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MIRROR INTROSPECTION EXERCISE
By CinnamonMoon
Through the use of the mirror one
is able to journey introspectively and find truths they can
rely
upon. It can also be used to contact your Totem Animals and
Spirit Guides, or to shapeshift. The
process is simple, accessible with just the tools at hand, and
easy enough that success can be
expected on the first try in most cases. The process works very
well at night, but can be done in
daylight after some experience with it. Initially it is best
at night since distractions are fewer in
the reflective surface until you get used to working with it.
Set up:
Smudge (purify by burning a combination of sage, cedar, and
sweetgrass/lemon grass) the area
you plan to work in and yourself. You will need two white candles
and a bathroom mirror to
stand in front of, or a tabletop mirror with a stand. Place
one candle to each side of the mirror so
they reflect light but not the candles or flames themselves.
Take your finger and trace a cross
over your reflection between the eyes and down the forehead
and nose. The oil from your finger
will leave a smudge mark there and it will help to hold your
gaze. It need not be large, just
enough so the cross-hairs of the smudge line up with your eyes
and their center to serve as a
focus for you. Light the candles and center yourself. Turn off
the lights in the room so you are in
darkness other than the candlelight.
Introspection Process:
Gaze into the mirror at your reflection looking into the pupils
of your own eyes. You want to
hold your overall reflection too, but the focus is on the eyes.
You may blink if you want to. As
you gaze your reflection will begin to shift and the size of
the mirror will become immaterial. It
will seem as if it is a stranger looking back at you and it
is at that point that you may begin to
address any questions or issues on your mind. Ask your question
and wait in silence for the
answer. When you have that answer trust it. It will come from
a still soft voice within or feel like
a telepathic impression. There will be no lies told. Then go
on to the next question or issue
repeating the process of asking and silence. When you feel you
are through ground and put on
the lights. It is very simple to do and it should take no more
than 15-20 minutes initially. You
can stay longer if you want to but do not tax yourself. This
is something that can be done again
and again.
***Note...there are times that you
may experience something other than your own reflection
appearing as a stranger. I have found that my Totems or Guides
will appear instead when they
have need to do so. It is very interesting, but the process
proceeds the same way. This is a great
way to resolve decisions you are struggling with or issues that
are troubling you in some way.
The voice and the reflection you hear and see are those of your
inner self (or in the case of your
Spirit Guides it will be either audio or a telepathic voice).
You go to a depth where you will not
mislead or deceive yourself and it is quite amazing what comes
out of it all. If it is your Totem or
Guide that appears the same quality of honesty will be presented
to you, though it may be a
lesson of some sort that is imparted. This is an excellent journey
tool as well since it acts as a
portal.
***Note...in the case of shapeshifting you will find you are
able to see the transformation take
place in the reflected surface. You will then be able to merge
with this reflected image, turning
back to look out from the inside of the mirror, or journey.
Withdrawal is simply the reversal of
the process.
***One caution: whenever you work with a scrying mirror or any
mirrored surface be certain
that you do not have it facing a window or door. That can act
as another kind of portal and attract
spirits you might not want involved with the journey or hanging
around you. This taken into
consideration, the method described here is perfectly safe and
very enlightening
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INDEX
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(Main Section, Medicine Wheel, Native Languages &
Nations, Symbology)
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INDEX
Page 5
(Sacred Feminine & Masculine, Stones & Minerals)
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