Wicca Altar and Tools: A Beginner’s Guide to Wiccan Altars, Tools for Spellwork, and Casting the Circle: Volume 2 (Wicca for Beginners Series)

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Green: Abundance, manifestation, success, wealth, good fortune and good health, generosity, and connecting physically to mamma nature. Your altar can be as minimal or as maximal as you please. It can scream ‘witch’ or be so subtle that no one ever suspects that it is a witch’s altar. Don’t get too caught up in aesthetics though. Many of the altars we see online are carefully curated, beautiful, and expensive, however – much like a kitchen in a homes magazine spread – this is not a true reflection of how most witches’ altars look on a day-to-day basis. Your altar needs to work for you, so make sure you leave space for any practices you want to perform there such as spells or divination. Designating space for tools or other objects on your altar can be a challenge. There are already so many things that need to go on there that these objects can really start to pile up! So remember, your mileage may vary depending on how big your altar is and what purpose you’re designing it for. In the meantime, here is a small selection of things you might want to include. Again, choose things that you love and that give you good energy and raise your vibrations.

Optional: a small feather or bell to cleanse energy or represent the element of Air if not using an herb bundle for burning

How to cleanse your altar

An altar as described by Merriam-Webster's Dictionary is "a usually raised structure or place on which sacrifices are offered or incense is burned in worship —often used figuratively to describe a thing given great or undue precedence or value especially at the cost of something else" or "a table or place which serves as a centre of worship or ritual —often used with the to refer to the act of getting married." And while these are totally acceptable definitions they kind of only scratch the surface of what an altar means to a witch, pagan, or spiritual being. Some altars are made from wood; others use a decorative tray as a base, the top of a coffee table, a shelf, a windowsill, or even a small shoebox. It can be as small or as grand as you like. Use your intuition to guide you as you choose the foundation for your witch altar and start to assemble it. What should I put on my altar? Personal Items + Offerings: Using your altar space to hold artwork, pictures, old photos, really anything that is especially significant and personal to you is a great way to keep memories, pets, or people close to us. Other personal items like bones, shed skin, feathers, antlers, and more can be added to altars for various reasons; as element representations (ex: feathers are Air, antlers are Earth), to invoke that particular creatures energy or spirit in your ritual work, or even as offerings to deities. Please note that we do not in any way encourage folks to seek out animal or human remains through harmful and unethical means, as these living beings are meant to be treated with respect and kindness, always.

Let's be clear right up front: these objects are not worshipped in and of themselves. They may represent spiritual entities that we revere, or gods or goddesses that we commune with, but these objects are not idols. Altars vehicles through which you can connect more deeply with the divine But regardless of what I just suggested, you’ve also got to take practical considerations into mind. You might like the idea of an altar the size of a coffee table, but if you don’t have the room to comfortably place it in your home, it’s likely to be a source of resentment and frustration as opposed to a source of inspiration. On 15 May 2015, vocalist Terry Jones died of cancer. [5] The band had finished recording their upcoming album, which was in its final mastering stage. In 2017, Alan Jones announced that he intends to partially re-record the band's upcoming album as neither he nor the late Terry Jones were happy with the finished product.

Now that your altar is set up, try to spend some time there as often as possible. You can sit and journal or meditate there or just spend a few moments taking some deep breaths. You can also practice divination, perform spells or connect with spirits deities or ancestors at your later.

Like I said in the last section, a lot of what will go into your altar is a mix of personal preference and practical considerations. So, this section is not so much a guide for constructing the “ideal” altar–rather, it’s more about making you aware of the basic altar set up and why certain witches design their altars in certain ways.

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There’s no shortage of types of witchcraft, meaning there’s also no shortage of choices for an aspiring witch. Rather than get overwhelmed, get your bearings by having at least a basic understanding of the terms below. Bell: this clears energy, so you typically use it at the end of your ritual. Place it on the God’s side, towards the element of air.