Are Mirrors Portals to the Spirit World?

People have believed that mirrors hold the mysterious power to summon spirits through a spirit portal since their invention. But do they? Could a simple mirror really be a portal to the spirit world?

Ancient people were fascinated with images reflected in water and often regarded these reflections as messages from another realm. Distortions in water currents were interpreted as reflections of future and past events. 

Once mirrors were invented, many ancient people regarded them as mysterious and magical tools to view spiritual guides and receive messages from beyond, as well.

Many relegate these beliefs to superstition and ignorance. But what if we are wrong? Could mirrors really be portals to the spirit world?

Some would say, "Yes!" Wiccans have long used the mysterious black mirror for scrying to contact the other side, and claim to be able to foresee events or receive spirit communication via an ordinary mirror. The proper rituals, of course, must accompany this, usually involving candlelight and darkness, where the viewer gazes intently into the mirror for long periods of time.

Once focus begins to soften, it is said that images of events, beings, and even past or future versions of your own image will appear. These are all interpreted as signs from beyond that bring to the viewer information to benefit everyday life.

Wiccans warn that protective rituals should be performed to prevent negative spirits from remaining in the home. You should not attempt to communicate with spirits using a mirror as a portal, unless you know what you are doing and are properly protected.

Many cultures believe that a mirror must be covered when there is a death in the home to prevent the soul, or spirit, of the departed from being trapped in the mirror. Some even believe that if you look into the mirror, after a death in the home, that the recently deceased's spirit will take your soul into the mirror where it will remain trapped forever.