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Altars...
What is the preferred material used in making an altar? Is plastic out?
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Preference is personal.Go with what you have or what you'd like.I have a sideboard/cabinet I use.
Storage of items inside and the top is the Altar surface.I t cost me pennies in a junk shop and I stripped and revarnished it by hand.
Everyone who sees it comments favourably.It is a beautiful and practical piece of furniture,as well as sacred space,lol.
I 've used all manner of nic knacks for altars,over time.From fireplace tops to window ledges and shelves etc.
Storage of items inside and the top is the Altar surface.I t cost me pennies in a junk shop and I stripped and revarnished it by hand.
Everyone who sees it comments favourably.It is a beautiful and practical piece of furniture,as well as sacred space,lol.
I 've used all manner of nic knacks for altars,over time.From fireplace tops to window ledges and shelves etc.
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You can use what you like but natural would be what I recommend.
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Simple. Any surface with nothing else on it. Make it an altar. Put the object of your desires on it. When done, tell the gods to un-altar it! WELLA!
Insta-altar!
Insta-altar!
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I've been meaning to finish my altar now for a while, I had it set up in a space beside my bed, but that's been repurposed now
I'm planning to put all my essential altar bits into an aluminium flight case, as a portable altar
http://images.maplin.co.uk/full/gl34m_new2004.jpg
But really, as others have stated, any flat (or flat-ish) surface can be an altar
I'm planning to put all my essential altar bits into an aluminium flight case, as a portable altar
http://images.maplin.co.uk/full/gl34m_new2004.jpg
But really, as others have stated, any flat (or flat-ish) surface can be an altar
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Ooh shineeeey,Vashta,I like a lot. [grin]
That can hold a lot of fripperies and doodads,very cool item.
A small bookcase is a good one too,you can cover it with an altar cloth and use the shelves for storing bit s n bobs,the only limit is your imagination really. [thumbup]
That can hold a lot of fripperies and doodads,very cool item.
A small bookcase is a good one too,you can cover it with an altar cloth and use the shelves for storing bit s n bobs,the only limit is your imagination really. [thumbup]
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Natural seems to be the preference of most people, but it eventually boils down to:
1. What you prefer
2. What's available to you
If you go the natural route, wood or stone usually. But whatever works. At the moment my altar is the top of a plywood storage unit.
1. What you prefer
2. What's available to you
If you go the natural route, wood or stone usually. But whatever works. At the moment my altar is the top of a plywood storage unit.
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I'm using an imitation wood (laminate) dresser top right now, but I'm looking for a smallish cabinet, preferably a pretty one, although I don't care what it's made of.
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Best old pic I have of mine,lol.
I still need to get new screws for one of the drawer handles...oops.
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http://beyondchaosmagick.wordpress.com/ ... the-trade/
That's how my modest altar looked last year, I'm starting to expand it this year since
I will be adding more stuff into it.
That's how my modest altar looked last year, I'm starting to expand it this year since
I will be adding more stuff into it.
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That,MrBlack,is what we here would call 'well cool'. [thumbup]
I have so many Occult fripperies and nick nacks,that I could open a shop,lol.I collect carved wooden plates and brass ornaments also,as a hobby and most of these get utilised as ritual objects from time to time too.
My altar appearance changes frequently depending on current workings and season. And I got many of my objects from thrift,charity and junk shops for pennies.
I have so many Occult fripperies and nick nacks,that I could open a shop,lol.I collect carved wooden plates and brass ornaments also,as a hobby and most of these get utilised as ritual objects from time to time too.
My altar appearance changes frequently depending on current workings and season. And I got many of my objects from thrift,charity and junk shops for pennies.
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@Nahemah: i'm trying to keep at that whole "minimalism" bit and I think I've
been doing fine but I've got some projects on the works and I know that space
is not enough so.....moving and making more space.
It's still in the same shelf but got promoted higher and bigger space.
been doing fine but I've got some projects on the works and I know that space
is not enough so.....moving and making more space.
It's still in the same shelf but got promoted higher and bigger space.
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I have a mix of man-made items and natural items on my altar. I have things that just seemed right to me at the time, and still seem right. I'll post a picture once I can of the altar. I go with what the gods/goddesses seemed to "urge" me to get, if that makes any sense.