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'Magic' mirror in Elizabethan court has mystical Aztec origin

A black mirror used by Queen Elizabeth I advisor John Dee to 'speak' with angels was originally a prophetic Mesoamerican artifact, new research reveals.

Ancient Mesoamericans believed mirrors were spirit doorways to alternate worlds, “much like Alice in Through the Looking Glass,” anthropologist Karl Taube of the University of California Riverside writes in an email. “Once you deeply gaze in, you have opened up that connection.” Taube has studied Aztec mirrors but was not involved in the new research.

The finding that the British Museum “spirit mirror” is of Aztec origin reinforces the theory that Dee used it as a skryer to conjure angels and spirits, Campbell says. It’s likely that Dee, who was very interested in the exploration of the New World, knew about the mirror’s reputed magical properties when he acquired it, probably during his travels around Europe in the late 1500s.

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Mugwort 🌿 The newest screen print in the shop! Also available as a back patch. 🌿 Today is the last day to place orders in time for Samhain and Halloween! (US domestic orders only) I will be heading to New England soon, where I plan to spend the rest of October partaking in spooky activities and reveling in the company of good friends! 🎃 Place your orders today at PoisonApplePrintshop.com 🎃 #poisonappleprintshop #mugwort #screenprint #witchesofinstagram #scrying #skrying #visionaryherb #herbalism #herbwitch #hedgewitch https://www.instagram.com/p/B34_ppcn6Ri/?igshid=36vsi05u9whg

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Skrying, acrylic, 24′’ x 18′’

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The Royal Fez Moroccan Tarot, by  Roland Berrill and Michael Hobdell.

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Next Sunday (13.08.17) I shall be making a public appearance in London as part of a #GoldenDawn Open Day, at which I will be talking about Skrying In Theory & Practice. Please email or message me for more details. :-) #occult #hermeticorderofthegoldendawn #hermetic #tattva #clairvoyance #skrying #scrying #luciddream #mesmerism #tarot #middlepillarritual #israelregardie

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A staple in the witch’s herb cabinet, Mugwort is one of the oldest known plants used for magical practices. In addition to its common uses of cleansing, purification, and protection, it is a lunar herb used to amplify psychic abilities and aid in astral travel, dreamwork, and divination. Mugwort has particularly strong ties within the art of scrying, a practice of divination that involves gazing into reflective or cloudy mediums to divine visions and insights. Scrying mirrors are often washed with Mugwort to cleanse and prepare the mirror as well as lend clairvoyant aid to the practitioner. Another tool of the scryer is the gazing basin, which, when filled with a Mugwort infusion, amplifies the herb’s ability to unlock psychic energy even further. 🌿 This drawing will debut as a screen print and back patch during my Autumn Equinox release on September 23rd at 8pm EDT. Stay tuned to learn more about magnificent Mugwort in the coming weeks! 🌿 #poisonappleprintshop #mugwort #scrying #skrying #divination #snakemedicine #witchcraft #apothecary #witchescabinet #witchscabinet #gazing #gazingbasin #sketchbook #lunarmagic #fullmoonmagic https://www.instagram.com/p/B2PRbxYHlft/?igshid=1tm8weu7h1pxj

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Mugwort 🌿 The newest screen print in the shop! Also available as a back patch. 🌿 Today is the last day to place orders in time for Samhain and Halloween! (US domestic orders only) I will be heading to New England soon, where I plan to spend the rest of October partaking in spooky activities and reveling in the company of good friends! 🎃 Place your orders today at PoisonApplePrintshop.com 🎃 #poisonappleprintshop #mugwort #screenprint #witchesofinstagram #scrying #skrying #visionaryherb #herbalism #herbwitch #hedgewitch https://www.instagram.com/p/B34_ppcn6Ri/?igshid=36vsi05u9whg