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Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by MrT2011(m): 12:01am On Jul 11, 2014 |
Breaking a mirror can even make a skeptic shudder for a brief moment! The superstition is an old one and has managed to keep its strength over the years. In fact, many superstitions exist for mirrors but the particular beliefs centering around broken mirrors are the most common today. Mirrors are thought to have two supernatural abilities: 1. They bring bad luck 2. The help tell the future Before mirrors came along, any reflective surface was considered to be magical and credited with the ability to look into the future. In ancient mythology we can often find the gods and goddesses, as well as mere mortals, looking into the still water to catch a glimpse of their fate. The power of reflective surfaces to captivate and deceive are also featured strongly in such myths as Narcissus and Snow White. Reflective surfaces like shiny metals and mirrors were also used to receive messages from the gods. Queen Elizabeth's court magician and well-known alchemist, John Dee, used a mirror for scrying. He has been credited with prophesying the plot to kill King James in 1605. Because mirrors were thought to hold the key to the future, to break one was to shatter your own future. One of the techniques devised to reverse the bad luck was to bury all the pieces deep within the earth. Another superstition for breaking a mirror was that shortly thereafter a family member would die. Other Mirror Superstitions: ¤ To see your reflection in a mirror is to see your own soul, which is why a vampire, who are without a soul, have no reflection. ¤If a couple first catch sight of each other in a mirror, they will have a happy marriage. ¤If a mirror falls and breaks by itself, someone in the house will soon die. ¤Any mirrors in a room where someone has recently died, must be covered so that the dead person's soul does not get trapped behind the glass. Superstition has it that the Devil invented mirrors for this very purpose. ¤It is bad luck to see your face in a mirror when sitting by candlelight. ¤Before mirrors, in ancient societies, if you caught sight of your reflection or dreamt of it, you would soon die. ¤Someone seeing their reflection in a room where someone has recently died, will soon die themselves. ¤Babies should not look into a mirror for the first year of their lives. ¤Actors believe that it is bad luck to see their reflection while looking over the shoulder of another person. ¤To see an image of her future husband, a woman is told to eat an apple while sitting in front of a mirror and then brush her hair. An image of the man will appear behind her shoulder. Source: www.csicop.org/superstition/library/mirrors/ |
Re: Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by Onlinebizexpert(m): 12:04am On Jul 11, 2014 |
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Re: Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by Nobody: 12:32am On Jul 11, 2014 |
they haf come again... |
Re: Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by MrT2011(m): 12:45am On Jul 11, 2014 |
patrickdarlins: they haf come again... To enlighten you, right? |
Re: Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by Nobody: 6:47am On Jul 11, 2014 |
MrT2011:no....to threaten me!!!!... |
Re: Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by MrT2011(m): 8:40am On Jul 11, 2014 |
patrickdarlins: no....to threaten me!!!!... But it's real! Remember! Ignorance is not an excuse. |
Re: Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by Nobody: 8:51am On Jul 11, 2014 |
MrT2011:i better be ignorant to dis one oo...cos it wont scare me in my closet....and bsides...dey are all fallacy...i dnt blive any... |
Re: Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by MrT2011(m): 11:27pm On Jul 11, 2014 |
patrickdarlins: i better be ignorant to dis one oo...cos it wont scare me in my closet....and bsides...dey are all fallacy...i dnt blive any... It's not by choice that we believe the mysteries of life. They are always there hidden from us. The more we become aware of them, the more we become wiser. |
Re: Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by Nobody: 5:02am On Jul 12, 2014 |
MrT2011:ok...nice meeting you..am PATRICK...wats your name??.......winks... |
Re: Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by mployer(m): 5:25am On Jul 12, 2014 |
How come I never heard any of these? |
Re: Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by MrT2011(m): 11:36am On Jul 12, 2014 |
patrickdarlins: ok...nice meeting you..am PATRICK...wats your name??.......winks... Ooh! Thank you. My name is Nkpi!!! Nice to meet u tooo. |
Re: Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by MrT2011(m): 11:40am On Jul 12, 2014 |
mployer: How come I never heard any of these? We can not know everything overnight. As time goes on we learn. Today you know! Just take note and care. |
Re: Breaking A Mirror- Bad Omen. by Nobody: 12:18pm On Jul 12, 2014 |
MrT2011:lols...funny you.. |
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