A Pool
of Creation is basically a bowl of mildly
salted water wherein a witch may weave a spell. Some may prefer
to use a small cauldron for this, but my favorite containers are
Japanese tea bowls or chawan. Different designs and
styles have different meanings in Shinto and Japanese Buddhism, and
their symbolic vocabulary is large enough to find many things useful
for witchcraft.
This is one of the cases where saltwater
represents amniotic fluid. It is very useful in workings that
have to do with development, transformation, easing change, and
resetting one’s vibration to prevent personal effects being used
against you. In the latter case, when changing of the blood or
changing of the seed is too traumatic, a splash of this will do the job
well enough. You can use this as a quick splash when you trust
those you visited, but just want to prevent any accidental
inappropriate energy wriggling its way back to you.
You will need:
- a sturdy bowl that will contain about 250ml of liquid well
- 1/2 teaspoon honey or molasses
- 250ml (1/4 liter) of water or coconut water
- 5g of sea salt
- 3 drops of blood (menstrual blood is best) or if a deity you may
be calling is averse or activated in inopportune ways by blood, red
beer or pomegranate wine
- a teaspoon of ground coconut (not necessary if you used coconut
water)
To activate it, you will need to give the same
volume of a sweet liquid to Eshu, Hecate or your tradition’s Gate
Keeper. Then light some pleasing incense.
Starting with the bowl, pass the items through the
smoke, and add them to the bowl.
Mix the ingredients
mindfully with your giving/sending hand, then pass the completed bowl
of liquid through the smoke again. Then it is ready to use for
whichever purpose you need.
How to Use a Pool of Creation
As mentioned before, there are many ways to use
this tool. Here are some examples to get you started.
For a mild cleansing/clearing with a resetting
element, pour the contents over your head and rub it over yourself
using downward strokes. This can be done in the shower, but if
you can, outdoors on the Earth is best. Some like to let it
evaporate awhile in the sunlight or moonlight.
If you are doing a transformation or easing change
work, this can be used to soak the cloth for the bag, or the talisman.
If you have adopted children or are becoming
someone’s godparent, you may “baptize” your new babies with this.
If petitioning your Ancestors or fertility deities
for a pregnancy for yourself or a loved one, use 5 teaspoons of honey
and about 3 shots of good liquor to the recipe, and give this as an
offering.
Try it, and over time you will find many more uses
for it. If you have any questions or ideas, feel free to comment.