Shrine Project
Due to space constraints, my shrine is rather small for the time being but I find the design I came up with to be very functional. I decided to use an unfinished wood shelf that I used to use for a TV in my old bedroom and made the top shelf my shrine. The centerpiece is a gift from my best friend to represent the Fire, the Well, and the Tree. I also have a statue of a wolf, also a gift, because of a pack of wolves which are my spirit guides. I can use the combination of these items along with candles to make some beautiful shadowscapes on my wall, which I also consider part of my shrine. There is a picture of and small statue of a black dog, who is Zach, another one of my spirit guides. I also keep a large abalone shell with sage in it that I use for smudging (this was also a gift, I should probably state now that almost everything on my alter was a gift which is one of my favorite things about it). There is also a bottle of sea water, which was a gift from a friend, an incense burner and of course candles. The color of the candles changes according to whom I am working with at the time, but mostly I keep a yellow candle for Lugh, and a black candle for The Morrigan. At the moment in the photograph, a green candle for The Dagda was lit as well I was working with him and The Morrigan for our Samhain ritual.
The bottom shelves of my shrine I keep for storage. The second shelf is supplies and equipment including a mortar and pestle, my various tarot and oracle decks, and many other accouterments I’ve picked up. The very bottom shelf holds my pagan library and a box full of various herbs and ritual supplies.
I hope to one day have a large enough space so that I can have a larger alter, though this suits me very well for right now. I would like to stain and finish the shelves at some point and perhaps even burn designs into it. Somehow, some day, I want a statue of Lugh to add to my alter as well but I have yet to find one that I actually like. Some nicer candle holders would be nice too, rather than the hodgepodge I currently own.
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