Doppelgangers and Seeing Yourself Reflected in the Mirror

Hearing about doppelgangers (someone who looks like you, a twin stranger) is less creepy than it would have been long ago. There are so many more people on the planet now, it doesn’t seem so dramatic to see someone else who looks like you. I’ve been more creeped out looking at myself in the mirror. No wonder there are so many superstitions about mirrors, photographs and seeing your reflection in a window or a pool of water. Really seeing yourself is a bit weird.

It helps to be doing something and not focused on looking at yourself. We don’t really look at ourselves while using the mirror to put in eye drops, add cosmetics, or shave. It’s when you stop. There is that reflection, it moves when you move, it looks right back at you. Animals get very spooked by seeing themselves in mirrors. I don’t think that’s a coincidence.

Take a real look at yourself in a mirror, or some other reflection. Store windows are good because you can see more than just your face. Seeing your whole self is eerie when you stop and really think about it. At that point, alone, do you dare test some of the old superstitions? Repeating a name in front of a mirror, challenging a ghost, demon or something to appear. Trying to look just over your shoulder, or from the corner or your eye to catch something hidden or lurking there. Could that quiet mirror be some kind of portal to another realm, just waiting for the right person to step closer, reach out and touch it. Why rock that boat. Just check your face, quickly, and move along.

Try the “I’m a Great Artist Spell” for NaNoWriMo

In the spirit of NaNoWriMo (beginning November 1st) and Halloween (today as of this posting) I bring you…

I’m a Great Artist Spell from “How to Turn your Ex-Boyfriend into a Toad and Other Spells” by Athena Starwoman and Deborah Gray.

For this spell you will need: some peppermint tea, a mirror, a scarf made of natural materials and a red lipstick or crayon.

When you really understand what magic is built on – the fact that all energy is connected – then any time you’d like a shot of inspiration, you can try this spell. The best time to cast this spell is at 7:00 in the morning or evening.

Make the peppermint tea and breathe in the aroma for a moment or two. Put all the items of enchantment on a flat surface in front of the mirror, and seat yourself in a relaxed position where you can see your reflection.

Drape the scarf around your shoulders. Take the lipstick or crayon and draw a large circle on the mirror while you recite these words:

The circle is cast, only the good can enter herein.

Now write the name of the great artist you’d like to connect with, in the middle of the circle, and write your name underneath the artist’s name. Then look directly into the mirror and recite these words:

I will learn the secrets of the soul I am one with the eternal universe I am connected with all greatness and genius.

Tagged by a Silent Porn Star

It’s her fault.

The Rules: Once you’ve been tagged you can’t be retagged, you have to write a blog with 10 random things, facts or habits about yourself. At the end, you choose 10 more people to tag and post a note telling them they’re tagged and make them come along and read your blog.

10 Oddball Random Things About Me:

I can’t wear a watch. Each time I’ve tried the watch loses time until it stops after a couple of months. I seem to suck the battery dry. I even tried a watch on a necklace.

I feel stupid each time I cry about anything and I seem to cry too easily about sentimental things. I’m not a cuddly touchy feely person yet some part of me wishes I were.

I don’t remember when I started my period. Someone once told me “every one remembers that”. I think it’s odd that I remember being told that far longer than I remember starting my period.

I buy books that I never read. They line up along my shelves, all that potential. I buy them with the best of intentions. I think I’ve only read one all the way through. I’m not talking about paperback fiction which I read like the wind from cover to cover.

I have a fetish for my own hair, boobs and sometimes my eyes. When I’m alone I often touch and feel myself, it’s very sensual and makes me feel womanly. When I look in a mirror I am checking out my eyes.

I drink coffee but don’t NEED it in the morning as other people do. I prefer coffee at night, often right before I am going to bed.

I am a natural morning person. I get out of bed (or stay there all warm and snuggled up) and feel happy and good about the day. I have never woken up grumpy or moody.

I love words. I like the way they look when I type them and I like spelling them right. I like knowing what they mean and usually each word brings a different picture to my mind. Even transitional words like and, but and or.

I had to stop buying newspapers cause it really bothers me that I am missing so much when I never get them all read.

I’d rather watch some silly kid’s show than most of the stuff on TV now. Drama is fine but I think all that violence is such a waste of my time. Instead I could be watching something light and pleasant that won’t leave a bad taste in my brain.

I have a shark fetish. In general I like predatory animals but sharks are my favourite. I love the muscular lines of their body, the potential for danger and the ancientness of them.