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If you didn’t grow up with an altar in
your home, having an altar now may seem like an exotic and unattainable
idea. Yet having an altar does not have to be complicated or difficult,
nor does it need to be based on a religion or a set of ideas that don’t
seem to relate to you. An altar can be a simple, personal expression of
what you want to focus on right now. You do not have to build anything or
take up a lot of space. You do not have to buy anything new or follow a
complex set of instructions to create your altar. All you have to do is
have a general understanding of what an altar is and the willingness to
allow yourself access to this wonderful, ancient tool of transformation.
At its most essential, an altar is
simply a raised structure that serves as a resting place for meaningful
objects. It focuses the eye and provides a place for contemplation and,
if so desired, ritual. None of these elements need to be complicated. One
idea for an altar is a pot with a bulb planted in it, set on a box. This
altar to growth can act as a reminder to you that all living things bloom
in their time. An easy ritual might be to write down dreams you would
like to see come to fruition on scraps of paper. You might place these
scraps of paper in the box, or under the flowerpot, or in an envelope you
prop against the pot. As the flower grows, so will your dreams.
If you look around your home, you may
find that you have already created altar-like arrangements without even
thinking about it. This is something we humans do quite naturally. A
candle, a decorative box, and a vase of flowers are just a few of the
common household objects that lend themselves naturally to the creation
of an altar. Simply add intention and intuition, and you have created
your first altar. Remember that it isn’t necessarily about the objects
you place at your altar — it is the time you spend with it daily,
allowing those moments to be sacred.
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