Crucible
Crucible is a fire ritual tool in the Hermetic Western tradition, traditionally made of clay, graphite and iron. It is used for transformation, testing and breaking down. It is aligned to the solar plexus chakra and root chakra.
Tradition · Hermetic Western
A note on this entry
The crucible is the vessel that holds what is melted; it is the container of the ordeal.
Correspondences
Practice
- Magical Uses
- TransformationTestingBreaking downAlchemy
Details
- Traditional Material
- ClayGraphiteIron
- Keywords
- MeltingTestingTransformation
- Associated Deities
- HephaestusPtah
- Cleansing
- FireSaltSmoke
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