Travel Pocket Altar Kit - Pagan Wicca Spell Ritual

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Altar cloth: go to a thrift store and look through their hanky, scarf, and doily selection and you will likely find a few nice options for a tiny cloth to carry with you The foundation of your altar will be an altar cloth. This can be any cloth you choose to cover the surface and place whatever tools and decorations you decide to include. The altar cloth represents the foundation and sets the space aside as sacred. You can have just one that is special to you, perhaps it is designed with a certain symbol, or you can have several different colors and change them out to correspond with the sabbats.

Wherever you decide to put it, having a representation of the four elements can be helpful for when you want to call on the elements when doing spellwork or casting a circle. Your representation of earth should be positioned to the north, air to the east, water to the west, and fire to the south. You might choose something like a bowl of dirt or salt for earth, an incense burner for east, a chalice or a seashell for west, and a candle for south. Whatever first comes to mind when you think of the elements, that is what you should place on your altar. Let’s Talk About Tools Nothing breaks the ice with people you only see once or twice a year like an impromptu tarot reading. Optional: a small feather or bell to cleanse energy or represent the element of Air if not using an herb bundle for burningWith all the tension of getting together with family and friends during the holidays or vacation, keep your sanity by scheduling a little “me time.”

The most important question to ask yourself when setting up your altar is: Does the way my altar is set up make it easy for me to work my witchcraft? Think about what you use it for most: Is it meditation, divination, spellwork, or ritual? If you do a lot of rituals with deities, you might want to decorate with their specific correspondences. If you mostly use it for divination or spellwork, make sure you have enough space on your altar to give you the room you need to work. Another option here is painting–if you are working on metal, enamels work well. You can also use spray paint (a technique here is to paint one shade, let it dry, then take leaves, flowers, or ferns and then lay them on top of the box and spray a second shade). As you are deciding on your list, you will also want to decide what size of the container you will make your altar in. The smallest possible size that is reasonable is an Altoids tin; I have an example of one of those below and also an example of another slightly larger tin (this is a used salve tin that I repurposed). You want something that is sturdy but also lightweight–so metal tins are a great choice. I would be hesitant to use glass because it is more prone to breaking. A lightweight wooden box would be another very good choice. While the term altar might seem all high and mighty, an altar is simply a designated place to gather objects that are meaningful and inspiring. An icon is often defined as “a window to the Divine,” and as a highly visual person, I know this to be true. The objects that I long to gather together act as icons for my spiritual journey, serving as a tool in my spiritual practice as they invite me to return and remember. An impromptu reading of the Tarot can break up relationships with people that you only see once or twice per year.If you like the article below, you might also like Road Trip: A Modern Witch’s Guide to Hitting the Highway. And so, I’ve decided to make my own travel altar—something to take with me from place to place, whether the cozy nooks in my own home or a pilgrimage abroad. I’ve gathered together items that hold spiritual significance to me and have placed them in a box to accompany me wherever the journey leads. There are many options for keeping your ritual tools hidden from view if you haven’t yet gotten out of the broom cupboard. Simple drawstring bags work well. Each morning I wake up uncertain of where I’ll land, and for the most part, I don’t mind; after all, it’s what you do during your Morning Ritual that makes it meaningful. However, while I have my favorite cozy nooks—spreading out on the couch as I watch the sun rise, cozying up on my new daybed by the window, sitting outside in my garden as I take in the sights and sounds—there’s one thing I miss: having an altar. Other tools you may choose to include could be an athame or wand for directing energy, a bell or broom for energy clearing before spellwork, or even displaying your Book of Shadows. You might also like to decorate your altar with crystalsand dried herbs and flowers. DIY Travel Altar