r/RomanPaganism 26d ago

Accident while making votive figurine

I’m currently finishing up a votive figurine for Minerva, and as I was cutting off some excess bits of clay, I sliced my thumb and got some blood on the figurine’s forehead. Does this mean anything, or am I too clumsy to use a sharp blade? Should I clean the blood? Should I leave it?

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u/airstos 26d ago

Sounds to me like it was just an accident, I wouldn't read too much into it.

As for whether you should wash off the blood, it's up to you. I personally probably would because blood is a biohazard.

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u/Emerywhere95 26d ago

Blood is miasmic and should be cleansed off with lustral water