Cauldron medium

Cauldron ✨dia 13cm✨height 13.5cm✨weight 2kg✨Cast Iron ✨

Magical brewing for burning incense or your own personal blends brewing.

When you think of magic, and specifically when you think of a witch, one of the first images that probably comes to mind is the witch standing over the bubbling cauldron. Cauldrons are synonymous with witchcraft and magic, and for good reason. 

We have all seen a cauldron, but what exactly is a cauldron? Put simply, a cauldron is a cooking pot (I know, not quite as magickal as it seems). Traditionally cauldrons were made of cast iron or metal. They usually have a lid and handles and are placed over a fire for cooking.

Cauldrons are vessels that allow us to transform mundane ingredients into magickal tinctures and brews. They can take something that is poisonous and break it down, so it is non-poisonous and vice versa- if that is not magic, then what is?

Historical Significance

How the cauldron became so intertwined with witches probably is due to the fact that every house would have had one.  It is a tool that one could not do without, same as a chef could not cook without a pot. Cauldrons were often the centre of large gatherings in the same way that a BBQ could be seen these days. Cauldrons were so intertwined in cultures around the world that it has been said that the leprechauns used to hide their treasure and gold within them (hence the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow)

Modern Uses of Cauldrons

In more recent times, the cauldron has come to symbolise the goddess & rebirth. It is also a representation of the womb as it holds, transforms & brings life to objects.

Within the world of witchcraft, the cauldron is seen as a tool of transformation.  In a cauldron, ingredients for a spell are taken & transformed, either through combining or burning them to release their specific energies.

Uses for your cauldron:

• Cauldrons can be used as a vessel to create potions/ magickal concoctions with raw ingredients such as herbs.
• They can be used for scrying by filling with water and adding a drop of black food dye, creating a dark surface for which to scry.
• A cauldron can be used to charge water during the full moon.
• They can be used to burn items used in spells such as petition papers and herbs 
• A popular use for a cauldron is to use them as a charcoal incense burner by placing a lit charcoal disc in them and adding your herbs or resins on top.
• You can add water and essential oils to your cauldron as a witchy oil burner.Simply place some water and your favourite essential oils in your cauldron and set it over a small flame such as a candle or low burning fire 
• They are also used in the making of black salt, a type of salt that is used in banishing rituals.
• They can be used in fertility spells(remember, the cauldron represents the womb)