AboutChristine Zimmerman Expertise I am a well rounded pagan, born and raised in the tradition. I know quite a lot, except for some forms of divination such as Runes although I read the tarot. I am knowledgeable in almost all areas of practice.
Experience Herbs, Kitchen Witchery, gemstones and crystals, Reiki, Feng Shui, animals and their totems, spells and rituals, sabbats and esbats, solitary and eclectic, Wicca, Goddess Studies and I could go on.
Personally I've never really been fond of mirrors and since I started studying Wicca 2 1/2 years ago I like them even less, because I seem to have problems with them. I'm used to not liking them but the fact that I have had 3 bad experiences with mirrors in the past 6ish months has made me branch out to see if anyone has any ideas for me. Mirrors tend to hold negative energy or things that drain me and watch me. I know I probably sound crazy, and most of the time I feel like I'm crazy. But it's happened a lot and I know my boyfriend can cleanse and shield an area but since he can't live with me right now I need to know how to do it myself. Any ideas? I've heard covering mirrors can help, which I did with the full length mirror in my living room. But I haven't done that with the bathroom mirror because I do need a mirror to fix my hair, brush my teeth etc. Oh I am also tight on money right now so if there are specific items you recommend do you know of websites where it's cheaper? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
-Disa Miller
Answer Merry Meet Disa.
Well it's very possible to help with your mirror problem and I would personally use a shielding technique. Here are a few suugestions to help you with this.
A Beginners Guide to Psychic Protection Techniques.
We live in a world of energy. Those of us that work, or heaven forbid "dabble", in the new age field will at rare times be up against more than just human attacks. This is the reason everyone needs a basic understanding of psychic protection techniques.
I will be discussing five basic methods of protection that can be layered, or used one after another, to boost your defenses.
This article, however, will not be discussing the mechanics of psychic/energy attacks. In other words, we aren't going to get into the why and how they happen. Sometimes things just do.
White Light
The most basic of all protections is white light energy. It is connected to the image of divinity, whatever divinity is for you. It may be God, the goddess, Buddha, The Universal Consciousness, The Great Architect of the World, Cosmic Consciousness, your Higher Self, etc. Whatever your concept of the higher power may be, white light is often times associated and connected to it.
When we surround ourselves in white light we are symbolically saying that we are protected by the highest power there is. We are shielding ourselves from negativity by raising our own vibration and vibrating at the speed of light.
There are many ways to perform this protection. The easiest is to imagine yourself standing in the center of a light bulb that is turned off. When you see or feel yourself standing there, mentally feel/see that light bulb being turned on and imagine and feel the pure bright light that is all around you.
You might also close your eyes and imagine rain/the shower falling down all around you. Mentally turn those water droplets into a cascading bright light and let yourself be totally drenched in it.
Whatever method you use, make sure you have the light soaring within your body as well as outside and around it. Remember, you are wanting to become one with the light.
Worry Balloon
This gets credited to the Academy of Remote Viewing and Influencing. One of my favorite techniques from their program involves a deflated balloon.
Visualize a deflated balloon above your head. Take a deep breath in and as you exhale visualize/feel all your fears/worries/concerns/anxieties going into that balloon. Each time you do this, note the balloon begins to inflate. Eventually, you'll be free of all those tensions and the balloon will be totally inflated. At that point take one more deep breath in. On the exhale visualize/feel the balloon floating away and out of the universe taking with it all the worries/problems that you had put into it.
This is a great exercise to do before bed if you have trouble sleeping at night. It also does wonders if used prior to going into any negative/stressful situation. Additionally, it can be used to help lessen or even totally release fears.
Blue Shield
Blue is the color we associate with the throat chakra. The throat chakra is noted as being the seat of the will. As such, blue is a highly protective color because when we use blue we are literally willing negativity to stay away from us.
The shield is symbolic of blocking incoming attacks. Warriors in ancient times used shields to defend themselves from both up close attacks and incoming airborne attacks.
Imagine/visualize a blue shields all around you before going into any. In your case, in front of a mirror. It'll help to deflect negativity and will make it easier for you to deal (or totally avoid) those negative areas.
Prayer and Positive Affirmations
Both prayer and positive affirmations can be used to strengthen any protections you already are using. Both of these help to raise your vibration and puts you into harmony with the positive forces of the universe.
Sample Affirmations for Protection include:
I am totally protected from all ill will and harm.
I am blessed and protected on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels.
Only positive things are allowed around me.
I feel joy and love in everything I do.
Why the last one? Joy and love are the keys to maintaining a healthy and high vibrational field. When we can turn our attitudes toward complete joy and love we will, over time, eventually discover that we only attract those joy and loving situations into our lives. Any negative ones that do occur simply aren't able to handle this type of energy for long and extended periods of time and thus will remove themselves from your presence.
Archangel Michael Invocation
Finally, the last thing we are going to talk about in our basics of protection article is angels and guides. Please, brace yourselves, you are going to get the short cliff notes version here as those are, once again, a topic for another article.
We all have the ability to "summon" angels and spiritual beings to aid and assist us. We call this "summoning" an invocation.
To perform an invocation you can either be very ritualistic and look for a bunch of herbs and other supplies that various magic books will claim you need OR you can have total faith that the being you are asking for assistance will be there when you call on them.
To enlist angels to help it's simply a matter of asking.
Angels, according to most sources, are bound by an angelic law which dictates that they can't interfere in a humans life unless one of two conditions are met.
A) That person is in mortal danger and it's not yet their time to depart from this world.
or
B) A person, in sincere concern, has mentally or verbally asked for their help.
Of all the angels, Archangel Michael is the one most often associated with protection. He is considered the angel of war and protection and is most noted, mythologically speaking, for casting Satan from heaven during the heavenly wars.
Calling upon this loving yet very protective angel can be done in a couple of ways.
The most basic is simply saying "Archangel Michael, I give you permission to be here with me."
There is also a Catholic Prayer dedicated to this angel which you may say which will also enlist his help.
"Michael the Archangel, please defend me in my day of battle. Be my safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. Rebuke him, I humbly pray. May the price of the heavenly hosts cast into hell Satan and all evil things seeking to ruin the souls of man."
Whatever the case, know that when you invoke or call this particular angel it's not uncommon to feel an air pressure change and/or a great deal of warmth and heat when he is around.
Now that you have some of the basics down it would be a good idea for you to practice these and make a careful note on what happens when you use different techniques.
The more often you use them the more skillful and stronger you'll become with them and the more benefit you'll receive from them.
My personal favorite is the blue light method. When doing this I also hold a blue stone (usually Lapis) while performing this shielding technique.
You may also want to consecrate your mirrors to magickally in tune them with yourself. Sea salt water would be called for and a chant or saying that you can write yourself should be said. This along with the shielding techniques should make all your mirrors user friendly and you should no longer have a thing to fear.
I hope this information was helpful to you. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask!
