🪞 CATOPTROMANCY
Aztec (tezcatlipoca — priests of the Smoking Mirror cult)
Obsidian sphere, fist-sized, cradled in both palms
WHAT IS SEEN
No reflection at all — only depth. The black surface appears to contain volume far exceeding the sphere's actual size. Something shifts in that interior darkness.
INTERPRETATION
The absence of reflection is itself the message. You are not meant to see yourself right now. The sphere's depth is an invitation to stop projecting and start receiving. Let the darkness speak.
RITUAL CONTEXT
Obsidian spheres were among the most sacred objects in Aztec divination. Only priests who had undergone years of training could gaze without losing themselves. The sphere was said to contain a fragment of the night sky.