Mongolian shamanic mirror Trigrams 35 millimeters

Recently made brass mirror from Mongolia, with a diameter of 35 millimeters. This mirror comes to us via our friends at Shaman Bazar

Design characteristics:

The backside of this mirror shows a motive that became widespread during the Chinese Song Dynasty (960-1279): a Bagua. This motive is nowadays still one of the most popular in China, protecting against evil and bringing harmony to life. 

In the center the 8 trigrams ('Ba Gua') of Par Ha Ge can be seen. The trigram symbols come from very ancient origin; they derive from symbols found on ancient Chinese divination bones dating back as long as 11th century BCE. A related version of bone oracle is still used today by Turkic and Mongolian people, and also in the lineage of Spirit of Wolf Shamanism; 'Khaziki'. 

Doubled trigrams form 64 hexagrams, which form the core of the I Ching, the Book of Changes.

Each trigram is a divinatory grapheme and represents different dynamics, energies, cardinal points, animals, seasons etc. In depictions such as on these mirrors, where the 8 of them together form a circle, it symbolizes heavenly order, a healthy balance and right flow of energy.

Read more about the origin, design and usage of (shamanic) mirrors in the general description of our webshop collection "Mirrors and Melongs".