Throughout the development of civilization, all peoples have formed a respectful and even cautious attitude towards mirrors. They are still given a mystical meaning, and in scary tales often talked about otherworldly forces appearing from the mirror. Modern scientists conduct experiments and claim that a mirror is not just a reflective surface, but a unique multilayer structure with memory.

Bound with mirrors different signs and belief. They say that it is necessary to protect and take care of the mysterious object, but the reasons for the need for this or that action are not really explained. For example, why can't you sleep in front of a mirror?

Yet the ancient wisdom has retained some curious information regarding questions about mirrors. Evidence other than various stories, does not exist, so everyone decides for himself whether to believe them or not.

In Rus', mirrors were revered because of their properties and high price. For a long time they were an overseas curiosity, and ordinary people poured water into a basin and looked into it. Grandmothers said that by breaking a mirror in the house, a person doomed the household to misfortune for 7 years. When consecrating rooms Special attention was given to old mirrors that stored negative energy.

Why you can’t sleep in front of a mirror was explained by the presence of a double in it, which during sleep can steal a person’s soul. According to popular beliefs, the astral leaves the body of people after falling into a dream and wanders in space.

If he gets into the looking glass, he will get lost there and will be unable to get back. It was also believed that mirrors were pulled out of a person. vital energy, i.e., they are kind of vampires. That is why in the old days, women in labor and pregnant women were forbidden to look in them, so as not to lose strength.

In Europe, they seriously believed that at night, with a lit candle in the mirror hanging in the bedroom, a devil or a witch would certainly be seen. In Rus', girls guessed at Christmas with the help of mirrors, and magicians saw future events in them. Eyewitness stories created an even greater halo of mystery around the mirrors.

Feng Shui originated over 3,000 years ago in what is now China. locals divided energy into positive - "qi" and negative - "sha". The main task feng shui was to distribute the space of the dwelling and the things in it in such a way as to allow qi to slide freely through it. This increased the well-being of the owners of the house and the quality of their life.

Mirrors in this teaching were assigned essential role. The most favorable shape was considered round, a big plus was a beautiful frame. Thanks to it, the qi energy, flowing in a circle and gaining strength with each turn, was sealed and increased many times over.

Placement of mirrors opposite was strictly not allowed. front door and windows. Such mistakes could bring quarrels and discord into the house, as they deprived the people living in it of beneficial qi, reflecting it and not letting it inside.

The idea of ​​installing a mirror in the bedroom was also bad, and hanging it opposite the marital bed was unacceptable. The Chinese believed that in this case an additional entity would join the couple, a “third extra”, which would provoke conflicts and betrayals.

In a dream, people are unprotected, and the sha that seeps into the bedroom and is reflected from the mirror will easily take possession of them. To avoid trouble, Feng Shui experts did not recommend hanging a mirror in the bedroom at all. There are plenty of other, more suitable places in the house. A good position for a mirror is when it reflects beautiful flower or expensive figurines.

American scientists conducted an experiment on two groups of people for 15 years. The first of them often looked in mirrors during the day, and the second avoided them as much as possible. The health and appearance of the participants in the first group were much worse than those of other subjects. They were sick more often and looked older than their years.

Based on this, scientists concluded that the mirrors were "vampiric". Of course, such an experience cannot be attributed to full-fledged evidence, but it is indicative and makes one think about their unexplored properties.

Everyone knows that you should not be reflected in cracked mirrors or their fragments. A bad choice for decorating a bathroom or kitchen would be a mirror tile, which is a lot of crushed mirrors. They distort the energy of space and people, causing the latter to get tired faster and lose their good mood.

Mirrors are now used in most sophisticated instruments, and their unknown abilities continue to be unraveled. Perhaps soon we will read in scientific articles about extraordinary discoveries, but for now it remains to wait and listen to the advice of the older generation.

They say:

  • throw away all the old mirrors from the house you are moving into;
  • neatly collect the fragments from a broken mirror, wrap them in cloth and bury them in the ground;
  • not to be photographed in the mirror, so as not to associate yourself with him forever;
  • forgetting some thing at home and returning for it, be sure to look in the mirror;
  • do not hang it opposite the bed, so as not to spoil the relationship with your spouse.

Esotericists believe that our eye sees only the physical body of a person, while several more thin ones surround it. They form an aura, according to which psychics determine the mental and physical state of a person.

Followers of esotericism believe that mirrors retain the memory of the energy of the people who looked into them. That is why you should not look in the mirror in a bad mood or with bad thoughts. It accumulates negative energy and will further harm its owner and his guests.

A person radiates energy, and especially intensively through a glance. Reflected in the multilayer structure of the mirror, it returns to it multiplied. It becomes clear why it is not recommended to send negative thoughts to its surface.

For the same reason, it is highly undesirable to look into old, faded mirrors. The energy signal from them will come distorted and damage the human aura.

In addition, over several centuries, mirrors have managed to absorb so much information about the people around them and the events that have occurred, which is unlikely to have a positive effect on the person looking into them.

Conclusion

The question of whether it is possible to sleep in front of a mirror worries many. Everyone hears stories about the mysticism of mirrors from childhood, when a person is most receptive and trusting. Are they fiction or folk wisdom trying to keep future generations out of trouble?

Based on the signs, the teachings of Feng Shui and the conclusions of scientists, I would like to give advice - there is no need to take risks and it is better to move the mirror away from the bed if it is located opposite.

For those who derisively treat such prejudices, the absence of a mirror in the bedroom can be explained by the moonlight reflected in it, which interferes with sleep. You should act according to your intuition. She is sensitive to any discomfort, and it is wrong to dismiss such sensations. It will provoke Bad mood, quarrels and ailments out of the blue.

However, constantly following the old recommendations is also not an option, as this creates a certain dependence. It is worth listening to yourself more and trusting your own feelings. This makes it easier to manage current events and overcome difficulties.

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Just a few days ago, I rented an apartment, and good friends enlightened me why you shouldn’t sleep in front of a mirror. And there the bed is located in such a way that you like it or not, but you are reflected in one of the cabinets. By the way, I have never heard that you can not put a mirror in front of the bed, and for me it was a revelation. I will tell in hot pursuit about everything that I learned - I think it will be interesting to many of you.

Mirror in culture

Throughout the history of mankind, mirrors have been surrounded by a mystical veil - they are considered a portal to another world, they are used for various magical rituals and are even used in psychological practices. Mirrors attract and at the same time scare. Of course, there is little scary in the mirrors themselves, but there is special cases, where it is better to play it safe, and sleeping by the mirror is just such a case.

Can you sleep in front of a mirror? There is no consensus on this matter, and if we talk about it from the point of view of official sources, then even doctors could not come to any specific opinion. Let's take a look at how different cultural traditions relate to sleeping near reflective surfaces, and you can decide for yourself what you should do.

Why Mirrors

By the way, my friends and my mother were surprised that I didn’t know why you shouldn’t sleep in front of a mirror - it turns out that even in small Khrushchevs, our parents tried to arrange furniture in such a way that the sleeping person was not reflected in the mirror. I did not attach any importance to this, it seemed to me that mirrors were everywhere, but in fact it was not quite like that:
  • children are not put to sleep in front of their own reflection in order to avoid fright;
  • in narrow and cramped rooms do not place mirrors near the bed in order to avoid injury;
  • adults with restless sleep try to put them away from the bed so as not to disturb their evening departure to the kingdom of Morpheus.
Each culture has its own considerations in this regard, and now I will talk about them.

Folk omens

When asked why you can’t sleep near the mirror, folk superstitions give the most answers. However, most of all signs are connected with reflections in principle, and even if reflected in a dream, then the matter, according to the ancestors, was aggravated. So, mirrors and reflections are dangerous for the following reasons:
  • you can "overlook" your fate and "oversleep" your happiness;
  • the soul can get lost between the mirror and the real world and not return;
  • demons and other evil spirits can come from the mirror.
I can say that our great-grandmothers were very, very zealous about mirrors, each girl had her own fortune-telling mirror, and they never placed them near the bed, but kept them mostly closed.

Christianity

To be honest, Christians have enough complicated relationship with a mirror - either it correlates with the Virgin Mary, which is sometimes called the Righteous Mirror, or they declare the mirror one of the main tools of the devil, citing the fact that narcissism is contrary to Christian principles.

Be that as it may, from the point of view of Christianity, there should not be superfluous things in the bedroom, and of course a mirror belongs to such things - its essence is either utilitarian (make sure that everything is in order with appearance), or sinful (again, the sin of narcissism).

Churched Christians may ask their confessor what to do, but in general it is better not to keep such items in the bedroom.

Islam

Muslim traditions are more strict than other religious movements. However, even here in the sacred books reflective objects are not often mentioned. On the one hand, the Qur'an says that superstition should have no place in the hearts of believers. On the other hand, many Muslim traditions developed in pre-Islamic times on the basis of tales and myths.

One of these myths is the presence of genies in the world, who choose reflective surfaces as one of their favorite places to live. According to beliefs, genies are not visible during the day, and at night they can hide under any glass, so it is undesirable to look at reflective surfaces.

There is also an opinion that mirrors should not be placed where prayer is performed. There are no prohibitions on this score - a mirror may be present, the main thing is that it does not interfere with the process and does not distract.

Esoteric practices

Many esoteric practices are ambiguous about reflections - it is commonly believed that this is a portal to another world, the world of spirits and astral energy. In general, there is nothing wrong with this, and acquaintance with another world will not harm a waking person, but a sleeping person is too defenseless, so you should not place a dressing table in direct line of sight from a bed.

In fairness, I will say that there is another version - for a person who is well developed and at the same time quite balanced, the world of reflection can become a useful tool. Mirrors are often thought of as energy vacuum cleaners. And if a person wants to clear his mind during sleep, then he can hang a small mirror in front of the bed, but in such a way that he does not meet his reflection in the eyes - it is generally believed that extra thoughts will “leak” into another world through the mirror opening.

Feng Shui

And what does the mirror carry in? In this ancient Chinese tradition, there is an answer to literally everything related to the interior.


In general, Feng Shui mirrors are a complicated thing, and in the bedroom they can only be on certain conditions. So when does feng shui allow it?
  1. When the sleeper does not see his reflection;
  2. When the person on the bed is not reflected in the mirror at all;
  3. The mirror should not divide a person into segments;
  4. The shape should be oval or round.
Subject to these rules, a mirror in the bedroom will not interfere with its inhabitants at all.

What to do and how to be

How to place a mirror in the bedroom so that it does not harm? There is an opinion that you need to paint over the part where, theoretically, you can be reflected at night. In principle, this is a good idea, but how aesthetically pleasing it will be depends only on you. How else can you protect yourself from mirror reflection at night?
  1. Do not place a mirror in front of the bed.
  2. Curtain it with white tulle (according to Islam and Christian traditions, dark fabrics are used only to curtain mirrors with the deceased in the house).
  3. Hang a mirror quite high - so as not to be reflected.
  4. Listen to the opinions of scientists and feng shui experts who advise not to have anything in the bedroom except for the bed.
  5. Place the mirror hidden - for example, on the inside door of the closet, where it cannot reflect the bed.
  6. Put a screen next to the bed.
Any of these methods will help you move furniture in a way that doesn't create problems for yourself, since you can't hang reflective surfaces near your bed.

But what if the bedroom has, for example, a wardrobe? Naturally, painted glass will not be to everyone's taste. Consider Roman shades and frosted film (at least the part where you can theoretically see your reflection).


Psychology

If you ask psychologists why you shouldn't sleep in front of mirrors, you will be surprised by the answer - the fact is that they fully support this superstition, but explain it from their own point of view. So, why can't you sleep in front of a mirror, according to psychologists?

The mirror very often leads us to unstable behavior, there is a feeling that someone is watching, and neurosis can develop.

There is also another, more rational reason why you should not sleep in front of a mirror - it turns out that we wake up up to two hundred times a night, and open our eyes for short periods of time. If at this moment you see your reflection, or movement in the reflection, you can get scared. In the morning you will not remember what happened, but the feeling of anxiety will remain.

When I tortured everyone with questions, is it possible to sleep with your feet to the mirror and what should be its location (after all, just in case there is always a sign!), I found a smart, in my opinion, solution.

In the apartment I rented, there is a huge closet with a mirrored door, and I sleep next to it. I talked to the hostess, and I just the doors were swapped - now on top of the mirrored door is an ordinary one, and you can slide one onto the other. So every time I go to sleep, I tell myself - close the door to the looking glass.


If you are forced to spend the night next to a mirror image, then, as already mentioned, you need to either find a comfortable position so that you do not meet your eyes with yourself, or hang something that will disperse the image. Before going to bed, tell yourself that sleeping in this place will only benefit you, and in a dream you will find answers to all the questions that are important to you, and then you can fall asleep, and the looking glass will not harm you.

Perhaps, if you think about it, the mirror is the most mysterious piece of furniture ... It is quite possible that many magical properties attributed to mirrors have a real basis.

Folk signs and superstitions tell us that mirrors have some magical power. For example, in order to avoid trouble, it is impossible to eat and drink in front of a mirror (in such cases they say - “eat beauty and health”), it is not recommended to sleep in front of a mirror, as well as swear (the mirror will be “offended” and “remember” everything).

Why did such a belief appear that a sleeping person should in no case be reflected in a mirror? There are a lot of arguments against mirrors in the bedroom.

Mirrors reflect the situation in the room, it is considered that any reflected sharp corner renders negative impact for a sleeping person.

Northern shamans are sure that a pair of eyes is watching a sleeping person from a mirror, as a result - poor sleep, quarrels in the family over trifles and irritability are possible. Even in the Middle Ages, interpreters of dreams were sure that the power of a vampire was concentrated in the mirror, and all positive energy was “sucked out” of the sleeping person during the night.


If a sleeping person is reflected in the mirror, then he will have trouble, and if a married couple is reflected, this will contribute to adultery.

A mirror reflecting the bedroom door and the bed of the spouses doubles the failures in the family. In the bedroom at night it is recommended to close or curtain the mirrors.

Modern astrologers believe that the arrangement of mirrors should be treated very carefully. The most dangerous are cracked mirrors or mirrors with a "history" that have witnessed various misfortunes and deaths.

During sleep, the astral body of a person travels, and once in the mirror, it may not return from there. The body, having lost one of its components, dies. Remember how many strange, sudden, causeless deaths doctors state in a dream. And why small children suddenly die in their sleep often remains a mystery.

Mirrors have tremendous magical power, not only positive, but also negative. This is the gate to parallel worlds. They are not easy to open, but it is very difficult to close the door through the looking glass once opened ...

The mirror is the strongest source of energy, it is able to transform our momentary bad mood or well-being into the future, if we looked into it at that moment.


The mirror is an energy magnet, it is able to take away energy. It is especially not recommended to look at it for a long time for small children and pregnant women.

Numerous beliefs are passed down from generation to generation. And, perhaps, there is no nationality on earth that would be indifferent to the use of mirrors.

It is believed that the mirror must have a frame, sharp and unpolished edges enhance its negative impact. Do not forget to wipe the mirror surfaces, according to occultists, mirrors must be freed from dust that accumulates negative energy.

However, for some of us, these are just myths. If you sleep well next to the mirror, everything is in order with your health, then you should not worry about these superstitions. To believe or not to believe in such signs is a personal matter for each of us, but even for the sake of interest it will not hurt to read these beliefs, such knowledge will certainly not harm you.

This article contains unexpected answers to questions about why it is impossible to sleep in front of a mirror and whether it is dangerous for a sleeping person to be reflected in a mirror surface. Some of the answers will really shock you, you have not seen this before.

From films and books, we know numerous Mystic stories with mirrors. We have learned many of the superstitions by heart: not to look at broken mirror, you can not put the bed close to the mirror, do not eat, looking at your reflection, etc.

Until the end, it is not known where in these signs the truth is, and where is fiction. Let's sort it out in order, on this subject in various religions and each teaching has its own vision.

Why You Shouldn't Sleep in Front of a Feng Shui Mirror

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Particular attention in the teachings of Feng Shui is given to mirrors, a lot has been said and written about their location in various sources. The abundance of mirror surfaces in the bedroom - on the ceilings, walls, in closets - weakens the positive energy that a person is filled with during sleep.

This rule arose due to the fact that among the Chinese, a mirror hanging in the bedroom at the head or in the middle of the bed is considered a powerful energy "vampire" that takes energy from a sleeping person. Therefore, sleeping near a reflective surface is not recommended.

Feng Shui says - for a sound, healthy sleep, furniture, things, mirrors in the bedroom should be as small as possible. All objects in equipped houses according to Feng Shui are located, as a rule, in their specific places. The Chinese never place their beds near mirrors, as they are sure that this is dangerous.

The bed has corners in which all accumulates negative energy available in the bedroom. In front of the mirrors, Feng Shui followers do not place sleeping places at all, but beautiful paintings depicting food and luxury items. Such bright, colorful reflections in the mirrors have a positive effect on the well-being of the owners of the house.

Not believing in such opinions, ignoring the basic rules of Feng Shui, we condemn ourselves to illness, failure, scandals and misunderstandings in the family.

Why you can’t sleep in front of a mirror - answers

Don't be surprised if you didn't know this before and some of the answers may shock you. Popular beliefs endow mirrors with an aura of mysticism, in some publications we see scary pictures, terrible pictures of what is happening in the looking glass.

If you plunge into the past, then in the days of the Roman Empire, for example, a mirror was considered a magical object, they were afraid of it because the reflected double could replace the real owner of the house.

Further, our ancestors believed that in a dream a person lives another life, that is, during sleep, the soul leaves the body and wanders in parallel worlds. Therefore, when exiting physical body and being reflected in the mirror, the soul with a high degree of probability can "get lost." Even if this does not happen, in any case, such a rest does not bode well for the dreamer.

There is also an opinion that mirrors read and remember any information. Family quarrels, unpleasant moments that took place in the house remain in the memory of mirrors forever. This is especially true for antiques, they live too long life, changing owners and at the same time accumulating information from generation to generation.

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Why you shouldn't sleep in front of a mirror: Wikipedia

Wikipedia does not give any recommendations on the question of why you should not sleep in front of a mirror. Apparently, due to the fact that in reality there are no strict rules and prohibitions in this regard. It all depends on our perception and personal worldview.

Indeed, in modern living quarters, including bedrooms, it has become fashionable to visually enlarge the space with the help of mirrors. In such interiors, reflective surfaces can be everywhere. However, if a person is comfortable in such places, he feels rested and slept well, then it means that the decision to place the bed and the mirror was chosen by him correctly.

Despite the fact that the 21st century is in the yard, atheists are still quite rare today. We are talking not only about those who do not believe in God, but also about those who deny everything mysterious and mystical. And at the same time, it is unlikely that anyone will argue with the fact that the mirror is one of the most mysterious objects, since many beliefs are associated with it. Among the most common, one can single out that breaking a mirror promises 7 years of misfortune, and also that if you look in a broken mirror, trouble awaits you. However, there is another superstition associated with the mirror, which many have probably heard of, but only a few know what it threatens - it is impossible for a sleeping person to be reflected in the mirror. In this article, we will try to find out where this belief came from, and provide an exhaustive answer to the question of what it threatens.

Why you can not sleep near the mirror

Today it is not known for certain where and when the belief came from that a person during sleep should not be reflected in the mirror. Perhaps it appeared when the first mirrors appeared (it happened at the beginning of the 13th century), because already in the Middle Ages, sorcerers and healers believed that the mirror in the bedroom concentrated vampire forces. That is why if a person falls asleep in front of a mirror, then in the morning he will experience weakness, because all his strength was sucked out by creatures from the world behind the looking glass.

Old Russian signs also gave their explanation of why it is impossible for a sleeping person to be reflected in a mirror. According to the latter, a double of the sleeping person lives in the mirror at night, which can steal the soul of a person.

According to the northern shamans, a pair of eyes watches the sleeping person from the mirror. As a result, people may complain of poor sleep, quarrels in the family for trifling reasons and irritability are also possible.

An explanation of why it is extremely undesirable to be reflected in the mirror during sleep is also given by the currently popular Feng Shui trend. According to Chinese theory, a person reflected in a mirror during sleep will experience in the future problems in marriage, it is possible that he will not be able to say goodbye to a bachelor life for a long time. If the marriage bed is reflected in the mirror, then this is threatened by the fact that soon one of the spouses will go to the left. The reflection in the mirror of the front door to the bedroom or bed can also double the failure.

Mirrors, among other things, can not only take away strength and sleep from people, but also age a person. That is why it is not recommended to look in the mirror for a long time, especially for children and women who are in interesting position, because the protective functions of their body are rather weak.

However the most common version, why you should not sleep in front of the mirror, is the opinion that during sleep the soul leaves the human body and at the moment when it returns, it can see itself in the mirror, get scared and leave its astral body forever, as a result of which the person may not wake up.

No less common is the opinion that an astral spirit flying out of the body of a sleeping person can be dragged into the looking glass, and sometimes he cannot get out of it.

And finally, if you wake up in the middle of the night and see your reflection, then it can be frightening, since chiaroscuro do their insidious work, they do not draw the most pleasant pictures. Yes, and by the way, it is extremely undesirable to look in the mirror after midnight. There is an ancient belief that at night, in a mirror image, a door opens to a parallel dimension where evil spirits live. A person can get into this world, but he will not be able to get out of there.

If you believe the signs, it is undesirable not only that a sleeping person is reflected in the mirror, but also to place a mirror in the bedroom. It is believed that in this way the intimate atmosphere, the atmosphere of solitude is violated in the room, which can bring disagreements and quarrels into the family.

AND if you can somehow fight with one mirror in a room, then the situation is more difficult with two mirrors. A particularly bad sign is the placement of two mirror surfaces opposite each other, since in magic this is called a corridor for evil spirits. It is believed that in this way you can open the door to beings from the outside world, who often do not have good intentions. They will not only bring trouble into your life, but they can take you with them through the looking glass. In any case, wherever the mirror is located, it is able to absorb the energy of the room, therefore, all past quarrels and family conflicts will hang over your family with a heavy burden. To make your life calm, do not forget to periodically clean the mirrors in the house from negativity. To do this, light a church candle and say the words “In the name of the father, and the son, and the holy spirit. Amen." cross the mirror.

What to do if you cannot take the mirror out of the bedroom, and it seems impossible to rearrange the bedroom in such a way that you are not reflected in it during sleep? Don't worry, just hang a mirror before going to bed. Then your sleep will be comfortable, you can fully relax at night and gain strength.

Of course, someone may consider all of the above to be a real absurdity, besides, despite the existing superstitions, there are many people who sleep in front of mirrors and do not experience any discomfort - their personal life is in in perfect order and they don't have any health problems. Therefore, to believe that it is impossible or not to sleep in front of a mirror is up to you, dear visitors to our women's portal site. We will be grateful if you share your opinion on this with us in the comments. We will be especially grateful to those who tell us the mysterious events that take place in your bedroom, in which the mirror is located, and also if you tell us that despite the fact that there is a mirror in your bedroom, you do not have any negative influence from it feel.