The Cauldron

The Cauldron performs numerous symbolic functions for Wiccans, as well as some very practical ones. Cauldrons appear in mythological accounts: Odin received wisdom and intuitiveness from a cauldron; Celtic legend mentions a cauldron of regeneration for the gods. These types of stories are global in nature and give us clues as to where our modern symbolic value for the cauldron originate. Specifically, Witches see the cauldron as an emblem of the womb from which all life, and many other gifts flow. The three-legged cauldron represents the threefold human and divine nature.

Witches have many practical uses for a cauldron. For example, they may be used to cook magickal foods and hold beverages. Additionally the cauldron can be filled with fire, flowers water or other items at specific times of the year to honor the point in the Wheel of the Year that a festival or alter commemorates.

The cauldron is the symbol of the Goddess. When this tool is used transformations take place. Think of the cauldron as the legendary phoenix rising from the flames.

It can be the main point of interest in a ritual, used to develop your own brews or oils, you can use it as a divination tool scrying with still water, or you can drip wax into the water and watch the patterns as the wax expands.

A cauldron is normally made of cast iron, as it can take the heat and it is a tradition from the Old Religion. In medieval days the cauldron was most likely used to heat water in preparation for the birth of a baby. It also could have been used to heat the wash water with herbs for cleansing the dead. All people like to meld with their genetic roots; the cauldron provides a link.

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