Of all the objects of interest, it is unlikely to find anything more mysterious than mirrors, which have always been surrounded by an aura of mysticism and secrecy. Even today, the most impressive among us attempt to use mirrors to communicate with the afterlife, predict the future, and uncover the secrets of the past. Some succeed…
More valuable than Raphael’s canvas! The history of mirrors goes back to the depths of time. They were made as far back as Ancient Sumeria, India, and Egypt. Initially, mirrors were made of obsidian, bronze, and silver. The first glass mirrors were produced in the 12th century by Venetian masters living and working on the island of Murano.
One day, Murano glassblowers spread a sheet of lead on a smooth piece of marble and poured mercury onto it. Lead dissolved in mercury, creating what is known as an amalgam. A piece of glass was then placed on it, forming a shiny amalgam film that adhered to the glass as if it were paper. The secret was kept by Venetians for over 200 years, and the mirrors they made were incredibly expensive. A 1.2-meter by 80-centimeter mirror was worth 2.5 times more than Raphael’s canvas!
Reflecting or Attracting?
In the East, mirrors were placed in front of homes near roads, under the belief that they reflected evil energies. In Europe, it became common to put mirrors in windows to reflect the bad intentions of unpleasant neighbors or negative energy emanating from nearby “harmful” buildings like hospitals and prisons. In Spain, mirrors were sewn onto a child’s clothing, as it was believed their surface would deflect the gaze of envious onlookers.
In Russia, people believed that a mirror could “infect” someone with a curse and pass it on to whoever gazed into it. Therefore, women were forbidden from looking into mirrors during “impure” periods—during menstruation, pregnancy, and the first weeks after childbirth.
The author of the famous utopia The City of the Sun, the Italian philosopher Tommaso Campanella (1568-1639), wrote: “Old women, who no longer carry the burden of menstruation and whose bodily secretions come out of their mouth and eyes, would gaze into a mirror and find it clouded because droplets of moisture from their heavy breath would stick to the cold and clear glass, condensing.”
During a 1779 act of the Paris Academy of Sciences, it was stated: “When an old woman approached a perfectly clean mirror and spent more time before it than necessary, the mirror would absorb a large number of her harmful excretions, which were then collected and analyzed by scientists. Chemical studies showed that these excretions were highly poisonous.”
A Tale of Murder and Revenge
There is a history of a wealthy merchant in the Middle Ages who, upon discovering his wife’s infidelity, killed her and then himself in front of a massive mirror. Subsequently, a house was inhabited by another man, and the woman’s body was later found dead in front the same mirror. The house continued to pass from one owner to another, and as a rule, women who lived there met their deaths in front the mirror’s surface…
Paracelsus, a medieval doctor, diagnosed patients by observing how a mirror fogged up when they breathed and used mirrors in healing. With the help of incantations and magical formulas, Paracelsus “summoned” the dark energies of diseases, transferring them into the reflection of the patient standing before the mirror. Now, the mirror twin “fell ill” on behalf of the real person.
Modern Reflections and Experiments
Even today, many scientists believe that mirrors, like every object, are surrounded by some invisible field. Some mirrors possess positive energy, while others have negative energy, especially when violent acts, sexual abuse, or murder occurred before their reflective surfaces.
Try operating a television with a remote control, but not as usual—point the remote at the mirror instead. The channels will change perfectly. However, if a mirror surface reflects invisible rays, it can also reflect more subtle energies, like human emotions and feelings!
That is why both scientists and psychics advise against experimenting with mirrors: not to guess the future or seek predictions. A “mirror strike” can damage our fragile energy system.
Many scientists lean towards the idea that any object has a certain “memory,” and mirrors are no exception. Mirrors containing an amalgam of silver are particularly capable of storing information. It is believed that under certain conditions, the information recorded by a mirror in the past can be emitted, thus affecting people.
Kozyrev’s Mirror Experiments
Professor N.A. Kozyrev, a scientist, proposed a system of concave aluminum mirrors known as “Kozyrev mirrors.” According to his hypothesis, these mirrors could focus various types of radiation, even those emitted by biological objects. Experiments confirmed the hypothesis: distant interactions like telepathy, clairvoyance, and other psychic phenomena were possible.
Conclusion
Through these experiments, scientists like Kozyrev showed that mirrors not only reflect images but energies, emotions, and even thoughts, bridging the mystical and the scientific worlds. The mirror serves as a gateway into a world filled with secrets, reflections of reality, and the unknown mysteries of time, matter, and consciousness.
