The Wiccan Altar The altar is a principle part of magick, ritual, and daily life. Some wiccans do not feel quite right when their altar is not set up and functional every day. If you have not set up a sacred space in your home with an altar in it, you may want to give it a try. Perhaps you will find that the energy of your entire home environment will be effected for the better! Your altar does not have to be big. It does not have to be complex. It does serve you well, however, to have the essential things upon it to make it effective in that which it was designed. Here are some things to consider when planning your altar. Consider what season it is and what holiday in the Wheel of the Year is coming up. The colors you choose to use will be greatly influenced by these things. Think about where your altar will be. Will it be in a place in your home that will be visible by all who enter? We have made some altars that non-witch people or people who are members of some form of the new religion (they come by to evangelize now and again) would never know at what they were looking. This is not to be deceitful, rather, it is to protect them from themselves. Think about how big you want your home altar to be. Ritual altars are for a more specific purpose than the home altar. There will be many things in common between the two, however, they are different in a few things. If your altar table is not very big, or your space is small, you will not want a complex altar, for lack of room in which to place things. In that, you may want to consider just the bare essentials. This altar is a lot smaller than others. Your table can be any shape you like. Many enjoy round tables because they symbolize the circle of life, so often emphasized in our religion. Others choose square tables for the ease of finding them and because the square has many symbolisms of its own in the craft. Any item or object that hold any special meaning to you, can be included on your altar regardless of how personal or even silly other may view that item. |