imagination. Most people when scrying do not see the images appear with the physical eyes on the mirror’s surface but see within the mirror and in the mind’s eye. The mirror acts as a focal point, a gateway within.

When you have completed your journey or work you set out to do, begin the return to your body and ordinary senses. Breath fully and deeply, and remain still until you feel you have completely returned. Now close your eyes and remember all you saw and felt during the scrying or journey. Review your entire experience mentally.

Write it all down immediately in a journal kept specifically for this purpose.