altar pics

[Xois]

Hi all

I propose we snap a pic of our altar and post them (for those who don't find the idea intrusive) ... It will be fun

I'll borrow the digital camera tomorrow from work to do the pic :D

This could be fun...I have a shrine set up all the time

One side is of shells and blue and white candle called ocean

the other side has a bast statue, a strange cat statue I found at a flea market and and Owl, since Athena is on my mind as I work on my thesis. I put her in my shrine to honor her...and I burn her incense every evening :D

it is the top shelf of a 3 shelf bookcase. The bookcase has al my pagan / witch / wicca books in it...so its rather a self contained little unit. It is nestled between my 2 tall mundane bookcases that are in my computer room. This room has my computer the books and a cat tree and cat toys and a rocking chair...Really this is the main room of the apartment, so it should be a living room...

anyway...that was long...

Xois

[Armitage]

Mleh...Mine isn't even recogniseable as one, it's also my painting desk. I have my cup and a letter-opener/athame, an angel statue/candleholder adorned with crow feathers, and a few candles, sitting beside my paint box, gesso, lamp, and turpenoid. ^_^;

[Socharis]

i dont have an one at the mo but when i do i will post a pic :D i think its a great idea.

[poz]

Great idea!!! It would be way cool if folks didn't mind sharing. It also could inspire and help those
who need ideas. I can't send mine
'cuz I don't have a digital cam. oh well!

[Mairwen]

This is the altar we used for our handfasting last year. Unfortunately, we didn't think to get a "before" picture! :rolleyes:

[Shy Hawk]

I'll get back to you, I have to scan the picture now....(grumbles)

[BrigitCayenne]

Maybe i'll post a picture of mine

[Xois]

I just spoke to our webguy about borrowing the camera... :D

I'll have mine up soon...

Just don't expect tooo much ;)

[Myst]

I haven't had my altar set up since the last time the cats jumped all over it. Oops, will have to get it together and take a pic.

[Myst]

Alright here we go.

http://willowraven.com/altar.jpg

[loopy]

That's lovely. :D

[Myst]

well thankya :)

[Mairwen]

oooh, that is pretty!

How did you get your picture to show up IN your post?? (am used to pressing the attachment button!):confused: :confused: 8O 8O

[Xois]

I LOVE those elemental candle holders!!!

I forgot the stupid camera!

But I will do it this weekend...

[loopy]

Mari-- use the [*img] [*/img] tags, without the asterisks. :)

[Mairwen]

DUH:rolleyes:

[Myst]

The elemental holders were given to me for my birthday by a friend of mine - she made them herself; she's basically the Craft Goddess I'm telling you. Actually she makes Goddess and Faerie statues as well as magickal clothing (robes, cloaks, old style corsets, etc.)... :)

[Shy Hawk]

Hmm...does she have a store, does she take requests? Do you have pictures? I'm always on the lookout for a good buy. Maybe you'll let me know. :D

[Myst]

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(Sorry I know this is getting OT but I hope I will be forgiven, others might be interested in this info so I post it publicly here instead of privately. Let me know if this is too far out of line, folks.)

Her name is Danielle and she is currently in the process of starting her own business here in the southwesterh Ontario area. Her business is Danielle Hodgins Creations, and you can find her website of magickal clothing at http://digitaldenial.com/dhodgins/ - I hope to get her to possibly put up some pics of her statues soon as well. She does take custom orders and you can feel free to inquire about her statues or her clothing, or if you have other things in mind let her know. She is very willing to work with you to create your vision :)
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[Shy Hawk]

Finally got around to scanning my altar picture. I took it believing that at some point we would post our altar pictures. I was right!
This is a picture of my South facing altar. The guardian of the altar, aswell as the guardian of the room (his room) is Wharf (the dragon). Unfortunately I cut off the best parts of him with my camera...and he did not approve when he saw the picture....but that was the best I could do.
Anyhow....here's my modest little altar. Hope you likey.
ShyHawk

[Socharis]

your altars look great guys :D

[Xois]

http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jllavoie/altar.gif

[WaterLilly]

I'm just gunna run out to the store and get some batteries for my cheapo digital camera and stick up my pictures!

be right back!

[WaterLilly]

I have a couple altars in my room... hey, well actually, it's like my whole room is an altar. :) These are pics of all of them. The one on the upper left is my prayers for strangers altar, the one on the upper right is my personal altar, the bottom left is my relationship altar, and the bottom right is my family altar.

You guys like?

[Xois]

wow, those are AWESOME!!!

[Shy Hawk]

waterlily those are quite nice!

[WaterLilly]

So many peoples' altars are working altars, but mine aren't really... well except the prayer one. Does that mean that they're shrines instead? All the other cute ones I saw here people actually use, you know?

[Shy Hawk]

Say whatever you feel comfortable...shrine would work too I guess. I have a couple of alters in my room too...I would agree that my whole room is one. I even have religious articles hanging on my walls...heh.

[MammaStar]

That's really pretty. I don't have a digi cam---yet! My altar is in the corner of my bedroom. I made it out of a tree stump i found on the side of the road. I have a buddha statue that was given to me years ago by a family friend, several candle holders of various sizes, my athame, cauldron, a clamshell I found down by the riverfront, and a pretty dish with some marbles on it. :elf:

[Mooncrow]

I'll catch a photo the next time we have ours set up.

BB


Mooncrow

[loopy]

Wow, soooooo pretty guys. :D:D

[bloodstone20]

but, here is what it looks like! It is a little stool that is about 2 feet by 2 feet, and on it I have my altar cloth, which The God and Goddess are pictured on, so i don't have statues of them, a bowl of rose petels, an oak leaf, a blue stone from the beach, and a dragon statue. I have a chalice that is on there for the moon rituals, and a wand for my sabbats made of maple and a regular one the I made out of a Rhododendron(SP?) branch that was dead. I also have a black marble little cauldron like thing that i use as a liberation bowl.

[Socharis]

Thats some real nice work guys ;)

[mol]

Wow! What a great thread. I am going to get some pics of our next altar setup...

[ladyrowan]

I've not got a digi-camera or scanner so can't show mine.
It's on a coffee table in the living room: alter cloth, BIG Peace Lilly in the middle, stones and shells from the beach, crystals, a fossil, feathers from land and sea birds, silver chalice with water in, incense, candles, photo of my dad with his brothers and sister all now gone home, photo of my sons on a cliff overlooking the sea.
I've just bought a big picture of the moon over the ocean to put on the wall behind it.
As you can probably see, i do have an affinity with the sea! 8O

BB

[Emy]

I don't have an altar set up all the time... I pack mine up when I need it, probably because I don't want all the questions from people... :/
However my altar does take different shapes depending upon what I am doing, that is, somethings stays the same, others change... :)

Blessed be

[clef0628]

Got a picture of my Altar. Sorry about all the snakes:)

[bloodstone20]

that necklace around the snake looks a little like the symbol i use for my faith.

[arewynn]

hello i am new here.hope this pic comes out right.its in
my office really the whole room is a alter i also have one in my b.room & bath.
bb.arewynn

[yemayasdaughter]

Thank you so much for the altar pics posted.... I am currently putting together my altar in time for Samhain, and this provided some great examples and ideas!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

[arewynn]

did you finish your altar yet?
arewynn

[Xois]

*sigh*

awaiting a biopsy...

here is the first pic

http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jllavoie/pic/shrine1.jpg

and here is the other

http://webhost.bridgew.edu/jllavoie/pic/shrine2.jpg

I have my lantern, a brown leaf candle, a red candle (for vitality) 2 white candles (for pruity) and 1 blue candle for peace...I put his picture in a ring of stones and put a quartz point on top of his pciture.

This is where I chant and drum for him, nightly

[Cait]

Bumping a really old thread, cause I finally got my digital camera working... Here's mine.

http://img1.ranchoweb.com/images/limeychick/altar.jpg

[jelly.belly]

All your alters are really nice you guys!!! :)

[mol]

This is still a great thread.

[Danustouch]

Hmmmm..here's one of mine, from two autumns ago. I have one of my Yule Altar somewhere on this board too, but ran across this older one recently, and thought i'd post it.

[Danustouch]

This is LAST autumns' altar.

[mol]

Wow.

Irs interesting to see all the stuff people put on an altar. :p I only have 4 things on my personal ritual altar...that is when Im ritual of course.

NOw the family altar....thats a different story.

[Cait]

Most of mine isn't exactly essential to the altar - it's really just assorted stuff I've acquired over the years and thought "Oooh, nice". I like to have it there, though... it makes it feel more sort of... mine, if that makes sense.

I do also have a minimalist travelling altar, though, which lives in a small box and consists of four stones and two tea-lights. :)

[Flaire-FireStar]

Ouuu! Great pics! I wish I had some of my altar. *sigh* :)

[magickfaery3]

Hi! I'm new to Wicca and all, and I want to make my self an altar, and I looked at some of your guys's pictures of altars, and I'm still not sure wut kinds of thing i should put on it, or wut not to put on it and what not. So I hoping for some help on what to put on it. I was also wondering, do u have to have a wand or athames or those kinds of things on it? Thanks!

[Shy Hawk]

Naw, you don't really have to have anything in particular on it. Mine at the moment is not the same as in the picture. [Though I do have more than one, and on one altar I do have a daggar (athame). But, I don't even own a wand...just not my thing.] At the moment, my personal altar that I use for prayer, has on it, some candles in random places with different representations, incense to use as an offering, my dragon, pictures of my family, a metal bowl (for offerings or for use as like a cauldren), a diety statue, a lava lamp (I'm not sure why....I just like it), a statue of a turtle and rabbits playing together, and a purple altar cloth (just to keep the dust down a bit). Much of my other stuff is in a chest. It's really much smaller than it sounds. And, it faces North just because I feel like having it face North. It can be anything you are comfortable with.
Sometimes I dress it up with items from the season...just depends on your taste.

[WandererInGray]

*Grins* This is a cool thread!

As soon as I get those pictures off the camera, I'll post the one of our house altar.

*wanders into her files to see if she has the silly one of the cat*

AhHa! *grins* Here's the one of my sweet little Ulath and his devotion to Bast.

[Flaire-FireStar]

:lol: Ulah looks like Dot (my old, grumpy cat) :D

Right now, I have a yellow altar cloth with a whole ton of candles and some incense. I also have my wand on there, my tarot cards, runes, and pendulum, a lava stone, seashells, feathers and a maple leaf. (The latter 4 as representation of the elements)

:)

[Danustouch]

I had a book by Denise Linn called Altars with some terriffic pictures of Altars that people have in their homes. Most were Non- Wiccan. An Altar is not just a place to perform magick, it is also a place where you can meditate, or a "shrine" of sorts for you to place things which have deep spiritual significance to you. Denise Linn reccomends having altars in every room of your home. For instance, in a childs bedroom, you could have an altar of all pictures of the child, along with the childs bracelet from the hospital, baby booties, etc. In a Kitchen, you could have one of various cooking herbs, ingredients and tools. Denise Linn even has one in her "Studio", which she calls her "Creative Altar". On it, she has paint brushes, paints, scissors, pencils, pens, paper, etc. Every time she goes to do something creative, she lights a candle on that altar, and to her it helps her get the creative juices flowing.

[Shy Hawk]

That's a neato idea...I like the idea of having altars all around the house. Actually, we sort of do anyhow. I think having significant spiritual or personal items around all the time cause one to reflect a bit more. Or be more consious...perhaps.

[StormCloud]

What a neat thread - I'm glad it got bumped again. Here's mine - it's the summer version - I change it each solstice/equinox.
http://saragossa.net/pictures/candles/Picture03.JPG

[Danustouch]

That is lovely! Some of your altars are so good, if Martha Stewart were a Pagan, she'd advertise them in her magazines!

[Flar's Freyja]

Wonder if Martha will have an altar in her jail cell.....:eek:

:) Adding my altar to my list of things I need to take pictures of to share. These are absolutely beautiful!

[ShadowStorm]

....hhhmmmmm I'll have to ask my dad if he can get the digital camera from work.

My alter is up permanently, in fact when we bought our house, we decided that one room of the house would be a permanent sort of sacred space area. So we have what our family call a "meditation room" done in all sorts of paganish moon/star/dreamcatcher/wolfspirit tr\ype ideas.

It's really nice, it's not finished yet, as things cost money but for what we have, it's really stunning!!!!

[ShadowStorm]

Originally posted by StormCloud
What a neat thread - I'm glad it got bumped again. Here's mine - it's the summer version - I change it each solstice/equinox.
http://saragossa.net/pictures/candles/Picture03.JPG

[Pan]

Here's one picture of the altar used at my handfasting!

[Pan]

Here's the other one! Once I get film for my camera.. I'll take some of my altar. :D

[Flaire-FireStar]

:D That looks fabulous, Loki. :)

[McKennaRain]

Here's my altar (don't mind the reflection in the mirror...my room was a mess).

This is my Summer altar, I'll be changing it soon for fall. I found a lot of my stuff at the dollar store (aren't they great) because the magick stores are few and far between here and I can't afford anything really expensive. The candle holders in the middle are supposed to represent the 5 elements. The book is my book of shadows. I have pictures of everyone and everything that is important to me around my altar from pics of my cats to my best friend and her kids to my family. I have to find somewhere else to put my altar because I have too much stuff.

So let me know what you think :D

[McKennaRain]

Oops second one didn't go

[moonmorgan]

I posted a pic of my altar for Yule 2002 before but here it is again.

[Bethra]

Just thought I'd join in this thread as I have just got my pictures on to the computer. I now have another alter in my bedroom but have yet to get a photo of that so you will have to wait for that on.

[st0rm]

I love ur sword :D

[Bethra]

I've finaly got round to takeing the pics of my bedroom alter so here it is.

[Bethra]

Glad you like the sword I made it myself with a little help from my step dad. I'm very proud of it, as it is the first thing of it's kind I have ever attempted. I'm currently working on a knife. I also hand made the wand right down to sellecting the brantch I wanted and growing it round a peace of wood to make it curly. The green man on the bedroom altar is hand made from salt dough. All altar cloths are hand worked to. I'm getting quite creative these days :o).

[st0rm]

wow ;)

[FaeRain]

Here's a pic of our family Candlemas altar...

[AmbivalentMirage]

I'm bumping up this thread to share some blurry photos of my humble altar. ;) I've just finished preparing it for a small Imbolc ceremony tonight. :)

In picture one...
You see in the lower left hand corner, some spring rocks and bark I collected. Above it is a white blur, which is actually three matza crackers I am using for a "bread" of Imbolc. Next to those is my chalice, filled with milk for Imbolc. To the right of the chalice is a red apple to symbolize the fruits of the coming growing season. Next to the apple is a yellow candle and a blue candle. Then comes my vanilla candle.... Then an orange candle and a white candle. In front of all the candles is my book of shadows, open to the ceremony and infront of the book is my wand. ^.^ (You would see red, pink, and white ribbons between the stone and "bread", but I hadn't cut them when I took the picture! ;))

In picture two...
You see a blurry green glass object with incense sticking out of it on the right! It's actually a candle holder in the shape of a cat. ;) Behind the incense is a small metal container I use for spells/rituals calling for burning of some sort. (You can't see this particular object...) In front of it is a disc made of wax! That's right! I mixed some clove, sage, and green wax together to form a "holding disc". It's engraved with a star of david inside a circle. :) On the disc is some basil. And of course, you see the wand, book, and candles again. ;)

I hope you enjoyed my blurry pictures as much as I enjoy my ritual!!! :lol:

[AmbivalentMirage]

Silly moi, I forgot to attach the photos!

[AmbivalentMirage]

Aaand the second photo...

[licorice whip]

i cant have an altar set up in my room because of my parents, but i do have a drawer in my bureau where i keep all of my stuff, so here are some pictures (they might be a little repetitive!).

sorry for the blurriness!

http://violeteyes.net/supernova/altar1.jpg

in this picture i have jars of herbs, a bag of stones to make my runes out of (i still havent gotten to it yet!), a bowl of salt, incense and other various things.

http://violeteyes.net/supernova/altar2.jpg

in this one i have my candles, a jar of stones and shells, a shell for holding water, sage sticks, candle putter-outters, etc.

http://violeteyes.net/supernova/altar3.jpg

more stuff

http://violeteyes.net/supernova/altar4.jpg

and more of the same stuff.

everyone has such beautiful altars, by the way!

[Weeping Willow]

Everyone has such neat alters! I'm working on setting one up. When I get it done I'll try to get a picture. The hard part is getting it done.

[Weeping Willow]

I've been working on this and it's not done but what do you think so far?

http://www.hyperjump.net/kessandra/alter.jpg
http://www.hyperjump.net/kessandra/alter2.jpg
http://www.hyperjump.net/kessandra/alter3.jpg

[Weeping Willow]

I probably should explain what I have there. The glass on the pedestal thing is what I use for a chalice. There are two quartz crystals next to it as well as purple, red and white spell pouches to the left of it. Three small candles are behind it with a black velvet spell pouch and 3 viles in front of them. A tall purple and a tall red candle are in the background. Next to them is a metal container I use to burn things in. It is currently holding some glass rocks that I have. In front of that is my bag of runes and my tarot cards. In the center is the white candle with 3 strings of rose quartz crystals around the base. It also has a black string with a goddess charm on it around it and 13 of the glass stones. A vine is in the background and it's all on a black cloth.

[Gawdessisis1983]

well here is a pic of my altar..

[WynterWynd]

Weeping Willow, thats rose quartz and not hemetite around your center candle? *smacks monitor*


Anyway beautiful altars everyone! :) I'l have to get a pic of mine to post!

[Weeping Willow]

There's a little bit of rose quartz around the center candle. The bigger stones that make a circle are 13 glass rock sort of things. I really liked them. Always have from when I was a kid. So I thought I'd add them in.

[licorice whip]

i finally set up my official altar! my dad gave me this antique indian altar for my birthday 2 years ago, so finally removed all the clutter i kept on top of it, and made it into a real altar.

i have a goddess candle, a tiara (just because its pretty), a seashell with water, a seashell with salt, dried rose petals, an incense holder, a candle, and to the side of my altar, i have an angel statue (which ive always had facing outside of my window since i was little, because i thought it would protect me). i also have a teeny pewter unicorn and a mini buddha statue.

http://violeteyes.net/newaltar.jpg

[WynterWynd]

Very nice!;)

[mol]

Excellent!

[BlueFlame]

:D I just took these pictures today. I guess I should explain what's on the altar eh? Ok, in the center is my book of shadows, (you probably guessed that though, lol) behind that is my wax melting pot which is ontop of a wooden box top with a celtic knot design on it. To the right and left of that are two white God and Goddess candles (Respectivly) To the right of the God candle is a small potted plant, though it looks like a dark blob in the picture, and to the left of the Goddess candle is a stone carving. On the right side is a large red candle, a silver incence catcher, my athame in it's stand, and you can also see my sister's hand. :) On the left side is my clear glass chalice, a dish of salt (formed into a pentagram) and my little cauldron with a wreath of ivy around it.

The altar it's self is made from an old wooden trunk that I painted silver. You can't see it very well in the picture but there are spirals and swirls allong the edges, and a sun burst in the center.

http://freakzngoths.homestead.com/files/Altar002.jpg

same thing, different veiw:
http://freakzngoths.homestead.com/files/Altar003.jpg

Here is a part of a bookcase next to my altar. The top shelf holds my herb and oil cabnet, below that is my tarot shrine, with a basket of rosepetals in the back, a small painting I did rests ontop of that. My deck is to the right in a black velvet bag, and though you can't see it well, I have a ceramic triquerta on top of that. There is also a small red candle there. In the center is an ankh incence tile I made. To the right is my father's book on the tarot, and an orange candle for inspiration.

http://freakzngoths.homestead.com/files/smellystuff.jpg

And last, but not least, is a picture of a small altar next to my bed. It's just got candles on it, and if someone asks me to light a candle for them, that's where it is.

http://freakzngoths.homestead.com/files/pillar1.jpg

I really enjoyed looking at everyone else's altars! :nonono:

[Bainidhe Dub]

Everyone's altars are beautiful!

This past weekend, I got a nice 5 drawer chest and of course I have my bookcase filled. I've got flowers and candles all over both, but I have filled the chest of drawers up with candles, tools, craft supplies, herbs, etc. I have a gorgeous Mermaid/Marina figure candle, my pewter Bast statue and a couple others too.

[Ardwinna]

Oooh, everyone's altars are so pretty. :) And I love how each one is just as unique as the person who created it. Here's a picture of mine...

[lovepoet]

Hey, I love this idea - all the altars are very beautiful!

I feel inspired to take a pic of mine and post it, perhaps in a day or so.

Maybe someones will create a magazine to feature them - "Better Temples and Altars" ;)

[arewynn]

i still love this thread the most. you guys have added some great altar pics i love the one with the white tapers and the avacado green back ground

[st0rm]

Wow, great altars ;)

[moonchild]

ooh! ooh! i wanna post pictures too!!!!!

heres mine....

[WynterWynd]

I love the idea of Better Temples and Altars! :)

[Old Witch]

OK.......I'm gonna try this new picture manager thingie..........First pic is of my "ritual" altar in my bedroom........Second is of my "stealth" altar in my living room window......third is of my altar in my circle out back....It's not permanent....Holy Moley!!! It worked!!!

[BlueFlame]

Oooooh very nice! I really like the outside one, gives me some ideas to try out.

[arewynn]

oh they look great

[AradiaSupernova]

This was our Beltane altar for last year :)

[WynterWynd]

Very nice!;)

[indigo rain]

have i ever told you guys how much i love love love looking at pics of people's altars? i promise i'm going to post a pic of mine, i'm just waiting for a certain statue that's on backorder, and it will be complete... for now. we all know how that goes. ;)

[Xeen]

yeah so I haven't been around much, but I had to show this all off...

Se here's my contribution to the alter picture pile. Its FINALLY done! Yay!
http://www.residue-remains.net/visiproof/Angela/Randomness/alter%20type%20thing.jpg
Well technically its not done. Its curruntly made up of 2 end table type things sitting next to each other. I need to build something a -tad- bit bigger. But I am pretty happy with what I have here.

I have 2 cloths on the tables. One is a really cool marronyred color. That's what's showing through the middle there. The other one is black (duh?) with a really cool beading job around the edges. I got that one at an SCA event. Huzzah!

Contents:
1 candle holder.
Its pretty neat. Its a black metal type thing with a curve to it.

5 Candels (lavender, green, blue, red, white)
I'm not happy with the colors, but this is the best I could find with my very limited income. All the colors represent the elemental thingies... the lavender is for the mind/self/whatever. I don't know how to explain that one.

1 incense burner
What room is complete without one? I also have a large supply of various inceses. Currnt one is nag champa. Quite possibly my fav.

1 mini Zen garden set
You need one of these. Go get one. Right now. It comes with a nifty 'Zen Melody Meditation' cd. Its ocean sounds mixed with music. Usually ocean music annoys me, but this ones pretty good.

10 assorted stones
Malachite, tiger eye (red and brown), crystal, amathyst and some other stuff. What the !@#& is that green stuff? The name is on the tip of me toung.

1 'crystal' ball (hardee har har)
Its not a crystal, bit it is a ball. its that lavender colored globe thing. I think it was meant to be a paper weight cause its quite heavy. Its got a buncha air bubbles inside. Its pretty nifty.

1 set of runes.
I love my runes. They're pretty. And I love the box they're in. Shiiiney...

1 Raider-White Tarot deck (however that's spelled)
I love my Torot deck too. This deck has pretty stars on a dark blue background for it's back. The back that I keep them in has a similar pattern. Yayness!

1 weird candle thing
You know those nifty glassy craft type rock things? That's what those blueish green things are in that weird glass jar dealy. And of course... a white votive candle.

[WynterWynd]

Great looking altar!

[BlueFlame]

That's a nifty candle holder! Where'd ya get it?

[Xeen]

BlueFlame, I got it from a store caled BigLots here in Oregon. I think its a new kind of store. Its like a cross between a dollar store and walmart ^-^

[BlueFlame]

It's mucho coolo! I have more candles then I could ever use but not that many candle holders. Anyone ever notice how tapers have the ugliest holders?

Anywho, I like your altar!

[Xeen]

I love my little alter :)

I think I'll have to add some more natural things. Like some flowers and leaves. Maybe some pincones if I can find some. I love in the middle of nowhere surronded by trees, I should be able to find something :)

[minx]

Here's mine. Small, functional, simple and above all, portable :) The altar cloth changes seasonally. Here we see Litha mode :lol: (Without the flowers in the basket and water in the copper cup - candles unlit). Lammas will see the altar with brown cloth and wheat ears in the basket. Cider in the chalice and a small piece of seed bread as offerings in the wooden bowl :)

[BlueFlame]

Is that a bell under the God candle?

[minx]

Is that a bell under the God candle?

Yes, it is. It is what I use to represent Air :)

[minx]

And here it is in all it's glory, ready for Lammas :) (I'll probably post a pic each time it's a new Sabbat :) )

*note the nice new bell :)

[WynterWynd]

Thats loverly!;)

[minx]

Thats loverly!;)

Awwww, thanks :)

[Kimberlily]

Here's my altar. I need a new altar cloth, which I'll be making, but I don't know what I want yet. The small candle on the left is a St. Brighid's candle - an Irish friend of mine brought hers to my place one day, and passed the flame on to me. The cauldron was a gift from my non-Pagan husband, and I beaded my chalice myself. My athame was originally a hunting knife, which I handed off to a friend of a friend to make it into something more appropriate for me, but he never did finish it :( It is only about 1/2 done. I've posted a closeup of the athame. My husband keeps telling me he'll try to finish it for me, since I have no talent with tools, but he's so busy working on the house that he hasn't had time. The handle is purpleheart. I also am making a wall hanging to hang above my altar, which is on top of my dresser to keep it out of reach of my 14 month old daughter :)

[MoonAnu]

I love everyones altars! Beautiful! My altar is a little messy right now and my digital camera doesn't seem to want to work or else I'd post a pic of mine. I'll work on it and get something up maybe in the next week. :) It's basically just a bunch of big candles and statues on top of a large wooden trunk, since I live with my non-pagan Grandparents. My athame, etc are put inside of the trunk wrapped in silks.

- Merryck

[BlueFlame]

Dierna: I've not heard of a St. Brighid's candle before, do you mind explaining?

PS I think the athame looks great as it is! Cute little trelske. What's incomplete about it?

<---(Has Athame envy)

[Kimberlily]

BlueFlame, the handle of my Athame is rough and unfinished, and the pins haven't been put in yet. It also needs to be polished. Not much left to do to finish it, but unfinished all the same.

Here's some information about St. Brighid's candles...
The Celtic Goddess Brigit maintained a Shrine at Kildare, where nineteen virgin priestesses tended a perpetual Flame. As Roman Catholic belief systems grew stronger in Ireland, the Abbey and Shrine eventually became a convent. The priestesses, who were called the
Daughters of The Flame, became nuns and kept the perpetual Flame burning. Into the eighteenth century songs were still being sung in honor of
Brigit, Guardian of the Healing Waters and Keeper of the Flame. For more than a thousand years the Flame was tended by nuns. Before that, for an unrecorded expansion of time the Flame was tended by priestesses. By 1220 AD, male
authorities in the church were increasingly angered by the no-male rule at the Abbey, which they thought defied the church's teaching, that nuns were subordinate to priests. To admonish the Daughters of The Flame into subordinance and obedience, the church decreed that the perpetual Flame was merely a pagan ritual, and that it be extinguished. Because the spirit of Brigit continued for centuries to impact life and living, the Vatican modernization program declared in the 1960's, that there was insufficient proof of Brigit's sanctity. St. Brigit was decanonized. The festival in honor of Brigit is held on February 1st and 2nd (the ancient Celtic Fire Festival of Imbolc), when the Sun renews its energy to the Earth. My candle was lit from a candle that had been lighted from Brigit's
Flame at Kildare, Ireland, and even though the Flame was extinguished in order to mail the candle, the essence of Brigit's Flame at Kildare remains in the wick. From THIS candle, every candlewick and every oil lamp wick that we light
becomes Brigit's Flame.

If you, or anyone else, would like a St. Brighid's candle, just send me a PM, and I can light a candle from mine and send it to you :)

[AstraSkye]

Finally, I can post some pics in this forum...

Picture one: My altar.

Picture two: Cute incense holders.

Picture three: Beautiful picture of a cat - the photo doesn't do justice to it. To the far right is a framed leaf, and in between is a couple of shells.

Picture four: A better picture of the shells.

[BlueFlame]

Dierna: Thanks for the info! It sounds wonderful!

AstraSkye: I like the clean modern look of your altar!

[CalliopeHellice]

The only pic of an altar of mine that I have on my 'puter is my Samhain altar from the year 2000. The picture was actually featured on Witchvox's homepage on October 23, 2000.

I'll get pics of ALL my altars/shrines (4 in total for now) ASAP and post them.

Pic:
In the back are the God/dess candles and holders, plus a silver triple candleabra, as well as a bottle of red wine. Then it's the brass dish holding salt, silver chalice holding wine, brass cauldron for the working, plastic realistic looking skull, silver dish holding water, and two candle holders with tea lights. Then two ears of Indian corn. In front is my wand, a silver bell, two tiny jack-o-lanterns, an offering bowl, and on the far right (you can't see it) is my athame.

[Dark_Warlock]

Don't feel bad, my alter is set up weirdly. My alter is actually a footlocker w/ a black & purple wizard costume chopped up that i bought w/ the intent of wearing for Holloween!!! lol It's true!

[Tyrvald]

Here's a photo of my altar. It's only a little different now, mostly because one of those glass candle holders broke.

:fpatricks

[SylverStar]

I really like the way your alter looks

[indigo rain]

too pretty Tyrvald. i luv it. :) gotta get a pic of mine posted... i'm such a procrastinator.

[Wyrdsister]

What a great thread!

Here is a pic of the altar my friend and I set up for her handfasting the second week of this past August.

Enjoy!

Wyrdsister

[Desert_Yaqui]

Wow! I don't currently have an altar, but I definitely plan on constructing one soon. Everyone's pictures were inspirational in the desire to create one for myself... I hadn't planned on doing an altar, but I can really see the benefits of having your own space in which to meditate and create...Thanks everyone! As soon as I have something done, [maybe by Sanhaim?] I will post some pics also. Thanks again!

Love, life and laughter...

[lefty]

mane temple

[Tess]

Everyone has such beautiful altars, and most wonderful of all they are all different and show the character and personality of the people to whom they belong. Hopefully mine show the same, both permanent altars in the centre of the room next to the bed, just in two different homes.

This is how my altar was before I moved, this was taken at Lughnasadh:
http://ayla.brinkster.net/ayla/lughnasadhaltar.jpg

And this is the sleek n' practical working beastie I have now (my other things have been placed in small shrines around the house):
http://ayla.brinkster.net/ayla/altar_small.jpg

Oooh, and my luvverly wonderful cauldron (also doubles nicely as a BBQ!):
http://ayla.brinkster.net/ayla/cauldronfire_small.jpg

I hope these piccies don't come out too big!

Tess

[lefty]

trying to get this attachment to work the Goddess Diana is bronze . you can see the cresont moon on her crown

[sjackkill]

i need a list of creatures and summon spells

[Sylvan]

sjackkill, I think you need your Players' Handbook for that. Check out the third edition, it's nice. :D

But I'm happy this thread was brought up. I love seeing other people's altars.
Here's mine, before i got my new Goddess statue:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid39/p4ebe461ccc9c37b5a2a24f813695c237/fd0c13ef.jpg
I guess it would be good to describe what all's on there, as the pic isn't so clear...

In the back is a small dais-type platform I put together of wooden blocks I've had since I was little. On top of that is my Goddess plaque and a "silver" Stag for the God. To the left of the plaque is a small pic of Kali I got out of an old National Geographic, and thee ears of Ryegrass I tied with three small ribbons. In front of Kali is a rounded rock I picked up at the beach that has a hole in it. :) In front of the plaque is a scallop shell I picked up at the beach, with a beach-rounded quartz in it. To the right of that is a beach-smoothed shard of brick, and next to that is a dried white rosebud. To the right of the Stag's leg is another beach stone- a large one that looks vaguely lingam-shaped.

Leaning to the right of the pic is a twist of bittersweet that my aunt gave me- I haven't decided if it'll be a wand or not, but I'm thinking not. to the right of that is my wooden incense burner with a bell missing its clapper sitting on te end. The bell I use to snuff candles. In front of the twist is a small sack with two quartz points in it, that will go into a wand I'll make someday. In front of that is a small pair of seewing scissors I've been using to snip herbs with.

On the far left is my chalice that I picked up in Disneyworld (no lie), and in front of that is my bell.

Flanking the dais are my candleholders, a stag with his head raised and a doe with her head lowered, as if grazing. In front of him is a wooden cup for salt, in front of her is a glass bowl for water. Between them is my pent- made of a round mirror and blue nail polish. I have a moonstone necklace surrounding the pent, and acorns on either side of that.

To the left is a small white packet of seeds my same aunt gave me and I haven't planted yet, and to the right is my "Witness", a device I was compelled to make under the tutelage of my last teacher. :rolleyes: And there's a teeny fall leaf there too, if you look close. I picked it up because it was the only one on the ground while the grass was still green.

And in the front is my athame, and since it has no sheath, it sits on a piece of brown felt.

I think the only change to this right now is that I have a bigger Goddess statue,a nd there are several cotton balls sitting on the pent, all from giving blood. May use those for healing stuff later on.

A couple pics of another altar in the bedroom.. It's partway between being an Inner Child altar and a meditation space... With and without the camera flash:

[LadyWillow]

Here's a picture of my altar. I'm sorry for the blurriness. My digital camera isn't the best and it's quite a pain.

Anyway, In the back there's my two white candles, and on the left I have my blue chalice which was given to me by a friend, some salt, some quartz crystals, and a bell. Plus a seashell to represent the goddess.

On the right I have a pinecone for the god, a feather, a incense holder, and a candle.

I forgot to mention the pumpkin and candle in the back, which are decorations for Samhain. I also have an angel statue and offering bowl in the back.

My altar is kinda plain, but it suits me.

[WynterWynd]

Cool pic!:thumbsup:

[LadyWillow]

are you sure you can see it alright? lol I am such a worry wart. I feel bad that it's so blurry and everytime I try to take it with a regular camera, the picture never turns out,lol.

[WynterWynd]

Ok worry wart.......its a cool pic..from what I can see of it;) I just like seeing other peoples altars!:D

[LadyWillow]

Thankies! I'm gonna have to get a better picture of it sometime though, one where you can actually SEE everything that I have on it,lol.

I gots a question for ya broom, where is everyone getting those cute blinkies with pagan themes?

[Sylvan]

Just took a couple of pics of the new setup. Similar, just a few changes:
(One without, one with the flash...)

[LadyWillow]

That's wonderful, who is that a statue of in the back?

[Sylvan]

She is "The Source". A general kind of Goddess figure that I guess you could put any name to.

Unless you mean the little witch with the stars flying over her head, and I haven't given her a name yet. :D She came from the Christmas Tree Shop a few years ago...

[LadyWillow]

hehe, I meant the big statue. I didn't even notice the little witch in the back, but I think that's cute.

Anyone have some suggestions for my altar (pic above) to make it more witchy, without being too witchy?

[Sylvan]

Hrrmm... an altar cloth that has stars and moons on it might help witchify it... But it's up to you and what you have and what you can get, really... On the wall I have a small grapevine wreath with a ribbon tied through it to make a pent. Very easy to do, and pretty...

[LadyWillow]

I'll have to look around for a altar cloth. I'm not sure where to get a nice cheap one though. You could say I'm a low budget witch. :)

[FeatherGoblinglimmer]

Why not buy some cloth and make your own. Mine is some black velvet cloth i got at the local singer shop

[serenarian]

My altar is really simple, just some candles and God and Goddess symbols - I wish I could take a pic, but I can't. I don't have a digicam and can't afford one. You all have beautiful altars though and you've given me some amazing ideas for Sabbat altar setups, so thanks for that! :D

[Sylvan]

What I did at one point was to go to a thrift store and find a large skirt made out of material I would like as an altar cloth. Took out the elastic waistband, and found I had enough for three very large altar cloths. Or you could find a large shirt to cut down..

[Theres]

not a very good picture, but this is my Hekate altar in the woods...

[LadyWillow]

Oh that's pretty

Thanks for the idea's about the altar clothes everyone!

[WynterWynd]

Great pics Kurgarra!

[She-Arna]

Here's what my altar used to look like. it's vastly different now. I'll take recent pic soon.

[She-Arna]

BTW, that pink fuzzy thing is a feather, in case you didn't know!

[She-Arna]

Greenman, that altar to Hekate is stunning!

[SylverStar]

Greenman I really like your alter. I wish I could set one up outside.

[FeatherGoblinglimmer]

yay...My altar is finally set up and being used. I shall post a pic as soon as i can:)

[kimberlymarie30]

Hi I'm new here. This is my altar from my old house.
Don't know if this is going to work.

[kimberlymarie30]

okay lets try this again.

[FaerieGothMommy]

Here is my Altar, as you can see though, i use mine mostly for tarot, it is my passion!

[FeatherGoblinglimmer]

It's real pretty. Where did you get that plate at the back. Its beautiful?

[FaerieGothMommy]

It's real pretty. Where did you get that plate at the back. Its beautiful?

That is my Elf Ouija board, it is made from a butchers block. Of course though, i do not use it as a ouija board, i use it for my tarot, to lay spreads onto. :)
I bought it off ebay, from a woman who makes them. And, i am sure i have seen her on the boards, i was so surprised, i knew it was her as she attached some pics of her boards to the post. :)

[CalliopeHellice]

Finally got pics of my altars:

1) The full shot of my altar, with the moon and sun Iron thingies on the wall, and the skull for Samhain.
2) My completed Samhain altar.
3) My Hekate shrine.
4) My Full Moon Goddess/Ocean Goddess Shrine.
5) My Pan Shrine.

[CalliopeHellice]

My bookcase is practically an altar in itself, so I thought I'd share that as well....

[WynterWynd]

Very cool Calliope!

[vampiresswilda]

your smileys got me
just returned from magnolia fest, first time
great music, and drum circle
i was looking for a pagan new year pic for my desktop and found this page
thanks

[ajna]

Wow, I just read the whole thread and I am so jealous. You all have such beautiful altars. I can't have one here, I live in a dorm and we aren't allowed to have candles (they have fake fire drills and go through our rooms looking for stuff to cite us for) so mine are hidden right now. I may set one up for tomorrow night, it will be my first, so I'll try to post it up if I do.

[Tammy]

This picture is about 2 years old, and I've since changed a couple things out that I use when I set up my altar, but you can get a general idea here. I still use the same table... I love it. It's an antique pie table that I had my fiance refinish for me. :colorful: My Altar (http://webpages.charter.net/fuktifino/altar.jpg)

[Mindflayer]

Ok, it's a bit dark, but:






http://www.gamers-wired.com/pics/altar.jpg



That's mine, simple, but it works :)

[enchancea]

Yule altar

[Sowelu]

Very nice Altar pics everyone!
Does anyone here face their altars in a certain direction?N, S, E, W?
How much time per day do you spend at your alter?

(off to get some pics):)

[Mindflayer]

Does anyone here face their altars in a certain direction?N, S, E, W?


No, I don't



How much time per day do you spend at your alter?

Not nearly enough :p

[BlueFlame]

Here's a picture I snaped today of my Yule altar, pre-ritual:

http://freakzngoths.homestead.com/files/YuleAltar2003.jpg

The altar cloth is new, it's deep green velvet, that I unfortunatly got some wax on today. :( It had to happen sometime I suppose.

Then I've got your basics, God and Goddess candles, fire candle (right), incense and catcher, athame, chalice with water, cauldron, salt dish. The green plate in the center holds my "cakes and ale" Which is a leftover Popeyes biscut (you laugh, but they are really good) and a mug of cinnamon tea. The green plate also holds some small pinecones and acorns, and the round sun box holds frankensense resin as a small offering. The big red candle twords the back is to represent the returning sun, and the silver star candles are just to look pretty, ;)

I later photoshoped in the holly and "Yule 2003"

[Michie]

I'm new and I don't have an altar yet, but thank you so much for sharing all of yours with me. I loved looking at them. I also love seeing how everyone's is unique and personal, and a representation of the person who owns them. What a cool way to express yourself!

I'm not sure whose altar it was, but there was one that looked like it was on a windowsill - lots of plants and statues of bunnies and other wildlife. I really liked that one...seemed very peaceful to me. Made me look away from the computer and at the shelf over the sink in the kitchen and say, "hmmm...." :hehehehe:

Too bad I am terrible at taking care of plants.... :rolleyes:

[gypsyeyes]

Everyone's alters are so beautiful. I'm in the process of making a new one. I still don't nearly have enough space, but more than before. I'll post some pictures when I get it finished.

[Morr]

Okie Dokie -
Imbolc's a~coming, so I set up my Sabbat altar!!
Its very modest since I live with my family who arent aware of my religious beliefs...
As you may see, my altar is standing right under this HUGE mirror in my room that has pictures of my friends & drawings & Madonna (im the BIGGEST Madonna fan), and also around the mirror are a bunch of angels dolls & a big ceramic moon~lady i got in Venice... so that entire area/wall in my room sorta makes up my altar...

http://www.photobucket.com/albums/1003/drummerinblue/altar.jpg

http://www.photobucket.com/albums/1003/drummerinblue/altar2.jpg

http://www.photobucket.com/albums/1003/drummerinblue/altar3.jpg

Enjoy!
Blessings,
Michelle

[Darkstaff]

Here's some pics of my altar. Simple, yet effective!

[CalliopeHellice]

Thought I'd update:


First three are the Yule Altar from the Meet and Greet Yule Ritual...the next is the M&G's Mabon Altar, and the last is the "altar" from Samhain--which was a large plastic cauldron surrounded with items we used. That ritual we had smaller plastic cauldrons at each element containing salt, water, incense and a candle.

:)

[Bran83]

I honestly believe my altars built themselves. I am not very creative, but these came together on their own and I love them.

[Desert_Yaqui]

I honestly believe my altars built themselves. I am not very creative, but these came together on their own and I love them.

Very nice pics, Bran83... I'm telling ya buddy, I have total cauldron envy.

[CalliopeHellice]

cauldron envy...LOL! Me too...mine's brass and kinda boring....need a cast iron one...(but I want to save up for a BIIIIG one).

Very cool swords...:) I love the altar with teh swords on either side (I like sharp, pointy objects...I have about 5 Athames and one bolline so far)...

[SylverStar]

I honestly believe my altars built themselves. I am not very creative, but these came together on their own and I love them.
OOooo all the pretty crystals. I want a crystal ball.

[Bran83]

I used to work for a metaphysical store and when it went out of buisness they had to pay me, and well thats why I have a huge collection of crystals. They also had this huge huge cast iron cauldron which I cackled ov... I mean droold over ;)

Thanks for the compliments..... There are a lot of really awsome altars on here.

[Felidae]

Well, here's mine. not dressed out for a ritual or anything, this is more an everyday, "Felidae is about to leave for work", sort of look.

Thanks to Greenman and Kurgarra for helping me track down the prints I nicked for the images! :)

And I am proud of the off-the-cuff mosaic I did with the tiles, but that saga is in another thread!

[IvyWitch]

I finally moved it from my dresser (where I would keep putting random things on it...), and set it up again. Like a lot of us here I livewith a family who isn't aware/too keen on my religious beliefs, and as brilliant as I am figured out a way to have a permanent altar without anyone knowing. I've got a piece of furniture that's a full length mirror on one side, and spins around to a set of 6+ removavble shelves. It's small, but workable. ^^

Anyway so here is the pic. The sun looking thing in the front is my insence burner - it's a clay sun that hols four sticks and one cone. The red bag is my prayer beads, and the wood pedastal is where my beautiful goddess that Freyja is making will be. *squee* ^___^ *edited to add: Yes, those are napkins.

[Felidae]

I finally moved it from my dresser (where I would keep putting random things on it...), and set it up again. Like a lot of us here I livewith a family who isn't aware/too keen on my religious beliefs, and as brilliant as I am figured out a way to have a permanent altar without anyone knowing. I've got a piece of furniture that's a full length mirror on one side, and spins around to a set of 6+ removavble shelves. It's small, but workable. ^^

Anyway so here is the pic. The sun looking thing in the front is my insence burner - it's a clay sun that hols four sticks and one cone. The red bag is my prayer beads, and the wood pedastal is where my beautiful goddess that Freyja is making will be. *squee* ^___^ *edited to add: Yes, those are napkins.


:cool:

Ooh... That's really pretty! I love the way you've disguised it - and, by the way, napkins or not, the design you did in the back is gorgeous!

- I would not have known had you not mentioned it...

[IvyWitch]

Thank you. ^_^ I actually have, from the years I worked at a home store, a set of two napkins for each season.
BTW, the chalice is also a wine glass from the same home store. Just goes to show that you don't need to go to over-priced New Age shops for workable supplies. ^_^

[Sowelu]

Here's some pics of my altar. Simple, yet effective!
I noticed you have a couple of walking staffs there....did you make them (as far as adding designs to them)? I have one I am getting ready to carve images into to and planning on doing some woodburning on it.
Nice Altar:)

[Sowelu]

I honestly believe my altars built themselves. I am not very creative, but these came together on their own and I love them.Hey Bran...ya know....if you ever clear any space for new items on your Altar and have no room for some of those crystals...ya can always send a couple my way:hehehehe: :heybaby: lol

Very Nice Altar!!!!!

[Jenne]

Niiiice work everyone! Beautifully done, all of them!

*green with envy here* LOL

Love them! Sigh...someday soon I'll set mine out. Gotta finish with some other stuff first. But I plan to have one permanently set up that just gets switched out according to Sabbat/Season...somewhere in our master bedroom...

[LittleRhiannon]

I just set up my new permanent alter :) its not too developed yet, but I'm working on it. I have take a picture when get the web cam in here!

It's in the space between the wall and my bed, and makes protrating ones self before ones alter all the more comfortable :lol:

now it just has a little stone, a few candles, an incense burner, and two elf santa dolls. I'll decking it out with some stuff from the woods for imbolc though :)

[Patriciaj]

Here are a few pictures of my altar. :hahugh:

[13thChylde]

:welcome: PatriciaJ ~*~ that is a very organized and beautiful altar you have there! I love all the herbs in the glass jars....it looks like an old apothecary.

[Old Witch]

I know I have some pics posted way back in this thread...........But here is my working altar in my bedroom today........ And the picture of my "stealth" altar in my living room.....this was taken last year, nothing much has changed, except the fountain on the Stealth altar is now on my working altar...and a new fountain is in the living room......OK, the third pic is the Stealth altar today.........

[13thChylde]

OW, can I stay with you (said in the voice of Donkey in Shrek) :lol:
Your home is so neat and has such good light.
I love the flower/faeries/critters altar :)

[Lil Miss Witchy]

This is such an amazing thread!

I don't yet have an altar, but got a lot of great ideas from this site!! Hopefully as soon as I get mine up I'll post some pictures here!

[Krafty Werks]

http://kraftywerks.com/backwall.html



Here are pics of my main altar!

:floating:

Click on each item to see it close up :)

[Old Witch]

OOOOOO! Pretty! 13thChylde, sure you can live with me...........I just got rid of the whole bunch of Just Silliers......I have plenty of room........

[Enchanted Echoes]

I do not have my designated altar set up yet. I need to find a new place. I will soon have an entire room set aside that will have my altar and other magical and precious things. Will post pics soon.

[Aidron]

I hope to post some of mine as soon as I can.

I love how most of you just pack your altar full of anything and everything that speaks to you. I myself have rarely done that with altar set-ups since I need room for work, such as sewing up sachets, grinding and mixing herbs, concocting potions, creating necklaces or charms, etc. I need my space, basically! :lol:

There have been more than a few items on your altars that I'd love to secretly kidnap in the middle of the night. ;)

[MoonIsis]

OK.......I'm gonna try this new picture manager thingie..........First pic is of my "ritual" altar in my bedroom........Second is of my "stealth" altar in my living room window......third is of my altar in my circle out back....It's not permanent....Holy Moley!!! It worked!!!


your african violets are beautiful!

[MoonIsis]

I'm debating posting a pic...my "alter" is well, kinda scattered around...I don't have most of my stuff out in one area, except for a staff, a cauldron full of runes (great way to start and end the day!) small treasure chests for just locking away bad days, and my prized aloe plant. I was however going to redo the gardens at my boyfriends house this year to add a 4th garden behind the garage where no one can see...would be my special herb garden w/ a small bench for focusing on goals and hopefully new beginnings.

I guess I can take some pics...I'll post in a bit..

[MoonIsis]

so here's two pics...the one if of my bed... :zzz: (can't have too many froggie friends guarding you when you sleep!)

the other is some of my runes and treasure chests. There's just too much stuff around for me to post tons of pics...I'd have to move stuff....so maybe when i get my crap to a new room i'll take another pic...but that's it for now..

[MoonFaerie]

Oh! I love the wall art, MoonIsis :D

~ MoonFaerie

[MoonIsis]

Oh! I love the wall art, MoonIsis :D

~ MoonFaerie

YAY!! IT'S GREAT! It's actually a flag so you can drape it over tables too if you want...i saw it here and just had to have it......

http://www.medievalgallery.com/

check out this site for many MANY unique items you could add to your collection. This place is located in New Hope, pa....

[MoonFaerie]

Thanks for the link, going to look now :D

[MoonIsis]

Look in the Alchemy Gothic sectioin for tons of great stuff....the guys prices are nuts though....he's gotten way more expensive since I bought my flag from him. Chances are you can do a search around on Ebay or other online stores and find the same Alchemy Cataglog at another store that might be charging less.....

http://www.alchemygothic.com/

here is the direct line of merchandise....you can pick a store to purchase it at or a provider near you....I'm gonna try Ebay too...:)

[Flappersquirrel]

*crosses finger that this will work*

my altar (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/MissSpelled/altered4.jpg)

I haven't done too much spellwork, lately, and I have a separate altar for rituals, but I love this one. I didn't realize how much I needed to touch up the head until I looked at the pic though. Eek.
Anyway, the head is my anthropomorphizing of the ocean. i have land, sea and sky represented, my coral wand and my box filled with coins, pretties, and hemp cords for knot spells. The book is my bos and the altar cloth was an old mumu type thing I got from a tourist trap years ago.
I'm amazed I didn't even have to pry the cat off to get a picture for once. Heh.

[Lesidhe]

These are so incredible! You all have such beautiful and unique altars.

Where does everyone get all their statues and such? They're are so lovely!

[Chanda]

I finally got a pic of my altat. It was just after my Mabon meditation. Usually I have even less in it...

[Sylvan]

Wonderful in its simplicity, Chanda. :)

[blueiris]

I would just like to say how lovely everyone's altars are - you've all given me inspiration to help make mine truly my own. :)
And Chanda, I like how simple yours is. Mine's completely cluttered with things.

[blueiris]

I think I figured out how to do it...
It's kind of hard to see on the right side. In between the red (fire) and white candle (air) there is an owl and a dragon. Behind them is one of those aromatherapy burner things that I use instead of normal incense. The stone there is actually a fossil that I found in my grandma's back yard. Next to the fossil on the left are two feathers. The plant in the middle is a poinsetta and the circular piece of paper is a pentacle. Everything else should be all set. Oh yes, there's also a mobile overhead that has the moon, stars, and Jupiter but you can't see it...I'll take a picture later. And on the wall there is a moon and sun medallion thingie. Oh and sorry the pics are blurry...I only have a digital camera on my phone so you're not going to get the best quality.
*crosses fingers*

[Chanda]

blueiris, Thank you for sharing... Love your altar, you've managed to have a lot of items and yet keep it simple. I think it looks great!

Having a live plant on it is also a great idea.

[blueiris]

Thanks!

[argento_occhi]

i didn't have any pics of my altar til about a month ago. I took about 6 pics, but scanned only three. the first is of the altar, the second of the shelf below it, and the third of the shrine box (naos) where i keep my statues of Sobek (centre) and Aset (left and right).

bright blessings,
argent

[blueiris]

Very nice altar. Are you a kemetic pagan? (I'm guessing that you are.)

[argento_occhi]

i am actually, blueiris. ancient egypt has always fascinated me. i'm currently in the service of Aset (isis), Djehuti (thoth) and Sobek/Sobek-Re. it's been a fascinating journey into egypt the last three years.

bright blessings,
argent

[argento_occhi]

you have a lovely altar too, blueiris. :)

bright blessings,
argent

[blueiris]

Thank you!
Ancient Egypt has always fascinated me, although I've been drawn more to Isis than anyone else.

[The High Queen of Faerie]

ooh, how awesome!

i'll take a photograph of mine asap :3

in my room i have a bookshelf built into my closet, and so i put all of my books and candles and whatnot there.

[The High Queen of Faerie]

my altar... crap piccus, but hey i tried. :3
http://img42.photobucket.com/albums/v130/cerise/HPIM0459.jpg

[Aidron]

Cerise, we have the same tarot deck. ;)

*sighs* I only wish I could allow my altar to look 'worked upon' and sort of messy, much like yours, but I am so anal that it drives me insane if one tiny object is out of place. Bah.

[The High Queen of Faerie]

raven ~ how neat :3 the artwork on them is truly beautiful, is it not? my first deck xD on another note, i think my altar looks "worked upon" because i am a slob xP all my clothes are always on the floor, and my altar reflects as such. i never really can be bothered to clean it.

[argento_occhi]

Thank you!
Ancient Egypt has always fascinated me, although I've been drawn more to Isis than anyone else.

Aset is wonderful, very warm and loving, and protective. My love for her is hard to put into words. it's just this amazing feeling of love. :) I can't find any words to descibe it. It's... amazing. There's this awesome power about her, beyond that of a goddess, i suppose. She's a powerful magician as well, very cunning and intelligent. She's wonderful. *decides to stop before she begins rambling and making no sense at all*

[blueiris]

Aset is wonderful, very warm and loving, and protective. My love for her is hard to put into words. it's just this amazing feeling of love. :) I can't find any words to descibe it. It's... amazing. There's this awesome power about her, beyond that of a goddess, i suppose. She's a powerful magician as well, very cunning and intelligent. She's wonderful. *decides to stop before she begins rambling and making no sense at all*

Hey that's awesome. I wish I had a connection like you do to Deity.
And Cerise, I love how your altar looks so lived-in. It looks great! :floating:

[argento_occhi]

cerise, your altar looks great, i'm too neat a person to let my altar get messy. I give mine a throrough cleaning every three months or so, and give my statues a wipe every now and then, to get rid of the dust.

i love your banners, blueiris, especially the bottom one. Very cool.

bright blessings,
argent

[Muireannach]

Argento...you have some gorgeous statues! it's nice to see someone else has a book shelf "decoration shelf" ;)

[argento_occhi]

:) thanks. there wasn't anywhere else i could put it, so there it is! I bought all the statues myself, except for the two cats beside the naos (shrine box). They were given to me by two separate friends on one of my birthdays. I made the canopic jar in the back left corner in yr 10 art. It was supposed to be a cat, but it turned into a penguin. (and the hieroglyphs on the front say 'mau' for cat.) i love my altar to pieces.

bright blessings,
argent

[The High Queen of Faerie]

thanks argent :D

[SpiritWitch]

All the altars in this thread were unique in beauty and style all their own.
Very creative ideas. :)

[poetic]

(Newbie here)

I can't find any sites (and haven't got the chance to go to the book store) about how to set up an altar, what you need, etc. And not every Meijer has altar clothes just laying around, where od you guys get all your stuff?

[savannahrose44]

(Newbie here)

I can't find any sites (and haven't got the chance to go to the book store) about how to set up an altar, what you need, etc. And not every Meijer has altar clothes just laying around, where od you guys get all your stuff?


If you are having trouble finding things to build your altar such as an altar cloth, there is no rule saying that you have to purchase one. There is a great benefit that comes from making your own. You get to decide what it will look like and you get to add a little of your own personal energy into the mix. An altar can be a permanent fixture in your home, or a temporary one. It is up to you. You could do something as simple as turning a cardboard box upside down, covering it with your altar cloth and using it for a base. The beauty of this is that you can use the box to store things in when you are not using them if you are pressed for space. It is really up to you. As far as items to go on your altar it is really up to you as well. I went with my intuition on the matter. I found most of the things for my altar in a second hand store. There is nothing saying it has to be expensive, or brand new. Try looking around outside and see what nature provides you. :colorful:

[The High Queen of Faerie]

(Newbie here)

I can't find any sites (and haven't got the chance to go to the book store) about how to set up an altar, what you need, etc. And not every Meijer has altar clothes just laying around, where od you guys get all your stuff?


hm... just try reserving an area as an altar, and put whatever you find important on it. there are a lot of good books out there that contain information on tools. your altar is a place to put what you find important.

[Faeawyn]

Heres a great site that has pic's of different altars on it
http://www.sacredsource.com/altars0302.html

[poetic]

Thanks. I'm amazed at how friendly you guys all are. I haven't seen a single fight since I've been on (admittedly not long, but ALL my horse forums are chalk full of PMSing people).

I'm really liking the thrift store/second hand chopping up skirts thing. I guess I'm kinda anti-commericialism, so stuff like that really appeals to me. I think I'm just gonna go with the flow.

Here are my current ideas:
I think I'm going to put it on top of my book shelf (it is short, so no stretching, but I would have to stand. Might get uncomfortable... hm.) because, while my parents are cool with my self-discovery and all that junk, a blaring neon sign of altar-dom would go over badly with pretty much everyone I know and I really like to read. Even the former, rather more hypocritical me would have raised an eyebrow (if I could, but I can't. How irritating). Sorry about that, moving on. I have this yellow candle that I really like. It has a sun-ish holder and my mom got it for me. It just works for me. I think I'll put that in the center at the back. The other thing I must have there is my little lucky horse statue I got at the Cave Dwellings in Colorado Springs (I dropped him once at an FFA thing and his leg broke... is that possible? a 3-legged LUCKY horse? Oh, well). The closest thing I have to a sharp pointy object is my pocket knife, which will do in a pinch. Besides, my mom's boyfriend gave it to me (despite the fact that it was purchased at the Tobacco Congress and I do not approve of smoking, I like it a lot). Then I need my little plant named Spike. I got him at an FFA meeting, where they made us all cut the little sprouts or whatever off this big plant and re-pot them. I think I will put my journal there, too. I usually jam it on my bedside table but I feel it would be offering a tangible part of my soul to the gods and whatnot. I mean, in theory, they know what you are thinking and stuff but symbolism is huge in religion.

I would steal my little sister's incense thingy but somehow plopping bad Karma in the middle of an altar seems like a really bad idea to me. I think I will also put my little stick thingy I found at the cemetary and for some reason carried home and the maple seed that flew out of a tree and landed straight up in the ground and gave me this really weird feeling that it was a sign.

What do you think? Am l unconsciously commiting some Sin Of Altar-Making? I'm going to look around my dad's town next time I'm over there. It is one of those yuppy, trendy places with tons of nick-nack stores, perhaps with statues that cost less than the small fortune some dot commers want.

Sorry that was so long, I'm just new and enthusiastic.

[Chanda]

It sounds like you are putting some thought into what goes into your altar. I think it will turn out lovely!

[argento_occhi]

yeah, sounds fantastic. i've got a small foal figurine that has only three and a half legs cos one broke off. in my innocent youth, i stuck some blu-tack in a texta lid and stuck in on the end of the broken leg. he looks like he's got a permanent cast on. and it's just the right size so he still stands. Talk about ingenuity.

[Kaylara]

Here's some that I posted in my photo album...

In normal lighting, one of my altars...
http://66.98.248.41/photoalbum/albums/userpics/13186/normal_109-0926_IMG.JPG

http://66.98.248.41/photoalbum/albums/userpics/13186/normal_109-0951_IMG.JPG

With my candles lit:
http://66.98.248.41/photoalbum/albums/userpics/13186/normal_109-0960_IMG.JPG
http://66.98.248.41/photoalbum/albums/userpics/13186/normal_109-0963_IMG.JPG
http://66.98.248.41/photoalbum/albums/userpics/13186/normal_109-0967_IMG.JPG


*grins* I'm really happy with this set up.

[argento_occhi]

that's beautiful, Kaylara. all those candles are just gorgeous! :)

[blueiris]

Ooh Kaylara that's a really lovely altar! :cool:

[Faeawyn]

Wow Kaylara...I can see how that altar would be very powerful. It puts me in the mood just looking at the pictures :lol:

[Traz Heart]

Looks great now that the stuff i was putting there is no longer there and the alter is back.

Some day when Kaylara feals it is time It may become my alter also.
dono though.

Still Very pretty.

I get to look at it every day :)

[morrigan]

Love the altar pics kaylara, you have a beautiful set up.. I miss my altar.. where I am staying at the moment i dont have room for a proper set up :sadman: I cant wait till we move and i can get mine set up again
Blessed Be ~Morrigan~

[sweet nothings]

kaylara that is the most beautiful alter i have ever seen!!!!! now do you use it for? meditation? relfection? or magick?

[The High Queen of Faerie]

Here's some that I posted in my photo album...

In normal lighting, one of my altars...
http://66.98.248.41/photoalbum/albums/userpics/13186/normal_109-0926_IMG.JPG

http://66.98.248.41/photoalbum/albums/userpics/13186/normal_109-0951_IMG.JPG

With my candles lit:
http://66.98.248.41/photoalbum/albums/userpics/13186/normal_109-0960_IMG.JPG
http://66.98.248.41/photoalbum/albums/userpics/13186/normal_109-0963_IMG.JPG
http://66.98.248.41/photoalbum/albums/userpics/13186/normal_109-0967_IMG.JPG


*grins* I'm really happy with this set up.


oh, i adore your candle stand thing :3

[BlueFlame]

This was my Litha altar. Nothing particularly summery about it, but it was kinda last minute, I had two sets of grandparents in town for my graduation so not much time for preparation.

So the picture in the back is by Selena French (http://www.selinafenech.com/), titled "Wicca". It's really beautiful.

Then we have the white pillars for the God and Goddess, with two ceramic triquertas I made a long time ago.

My new purple chalice ($1.00!)
Cauldron
Salt dish
Copper Wand
Red Fire candle
Incense catcher
and in the back, behind the BoS is a wax melter/hotpot thingie.

Yeah, I think thats everything. :)

[The High Queen of Faerie]

This was my Litha altar. Nothing particularly summery about it, but it was kinda last minute, I had two sets of grandparents in town for my graduation so not much time for preparation.

So the picture in the back is by Selena French (http://www.selinafenech.com/), titled "Wicca". It's really beautiful.

Then we have the white pillars for the God and Goddess, with two ceramic triquertas I made a long time ago.

My new purple chalice ($1.00!)
Cauldron
Salt dish
Copper Wand
Red Fire candle
Incense catcher
and in the back, behind the BoS is a wax melter/hotpot thingie.

Yeah, I think thats everything. :)




beautiful.

how much did your bos cost you? looks like it cost a bunch, but its gorgey <3 i wantses one :hearthear

[Asthmorte]

here's my altar....not the best pic of it, but the only one I have.

[The High Queen of Faerie]

here's my altar....not the best pic of it, but the only one I have.

beautiful. i really love your setup. :uhhuhuh:

[blueiris]

*dances around in circles* I got a digital camera! I got a digital camera! (for my birthday.)
Since we're in the summer house, this is the summer altar. Just thought I'd share with yall...

[The High Queen of Faerie]

*dances around in circles* I got a digital camera! I got a digital camera! (for my birthday.)
Since we're in the summer house, this is the summer altar. Just thought I'd share with yall...


ooh, how pretty! i love the... thing behind the centre candle, though i don't know what it is. :)

[blueiris]

Thanks!
I think it's called an aromatherapy diffuser. You light the tea candle and drop some droplets of an essential oil into the dish thing on top and it makes the room smell nice. I use it instead of incense as my parents won't let me burn incense (they think I'm smoking pot sadly.)

[Faeawyn]

This isn't my altar, but it's a shelf that I'm not worried about displaying in the open in my home. It's in the study/library, so it's no biggie :D You can see I love crystals.

[The High Queen of Faerie]

Thanks!
I think it's called an aromatherapy diffuser. You light the tea candle and drop some droplets of an essential oil into the dish thing on top and it makes the room smell nice. I use it instead of incense as my parents won't let me burn incense (they think I'm smoking pot sadly.)

ooh, okay! :) i think i saw something like that at bath and body works :0



This isn't my altar, but it's a shelf that I'm not worried about displaying in the open in my home. It's in the study/library, so it's no biggie You can see I love crystals.

ooh, how pretty! i love the staaatuary... and the crystals, hehe
:hearthear