Obsidian Scrying Mirror

Obsidian is brittle and can be easily broken and shaped into tools or weapons with razor-sharp edges. Which is exactly what early human civilizations did for thousands of years. Evidence found in South Africa indicates that it has been in use for nearly two million years before homo sapiens (or modern humans) existed. It is named for the Roman explorer, Obsidius, who “discovered” it less than 2000 years ago.

Obsidian had another very special use besides tool making. Many civilizations used it as a mirror, one of the first of its kind. It was especially important to Ancient Mayan and Aztec peoples and they used black mirrors and tools in many of their spiritual rituals. Tezcatlipoca, an Aztec deity whose name means ‘smoking mirror,' was often depicted with an Obsidian either in his headdress, on his chest, or in place of his right foot as if it were an extension of his leg. It's possible that Obsidian was first used as a scrying mirror during these very rituals, lending to the scrying mirror purpose.

(Please note that this particular mirror has some minor scratches to either sides but is still perfectly usable for scrying!)

Length: 12cm
Width: 10cm (At widest point.)