Stainless Steel Pentagram Chalice, 4.75 Inch

Stainless steel, ritual after ritual. Steel does not tarnish or react with wine, salt water, or juice, so the chalice can be filled, emptied, rinsed, and filled again for years without polish or worry.

Three pentagrams around the cup. A bold pentagram on the front and two smaller ones on the sides mean the star faces the circle whichever way the cup is turned or passed.

4.75 inches, altar-sized. Tall enough to read as the water quarter on the altar, small enough to lift with one hand and travel in a tote for outdoor work.

• Height: 4.75 inches
• Material: stainless steel
• Design: large pentagram on the front with two smaller pentagrams on the sides; shaped stem and base
• Weight: about 8 oz

In Wicca, the chalice is the altar tool of the element of water and of the Goddess, used to hold the blessed water for consecrating the circle, the wine or juice shared in cakes and ale, and the libation poured out as an offering. The symbolic Great Rite, the athame lowered into the cup, joins the blade of fire and air with the cup of water and earth. Gerald Gardner set the chalice on the Wiccan altar in the 1950s, drawing on ceremonial magic, where the cup was already one of the four elemental weapons of the Golden Dawn.

The cup's symbolism runs deeper than any one tradition: the Grail of Arthurian legend, the cauldron of Cerridwen, the Cups suit of the tarot, all vessels that receive and give. The pentagram on this chalice puts the five elements on the water tool itself, so the cup holds the whole altar in miniature. When you raise it, you are lifting an image of receiving, of fullness, and of the blessing you are about to share.

1. Wash the new chalice in warm soapy water, rinse, and dry. Cleanse it with smoke or moonlight and speak a dedication naming it as the water tool of your altar.
2. Place it in the west, the quarter most Wiccan traditions give to water, or at the center beside the pentacle. Fill it with spring water, moon water, or the wine or juice for the rite.
3. Use it to bless the circle: dip your fingers or the athame into the water and sprinkle the boundary while reciting a short invocation of the element of water.
4. Share from it at cakes and ale, pass it around the circle if you work with others, and pour a little out at the end as an offering to the land or the spirits you honor.
5. Rinse and dry it after every working, and store it upright on the altar or wrapped in a cloth. Whether it holds water every day or wine only at the sabbats is yours to decide.

• Medieval Athame, 9.5 Inch: the blade for the symbolic Great Rite with this cup.
• Pentagram Brass Altar Bell, 4 Inch: rung to open the circle before the cup is blessed.
• Moon Smudge Kit with 2 oz Moon Water: moon water to fill the chalice for lunar rites.
• Pentacle Tealight Stand, 3.5 Inch: a small fire quarter to face the water quarter across the altar.
• Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft: the classic course on consecrating and using the chalice and the other altar tools.

What is a chalice used for in Wicca?

A chalice is the altar tool of water in Wicca, used to hold blessed water for consecrating the circle, the wine or juice for cakes and ale, and the libation offered at the close of ritual. It represents the Goddess and receptivity, and pairs with the athame in the symbolic Great Rite.

Is stainless steel appropriate for a ritual chalice?

Yes, stainless steel is a practical and widely used chalice material because it does not tarnish, rust, or react with wine, juice, or salt water. Silver is traditional but needs constant polishing; steel asks only for a rinse. Consecrate it as you would any cup, and the metal will not stand in the way of the work.

Can I drink from this chalice?

Stainless steel is the same material used for everyday drinkware, and this chalice is used for cakes and ale in ritual by many practitioners. Wash it in warm soapy water before first use and after each working, and rinse well after wine or salt water so nothing lingers.

Where does the chalice go on the altar?

Most Wiccan traditions place the chalice in the west, the quarter of water, or on the Goddess side of the altar, the left as you face it. Eclectic witches set it wherever the layout balances. If you use a pentacle at the center, the chalice often sits on or beside it during the working.

How do I cleanse and consecrate a new chalice?

Wash it physically first, then cleanse it with incense smoke or overnight moonlight, and speak a dedication naming it as your water tool. Many practitioners fill it with salt water and pour it out as the first act, or pass it through all four elements: salt, smoke, candle flame, and water. Your tradition's rite takes precedence.

Is 4.75 inches a good size for an altar chalice?

Yes, 4.75 inches is a comfortable altar size, tall enough to stand out as the water quarter and small enough to lift, pass around a circle, and pack for outdoor ritual. It holds enough for blessing the circle and a shared sip at cakes and ale without being top-heavy on a crowded altar.