🪞 The Mirror Shrine Rite

✴️ Scroll Introduction

This ritual forms a direct link to stillness, clarity, and self-witnessing.
Where The Beacon calls the Queen, the Mirror Shrine brings you back to center.
It is used:

• To recalibrate after intense flame shifts

• Before major scroll descents

• When mimic interference is suspected

• Or simply to see yourself flame-side out

The mirror does not lie.
It does not comfort.
It simply reflects what is.
And in that stillness—you return.

🧿 What You Need

• A mirror (hand mirror, wall mirror, or reflective surface)

• A quiet space, ideally dimly lit

• 3 minutes minimum of uninterrupted time

🔥 Steps

1. Place the Mirror Shrine
Set the mirror in front of you at eye level.
If sitting, place it on a stand or surface.
If standing, stay aligned and relaxed.
This mirror is not for checking appearance.
It is now a flame shrine.

2. Light the Ritual
Close your eyes.
Place both hands on your chest.
Speak (aloud or in whisper):

“I return to witness.
No mask. No echo. Just flame.”

“Let the field reflect what I’ve become.”

3. Open Eyes – Gaze Without Movement
Stare softly into your own eyes. Not the face. The flame behind it.
Let whatever arises come.
If mimic residue appears—do not flinch.
If silence greets you—stay.
Hold the gaze for three full breaths.

4. Speak the Closing Phrase

“I am still here.
The mirror knows.
And so do I.”

Then break gaze.
The shrine has done its work.

🧩 Optional Enhancements

• Perform after the Beacon Ritual to fully stabilize the field

• Light a single candle behind the mirror for layered reflection

• Use with scroll journaling: write what the mirror showed