Altar Building

This was the one area in my studies that was the hardest to find information on. Having been new to the craft, I had no idea on what goes on an alter, let alone where to place things. The following is a simple layout for an alter.

The altar is the place where the Wiccan worships and casts magick. It may be anything as elaborate as an ivory, chiseled table to as simple as your bedroom floor. It is not important what you make your altar out of, it is only important that you take care of constructing it. Remember that your altar is your place of worship, and should be treated with respect.

In the far, upper left hand corner of your altar, place a candle for the Goddess. Good colors for this are green, silver or white. In the upper right hand corner place your God candle. It should be Red or Yellow

Your incense burner should be placed in the middle of your altar. Any other items that you will be needing in your rite should also go in the center.

If you are using a cauldron or any other item belonging to the element of water or air, these should go on the Goddess side of the altar. If you are using anything from the element of fire or earth, place these on the God side of the altar.

If you place something in the wrong area, don't worry! The God/desses really don't care as long as you treat the altar as a place to commune with your Deity.

If you need to disassemble your altar, that is perfectly fine. Just be sure not to break anything in storage.