Mysterious Mirrors
Can a mirror reveal more than a reflection?
4.4 (16)
50 mins
Discover how mirrors have shaped identity, art, and belief across cultures, from ancient magic to modern self-reflection. Explore their roles as portals to the soul, tools for divination, and symbols of knowledge and transformation.
Ep 1:
From Obsidian Pools to Versailles Halls
Trace mirrors from Çatal Hüyük's obsidian discs to Versailles' dazzling halls, uncovering how reflections became symbols of soul, vanity, and mortality across ancient civilizations and myth.
Ep 2:
Fortune, Fate, and Phantoms in Glass
Discover why breaking a mirror curses you for seven years and how shamans, priests, and grimoires turned polished surfaces into portals for prophecy and spirit summoning.
Ep 3:
Dee's Smoking Mirror of Spirits
Follow an Aztec obsidian mirror's journey from Tezcatlipoca's cult to Dr. John Dee's Elizabethan séances, where science and sorcery blurred in dangerous, angelic conversations.
Ep 4:
Reflections of the Wise and the Warrior
Explore how Renaissance humanists and Japanese warrior tradition transformed mirrors into tools for self-knowledge, honest governance, and the pursuit of wisdom and righteous power.
Discussions (17)
Carol
Level 2 · 8 mo agoReflecting human delusion.
Warren
Level 4 · 8 mo agoThe Romans believed that the body renewed itself every seven years. That is the origin of the myth.
William
Level 7 · 8 mo agoIt's just light reflection.
