Preferably an obsidian mirror as obsidian stone was the choice of the nahuas or shaman step 2. Buy the obsidian mirror gods of the new world 2 by k. In a nutshell, the obsidian mirror is a middle grade adventure that combines science fiction elements time travel, to be exact, with fairy lore. I knew very little about catherine fisher before reading the obsidian mirror, only that she wrote incarceron, which i have yet to read, so its safe to say i went into this with no expectations whatsoever, just the usual excitement over a pretty cover. Get the best deals on other mexican collectibles when you shop the largest online selection at. In book two of the critically acclaimed obsidian mirror series, new york times. Black obsidian crystal skulls amazing crystal skulls. Scrying mirrors are a divination tool for looking into past lives, and past, present, and future events.
Fhnp367 black obsidian scrying mirror round smooth natural crystal polished diameter 3 inch 80mm. Apr 30, 2015 01 prologue no items 02 taking stock darkwood shipinabottle model of jenivere qty. A spellbinding maze of mysteryfilled pages full of unexpected twists and turns that will draw readers in. Oct 04, 2012 obsidian mirror is an really interesting read and one of those books i want to reread again soon as i think ill get as much, if not more, from a second reading. The obsidian mirror is a delightful read as a puzzle book. Meteorite and hellstone can be mined without obsidian protection, as you only take damage when touching them in their placed block form. Meteorite and hellstone can be mined without obsidian protection, as you only take damage when touching them in their placed. The book the speed of darkness by catherine fisher is a boom i would recommend only to a select audience who enjoys complex scifi story filled with strange creatures and time travel. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. It is a must read book, especially to those interested in the crystal skull legend and history. Keenan has inherited the mantle of stalwarts patricia briggs and kim harrison, and the obsidian mirror is a masterpiece of thrills for every fantasy reader when sierra carter, outof work pr executive, receives a call from quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent god of the aztecs, she suddenly has more problems on her plate than unemployment. Only the first item in your order is charged full shipping.
Sarah a runaway, who appears out of nowhere and is clearly not what she says, maskelyne who claims the mirror was stolen from him in some past. I am a content creator i mostly do gaming i hope to grow and be able to work as a youtuber. A bodyguard to your soul, the obsidian crystal stone also protects you from shadow traits addiction, fear, anxiety, and anger by acting as a mirror to your inner self. About 19% of these are folk crafts, 26% are carving crafts, and 1 % are antique imitation crafts. Sep 14, 2015 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
Try to describe yourself while you look into the mirror. A photo of a section of a mural from the tepantitla compound in the mesoamerican ruins of teotihuacan. The obsidian shield is a shield accessory made from the cobalt shield and obsidian skull, and combines their functionality as well as their defense boosts. It does not grant immunity to lava or other firebased attacks. Named a best book of the year by the washington post, horn book, slj, kirkus, pw, ccbc, yalsa. Try and use a mirror that has a silver frame, there is a tendency for old mirrors to work better than new ones. Obsidian crystal skulls are excellent for meditation, scrying, shamanic visioning, and for psychic and energetic protection. See more ideas about mirror, magick and black mirror. The obsidian skull is an accessory that grants immunity to the burning damage normally inflicted by contact with meteorite and hellstone. Obsidian mirrors are well documented in use in mesoamerican art, as an attribute of a god of astronomy. Native american mythology is often understated and you can never. Well, lets just say that her best childhood friend was a native american skull, which she received when she turned six. Strangers begin gathering in and around venns estate.
Keenan has inherited the mantle of stalwarts patricia briggs and kim harrison, and the obsidian mirror is a masterpiece of thrills for every fantasy reader. Mirror scrying is a heightened form of water scrying. This stone brings about objectivity, disattachment and is grounding. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the obsidian mirror. Among the significant accomplishments of oliviers book are its systematic. Com marketplace offers great deals on clothes, beauty, health and nutrition, shoes, electronics, and more from over 1,500 stores with one easy checkout. I didnt connect with any of the many characters right away and i honestly probably like one or two of the side characters better than the main ones. Carved blue obsidian skull with live air plant mohawk. When sierra carter, outof work pr executive, receives a call from quetzalcoatl, the plumed.
His father has gone missing, the boy presumes hes been murdered by a man his father knew. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. But the truth he finds at the snowbound wintercombe abbey is far stranger. There are mentions of a dystopian world in the future, but most of the action takes place. In a nutshell, the obsidian mirror is a middle grade adventure that combines science fiction elements time travel, to be.
Quigley that lives in a small village in mexicosan marcos. Obsidian is actually natural glass that is formed when hot lava is submerged in water. Unlocking the secrets of the past, present, and future. Jakes father disappears while working on mysterious experiments with the obsessive, reclusive oberon venn. Obsidian mirrors are an apt metaphor for images of ancient mexican sites and objects. But the truth he finds at the snowbound wintercombe abbey is far. Book 1 chronoptika kindle edition by catherine fisher. Check out our scrying mirror obsidian selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our. The first book in a new series, the obsidian mirror is another trademark catherine fisher work that blends science fiction and fantasy. From the description of this book i thought i would love it. Book 1 chronoptika kindle edition by fisher, catherine.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read obsidian mirror. The mystery of the crystal skulls book chris morton and. Early mirrors were made from brass, tin foil, polished copper, polished silver, obsidian and marcasite. The obsidian mirror is a mysterious story about an archeologist. Tezcatlipoca one of the deities described in the codex borgia. Unfortunately, unlike the incarceron duology or the relic master books, the obsidian mirror does not. To effect this, the surface of the mirror must be charged with a fluid condenser facing the direction in which it is to operate. The art of scrying with crystals and crystal skulls. Jakes father disappears while working on mysterious experiments w.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rough natural black obsidian tumbled gemstone healing crystal stone. Obsidian is associated metaphysically with purifying negativity, spiritual protection, and accessing other realms, like connecting to our angelic guides. The obsidian mirror, the first book in a trilogy, tells the tale of a silicon valley pr executive whose life takes a turn for the weird when a fasttalking coyote appears on her doorstep and plunges her into a whirlwind of hijacked technology, ancient evil, and environmental threat. Through the use of inner characters a critical judge. The experiments concerned a black mirror, which is a portal to both the past and the future.
This way you can see how you have grown to know yourself with time. Reflective black shine acts as an ideal scrying surface as a mirror for the soul. For more details, please see our shipping terms below. How to do scrying scrying, also known as crystal gazing or crystallomancy, allows one to see psychic visions or impressions in a particular medium, such as a crystal ball or polished black surface such as black obsidian or golden obsidian or a scrying mirror. Notes on john dees aztec mirror posted april 27, 2015. Nov 21, 2015 the mirror may be employed as a magnetic force for attracting the being that is to be evoked. Its helpful to keep a journal and date every entry. The obsidian mirror gods of the new world book 1 kindle edition by keenan, k. The obsidian mirror gods of the new world book 1 kindle. The mirror has then to be placed into the centre of the triangle or at the top of its upper point. Healing energies, metaphysical properties, uses and meaning. Keenan has inherited the mantle of stalwarts patricia briggs and kim harrison, and the obsidian mirror is a masterpiece of thrills for every fantasy reader when sierra carter, an outofwork pr executive, receives a call from quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent god of the aztecs, she suddenly has more problems on her plate than unemployment. Their pale faces contrasted with their lurid clothes. Enchant a scrying mirror spell page for book of shadows, bos pages, witchcraft pinned by the mystics emporium on etsy.
It is commonly found within the margins of rhyolitic lava flows known as obsidian flows, where the chemical composition high silica content causes a high viscosity, which, upon rapid cooling, results in a natural glass forming from the lava. Obsidian is produced when felsic lava extruded from a volcano cools rapidly with minimal crystal growth. Black obsidian scrying mirror enter the earth, inc. Mirrors in precolumbian mesoamerica were fashioned from stone and served a number of uses, from the decorative to the divinatory. And before you ask, yes, she did return the skull to its proper place when she got.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Keenan is here to fix that with the obsidian mirror. Sister erilaphia donatica was the canoness superior of the order of the obsidian mirror, bearer of the book of askent, a book supposedly written by sebastien thor on the nature of daemons and the warp, and holder of the mirror of the night, was visited one night, by strange figures. It grants immunity from knockback, as well as immunity from the burning debuff, and provides 2 defense. The carvings of the skull shape in the dark obsidian allow one to use various focal points for meditation and crystal gazing. Not much bigger than any standard hand mirror, the artifact is circular with a holebored handle at the top. It measures 5 16 to 6 across and 38 thick and weighs approximately 0. Or this is what will happen unless the mirror is destroyed. New york times bestseller incarceron praise for obsidian mirror. The obsidian mirror was the primary accessory of the supreme aztec deity tezcatlipoca, whose name means smoking mirror. Pdf the obsidian mirror the obsidian mirror researchgate. A true detective story as chris morton and ceri louise thomas take a logical approach to solving the mystery of the crystal skulls. D download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The obsidian mirror starts off slow, introducing characters and a bit of their backstory while pushing them all together into one tiny corner of the universe. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the obsidian mirror gods of the new world book 1. Known as the psychic vacuum cleaner, the obsidian crystal is your spiritual maid service, working hard to clean up the emotional wreckage and debris from the past. The second book of the chronoptika series the slanted worlds takes place after the first book the obsidian mirror leaves off in this book jake is looking for his father david through the use of the use of the obsidian mirror. As in incarceron, the themes here are complex nothing more mindbending than the idea of time travel, but the violence is milder. Native american mythology is often understated and you can never find enough of it in fantasy literature. It was a disappointing end to this series, with an amazing start introducing the characters with mystery allowing shocking and creative reveals. A wide variety of obsidian crafts options are available to you, such as technique, use, and product type. The obsidian mirror tells the affirming and inspiring story of the authors journey to confront and to heal from childhood sexual abuse. These phenomenal 1pound black obsidian starbeing crystal skulls are absolutely magical. By gazing into a mirror s smoky depths, sorcerers traveled to the world of gods and ancestors. The black scrying mirror, also known as the magic mirror is a powerful metaphysical tool.
The book has many more details about the hp report as well as discussions with one of the gentleman. One of the four sons of ometecuhtli and omecihuatl, he is associated with a wide range of concepts, including the night sky, the night winds. A beautiful, dark, reflective black, it was forged from volcanic mexican obsidian which the aztecs associated. Smoking mirrors the obsidian mirror in the mexico gallery of the british museum right never fails to fascinate visitors, and the name of the god with which the mirror is commonly associated tezcatlipoca never fails to fascinate those who study the mexica aztecs, for it means smoking mirror. When sierra carter, an outofwork pr executive, receives a call from quetzalcoatl, the plumed serpent god of the aztecs, she suddenly has more problems on her plate than unemployment. Black obsidian mirror black obsidian scrying mirror black obsidian stone black obsidian gemstone mirror obsidian mirror. Who, part blade runner, and part a midsummer nights dream, this is a genrebusting fantasy series from the new york times bestselling author of incarceronperfect for fans of cassandra clares the mortal instruments. The use of mirrors in mesoamerican culture was associated with the idea that they served as portals to a realm that could be seen but not interacted with. Obsidian blade knife mayan human sacrificial ritual volcanic glass handmade. This is a strong grounding stone and is known as the protector. The healing energies, metaphysical properties, legendary uses and meaning of obsidian. Although a few surviving obsidian mirrors come from archaeological excavations. It can reveal to the user secret hidden knowledge and clairvoyant ability and can act as a portal to other planes of existence in our universe.
An ancient tradition among many mesoamerican cultures was the practice of. Obsidian is a talisman of those who dare to seethe past, the future, or ones own inner demons and darkest truths. While sarah is still looking through articles of mortimer dee to see how to actually destroy the mirror. Parents need to know that obsidian mirror is the start of a new timetravel series by catherine fisher, the popular author of the incarceron series.
Men have been lost in it, the dead brought back to life through it, and the future annihilated by it. Crystal skulls are also referred to by author drunvalo melchizedek in his book serpent of light. An adult healing from sexual abuse wisechild, louise m, davis, laura on. There is a bit to like about the male protagonist, however, he wasnt highly relatable for me.
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