Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings. For today’s blog post, I am sharing a poem about the magick and blessings of the Cauldron!
Stirring the Cauldron
by Maranda Wabik
Bubbling up from the Cauldron’s depths
Is the potion that simmers as I stir
Overwhelmed by sudden emotion
The Cauldron begins to boil
Stirring and stirring, I must continue
Feeling the energy of magick abound
From all around, the potion is nearly sound
Bringing Alchemy
Bringing Joy
Bringing Knowledge
Bringing Blessings
Bubbling up from the Cauldron’s depths
The potion is ready to imbibe
Granting beautiful insights
As it Alchemizes pain
Negative emotions fall away like rain
The Cauldron’s potion
Has become a balm, a lotion
For the soul
Making me feel once again whole!
~I hope you have enjoyed this poem. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
Note on Image: The image at the top of the post is the painting Medea by Frederick Sandys. I found the art on https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Medea_-_Frederick_Sandys_-_Google_Cultural_Institute.jpg.
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3 responses to “Stirring the Cauldron: A Poem”
What a powerful and beautifully evocative poem, Maranda! Thank you so much for sharing this piece of your spiritual practice with us.
You have perfectly captured the transformative and deeply personal journey of working with the Cauldron. I love how you framed it not just as a physical act, but as an emotional and alchemical process. The imagery of overwhelming emotions causing the Cauldron to boil is so resonant—it speaks to that moment when we confront what is within us, stir it with intention, and ultimately transmute it.
The progression from a bubbling, chaotic potion to a “balm, a lotion for the soul” is just beautiful. It’s a wonderful metaphor for the work we do in our own hearts: taking our pain and struggles, working through them with focused energy (our “stirring”), and emerging with “beautiful insights” and a sense of being whole again.
“Bringing Alchemy, Bringing Joy, Bringing Knowledge, Bringing Blessings”—this refrain feels like an incantation in itself, a powerful calling-in of the very energies we seek.
This poem is a true blessing. It’s a lovely reminder that our inner cauldron is a vessel of endless potential and healing. Thank you for this magickal gift
You are so very welcome! I am just delighted to know that my poem resonated with you on such a deep level!
You are always welcome Maranda 🌷🤝