Cauldron Hanging Incense Burner

Origin & Traditional Use

A small cauldron hanging from a stand, made for burning cone or powder incense. The cauldron has been the witch’s vessel for centuries, used for brewing, burning and transformation.

Uses in the Work

Use it to burn incense blends and resins on charcoal during ritual, to burn petition papers, or as a focal point on a small altar. Because the cauldron hangs, smoke rises freely around it, which makes it lovely for smoke scrying or for wafting incense through a room. You can also lift the cauldron off and use it on its own as a mini brewing pot.

Pairs Well With

Copal or Black Magick incense, charcoal discs, Pentagram tongs for charcoal, and a little sand to protect the base from heat.

Lore

The image of the witch at her cauldron goes back at least to Shakespeare’s Macbeth, but older still are the cauldrons of Celtic myth, such as Cerridwen’s cauldron of wisdom and the Dagda’s cauldron that never emptied.

What You Receive

One hanging cauldron with stand. The stand is about 6¼” tall; the cauldron is about 2″ tall and 4″ across at its widest. The cauldron can be used with or without the stand.