Have you ever heard of mirror magic? What?! Isn’t that kind of taboo in a way. What are we going to do? Are we going to sit in front of the mirror and confront the shadows that live in the dark spaces within us? Maybe!

Mirror, mirror on the wall…

Speak about looking into mirrors for long periods of time and you will probably get a lot of comments that sound like, “No! Don’t do that, you are opening a portal.” You might hear the stories about how it’s you in an alternate universe! I mean there are actually spells out there that use mirror magic. I don’t know much on that, but the kind of mirror magic I’m talking about isn’t taboo at all!

So, let’s talk about it. Earlier I was given a visual of a mirror. Now this visual has popped up many times in my life either during tarot readings, shadow work sessions, random conversations, or simply for myself. I can be in this midst of doing something… and pop goes the mirror. I didn’t always know what this visual of a mirror meant, though it didn’t take me long to realize what this sign and symbol would mean when it pops up.

Mirror Symbolism

Maybe you have something that comes in for you as a message similar to my mirror. So, I thought why not write about it. You never know what profound realization you might come to just from something as simple as a mirror. And oh boy… have I had some deep, deep realizations in the mirror. My thoughts on this mirror magic… is it really just you?

Experience with the Mirror

A few months ago, I was sitting there talking to my dad. Now, he was going on and on, complaining about a particular person that has just been driving him nuts. He made the statement that he “can’t quite put a finger on what it is” about this person that drives him mad, but this person makes him furious. Everything the person says or does he’s going to find a reason to be mad or upset about it.

Pop goes the mirror

And… then pop, my magic mirror pops up in my mind’s eye. I sat back and tilted my head… preparing to launch my thoughts. I blurted out, “You might not want to really hear this, but maybe you don’t like this person because something in them reminds you of something you don’t like within you.”

Aww man… tragic! (stab to the chest, open wound… ouch)! He tilted his head, and I could see him biting his tongue in thought. He simply said, I never would have thought of that. There must have been something that shook him inside. Now I don’t know the spiral of healing I caused just by saying, “hey look in the magic mirror”. What I do know is that I haven’t heard a complaint since about this particular person.

Use the Magic Mirror

Sometimes the easiest way we can heal is to use that mirror magic, to ask… is it really just me?

Another example is a personal experience of my own. I would get so frustrated with a particular lady I use to work with. Now obviously I’m not going to use her name. I feel like a gossip but I’m just simply trying to paint the picture and help you to see how this powerful mirror really can work when you have that desire to look within yourself.

Now this lady… she had this persona that screamed I am in charge. I mean she always had to be in control. In control of what time we were doing this, what parts to use, what tools to use, where to put them, how to use them. The control grasp was tight!

I noticed it made a lot of people irritable through the day. It felt as though they may have felt they wasn’t doing things right. It was just always this very heavy energy in the room. Disappointment maybe.

Now she wasn’t a supervisor or anything like that… she hadn’t even been at the job for a long period of time yet, her way was THE WAY. Now my frustration went on for weeks. To the point, I was questioning myself. What did I do wrong? Am I good enough to be here? Etc.

Seeing the Mirror

Now I’m the type of person that does like to check in with myself from time to time. You know, ask a few questions. Figure it all out. Figure out why it is that I feel the way I do. So I had to do just that. As I worked through the insecurities about the experience I was having at this job and with this lady, I realized that I too, have a grasp on control.

I needed to do things my way. If it wasn’t my way, then 9/10 it was probably wrong. I had held onto this idea that I had to be in control because others will simply let me down if I wasn’t. From that fear, of being let down, disappointed….that heavy energy must’ve been giving signs, huh. Yea, from that fear, I had created this subconscious belief that I had to do it, I had to be in control.

She was a Mirror

Oh, magic mirror. She was simply mirroring to me that which was inside of me. It’s like a beautiful epiphany that opened a door to healing a limited belief.

Think about your Mirror

Think about someone you admire. What are the reasons you admire them? Is it because of their quirky smile that gets you every time. Maybe their unique way of handling situations with such grace it keeps you in awe. Maybe it is the way they carry a frequency of compassion with everyone they come across. What is it about this person that you admire? It doesn’t have to be someone famous, it can be a simple person living a simple life. There is something about this person, you know. Maybe you too can’t quite put your finger on it.

Think of this person, see them, think of how they make you feel, the things they say, the way they move, the things they do. What is that unique quality about them that you just absolutely love.

Using the mirror magic all along

Did you know that you have been using mirror magic all along and that maybe you just haven’t asked the right question. Is it really just you?

Can you see that maybe the reason you love this unique quality about them is because it is one of your qualities that you also admire. Maybe you’ve never even truly seen this within yourself, but here and now, you are beginning to.

Backwards mirror

“Oh, Ashley is so likeable, she’s so friendly to everyone”… hold on, I also am likeable, I’ve just spent so much time seeing something negative that I have totally missed something great about me. Yes. Yes. Yes. We can be our own worst enemies for sure. Sometimes I guess that mirror is backwards, and we aren’t able to peer into ourselves and explore all the wonderful things that make us, US!

Can you see YOU now

In what ways can you see this mirror magic now? Is there something that has been frustrating you about the world, your job, your hobby, your city, I don’t know… your car.

Are you frustrated that you can’t seem to stop hitting potholes…LOL. If you’re anything like me and live in the south, where there’s about 10 of them on every road, then yes that can be frustrating.

We also look deeper into why that is such a frustration to you. We might see that you actually feel like you are hitting potholes in life. You’re going… going… going… and next thing you know. Boom, something unexpected happens that catches you off guard.

Oh, look there’s a new pothole. Maybe you have been trying to keep up with the “maintenance” within your body…. mirror magic… your car… mirror magic… you… and keep getting off track. Oh woooo… now look a there.

Use the magic in the mirror with anything

So yes, mirror magic doesn’t have to be just people. You can gain insight into yourself with just about anything and any experience you are having. Earlier today I had to take a deep look within, I noticed some imposter syndrome showing up within someone else, and I was like… oh… let me check within and see if I got any of that going on. You know, not feeling like you are right for the job. Feelings like, “I can’t” or ” who am I to talk about this” type of thoughts that pop up into the mind.

Let’s be clear on this too, sometimes they won’t even be in the forefront of the mind but stuffed back in the subconscious space where you have to do a little digging. I guess that is the reason why I love when the mirror pops up. It lets me know I’m about to go on a magical journey of exploration within myself, to discover another truth, positive or negative, to where I get to see myself with the utmost clarity. And well… hey that is quite the journey.

Loving the journey of exploration

Ah yes, You can literally apply mirror magic to anything in your life where emotion is in motion, as long as you ask the question… is it really just me?

Everywhere you go… anyone you meet will always be able to give you a deeper look into yourself. For at the base of all your experiences and those people you meet -there is an underlying truth. We are all one, and if you can see it in something or someone else, then you can see it in you.

You are magic

Mirror Magic… is it really just you! Rest well and remember you are pure magic, uniquely you. Guess what… if I can see that in you… ahhh yes… I can see it in myself as well.

Create the best version of you, you deserve that.