This week’s Supernatural Saturday is about vampires. Again. But I swear it’s a completely different question.

Question: Why can’t vampires see their reflection in a mirror? (By the way, I LOVE this question–Thanks, Alexia!)

Answer 1: Because they don’t have souls. (Which was my original guess)

Answer 2: Vampires don’t reflect light (which can also explain their aversion to sunlight), so when they stand in front of a mirror, they can’t be seen.

Answer 3: They can work illusions so their reflections don’t show, making it a choice, not necessarily an impossibility.

Personally, I favor the first answer as it was my original guess. A soul is something you’re born with, I think, and it changes as your personality changes; it shows who you are, what you’ve grown to be. I think that’s why a vampire can’t be seen in a mirror. Demons have no souls, so when a person is changed into a vampire, there is nothing to reflect because their soul has moved on. Of course, this would play into the mythology that mirrors are, or can be, a doorway to the soul. (Maybe an idea for another post?)

What do you think? Which answer would suit your or beliefs of vampires? Do you have any questions? Let me know!