I never thought a piece of polished metal would shift my perspective on the world. As a park ranger out here in Lisbon, I spend my days tracking ecological patterns, but lately, I’ve been tracking something else: my own subconscious through a scrying mirror.

My academic background in comparative religion taught me that mirrors aren’t just tools for vanity. In Tibetan Buddhist practices, Greco-Roman divination, and medieval grimoires, the mirror acts as a threshold. I get a little frustrated when modern new age shops strip these rich histories and sell them as quick spiritual fixes, but I’m always happy to dig into the historical context if someone asks.

Psychologically, scrying is basically controlled projection. Carl Jung wrote extensively about the collective unconscious, and when you stare into that dark, reflective surface, you aren’t necessarily seeing an external spirit—you’re seeing your own mind project its hidden archetypes onto the silver. It’s fascinating how the brain craves pattern recognition, turning random visual noise into meaningful symbols.

In Tarot, this perfectly mirrors (pun intended) The Moon card. The Moon represents the subconscious, intuition, and the unknown. The High Priestess also holds a veil, symbolizing hidden knowledge waiting to be uncovered. When I scry, I’m essentially doing what the High Priestess does: pulling back the veil on my own psyche.

Have you ever tried scrying? Did you experience vivid imagery, or did it feel more like meditative stillness? I’m curious how others navigate the line between psychological projection and spiritual encounter. Do you see the mirror as a tool for self-discovery, or do you expect actual external guidance? How do you integrate this with lunar cycles or even AI-assisted divination experiments? I’m really eager to read your takes and compare notes.

(There's a deeper dive on this in our wiki: Entoptic Phenomena: Why You See Lights, Patterns, and Spirits in Darkness | Mystic Wiki.)