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Browsing through a lot of altar pictures and descriptions, I find that most are based around a pretty traditional or oldskool layout, use, and method.
I have a small altar myself, however, this did not inentionally grow to become an altar, and as I don't really have a religion, other then being a psychonaut, though I do believe in a Godlike thing or being, my altar is not to praise a god, or bring an offering to them in particular.
But more in a whole to life itself and some things in particular, mostly about good luck and happiness.
My own altar:
altarsnchillspaces.tribe.net/pho...a698
These are all pretty random things, never intentionally gotten for the altar.
The stone mushroom statue was given to me when I was like 12 or something, I don't remember why either.
The plate is just a nice candle plate I got to burn candles and incense on, I got the incense burner from my dad not to long ago as a small gift.
The fake flower used to be part of a hairclip I made.
It had actually become a true altar for me, not too long ago, I bought the cactus not too long ago, I love cacti and I also have a San Pedro in the window till which is about 1,3 years old now and growing like mad :D this being part of my psychonautic side.
The glass cup with the pill wraps however, is a new addition.
Yeah, those are quite a lot of pill wraps. Though many people wouldn't be happy if they have to take 2 pills, twice a day, I sure am!
I've given all these small things a special place in my room, in front of a speaker, next to my favourite lavalamp, I burn candles & incense from time to time, partly as an 'offering' to the way my life has taken it's twists and turns, partly to the objects I encounter often.
The blooming and growing up to full potiential, represented by the flower.
Life itself and the durability and ability to sustain and protect itself, represented by the cactus.
The unknown, mystery, subconsiousness and higher spiritual being, represented by the mushroom.
My personal development and the reaching of goals, and sustaining that, represented by the growing amount of pill wraps.
What I mostly was wondering, who else maintains a more simplistic and modern, or 'religion-less' altar?
And what do you think of the concept of not perse offering, but instead praicing of the object's references on the altar?
Would love to hear more!
Greets from Lara
I have a small altar myself, however, this did not inentionally grow to become an altar, and as I don't really have a religion, other then being a psychonaut, though I do believe in a Godlike thing or being, my altar is not to praise a god, or bring an offering to them in particular.
But more in a whole to life itself and some things in particular, mostly about good luck and happiness.
My own altar:
altarsnchillspaces.tribe.net/pho...a698
These are all pretty random things, never intentionally gotten for the altar.
The stone mushroom statue was given to me when I was like 12 or something, I don't remember why either.
The plate is just a nice candle plate I got to burn candles and incense on, I got the incense burner from my dad not to long ago as a small gift.
The fake flower used to be part of a hairclip I made.
It had actually become a true altar for me, not too long ago, I bought the cactus not too long ago, I love cacti and I also have a San Pedro in the window till which is about 1,3 years old now and growing like mad :D this being part of my psychonautic side.
The glass cup with the pill wraps however, is a new addition.
Yeah, those are quite a lot of pill wraps. Though many people wouldn't be happy if they have to take 2 pills, twice a day, I sure am!
I've given all these small things a special place in my room, in front of a speaker, next to my favourite lavalamp, I burn candles & incense from time to time, partly as an 'offering' to the way my life has taken it's twists and turns, partly to the objects I encounter often.
The blooming and growing up to full potiential, represented by the flower.
Life itself and the durability and ability to sustain and protect itself, represented by the cactus.
The unknown, mystery, subconsiousness and higher spiritual being, represented by the mushroom.
My personal development and the reaching of goals, and sustaining that, represented by the growing amount of pill wraps.
What I mostly was wondering, who else maintains a more simplistic and modern, or 'religion-less' altar?
And what do you think of the concept of not perse offering, but instead praicing of the object's references on the altar?
Would love to hear more!
Greets from Lara
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Re: Modern / Simpelistic Altars
Wed, May 21, 2008 - 4:48 PMAt a DMT and Altars workshop that I attended several years ago (that I actually walked away from, but that was at a truly life changing event, as far as background context), the facilitator made a point of explaining that the objects of a personal altar had as their primary intent their relevance to the builder. In his case, he had a smurf figure.
As a result, one of my favourite altar objects for a couple of years (until much of my material world demanifested), was a plastic Rafiki figure holding up Simba to the Sun (a McDonalds happy meal toy that came my way by accident).
That single image still remains one of the most potent in my personal spirituality, and I'd like to think in a collective reality, due to it's wide recognition, as well.
