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الاثنين، 18 مارس 2013

Myths about mirrors

 Myths about mirrors

The mirror kits daily life Who does not pay his curiosity to see himself in the mirror to correct appearance or dressed which is in turn a reflection formality to the image itself before the people and before the start of a working day / study new or attend or visit or meeting, desire look in the mirror irresistiblewhen most people, especially among women where a friend of hers, but could reach that desire sometimes to the point of mania as a result of the attached excess in self or constant worry at all what might hurt that image of imperfections or defects or ornamental, and may even bein some cases, infection hallucinations or dementia.

Mirror water or Page water was the oldest mirror known to man in history and already known animals before, while aware only animals that have brain great sense of social elephant and monkey Cpmanza and dolphins that reflection image on the surface of a river or lake is not only a reflection of its image self find other animals cats, for example, the difficulty in recognizing it as figure reflected an animal considered another on the other side behind the surface of the mirror Vttfaal him either hostile Oovdol.

The mirrors that have emerged as tools of manmade recent as began to be used Kamraaa copper in Pharaonic Egypt since covenants breeds first, and have had the forms and different designs, including a mirror with handle made ​​from several materials Kalprunz or ivory or wood, were kept in boxes for protection, has beenfound several mirrors disk brass polished back to the time of strain of the 12, while the mirror glass has emerged for the first time in the 16 th century in the city of Venice Italian, and was then marvel magic fascinated by other people and spread them so they become a subject inspired him artiststheir business.

 In ancient Greece was told legend about a young man named Nerses Narcissus, was an admirer and Mundhla بوسامته and shape, was looking forward every day in water lake that fell back into the water turned into a flower daffodils and beautiful of them originated the term "narcissism" known and which relates to arrogance and self love excessive,The primitive like the Zulu and the ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Greece, do not distinguish between the human (imagination) and his soul, so they avoid looking at their pictures reflected on Page water so as not devoured alligators or fairies Vtm their lives, and maybe this is the original term for the legend Nargis that boy whoperished along the beautiful hopes his image in the water and there was a belief in primitive societies that reversal means spirit, and exposing people to the reflection mirror or any reflective surface makes endangered and death.

We also find in fiction legendary capabilities alleged mirror including the ability to transfer and the formation of images of objects, especially the human being, has stopped short of deformation and deformed or sometimes even to the extent of death and destruction at other times, as we see in the mirror magic legendary numerous mirror Nargis, mirrorDionysus, mirror Medusa (Almidosa: object legendary mythical class Algorgoonat a denaturation of seen a stone), but Bricios enables help Athens to use shield (COG) shiny polished to know to place hidden in it without looking at it directly and thus able to mow her head as he lookedto its image reflected in gear.

Do not stand fairy tales at this point some of which raises fear in the souls and the best known in Britain face tale Bloody Mary in the mirror that transmits among people. She says the story that before about a hundred years old woman was an accident terrible scratching her face badly, Vensvt to death from her injuries and her face distorted, but became appear in the form of ghost evil haunts people in the mirrors, what stand the person in front of the mirror and repeat her name three times so see her face distorted in the dark, did not escape as quickly as evil Mary will try to distort his face.

There are some interpretations that the word "Bloody Mary" is only a distortion of the name "Virgin Mary" that pronounced "Mary" in the West, and in this linking myths rituals of black magic which is associated with the legend saying some words of scriptures versa front of the mirror and so on methodsmagic. But all these explanations are only attempts to connect the myth entrenched in the collective conscience of human beings with some black magic practices

In statistical British myths most influential in the lives of the people shows that the distorted face of Mary in the mirror is the most common among people, the link between them and the witches and sorcerers in addition to the charming name associated with the name Mary Majdulin that have been burned in the Middle Ages.

The history mirrors her great fame

Mirror Babylon

Name of Babylon means (Gate of God) is an Iraqi city located on the Euphrates River and was the capital of the State of the Babylonians, where they rule the regions of Mesopotamia (the Tigris and Euphrates) and could strain the Babylonians first under the rule of Hammurabi (1792-1750 BC) of the seizure of most of the provinces of the Mesopotamian Babylon became their capital famed for its civilization.

The story goes that in ancient Babylon 7 cities characterized each feature magic, the city fourth was the mirror of iron, Vamagab man from his family and wanted to know about the situation that is where they came from the mirror and put in front of his name and looked where فرأوه situation where he is. It has been the people of Babylon using the magic mirror to see the conditions of absentee parents And they remember the name of their loved ones or the name of a family member Visthoudr His name and seen his family in mirror strange Babylon.

Archimedes' mirror

Developed Greek physicist Archimedes private concave mirror reflects light and collects at one point (the focus Focus) may have to burn the body, which then be and therefore could be used for military purposes to burn enemy ships made ​​of wood.

Mirror the Lighthouse of Alexandria

The lighthouse of Ajab seven world, and at the top of the lighthouse mirror from which to monitor the boats off the coast of the sea was meant to see the enemy coming from the sea Visttion preparing for it, Deter and is said to be sitting under the lighthouse and look in the mirror he can see who is Constantinople! , Although there are differences in the original about the history of the lighthouse or the built, where some believe that who built the lighthouse is Alexander the Great, while others believe it is due to the Queen Dlokh which was the first woman proclaimed the king of Egypt after destruction of Pharaoh and his soldiers in the sea Red, which lasted its ruling for 20 years and was the target of building control enemies and some believe that the king of the 10 kings of the Pharaohs is the owner of the lighthouse.

 But historically the Lighthouse of Alexandria was established in 280 BC in the era of Ptolemy II and was built by Greek architect Sostratos, where she was a length of 120 meters, making it the highest building in his time. It is said that Bey Citadel has been established at the site of the lighthouse, and on its ruins. At the beginning of the era of the Islamic Umayyad Caliph al-Walid bin Abdul Malik bin Marwan demolish the lighthouse in anticipation of the treasures beneath Zain also has a follow rum, and disappeared after all traces of a lighthouse except what we read of the descriptions of her wonderful heritage books.

Historically been associated with the mirror set of beliefs and myths that have accumulated in the popular tradition are as follows:

Used ancient peoples mirrors in magic and to predict the future, and other things that drove the mirror of its mission reflective framework to absurdly varies between communities, especially in the Middle Ages and until the early 19 th century in Europe, and was considered mirrors black in addition to the crystal ball good tools to predict where used fortune-teller who still controversial to this day, a Nostradamus (1503 - 1566) itself.

Witches believe that stare in the mirror can reveal the aura surrounding humans, and replaced small mirrors potted water or crystal balls in the belief that it can detect future and the land of the dead.

He knew about some of the kings and states their use of magic mirrors remind them: Henry King of France, where he was assisted by magical mirror in most cases to predict the first Queen Elizabeth, where he was the royal magician uses egg and mirror black volcanic glass to predict.

In Europe the White Knight or groom expected a concern inherent to most women in Europe of old, he remains unknown before becoming reality so be trying to know in various ways, including prognosis mirrors, it was believed that the girl staring at the reflection of the moon in the mirror will learn on her wedding day and the girl the special ritual for the future, and it shall devour the girl red apple and combing her hair at midnight in front of the mirror and then you will see her future husband in her dreams.

In India were mirrors of popular methods of forecasting in India, including rituals of fasting and perfuming mirrors and read the incantation.

 Vow death

World of folk customs lift mirrors of patient rooms, fearing that steal the lives of vulnerable people, and often still mirrors of the house after the death of a family member, according to the myth goes that look in the mirror after the death of its owner will die soon. Mirrors have been associated with evil In the Russian Filolklor I think it made ​​the devil and the purpose of taking the lives of the human body.

And was preserved on the mirror of the important things where I think the break the mirror breaks luck for seven years or happens disaster or death, and the mirror that falls from the wall without the intervention of one is harbinger of death, and the only way to avoid bad luck is to collect pieces mirror broken and buried in the moonlight this belief appeared in the 15th century in Italy, where he made ​​the first mirrors in Venice pieces to break glass and silver-coated then spread this belief throughout Europe.

In some ancient cultures when someone's death in mysterious circumstances either murder or a tragic accident must cover all the mirrors in the house, so as not to remain soul of the deceased hanging in the mirror, Vttard anyone possesses in order to resolve some issues and reveal how she died or yourevenge of her killer before moving on are also evoke the spirits of the dead through the utter their names three times in front of the mirror, and some gossip replace the mirror surface of the water.

Envy

It was believed that look envious or evil eye could crash the mirror or distort the surface, however, there are myths adverse used the mirrors for protection from evil, it is believed that the mirrors can reflect the evil eye and spread those beliefs in Europe especially, By 17 th century people were put small mirrors in their hats to repel envy.

 The reflection of the image of Satan and witches

In other myths that if someone looks for a long night in the mirror, it would see the devil so it is advisable to cover the mirrors in the bedrooms at night. It is said that witches and vampires is not their photographs reflection in the mirror and charming about the relationship between the mirror and use in magic, read about the Covenant between the magician and the devil.

Demonic possession

Spread belief to know whether the person Touched by Satan or not, where asking him to look at the mirror and stared where if he does not see his reflection in which it ominous because his spirit damage darkness and it resort to Shafi who shall latter wrapping image الممسوس cloth then Agttsha in holy water and leaves away from people for a week and then take the picture, and refine the well if there are hidden parts of his body, it means that Ashitan accounted for those areas and wrapped in darkness.

Dreams

It seems that the impact of the mirrors in our lives beyond reality to find books Dreams remember different interpretations to see the mirror in a dream, he said, "Ibn Shaheen" in his book instructions in the science of phrases that who looks in the mirror of iron or something like that the he was married he gets born Ghulam and did not wait for a child it his wife dies and is succeeded by others though was a bachelor, he married. The "Ibn Sirin" mirror indicate wealth and state as much greatness and purity, it is felt he gave it to one, it indicates to deposit his money.

        


 Myths about mirrors


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