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Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Sun Jun 09, 2019 5:22 am
by SpiritTalker
I noticed this other post on black mirror scrying https://www.usgs.gov/ and wondered if you'd seen it.

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 4:39 pm
by Observantcat
*spirit talker*

No, I hadn't seen this post, thank you for sending me the information. :)

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 9:35 pm
by Firebird
yea, that is a real good thread.
bb, ff

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:39 pm
by RavenClaw
Hello,

I made my own black mirror. I bought a cheap picture frame and a can of flat black high quality spray paint. At home, I removed the picture and left the glass in. Since it's the backside of the glass for the spray paint, I cleaned the backside of the glass with 99.9% rubbing alcohol to be sure there were no smudges. I left the glass in the frame and spray painted the entire back with several layers of paint. When it dried, I cut up some cardboard to fit inside the frame then bent the metal holders back in position to hold the cardboard in place. Finished and ready for use unless you want to consecrate it. :fairy:

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Sun Aug 04, 2019 2:58 pm
by Firebird
One tip I would add that I don't believe I saw mentioned, is...put a piece of black felt between your painted surface and the backing for the frame. I found the metal parts associated with the frame stand can scratch the paint off, then you have a speck to stare at.
:evilwitch:
Bb FF

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2020 4:55 pm
by Moonlit Hermit
You can absolutely make your own scrying mirror and it need not be elaborate or expensive. In fact there is a long tradition of scrying looking at one's own thumbnail. I have found that the specific surface is far less important than the mindset.

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 1:13 pm
by Firebird
Hadn't heard of the thumbnail method, I like it! maybe paint that nail black?... but any surface that shifts the mind I suppose would work. Which I can't remember if I mentioned before...but these days everyone who has a flat black surface of a cell phone, has a black mirror in their hands.
I personally use the lawn or a dirt surface, the shift is interesting because you can feel it in your eyes as the 3d surface of the grass suddenly becomes 2d and takes on a kind of geometric pattern.
bb, Firebird

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 6:44 am
by SpiritTalker
I think it helps to lick the thumb nail so it’s reflective. 😎

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2020 11:03 pm
by Moonlit Hermit
firebirdflys wrote:...I personally use the lawn or a dirt surface...
I like boiling water.
I’ve also had some success using the empty space between my hands as I hold them in a position similar to a Triangle of Manifestation.


Middle of the quincunx

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 8:50 pm
by Observantcat
I just finished spray painting my own scrying mirror yesterday. It's covered up right now until it finishes curing, and I can use it.

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 9:28 pm
by Firebird
SpiritTalker wrote: Sun Jun 09, 2019 5:22 am I noticed this other post on black mirror scrying https://www.usgs.gov/ and wondered if you'd seen it.
hummm this seems to have changed, do you remember where in this web page that story was?

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 1:40 pm
by Coven
here's a pretty good video about making your own
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLhzGv2FuwQ

there are lots of videos about it ~ I learn easier from videos

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:05 pm
by Jjapsen
I made my own, too, out of a cheap picture frame and acrylic paint. I didn't use spray paint, though. I used a brush to paint it. works well, too. But I guess you need a lot less paint with a spray can.

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 2:54 pm
by Firebird
Are you alle to see the brush marks at all Jj?

Re: Can I make my own Scrying mirror at home?

Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:56 pm
by Jjapsen
No, as long as you paint the backside of the glass and have a thick layer of paint in the end there shouldn't be any brushstrokes. That said I didn't use cheap paint since I am an artist and have some good paints here, that could make a difference.