The tradition of hanging mirrors when someone died in the house appeared a long time ago. Even notorious atheists and skeptics adhere to this tradition unswervingly.
What is the danger in the mirror
Since ancient times, mirrors have been considered portals between two dimensions: the world of the living and the realm of spirits. Many signs and superstitions are associated with mirrors, and one of them says: it is imperative to hang a mirror when someone dies in the house.
It is believed that at the moment of death of one of the household members, the border between the worlds of spirits and the living becomes weaker and more vulnerable. Through the mirror, evil spirits from the other world can seep into the house. It was for protection that it was customary to hang all the mirrors in the house for the time of mourning or turn them to the wall.
It is also known that a mirror is capable of absorbing negative energy. If a person stares in the mirror all the time in moments of sadness and grief, then he can bring trouble on himself.
The mirror surface is capable of doubling any thing at the moment when it reflects it. The mirror can also double death. It turns out that the reflected tragedy can be embodied in the new death of one of the relatives of the deceased person.
It is also widely believed that a mirror can trap the soul. It is believed that even three days after death, the soul of a deceased person is still among living people. If you do not hang the mirrors in the house in time, then the soul can make a mistake and get into the Looking Glass, from which it is very difficult to get out in order to go to the Kingdom of Heaven. This entangled soul will be forced to wander through the intricate labyrinths of the looking glass, instilling fear in the household and attracting negative energy into the house.
A living person can also get into the Looking Glass. There is an old superstition according to which, if you look at your reflection while the soul of the deceased is still in the house, then the deceased can take a living family member with him.
Necromancy is the most disgusting and blasphemous form of black magic. All rituals here are associated with cemeteries and the dead. So, for necromancers to get a charmed mirror, in which the soul of a deceased person lives, is a real success. There are cases when sorcerers deliberately brought a mirror to the coffin so that the face of the deceased was reflected in it. This is one of the reasons why the deceased should not be left alone - relatives and close people should be with him all the time.
Signs and superstitions associated with hanging mirrors
In the old days, the mirror surface was made with mercury. It was believed that mercury is capable of absorbing everything that a deceased person experienced during death, and then manifest it on its surface, and for forty days a living person should not come into contact with this energy in any case.
It is believed that the mirror, in which the last moments of the life of a deceased person are imprinted, is capable of displaying pictures from his earthly existence. The mirrors are covered or turned to the wall so as not to see the deceased in them.
Another reason why it is customary to hang mirrors. It is known that in the mirror everything is reflected the other way around. Prayers are read over the dead, and a mirror can turn prayer into blasphemy.
Do I need to hang mirrors if the deceased is not in the house
In the modern world, people often die in hospitals, then they are taken to the morgue and some relatives take the body only on the day of the funeral. The deceased is taken immediately to the cemetery. It turns out that the body is not brought home. A logical question arises: in this case, is it necessary to hang mirrors in the house where the deceased lived? The answer is unequivocal: Yes, it is.
There are no barriers for the soul, so it is still three days in the house where the person lived during his lifetime.
It is advisable to keep the mirrors hung for forty days, regardless of whether the coffin was at home or not.
