The legend of the "demon mirror" has been around for a long time.
According to Journey to the West, no matter what kind of monster turns into a human form, its true form will be revealed if you take a look at it, but it cannot reveal the "six-eared macaque".
Because there are five immortals in the Zhoutian, which are heaven, earth, gods, humans, and ghosts; there are also five insects, which are Ying, Lin, Mao, Yu, and Kun; and there are four monkeys who mix in the world and do not fall into the ten categories.
They are neither heaven nor earth. , not a god, not a human, not a ghost, not a creature, not a scale, not a hair, not a feather, not a kun.
The "six-eared macaque" is one of them.
The legend of this kind of ancient mirror reflecting demons mainly stems from the ancient people's belief that bronze mirrors have magical powers, first of all because they can "see the true form of demons."
As Ge Hongbao Puzi said, all things in the world that have been refined for a long time have the ability to pretend to be human in order to confuse people, "but they cannot change the true shape in the mirror."
As soon as they see the bronze mirror, they reveal their true colors, so they quickly slip.
Based on this principle, when engaging in activities such as catching ghosts and demons, all witches and wizards will first use a mirror as a magic weapon to see through monsters.
When the mirror appears, the monsters will run away.
The most famous legend is probably It's the "demon mirror".
Following this line of thinking, the "demon mirror" has a wider range of applications.
For example, the back or front chest of ancient military commanders' armor is often embedded with a "heart mirror".
On the one hand, the copper of the mirror itself has the ability to resist Weapons such as swords and arrows can harm people; on the other hand, they can also play the role of frightening many ghosts and monsters.
For another example, the residential architectural custom of setting a small round mirror in the middle of the top of the door is popular in many areas of China.
Even to this day, this kind of ancient mirror, which has the meaning of suppressing evil and exorcising monsters, often appears in modern-style buildings. , but the material of the mirror has changed from wrought copper to glass.
In addition, in traditional wedding customs, bronze mirrors are the most commonly used tool to dispel evil spirits.
The bride wears new clothes with a bronze mirror and gets on the sedan to go to her husband's house; before the sedan enters the gate of her husband's house, a professional staff will use the bronze mirror to dispel evil spirits.
Carefully "search" up, down, left and right in the car; in the bridal chamber used for Hejin, a large bronze mirror is an absolutely indispensable item.
In addition, bronze mirrors are also used in folk funeral activities.
People place them on the top of the tomb or at the four corners of the coffin bed.
These arrangements are all based on the need to ward off evil spirits.
In the old days, if the house had an unlucky orientation, such as the doors of two houses facing each other or the chimney, etc., a mirror would be hung between the lintels or above the windows to ward off evil spirits.
It was hoped that monsters and ghosts would see the mirror and avoid it, and the residents would turn misfortune into good luck.
This mirror is commonly known as the "demon mirror".
Most of the businessmen before liberation were very superstitious about Feng Shui.
They usually built a wonderful pagoda-like building with eight welded on top in the direction of the "Death Door" pointed out by Feng Shui master, that is, opposite the place where the Yin Qi is the strongest.
The mirror that shines in all directions is called "Zhaori Pagoda".
This move is to gather the yang energy from all directions to suppress the evil spirits.
As long as the evil energy can be suppressed, it is often done at any cost.
This may also be a self-psychological suggestion
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