This listing is for one Handcrafted Wild Clay Blessing Bowl, from The heART of Ritual. 
 
There are five different ones to choose from so please be sure to select the one you want. There is one large size which is ideal for a group blessing, and four smaller ones that are ideal for personal use or for small group blessings.
 
Each is created from a beautiful creamy hand gathered wild kaolinitic clay, and accented with an iron and copper rich wild glaze which almost appears metallic in places! The light clay I've worked with represents the full moon, the dark glaze represents the new moon. 
 
These blessing bowls are intended for ritual anointing and blessings, inspired by sacred wells, bulláns, and the symbolism of christening, baptizing, anointing. They can be filled with ritual oils, essences, and blessing waters of your choice. These vessels are an honouring for our womb space, our inner oceans, the life giving gift of water, our birthing, healing, and potential. 
 
Over the Solstice this year I facilitated a very powerful weekend of drum birthing, and while we sat on the rocks in the gorge with our feet in the stream, the sun on our skin, and the sweet smell of clean mountain air, christening, renewal, new beginnings were really coming to the forefront for me. Not just me, but participants too. This Solstice marked the ending of a chapter, and what better way to mark this ritually than with a blessing of water? This is certainly something I will do for myself this Autumn - the Solstice marked the end of a very intense thirteen year initiation and I feel the need to cleanse myself of it, birth (my)self, and renew my vows. 
 
These wild clay keepsake vessels are lovingly handsculpted from a white kaolin clay that I hand gathered in the Balkans. After a year of processing and curing the clay, this wild earth gorgeousness was shaped by hand into these beautiful ritual vessels, adorned with my Celtic Wheel of the Year botanical prayer mandala (which represents the seasons and solar/earth year), textured with a piece of basalt stone from Bantry Bay, and fired in the kiln. Each one of these is unique and one of a kind. The one you select is the exact one you will receive. These are partially glazed on the outside, and fully glazed on the inside. The reason for this is that I really want the outer surface to remain raw to the touch, untamed, and full of unpolished texture. I wanted this contrast between inner world and outer to be visceral. The natural organic curves and surfaces on the inside have been smoothened by my fingertips only...absolutely no other 'tools' were used apart from my hands and the piece of basalt stone to texture! And just in case you didn't notice, the openings to all of these vessels are intentionally freehand, inspired by the womb space, cosmic egg, and the vulva as it appears throughout religious art.
 
As this is intentionally created as a ritual item, please ensure you lovingly wash this by hand and not merely put it in the dishwashing machine. The cleaning aspect and care for our ritual tools is a very important part of the overall prayer experience.