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Mirrors

For centuries, people have believed that mirrors are portals into the spirit world, or portals through which a spirit can enter our world. But is it really possible?

Ancient civilizations believed that water could be used for the same purpose, and that reflections in the water were messages from another world, and ripples in the water portrayed reflections of the past or future.

Since the mirror was invented, it has been viewed as a magical and mysterious tool to receive messages from the other side or from spirit guides.

In our mainstream society, many people are still superstitious about mirrors, but mirrors have lost the magical and mysterious properties that they once had.

Those that still believe use mirrors for scrying and contacting the other side. This is done to foresee events and receive communication and insight. Proper rituals are said to be done prior to of course. Those that do not know what they are doing are warned to stay away from such things. Proper protection and ritual is the only way to prevent against negative spirits.

In many cultures, mirrors are covered when someone passes away in the home...this prevents the spirit from being trapped in the mirror. It is also believed that if you look into the mirror after the death, that the recently dead's spirit will trap your soul in the mirror.

source: http://www.unsolvedmysteries.com

The Legend of Bloody Mary

Most people heard the Bloody Mary legend when they were children, listening to spooky ghost stories around the campfire. The tale is still told to this day at slumber parties, camp outs, and late-night bonfire parties.

The legend claims that the evil witch can be summoned by chanting "Bloody Mary" 3 times into a mirror in a darkened room at the stroke of midnight. The number of times "Bloody Mary" needs to be called to summon the witch seems to vary, with three and thirteen seeming to be the most popular number of chants. The bathroom is also the most popular setting to test out the legend, but other dark rooms seem applicable.

The game is often a test of courage, as it is said that if Bloody Mary is summoned, she would proceed to kill the summoner in an extremely violent way, such as ripping the summoner's face off, scratching their eyes out, driving the person insane or bringing the person into the mirror with her.

Who Bloody Mary really is remains a mystery. While there are many versions of this story, most accounts point to a witch named Mary Worth, who was burned at the stake and has returned for revenge, or it may be the devil himself who comes for your soul.

The Story of Mary Worth

She lived deep in the forest in a tiny cottage and sold herbal remedies for a living. Folks living in the town nearby called her Bloody Mary, and said she was a witch. None dared cross the old crone for fear that their cows would go dry, their food-stores rot away before winter, their children take sick of fever, or any number of terrible things that an angry witch could do to her neighbors.

Then the little girls in the village began to disappear, one by one. No one could find out where they had gone. Grief-stricken families searched the woods, the local buildings, and all the houses and barns, but there was no sign of the missing girls. A few brave souls even went to Bloody Mary's home in the woods to see if the witch had taken the girls, but she denied any knowledge of the disappearances. Still, it was noted that her haggard appearance had changed. She looked younger, more attractive. The neighbors were suspicious, but they could find no proof that the witch had taken their young ones.

Then came the night when the daughter of the miller rose from her bed and walked outside, following an enchanted sound no one else could hear. The miller's wife had a toothache and was sitting up in the kitchen treating the tooth with an herbal remedy when her daughter left the house. She screamed for her husband and followed the girl out of the door. The miller came running in his nightshirt. Together, they tried to restrain the girl, but she kept breaking away from them and heading out of town.

The desperate cries of the miller and his wife woke the neighbors. They came to assist the frantic couple. Suddenly, a sharp-eyed farmer gave a shout and pointed towards a strange light at the edge of the woods. A few townsmen followed him out into the field and saw Bloody Mary standing beside a large oak tree, holding a magic wand that was pointed towards the miller's house. She was glowing with an unearthly light as she set her evil spell upon the miller's daughter.

The townsmen grabbed their guns and their pitchforks and ran toward the witch. When she heard the commotion, Bloody Mary broke off her spell and fled back into the woods. The far-sighted farmer had loaded his gun with silver bullets in case the witch ever came after his daughter. Now he took aim and shot at her. The bullet hit Bloody Mary in the hip and she fell to the ground. The angry townsmen leapt upon her and carried her back into the field, where they built a huge bonfire and burned her at the stake.

As she burned, Bloody Mary screamed a curse at the villagers. If anyone mentioned her name aloud before a mirror, she would send her spirit to revenge herself upon them for her terrible death. When she was dead, the villagers went to the house in the wood and found the unmarked graves of the little girls the evil witch had murdered. She had used their blood to make herself young again.

From that day to this, anyone foolish enough to chant Bloody Mary's name three times before a darkened mirror will summon the vengeful spirit of the witch. It is said that she will tear their bodies to pieces and rip their souls from their mutilated bodies. The souls of these unfortunate ones will burn in torment as Bloody Mary once was burned, and they will be trapped forever in the mirror.

sources:

http://hubpages.com/hub/Bloody-Mary-The-Urban-Legend

http://www.unexplainable.net/artman/publish/article_2827.shtml

cute video depicting another theory on the identity of Bloody Mary

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