The House Witch: Your Complete Guide to Creating a Magical Space with Rituals and Spells for Hearth and Home - Arin Murphy-Hiscock 2018
Types of Cauldrons
The Magic of the Cauldron
Early cauldron-like containers were made of dried and hollowed gourds or earthen clay, but as humankind learned how to mine and work metal, it was customary to form cooking vessels of that material, as such vessels are placed in or near fire in order to heat and cook the contents. In this way, a metal cauldron may be seen as being associated with the symbol of fire, as fire is used to forge earth’s metals; a symbol of water, as the element of water is used to cool it; and a symbol of earth, as the metals were extracted from the earth.
Even more correctly, however, the cauldron may be said to symbolize the interaction of these three elements and thus is a symbol of transformation. The association of transformation is also derived from the alchemy of cooking that takes place inside the vessel.
The metals commonly used to make cauldrons all have their own energies, which contribute to the overall energy within your kitchen. Being aware of what your kitchen tools are made of and the associations of their constituent elements can lend your spiritual work focus and awareness. This is a brief list of the common metals used for cauldrons and the associated energies; Chapter 8 looks at the energies of the metals commonly used for cauldrons and other kitchen tools in more depth.
✵ Brass: often used as a substitute for gold, therefore: prosperity, health, fire and sun energies, protection, attraction magic, deflecting of negativity.
✵ Iron and Steel: grounding, protection, deflecting magic and psychic energy, increasing physical strength.
✵ Copper: revitalizing, refreshing, healing, kindness, fertility, love, beauty, harmony, friendship, peace, balancing outgoing and incoming energies, attracting money.
✵ Aluminum: travel, communication, mental activity, flexibility.
✵ Tin and Pewter: money, business success, fame and renown, legal issues.