Spirits in the Mirror
Are spirits afraid of mirrors? Rachelle
Rachelle, Since I was a small child I have always had spirits around me and none have ever been afraid of mirrors. More than once, I caught a glimpse of one, standing behind me while I was looking in a mirror.
There are superstitions associating of mirrors with death in folklore. This stems from the belief that the soul could become trapped in the mirror, causing death. Mirrors were covered during sleep or illness so that the soul, in its wanderings, would not become trapped and unable to return to the body. After a death in the family, mirrors were also covered or turned to the wall to prevent the soul of the newly departed from becoming caught in the mirror, delaying its journey to the afterlife. However this is just folklore. Blessings, Shelly
Dear Rachelle: Spirits themselves are energy, and they do not have a physical body to see themselves in mirrors. If someone was to see a spirit in a physical form or in a mirror it took that spirit a lot of energy to come through that way. So in answer to your question No, they cast no reflection so there not afraid of mirrors…Blessings Jody
Absolutely not. they often appear in mirrors as a way of communication when you yourself are looking in a mirror. Sometimes though the mirror does not always reflect them depends on the density or strength and power of the appearing spirit. Victoria
i am absolutely terrified of mirrors in the dark, as I often see spirits in them, and these spirits are not nice.
All my life I have been able to see, sense, and hear spirits. Many people thought I was crazy, but now I don’t fight it, I just go along with it.
I guess you could say I have Eisoptrophobia, but I’m not sure why. If I see ghosts all the time, why is it when I see them in mirrors I get more scared? I scream and pound the door until I get out. God forbid the power goes out while I’m in the shower, I have panic attacks.
Are these spirits trying to get to me through the mirror? Or are they just there like the other ones I see every day?
Help me, because if these spirits are trying to “steal my soul” or whatnot, I want them gone.
Comment by Stacey — November 3, 2006 @ 1:56 pm
Dear Stacey,
I understand how you might be frightened at first, but you have the ability to see and communicate with these spirits. They are most probably earth-bound because they FEAR to go into the Light. It would be a very good thing for you to coach them into the Light. Pray and ask for Archangel Michael to come into the room and assist this dear wayward spirit. Spend some time talking to the spirit and letting it know that there is nothing to fear, and that he/she will find beloved people waiting on the other side to assist. Remind the spirit there is no hell (this is it, honey!), but there is certainly heaven, and hanging around here on the earth plane isn’t helping them at all. You gotta go into the Light to get to the next physical lifetime.
If it is the spirit of a child, that is very easy… just tell them to go into the light so they can go see Grandma, who is waiting for them.
Comment by RevSuzanne — November 9, 2006 @ 12:34 am
Hello,
My understanding (not infallible) of the soul and Spirit, is that no one or no thing can “steal” our soul, as our soul is our birthright, and is ours alone.
Try this experiment: the next time you see something in the mirror, smile at it and say “hello spook!” and see what happens. Ghosts can’t physically hurt us, no matter what any Hollywood movie depicts.
A genuine shaman who performs “psychopomp” work might help. This work is done to help spirits move on to the plane they’re supposed to be. A trip to your local New Age book store might help locate a shaman - ask the cashier. If they don’t know, pick up some white sage to burn, and ask the cashier for instructions. If they don’t know how to do that, go to another store - they’re useless. Smudge your home while repeating “please go away, leave me alone” - that sort of thing.
Hope it works!
Peace, Phil
Comment by Danielle — November 15, 2006 @ 3:17 pm
Hello, sometimes mirrors can be used as a doorway or portal to the other dimension, Sometimes Kids play games and movies use them in a negative or scary experience. First please realize you have a valid question, and that all things can be answered by research. So here’s what I can tell you, Spirits don’t steal living souls, that’s Hollywood, and we as living energies need to put or fears aside and realize they mean us no harm, and how it is we can communicate with them so they can help us. Also Dr. Raymond Moody has used mirrors in his research as a portal to the other side , to bring healing and closure for those in grief. Look him up in a search engine. Hope this helps Maryann
Comment by Danielle — November 18, 2006 @ 12:03 am
No Spirits are not afraid of mirrors, Dr. Raymond Moody PHD did a lot of research on this and built a Psycomanthium, which is a large mirror, and a chair with the legs cut off, enclosed in a totally blackened room, like a closet, and then while in meditation the images of Spirits, usually deceased loved one would appear in the mirror for the sitter. If you look him up on a search engine you can find more info. about this. Blessings Maryann, http://globalpsychics.com/about-global-psychics/readers.shtml
Comment by Danielle — December 15, 2006 @ 1:37 pm
Ive never seen spirits but I hear them all the time.is there a possible way for me to see them?because It creaps me out when they whisper in my ears or scream when Im asleep.
Comment by Marianne aka Chaoswitch — October 18, 2007 @ 11:58 am
I have owned a mirror for many years. This mirror has many “souls” within it. If I were to tap a mirrow with a pencil point, each point on the mirror would reflect one “prison” that contained one soul. Some of these souls can go into other mirrors. I sense and often see them changing places. However, they always return to the large mirror. Lately, one of these spirits has called me “conjure woman” and told me I am like the conjure woman who put them there, that I have the same power, and that I can remove them.
Any comments on this?
Comment by Suzanne — November 27, 2007 @ 10:58 pm
I’m guessing that there’s really no need to see anything. I’m personally not visually oriented to such things, as I know how much an eye can be tricked
into seeing something that’s not really there. That doesn’t stop me from thinking that something just passed by my peripheral vision, but I’ll chalk
it up as a stray floater - those dust particles and dead tissues that can get caught up between our tear ducts and eyelids.
It would be more important to try to listen to what is being whispered to you. If the messages aren’t clear, demand clarification. Simply go within
and say: “You’re not being specific. If you don’t speak in ways that I can understand, I will ignore what I’m hearing!” Sometimes we have to be blunt
like that, and they need to hear that we’re paying attention.
Perhaps it would be best to pick up a discipline like the tarot, runes, I Ching, or some other divination practice - an established method of
communicating with them. When I say “established,” I mean that there are many books written by people who have studied each of these for years and decades, and through trial and error have developed some techniques that really help.
As for the screams when you’re asleep, these may simply be left-over remnants of things you’ve seen in the previous day, specifically something
you saw on TV or in a movie? If you watch too much of this stuff, your mind will pick up whatever pollution is being offered. Cut way back on these
forms of mindless “entertainment” and pick up a book of Rumi poems, Buddhist thought, Native American spirituality - anything that will reawaken your own
imagination - your birthright. By mindlessly turning on the TV, we’re subconsciously admitting to ourselves that we’re surrendering our birthright to someone and something else - people and mega-corporations who don’t have our best interests in mind - just their own greed.
As an astrologer who needs to keep up with current events, I need to watch the news from time to time. As I turn it on, I say to myself: “Okay, my psyche is about to be raped. Give it your best shot boys.” This mindset protects me and allows my imagination to filter through the BS they’re dishing out. It’s amazing to see how much fear “they” are trying to instill on us. They know that fear sells, so please don’t sell your soul to this devil. Peace, Phil
Comment by Danielle — December 18, 2007 @ 6:22 pm
the strangest thing happened to me last night leaving me feeling confused!! i am sceptical but very open minded when it comes to the afterlife however; i was asleep last night in bed, it was very stormy and the thunder had woken me up. when i sat up i was still sleepy but nontheless very awake i looked across the room at my vanity table and saw 2 men in the mirror, one was in a suit. at first i thought it was the tv which was switched off and on top of the table next to the mirror. i was squinting and the figures did not go away they were quite obviously reflections in the mirror! even now, my logical sceptical side is trying to rationalise this by saying that i was maybe half asleep etc etc. but deep down i know i saw something as i was quite awake after being shaken by the voilent thunder and lightening ouside!!! please comment!!
Comment by lisa — May 22, 2008 @ 2:49 am