Since time immemorial, mirrors have been treated with caution and even with apprehension. It was believed that the mirror is a thin line between the material and other worlds. Remarkably, this opinion was shared by all the peoples of the world independently of each other. Since ancient times, a set of mystical rules for handling mirrors has come down to us. One of these rules is that you cannot sleep in front of mirrors.
Where did this sign come from, and why did our ancestors prefer not to hang mirrors in the bedroom? There are many explanations for this. One of the most widespread is the belief that during sleep the astral body of a person leaves the physical body and travels to other worlds. If there is a mirror in the room, then the astral body can get into the looking glass and not come back. In this case, the physical body of a person simply dies. Indeed, doctors are faced with the sudden death of people in their sleep on a regular basis, and many of these cases are difficult to explain.
But there is another version - mirrors disrupt high-quality and full sleep. They draw out positive energy like a magnet. As a result, in the morning a person wakes up tired and irritated, and regular sleep in front of a mirror can lead to chronic insomnia, health problems and premature aging.
From the point of view of Feng Shui, if a married couple constantly sleeps in front of a mirror, this pushes one of the spouses to cheat. However, it is not recommended for one person to sleep in front of the mirror - it duplicates his loneliness. In ancient Russia, it was also considered dangerous to sleep in front of mirrors. Our ancestors believed that a double lives in the mirror, which can steal a person's soul while he sleeps.
Many modern psychologists also do not recommend sleeping in front of mirrors. In their opinion, the mirror creates the illusion of prying eyes in the bedroom, which prevents a person from feeling alone and relaxing. All this leads to increased irritability and quarrels over trifles. In addition, by accidentally waking up at night, a person may be intimidated by his own mirror image: chiaroscuro often creates unpleasant and frightening images that make people feel uncomfortable.
