Some scholars of the Copper Kettle Cult say the believers regarded the rituals as a means to preserve youth and desireability. If so, this picture captures one of the rituals. The two members of the CKC have different roles. The acolyte on the right, next to the CKC's phallic manifestation, holds the powerful object; the acolyte on the left opens the bin of cleanliness, in which sins are washed and psychic energy returns tenfold to the supplicant, adding youth.

In the middle is a friend, whose youth has just been taken from her, but who is unaware of the situation. For now.