In other news... look at this beauty I got!
Copper and bronze, practically brand new, and bigger than I expected. Big enough to comfortably fit a little over 1,25 Lts. A very nice surprise considering that when I bought it I thought it'd fit half a liter, if I was lucky. And it didn't cost me an arm and a leg! I am jumping and squeaking.
It's been cleaned and cleansed, now it's time to bless it. There's a few ways to go about blessing containers like this in my tradition. If you own Land (or you trust whatever is up there watching over you enough to leave this precious baby in a public, but sacred, place) you can bury it with offerings within it addressed to the Land Spirits, and ask for their blessing directly. Pour some libations over it, give praise and return after a whole moon cycle. Or... if you're like me, and have specific dates to bury things, and specific dates to dig things up, use those!
Another way is to simply anoint it with oils, or perfumes, or both, crafted for such blessing purposes. Maybe some holy waters too. Or give it a good nice bath with flowers and resins...
Simply using it to make a small bonfire should also do the trick, if you place some dirt or sand from a sacred place within, make a little hole in the sand, then pour some alcohol and a blessing (I recommend floral, specially of white flowers) perfume, and (safely!) light it up. Pray over it. Sing over it. Indulge in a little pyromancy and try to scry in the flames how the tool will best serve you.
Do you all have any preferences as to how to bless a container or more specifically a cauldron? I'd love to hear them!
