My theory is that all teapots are designed to automatically
spill a libation to the gods (or the tiles of the kitchen counter) when
filled. This is a happy and good
thing, and ought to be a part of everything we do, though conscious offerings
would probably be better still.
Most cultures have some sort of ritual of pouring
out libations. I remember reading
Homer first in seventh or eighth grade, and thinking how fine it was to offer
water, wine, oil, milk, “honeyed liquids,” or even blood to the earth, on
marker stones, in prayer or supplication.
To quiet and sooth the dead, to purify, entreat, persuade, quench
unearthly thirst. To perform a
small sacred act, translating the everyday into something rich and strange.
images:
Apollo pouring libation, 5th Century BCE
The Libation Ritual, AfroStyleMag
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