The nervousness that some people hold for the witch’s mirror seems to stem from the idea that their only uses are for harmful magic.

While that is one use, it’s not by any stretch of the imagination the only use. Just like any other witch’s tool, the must constantly work with an awareness of their own ethics and decide the path they want their magic to take. It’s important to that there isn’t a magical tool available that can’t be used for either good or harm; the mirror is no exception.

So how does one come up with spells using mirrors as a magical tool? Mirrors can be used to reflect things, to multiply things you want more of, for magical protection, for blessing a space, for communicating with deity, to boost your energy—the possibilities are endless. This chapter will include some useful spells using mirrors, as well as some magical backing images and seals to help enchant your magical mirrors.I hope you consider these spells and formulas a jumping- off point and come up with your own ideas for working with witch’s mirrors.

Mirror Box Wrong Number Spell

This clever spell redirects nasty vibes sent your way from either purposefully negative magic or accidentally cranky people to a magical “wrong number,” keeping the negativity away from you.Yeah, I know—witches don’t cause harm, right? Actually, witches are human, and sometimes even if it’s not a very nice thing to do, it does happen. Even negative energy from grumpy everyday folks can be unwittingly sent your way. But you can use a box with mirrors on the inside to collect that baneful energy and trap it far away from you.

Obtain a piece of fresh ginger root from the produce section at the grocery store. Using a permanent marker, draw a simple face upon it. Securely wrap the root three times around with copper wire and leave about six inches of wire coming off of the root. Hold the root over your heart and charge it with your intention:

Foes think this is me, but it is not. Haters will hate with all they’ve got. The bane they send addressed to me Instead this root the receiver shall be. Their target just slightly off its mark. Be it flaming hate or angry spark. Will only find this precious root. No curse shall find me nor bear fruit. And thus confused their hexes be. Drawn to this root but not to me.

Now place the charged root and a couple teaspoons of salt inside the mirrored box. Glue the box closed with a bead of industrial adhesive sprinkled with cayenne and black pepper. When you close the box, make sure the copper wire trails out through the lid with a couple inches outside of the sealed box. The copper wire acts as a spiritual antenna picking up baneful signals sent to you, landing them in your new magical “spam folder,” sealed away and never, ever to be opened. Once the energy is drawn in by the ginger root energetically masquerading as you, it becomes trapped by the mirrors in the box and can’t escape.

The trick is that magical bullies can use up all their energy dialing and sending to a number that’s been disconnected, and they won’t even know it! (Heh-heh!)Ideally, this box should be hidden; it can be placed within another box and hidden in an attic, the garage rafters, or buried near the edge of your property, wire side facing away from your home. Should you ever need to get rid of the box, burn it in a bonfire, thus destroying any lingering trapped energy. Another option if you can’t do a bonfire is to wrap the whole thing in a brown paper bag and deposit it in a public dumpster at least a mile away from your home.

Return to Sender Spell

Most “return to sender” spells emulate the martial arts concept of letting an attacker’s own momentum undo their attack, not only breaking a hex but sending it right back. I used to practice martial arts myself, so I totally get that.Here’s another option for breaking a hex and returning the opposite of what was sent, undoing the bad situation and anger between you and the other person and thus diffusing the situation. Since we’ll be using a mirror, we’ll reverse it. The benefit of this kind of reversal is that it can put the kibosh on potential “witch wars” that can go on and on, with lightning bolts bouncing back and forth like a tennis match but with no real winners.

If you feel that you’ve been under attack, first realize that if it’s a psychic attack situation, even if you think you know what’s happening, you could be wrong. You might be convinced that Endora has been casting against you, but in fact she’s been ignoring you completely while Winifred has a poppet that looks just like you that’s full of pins. Not nice, sweet Winifred—you didn’t see that one coming! The other possibility is that you’ve been unwittingly “bad-vibing” yourself; yes, it happens. It’s easy to get so worked up over an unpleasant interaction with someone that you can actually project your feelings onto the other person and assume they’re out to get you. This can cause all kinds of problems that can look just like indicators of a hex, when you are, in fact, manifesting it yourself. I use “anyone not in accord with my greater good” as the name in this spell; that way, if it’s someone you don’t expect or even yourself, it’s all good.

The problem will still be solved; after all, isn’t that the most important thing?You’ll need a purple taper spell candle, a candleholder appropriate for the candle, and a mirror to set the candle on. Etch a line around the circumference of the candle’s middle. From the wick to the center of the candle, rubbing from the wick down, anoint the candle with dragon’s blood oil while charging the top half of the candle with the following:

I draw all bad vibes into this candle. No matter who sent it, whatever their angle. Anyone not in accord with my greater good. Return it to sender, be it understood.

Now anoint the bottom half of the candle, from the center to the base, with lavender oil, charging the bottom half of the candle with the following:

I send it back but flip it around. Reverse it all with magic abound. Reverse thoughts, views, as bad vibes fleeI soothe hard feelings between thee and meIf any shadows have offended. Now turnabout, all discord ended.

Set the candle on the mirror, surround it with a circle of salt, light it, and say:

Reverse, reverse, return to sender. Negative energy must surrender. Opposite, opposite, as I send back. Clear the air and no more flack.

Allow it to burn all the way down. The top half of the candle anointed with dragon’s blood will draw any negativity from around you and all aspects of your life into the candle. Once the flame reaches the center and the lavender-anointed bottom half, it will reverse the energy to its sender while also reversing the energy itself, healing the situation while at the same time protecting you from future problems.

Smoke and Mirrors Spell

This spell keeps you under the radar when you don’t want to be noticed. Bad hair day, you’re inundated with work, or you just don’t feel like talking to anyone—there are lots of reasons that a witch might want to go unnoticed from time to time.You’ll need a box decorated with mirrors on the outside, a few pumpkin seeds, poppy seeds, and a bit of chicory.

You’ll also need a printed photo of yourself (on computer paper is fine) and either a sage bundle or a stick of lavender incense.Light the sage bundle or incense stick and wave your photo through the smoke. Drop the photo inside the box, add the seeds and chicory, fan more smoke inside the box, and slam the box shut, trapping a little smoke inside. the outside of the box through the smoke; as you do, repeat this charm:

Smoke and mirrors work for me Grant me invisibility. I journey quietly through my day. Unwanted attention stay away. Safe, shielded, blessed, and obscured. With harm to none, this spell’s secured.

The last two lines of the charm are meant to keep you from being accidentally bumped into, unnoticed at a busy intersection, or anytime going unseen wouldn’t be safe. Leave the box on a shelf, table, or altar where it will be undisturbed, and go about your day unbothered.

The spell creates a camouflage effect; you won’t literally be invisible, so you can’t sneak up and tie anyone’s shoelaces together, but you will simply be unnoticed.When you’re ready to break the spell (don’t forget about it or you’ll be wondering why everyone is ignoring you), open the box and say:

Invisibility is now undone. Cast smoke and mirrors to the sun!

Take everything out; leave the seeds and chicory as an offering somewhere in nature. Leave the photo in a sunny window to shine away the enchantment, and leave the open box in the sunshine for at least one hour.

Resource From: "The Witch's Mirror: The Craft, Lore & Magick of the Looking Glass" by Mickie Mueller.