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Audrey Crystal Shaman, Ennis (2025)

13/09/2025

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10/09/2025

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10/09/2025

Yes — this is a fascinating case where science and history converge. Researchers analyzing an obsidian mirror once owned by John Dee (1527–1608/9), the famous mathematician, astrologer, and advisor to Queen Elizabeth I, have determined that it originated with the Aztecs of Mesoamerica.

Obsidian, a volcanic glass prized for its reflective qualities, was widely used by the Aztecs for making weapons, tools, and especially ritual mirrors. These mirrors held deep symbolic and spiritual meaning, often associated with the god Tezcatlipoca (“Smoking Mirror”), a powerful deity linked to fate, sorcery, and divination. Aztec priests used such mirrors for scrying — gazing into the dark surface to seek visions, guidance, or communication with the divine.

John Dee, who was deeply interested in alchemy, astrology, and the occult, acquired the mirror in the late 16th century. He used it in his own practices of scrying and spirit communication, attempting to contact angels and gain esoteric knowledge. For centuries, the mirror was thought to be simply a Renaissance object of mystical curiosity, but modern geochemical analysis of the obsidian revealed its volcanic source in central Mexico, confirming its Aztec origin.

This finding highlights how objects from the New World entered European courts after the Spanish conquest, often stripped of their original cultural meaning and repurposed in new contexts. For Dee, the mirror was a tool of angelic magic; for the Aztecs, it had been a sacred conduit to their gods.

✨ Today, the mirror stands as a powerful reminder of the global exchanges of the 16th century — where conquest, spirituality, science, and mysticism intersected in objects that carried layered histories across continents.