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Organization is involved in a political campaign

Organization is engaged in excessive lobbying activities

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There’s so many of these posts, but like many others that post this, my dash is deceased. 

So reblog if you post about: 

Random Witch Things

Chaos Magic

Green Witchcraft

Witchy Herbs 

The Fae 

Runes and/or Sigils  

Norse Paganism/Heathenry 

Craft Names

And reblog if you’re: 

A Witchling/Baby Witch

LGBT+ Witch

A Witchy POC

A Male Witch 

A Closeted Witch 

i hope y'all are getting paid to lie about how mint & chocolate tastes good together

Why should i, sexy tramuatized bitch that I am, have to go to work?

a man: *stretches and his shirt rides up to show his stomach*

me, cold and touch starved: oh… tumby

Yall call yourselves Monster Fuckers, but what about Monster LOVERS???  Where will you be when that toothy tall bastard comes to you with flowers and a ring?  You’re just gonna tell them you USED THEM???  Grow up and COMMIT to that monster you COWARDS

Him: Masc?

Me:

The universe told me exactly what I needed to know, all 3 readings I gave myself had a meaning that I didn’t see cominf but it was what I needed to know once it happened.

Altars: A Crash Course

According to Dictionary.com, an altar is “an elevated place or structure at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.“ As a witch, an altar isn’t absolutely necessary, but having one is incredibly useful. An altar can be a place to store the tools you use in your craft, or a space set aside for working on spells or even just meditating. If you work with a deity, your altar can serve as a space dedicated to that being and communicating or working with them. This post is meant to serve as a short and detailed guide to setting up your altar.

Decorating Your Altar:

The easiest way to decide how you’ll decorate your altar is by finding what symbolizes your deity. What colors is your deity associated with? Are certain plants or natural elements used to represent them? Let’s say you’re an Aphrodite devotee. You might use pink or red candles for their association with love and passion. Seashells are often used in paintings of Aphrodite, so collect some from the beach and scatter them on your altar if you wish. Rose petals are also a good choice. In my case, finding decorations was easy. Crosses, crucifixes, rosaries, and devotional candles are the main elements on my altar. The important thing about the decorations you choose is that they correspond to your deity. And these don’t have to be traditional correspondences because the strongest ones can be the ones you’ve come up with yourself. For example, say you have a really special candle that reminds you of your deity and you want to put it on your altar. Does it have to be a specific color or scent that corresponds with them? No. If it has some special connection to your deity, that’s a good enough reason to have it on your altar! That’s a personal correspondence, which is just as valid or important as any traditional correspondence you might find.

Using Your Altar:

Altars are most commonly used as a space to leave offerings for your deities. As a witch, you might also choose to use this space for any work or communication with them, or just as a space for performing your craft. I use mine for both. Before my altar was my altar, it was a desk sitting in the corner of my room collecting dust. Now I decorate it for sabbats, and use the drawers to hold my herbs, jars, candles, grimoire, crystals, and my other witchy stuff. I usually perform spells there. When I want to do something honoring my deity, I leave my phone and other distractions aside and sit at my altar. Whether it be having a cup of tea with Him or just lighting a candle and remembering His presence, it’s useful to have a space dedicated to your deity and your craft, and only that.

Alternatives:

Of course, I haven’t forgotten all of you witches that don’t work with deities! Decorating your altar is basically the same process I’ve explained above. Make it a space for your tools and your craft! Arrange them based on how you use them, or just in a way you think looks cool! Decorate based on the seasons and upcoming sabbaths you might want to celebrate! I made my altar right before Samhain, and decorating with what you have or what you can find is so much fun. Set out candles and crystals that correspond with the upcoming sabbath! For example, I have lots of tangerine quartz and carnelian. I arranged those and Halloween themed candles on my altar for all of October, and threw in fallen leaves and the apple for a touch of the season.

And below is a picture of my altar decorated for Yule. I arranged crystals and candles with corresponding colors, pine cones for a seasonal touch, and the tea was my offering that day.

If you’re a secret witch or just don’t have the space to dedicate, there are also alternatives to this. I’ve known witches to use Pinterest boards as digital altars by collecting pictures that remind them of their deity or their connection with their deity. Mystak ( @ikilledamanimeanwhat ) even used the Neko Atsume app to make an altar for Apollo! If you’re particularly close to nature, you could even make an altar outdoors. An outdoors altar would definitely be affected by the weather or any critters nearby, but it’s possible. When it comes to altars, the sky is the limit. Whether it be a drawer in your room or an entire room, an altar in a box you carry with you, or a space under a tree outside, you can make an altar out of almost anything! This is all of the advice I have for you. Thanks for reading and happy altar decorating!

References:

Thank you to @skyestarseed and @ikilledamanimeanwhat for your feedback and input on this post! The mini altar/travel altar post linked in the last paragraph is courtesy of Cass ( @thestudiouswitch )!

Ama Witch Haven Member @kristalliserade

i really hope no one’s done this yet