Literally, the "Bath of Mary," it is the original name for the common double boiler used in cooking. The "Mary" in this instance was a Jewish woman who lived in ancient Alexandria and was known to be one of the earliest practitioners of alchemy. It was used to slowly heat substances, a practice necessary for alchemy.
Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Enfys J. Book, author of Queer Qabala and co-author of the new Sagittarius Witch.
Sagittarians, with our ruling planet of Jupiter, are known for being lucky. Whatever your sun sign, however, this...