What is an altar, and how can I use an altar to focus and magnify my spiritual practice? An altar is a sacred space, a spiritual focal point and a reflection of your magical self. Explore some altar building ideas to get started creating your own altar reality.
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Space has power. Why? The spaces around us are imbued with energy. Have you ever walked into a room of people, for instance, and felt the overall 'vibe' to be heavy, awkward, or suffocating? In contrast, you might walk into a temple or religious chapel and feel the very air vibrate with hope, praise, and reverence. Intuitively we sense that everything is energy, and everything vibrates at a certain frequency. While some vibrations are heavy and dense (these are associated with darker emotions like anger and suspicion), other vibrations are expansive and airy (these are associated with lighter emotions like
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Laurie Zuckerman's oldest home altar appears as the title page of Lynne Perrella's brand new book: Art Making & Studio Spaces. Above is my close-up photograph of my Green Altar, physically begun in 1992, housing collections of Mexican and New Mexican religious folk art I began collecting in the late 1980s. I am so pleased to see this image printed full-page in Lynne's wonderful book. Below is another of my photos, which Lynne used as the last page of the book. It is a detail of my Mother of Sorrows altar, in honor of my mother, Blanche Kleid Zuckerman.
Set-up an altar, a visible reminder, and thank God for His work in your life. Write His goodness on your wall and on your heart.
This photo was taken in Laurie Zuckerman's home in 2008 and shows her oldest Mexican-style Catholic home altar to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, begun in 1992.
The keeping of sacred space by assembling altars and performing rituals has been a part of the human experience since the beginning of the human experience.
Welcome to my 3rd blog post about building outdoor sacred spaces. In my first post, I discussed stacking stones or stone cairn building. In my second post, I discussed building larger spaces, like stone circles and spirals. In this post, I am going to discuss a few other ways to create outdoor sacred spaces and
This year has brought many changes for our family (as every year does). With the ebb and flow of friends in and out of our community, the practice of Druidry has slowly come trickling into our lives in a time when finding a name for years of feelings, beliefs and emotions is widely welcomed. Both Matt and I have been practicing much of this nature based religion without realizing it. Our lives are very much connected to the seasons and the nature surrounding us and we have really noticed it since we bought our little farm in 2008. I have always been a bit leery of religion, but felt a need for some spirituality. Since my mother's death in 2007 I have had the desire to make an alter for her. Something small with a few items that she loved, a candle or two and some flowers. Occasionally when trying to fall asleep at night I would think about this altar in my head. What it would look like and where I would put it. I've never made one and don't know why. October 31 and November 1st marks the Druid holiday of Samhain (Sow-in). It is a time to recognize and honor ancestors in your family. Some make altars, some attend rituals, some just acknowledge this within. I chose to do all three. Last weekend I attended a Samhain ritual put on by our local ADF Druid group, Cedarsong Grove. Though not my first ritual with this wonderful group of people, it was by far, the most powerful for me. Yesterday, the boys and I made an ancestors altar. Last night we lit candles inviting our ancestors spirits to come home, as this time of year when the dark takes over the light and the human world is the closest to the spirit world. I know this sounds like a bunch of hokey crap and there are probably a number of you rolling your eyes at the thought of a spirit world and such. However, I invite you to make an altar for your ancestors in a visible place in your home. Put photographs of them surrounded by items that they loved or owned and offer them the foods and drink they loved. Walk by this altar every day, look at them and think about them. Light candles for them at night. Do this for even a couple of days and then be honest with yourself and disregard what others think and ask yourself if you feel closer to your dead loved ones than you did a few days before. I see no harm in this ritual. I needed this. I needed to feel close to my dead, loved ones and I needed my children to feel that too. And we are. Sharing our family stories and memories, whether they are from when Matt and I were young children or from last week, has been really good for our minds, bodies and souls. Arlo seems to be most interested in all the process and discussion. I am excited for my sister to see it and I am happy to be able to share with my family all over the country through image. I'd like to keep the altar for most of the month of November and remove it just as Thanksgiving arrives. In the mean time, if you are in the neighborhood, please come and have a look, add something or not.
a personal altar in black, white and reds
Space has power. Why? The spaces around us are imbued with energy. Have you ever walked into a room of people, for instance, and felt the overall 'vibe' to be heavy, awkward, or suffocating? In contrast, you might walk into a temple or religious chapel and feel the very air vibrate with hope, praise, and reverence. Intuitively we sense that everything is energy, and everything vibrates at a certain frequency. While some vibrations are heavy and dense (these are associated with darker emotions like anger and suspicion), other vibrations are expansive and airy (these are associated with lighter emotions like
Learn how to set up your own altar & clear sacred space for connecting with spirit or ritual | rainateachings #sacredspace #paganaltar #metaphysical #wicca
A fun and creative way to learn how to make an altar for your dreams.
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Everything you need to know to create your sacred working space.
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Space has power. Why? The spaces around us are imbued with energy. Have you ever walked into a room of people, for instance, and felt the overall 'vibe' to be heavy, awkward, or suffocating? In contrast, you might walk into a temple or religious chapel and feel the very air vibrate with hope, praise, and reverence. Intuitively we sense that everything is energy, and everything vibrates at a certain frequency. While some vibrations are heavy and dense (these are associated with darker emotions like anger and suspicion), other vibrations are expansive and airy (these are associated with lighter emotions like
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Laurie Zuckerman's oldest home altar appears as the title page of Lynne Perrella's brand new book: Art Making & Studio Spaces. Above is my close-up photograph of my Green Altar, physically begun in 1992, housing collections of Mexican and New Mexican religious folk art I began collecting in the late 1980s. I am so pleased to see this image printed full-page in Lynne's wonderful book. Below is another of my photos, which Lynne used as the last page of the book. It is a detail of my Mother of Sorrows altar, in honor of my mother, Blanche Kleid Zuckerman.
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