Interpretation: The weight of the symbolism here is highly significant, as the cauldron truly represents a concentration and a focalization of energies and quantities, as well as an agitation of forces that may even have significant repercussions for your destiny.
This may require that we take action, strengthen our position, or purify some situation by purging it of the unwanted residue of the past.
We have to trust in the nature of the process at play here; even though it necessitates some level of destruction or relinquishment, it is destined to ultimately bring about salutary transformations and metamorphoses.
The crucible that is activated here can allow everything to be melted and rebuilt differently, so that we may start again with a clean slate, and many things remain to be seen: the possibilities are wide open, and we must be able to take advantage of them and make the most of them.
Astrological points to pay attention to: We find direct symbolism here having to do with the alchemical process of calcinatio, as well as Pluto’s forces, which contribute fully to this.
There is intense psychological pressure, like a state that is “undergoing transformation” somehow, where Fire and acid get directly involved and dissolve some things in order to rebuild them differently afterward.
This indicates a sort of evolutive intersection; we are at a crossroads of significant karmic changes that are truly irreversible, leading to a “before/after” contrast, somewhat like how a butterfly can never turn back into a caterpillar.
This type of process is often also crossed with great transpersonal energies of Neptune, Uranus, or Jupiter, and there is often coordination between these forces.
The Black Moon or the Lunar nodes may also come into play directly: as seeds of incarnation and karmic factors, they may be connected to the developments that are required here, as well as to turning points in our destiny.
Remarks: This hexagram represents an intense internal pressure that imperatively forces various transformations and externalizations to occur.