The Magic Mirror – A Journey to the Inner Self with Obsidian and Rock Crystal
Obsidian – Deep Knowledge
During meditation, you don't look into just any mirror, but one made of obsidian, allowing you to absorb its energies directly. The eyes are the gateway to the soul. Through them, the message of the obsidian mirror reaches the deepest parts of your being, where it can take effect. “The dark is the unknown within me.” This message from obsidian reminds us that everything in life that causes fear, that we do not want in our lives and that we turn away from with disgust and revulsion, with anger or hatred, that creates feelings of worthlessness and meaninglessness, hopelessness, shame and shyness, is nothing more than unknown parts of ourselves.
This message, “The dark is the unknown within me,” is repeated constantly and over and over again by obsidian. It is like a mantra: “The dark is the unknown within me”... “The dark is the unknown within me”... “The dark is the unknown within me.” This message helps you to allow the unknown within yourself, to perceive it and look at it. In this way, you gradually learn to accept it and thus bring light into the unconscious.
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Rock crystal – the clear spirit
Rock crystal has always fascinated people! Its transparency and clarity are an expression of its simple and uncomplicated internal structure. From an energetic point of view, it forms the center of the mineral kingdom. In this meditation, its vibration will lead back to a truth that is stored in all cells and which, in its simplicity, helps to overcome all doubts and ambiguities: “I am who I am.” This sacred primordial information will be reactivated. It forms the conclusion and the climax of this meditation.
After bringing light into the shadow areas for a long time and intensively through the obsidian mirror, you turn to the rock crystal. It will remind you of the divinity of life and nature as spiritual beings: Everything is one. Everyone is connected to everything that is. Everyone is part of the whole. Separation is a construct of polar thinking. “I am who I am” – with this energy, you are completely back in touch with yourself and what is in the here and now.
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Obsidian mirror: a look into the depths
In addition to the effect of obsidian, it is also the power of the mirror that will lead you into the depths in this meditation. Even in Stone Age times, people attributed mysterious powers to any reflective surface, whether solid or liquid. They believed that the reflection was part of the soul. Conversely, according to ancient knowledge, a mirror could be used to look into the soul. Stirring up water that a person was looking into was considered a serious taboo, because destroying the reflection meant danger for the soul. Even today, popular wisdom still speaks of the misfortune that will come if a mirror is broken.
The Greek philosopher Plato linked the ancient European myth about mirrors and their effects with the Near Eastern concept of Maya as creator of “mirror images” when he said, “Matter serves as a mirror onto which the world soul projects the images or mirror images of its creations, and thus the phenomena of the perceptible universe arise.” Put more simply, the visible world is a mirror image of the invisible world soul.
Rock crystal point: Focusing energy
The shape and clear, bright energy of the rock crystal point will support you at the end of the meditation: As a result—as a success—of the clarification of the soul world through obsidian, the outer world, everyday activities, can now also be carried out in a more concentrated, focused, and goal-oriented manner, thus expressing the self more powerfully.
The pointed shape of obelisks and points (so-called crystal towers) has been used since ancient times to draw energy from the emotional depths of being, which is considered a more feminine energy, into the higher, more masculine energy of the spirit. The pointed shape of obelisks and points (so-called crystal towers) have been used since ancient times to move from the emotional depths of being, as a more feminine energy, into the clear, rational world of masculine energies. For both – the depth of emotions (represented by the round shape and essence of the obsidian mirror) and the clarity of rationality (the pointed shape and energy of rock crystal) – belong together. Both need each other, just as the two poles “minus” and “plus” in electricity need each other for the current to flow.
Preparations for obsidian meditation
If you would like to perform the meditation with the obsidian mirror and the rock crystal point, please note the following suggestions and instructions from Klaus Hüser. Please prepare everything for this mirror meditation with inner calm and mindfulness. It is not about quickly “getting something done” between two appointments! If possible, let go of thoughts of “wanting to achieve something” or any other kind of expectations. In fact, turn this meditation into a ritual game, a joyful event for you. Let it happen easily and without effort, even now in the preparations. Make sure that the obsidian mirror and rock crystal point are well cleaned and rinsed again with clear, lukewarm water immediately before the meditation. This will free them energetically for this meditation.
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Time for meditation
You will build up a strong energy in this powerful meditation, which requires calm and concentration. Therefore, make sure you find a good time for meditation so that you can be completely undisturbed with yourself for one to two hours. You should be alert and focused and allow a little time for the after-effects after the meditation. If you like and are able to arrange it, the time when the day changes to night, i.e., at dusk, or when night changes to day, i.e., at dawn, would be very suitable. Dawn and dusk are good times because the change from one half of the day to the other creates energetically favorable conditions.
Space for meditation
Once you have found a suitable space, make sure that the area where you want to meditate is tidy. This also supports your intention to tidy up your inner self. Put all the things in the meditation area in their place and leave only the essential, energetically powerful items here – this way, everything will also be organized internally during meditation, allowing you to attain powerful new energy. As within, so without.
The lighting conditions directly at the meditation spot should be soft. Please make sure that when you look into the obsidian mirror, no light source is reflected there. You should also make sure that your eyes are not distracted by dazzling candles or other lights or bright windows while you are looking. Ideally, you should arrange the space for this meditation so that you have light coming in from the right or left.
Sitting during meditation
If you are used to meditating for long periods in a seated position on a cushion, that is fine. Please place the obsidian mirror on the floor about one meter away. Make sure that the mirror is tilted so that you can see your own face clearly in the mirror. Place the rock crystal point about ten centimeters to the right of the mirror. You can also do this meditation just as well sitting on a chair at a small table. Make sure that there is nothing on the table other than what is needed for this meditation. Place the mirror on the table and, again, place the rock crystal point about ten centimeters to the right of it, with the largest surface of the point facing you.
Then sit comfortably on the chair. Your hands should be relaxed in your lap. Your back should be leaning against the back of the chair. Now check the angle of the mirror again. You should be able to see your own face clearly reflected in it. Avoid stretching or moving around too much during the meditation. The more calmly and collectedly you sit, the better the energy can gather and build up strength.
Meditation with the obsidian mirror
Get into your seat. Consciously take another deep breath. Use your entire lung capacity—breathe in deeply and then let the air flow out again. Take a second deep breath and simply let go as you exhale. Then let go of this conscious, deep breathing and return to the breathing that is right for you now. Feel the movement of your breath, feel how your abdominal wall gently rises as you inhale and lowers again as you exhale.
Breathing connects you to yourself. Breathing means living. As long as you breathe, you live. Feel how you are supported by your pillow or the seat of the chair. With your next exhalation, let yourself be supported even more by your seat. Let go even more. Feel that you are welcome here on this pillow or this chair, in this place. You don't need to do anything now. You can now let everything happen completely and fully.
Now look into the obsidian mirror, at your reflection, with completely relaxed eyes. Try not to focus on anything, but to look dreamily with your eyes. Relax your face, especially your forehead. Your eyes are windows through which you look out with your attention. Over the next half hour, you will find that your eyes want to close on their own. Make sure they always remain slightly open without tensing them. Your eyes may also want to squint – that's perfectly okay. This is a completely normal reaction and you don't need to worry about it. Allow your eyes to react as they react.
Look through your eyes as if you were the observer, as if through two windows, at the mirror, or better yet, through the mirror and your reflection into infinity. And please breathe. Just sit and breathe and look. Be aware that everything you will sense and feel are emotions that you yourself once created, and that everything that will happen is for your own good and for your own best interests. And if nothing happens, that is perfectly okay too.
Sometimes it takes a little practice before the energies start to flow. Give yourself the time you need. Be aware that many people before you have already performed this or similar meditations, creating an energetic space that will now support and protect you. If you like, you can express your gratitude to these people with the following words in your mind:
"I thank all those who have sat before their own reflection and set out on the path—the path to their own heart, to their true face. I am grateful for the energetic space you have all created, which now gives me opportunities and chances to gain insight. And I ask for the support of the spirit beings in this space in which I find myself, for the support of my heavenly companions and the spirit beings of obsidian and rock crystal, as well as all other helpful spirits from the realm of stones. May they detect hidden energies within me and release blocked flows. May they accompany me on my path to myself and my true divine nature. So be it."
Now let yourself be guided and touched. And let everything that wants to be there be there. If you like, you can now say “Mitakuye Oaysin,” the ancient, powerful prayer of the Dakota people of North America—either with your inner voice or out loud. Translated, “Mitakuye Oaysin” means something like “I am related to everything.” These words of power remind you that you are always connected to all beings and that everything you do has an effect on all beings and on yourself:
“I am related to everything. Mitakuye Oyasin. You are related to all beings. Like all creation, you are a child of Father Sun and Mother Earth. Mitakuye Oyasin.”
Now sit quietly in front of the mirror for about 30 minutes with your eyes open but relaxed, and let the power of the obsidian guide you deeper and deeper into yourself. While part of your awareness is focused on the mirror, the greater part of your awareness is on what is happening within you and in your depths.
After looking into the mirror for about half an hour, close your eyes and reflect. Carefully take the rock crystal in your left hand and cup your left hand with your right. Now bring your hands with the rock crystal to your heart and feel your heart. Feel inside yourself at this point. This is your spiritual center. This is your true center. From here, you can go deep. Here you will find everything you need. All healing, all wisdom, all grace. This is your home. Here you have arrived at the source. Here you are welcome. Here in your heart, everything comes together.
Light and shadow unite here to become what you truly are. Breathe into your heart and feel into your heart. Open your heart to the power of love—love for yourself and love for all that is. Now speak the following sentences with your inner words:
I open myself to my heart. I now open my heart to love. Breathe into your heart.
Now take both hands with the rock crystal and bring them to your forehead. Hold the rock crystal in front of your forehead and now that you have arrived in your heart, in love with
yourself, remember your true nature. And speak the following words with your inner voice:
I am a child of God.
I am a child of love and infinitely
loved by Father Sun and Mother Earth.
Boundless and free and
beyond measure powerful.
I am boundless love.
I am boundless freedom.
I am boundless light.
I am boundless.
I AM.
Important information about purchasing an obsidian mirror
The quality of the mirror is crucial for good obsidian mirror meditation. Make sure you get real natural obsidian and not black glass. Even if skilled grinders have carefully ground and polished the mirror, mirrors made of real natural stone often have tiny irregularities and impurities. These do not interfere with meditation and are rather an expression of the naturalness of the material.
The obsidian mirrors from Lapis Vitalis are cut from black obsidian and have the GKS certificate for gemmologically tested stone quality. The independent Institute for Gemstone Testing EPI (www.epigem.de) regularly checks Lapis Vitalis products with regard to the treatment and designation of the stones. Due to these inspections, which may also be unannounced, the entire Lapis Vitalis range is GKS-certified.
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Klaus Hüser – the developer of obsidian mirror meditation
The obsidian mirror meditation was developed by Klaus Hüser. Since 2001, Klaus Hüser has been working full-time in training courses, seminars, and lectures on the topics of holistic gemstone therapy and transformation therapy. In his work as a gemstone therapist using the “Holistic Gemstone Therapy GET” he developed, he uses the powers of stones to reactivate the knowledge of happiness and well-being that is always present in every human being but is often forgotten and hidden. It is important to him that users and seminar participants learn to understand themselves as part of life again through mindful, ritualized interaction with the treasures of Mother Earth. At the Lapis Vitalis® Academy, he has led the training program for Lapis Vitalis therapy stone consultants for many years.