The blood-marked mirror
Return your attention to your own face, name, and authority after a period of self-doubt.
What you’ll need
- One drop of your own blood already available from routine medical testing or menstruation
- A cotton swab
- A small intact mirror
- A removable paper label
The ritual
- Write your full name and one quality you reclaim on the removable label.
- Place one blood mark on the paper label and let it dry completely away from the mirror.
- Attach the dry label to the back of the mirror and look at your reflection while naming the quality three times.
- Seal and discard the swab, then remove and archive the label when the quality feels present in your actions.