WitchCrafting: Crafts for Witches

Altars When you Have No Space

 

Merry meet.

 

Dorm rooms, studio apartments, extended-stay suites and RVs are some of the places where there is likely to be no space for an altar.

 

(This curio shelf, found posted on Pinterest by At Wayfaring Stranger Outfitters, can hold a collection of magickal objects.)

 

Since I am preparing to live in an old school bus converted into a tiny house, space for an altar will be scarce. Searching for ideas, I came across some that might work for those of you who think you have no space you can make sacred.

 

 

 

 

 

(This small wooden display can be placed on a surface or hung either way to create an altar.)

 

The first idea is to go small. An ice bucket lid turned upside down became an altar, and supplies can be stored inside. A saucer made to go under a potted plant or a small pizza cardboard painted or covered with decorative paper will also set off a sacred space. A relish tray can be put to use as an altar, then easily moved as required.

 

(Many small sacred items will fit on the top of an ice bucket lid.)

 

Two sets on Command large picture hanging strips can hold four pounds per set, so using two sets on a tiny shelf like this will hold up to eight pounds, including the weight of the shelf.

 

Another idea for a wall is to amass a group of small frames. These contain cards from a deck by Raven Grimassi, but the possibilities are endless: you could use photographs and images from other sources. With more frames you can include deities, inspirational quotes, tools, sabbats, symbols and sacred places. If there is no wall space, consider the ceiling over your bed.

 

(Group a collection of small, inexpensive frames on a door, wall, cabinet, the refrigerator or even a ceiling.)

 

You can also think vertical as did Casney Tadeo with her stacked boxes.

 

(“Altar of Feminine Mystique” dedicated to the blessed mother and all women everywhere. Collage, mixed media art. Casney Tadeo Fine art)

 

If there truly is no space indoors, the out of doors might be an option. A bird bath, a bird feeder and a window box planter turned on its side are just a few possibilities.

 

If you have found other ways that work to create sacred spaces when there is no space, please share them in the comment section below.

 

Merry part. And merry meet again.

 

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About the Author:

 

 

Lynn Woike was 50 – divorced and living on her own for the first time – before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied – from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American – pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on Pinterest, and write to her at woikelynn at gmail dot com.