The illusion occurred even at higher levels of illumination of observer’s face (from 0.2 to 1.6 cd mÿ2 ).” Luminance of the reflected face image within the mirror was about 0.2 cd mÿ2 and this level allowed detailed perception of fine face traits but attenuated colour perception. A relatively large mirror (0.5 m60.5 m) was placed about 0.4 m in front of the observer. The lamp was placed on the floor behind the observer so that it was not visible either directly or in the mirror. “ These observations were made in a quiet room dimly lit by a 25 W incandescent light. (f ) fantastical and monstrous beings (48%).Ĭaputo also describes the surroundings in his study:

(e) an animal face such as that of a cat, pig, or lion (18%) (d) an archetypal face, such as that of an old woman, a child, or a portrait of an ancestor (28%) (b) a parent’s face with traits changed (18%), of whom 8% were still alive and 10% were deceased (a) huge deformations of one’s own face (66%) The participants experienced a bit different results, but there were also some similarities. After the session, the participant was asked to write what he or she saw in the mirror. In the article Strange-face-in-the-mirror illusion (Department of Psychology, University of Urbino, via Saffi 15, 61029 Urbino, Italy Received, in revised form ) by Giovanni B Caputo describes a study in which about fifty naive individuals were given a task to gaze their reflection at the mirror for 10 minutes. Whether it was about our subjective, individual reality or unknown realms of the Universe, mirror magic is an excellent way to do shadow work, improve your self-awareness, face your demons, or perform scrying. But when you look at me, are those the things that you see? No. It is also a fact that I have a brown birthmark on my cheek, my nose is very asymmetric and tilts to the other direction, and I have a bleeding iris mole in my eye. “No, I can’t if these things are a fact!” Well. What do you see when you look into a mirror? Are you seeing yourself as a whole, or are you obsessed with small imperfections? You may choose to see a person with a big nose and acne or a person with elegant brows, a beautiful smile, and eyes that reveal the magical wisdom inside. And what we see in the mirror is not a common reality, but how we interpret the reflection. Our mirror image is a reflection of our reality. We don’t actually see ourselves the way others do.Īnd, what we see is what we choose to see. The interesting thing is that when watching ourselves from a mirror, what we see is a mirrored image.

It has been said that it is harder to lie if you are looking at yourself from a mirror at the same time.

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