OK, let’s start by getting this out of the way: I do not actually believe in evil scrying mirrors that feed on negative energy and grow slowly stronger. I do believe in the power of human suggestion, and the power of double-blind experimentation, so applying the latter to the question of the ‘Dark Mirror’ would seem to be the easiest way to clear up what is actually going on, here. I believe that this deliberate Murder Of Fun establishes that I am going to be That Guy, yes?
Right. But let us assume, for the moment, that the cow is a sphe… oops, that the item in question is in fact an evil Dark Mirror feeding on negative energy, and growing ever stronger. Is this, then, an intelligent response to the question “So, are you going to stop feeding it?”
Considering what we’ve seen from the Dark Mirror in just the last three months, the question now is, “should we continue to bring such an object to events?”
Of course! So far, while most experiences with the mirror have been downright scary, they haven’t been dangerous. Nothing has been flown through the air, no one has been possessed, and no one’s eyes have exploded. Yet. Why shouldn’t we share the mirror with as many investigators as possible? After all, how often has anyone had a strange object that liked performing in front of a crowd?
As I noted here, speaking professionally? I am appalled*. Have we learned nothing from Call of Cthulhu and Friday the 13th: The Series? If you have an evil artifact that is still sufficiently low-powered that it can be countered (as the linked article noted earlier) with a simple rosary, you do not take the artifact out to boost its power. Instead, you go get clergy from the same place where you got the rosary and you have them dispose of the Damned Thing. If it’s a matter of public embarrassment, rest assured that the Roman Catholic Church (assuming that’s where you got the rosary from**) still has resources in place to handle this sort of situation. If you’re serious, then eventually you’ll be talking to somebody who is equally serious. And then the artifact goes away. You’ll also probably get a stern lecture about meddling with the supernatural – but since you’re apparently OK with charging up evil mirrors with negative energy, then maybe you NEED an old priest and a young priest yelling at you to cut that sh*t out.
Seriously, what do they teach people in school, these days? I knew all of this by the time I was sixteen.
Moe Lane
*Also speaking professionally: I suspect that the guy who wrote this is having us on a little with his own opinion on the subject. Which is fine, actually. Dude’s running a supernatural road show; he’s entitled to his fun.
**Buddhists have rosaries – well, prayer beads; but then, so is the Catholic version, really. In fact, when I looked it up, apparently lots of religions use them, but the Buddhist ones were the ones that I was thinking of.
Not to mention, don’t feed them human blood.
On the other hand, is the 24 HOUR WEBCAM OF THE WORLD’S MOST HAUNTED OBJECTS an attempt to power them up remotely? Or the opposite, an attempt to catch and hold them in a mundane state?
My people have an ancient saying which applies here: “Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball.” Even if you’re sure that nothing will happen, it’s probably best not to poke it with a stick.