{"id":5175,"date":"2011-05-01T01:10:59","date_gmt":"2011-05-01T06:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=5273"},"modified":"2011-04-29T12:29:41","modified_gmt":"2011-04-29T17:29:41","slug":"the-kitchen-witch-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2011\/05\/01\/the-kitchen-witch-5\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kitchen Witch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kitchen Altar<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The kitchen in most houses is the centre of the home, a place of power.<\/p>\n

Having an altar in your kitchen gives you a focal point to connect with, it is a reminder that your kitchen is a sacred and powerful place.\u00a0 It says that you have an ability to nourish yourself, your family and also connects you to the divine.<\/p>\n

And I never need an excuse to create a new altar in my house!<\/p>\n

Each and every altar will be different and will be tailored to your own personality and the space and money you have available.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t need to be large, costly or grand.\u00a0 Have fun with it, make it your own, allow your inner child to come out and play with it.<\/p>\n

So what do you put on it?<\/p>\n

Well, a good starting place is a statue or representation of a goddess or god, one that connects as a kitchen deity would work well.\u00a0\u00a0 If no one particular kitchen deity springs to mind, do some research or meditation and see what comes up.\u00a0 Your kitchen will become a place to honour that deity and they in turn will honour you and your kitchen creations!<\/p>\n

Once you decide upon the deity, find a statue or something that represents her\/him.\u00a0 It can be a likeness or you could make your own if you are handy with clay or papier mache, or even something created out of natural items \u2013 twigs or fabric.\u00a0 The other alternative is to find a picture on the internet and print it off, although you might like to laminate it to keep it clean or pop it in a photo frame.<\/p>\n

It also doesn\u2019t have to be a human representation, it could be\u00a0 a dragon or an animal, the choice is yours!<\/p>\n

Placement of your altar is up to you, but will ultimately be where you have the space and a safe place away from direct flames, and where it won\u2019t be knocked over or bumped into.<\/p>\n

My own kitchen altar is a small green man that has a flat top making it into a small shelf so he hangs on the wall above the sink.\u00a0 I have representations of the four elements on it and a tiny vase that I put fresh flowers in.<\/p>\n

The other items you put on it are your choice, I chose to represent the elements but it is entirely up to you.\u00a0 It could include items that represent you, it can also have seasonal decorations, pentacles, herbs and pictures.<\/p>\n

Candles are good, they represent air and reminds us of the hearth.\u00a0 Food works too, I sometimes put a couple of nuts on my altar for prosperity, if you use perishable items remember to replace them regularly.\u00a0\u00a0 Items from nature work too \u2013 shells for water, pebbles for earth, crystals (I have a piece of goldstone to represent fire).\u00a0 Seasonal flowers and herbs also look good.<\/p>\n

To keep with the kitchen witch theme you could also put a tiny cauldron on your altar, and even tiny household utensils, dolls house furniture is excellent for this.<\/p>\n

I have an incense holder in my kitchen that not only works to put me in a particular mood but also works as an air freshener after I have been cooking.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget to bless and consecrate your items as you place them on the altar, to add to sacred space you have created.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Kitchen Altar The kitchen in most houses is the centre of the home, a place of power. Having an altar in your kitchen gives you a focal point to connect with, it is a reminder that your kitchen is a sacred and powerful place.\u00a0 It says that you have an ability to nourish yourself, your family and also connects you to the divine. And I never need an excuse to create a new altar in my house! Each and every altar will be different and will be tailored to your own personality and the space and money you have available.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t need to be large, costly or grand.\u00a0 Have fun with it, make it your own, allow your inner child to come out and play with it. So what do you put on it? Well, a good starting place is a statue or representation of a goddess or god, one that connects as a kitchen deity would work well.\u00a0\u00a0 If no one particular kitchen deity springs to mind, do some research or meditation and see what comes up.\u00a0 Your kitchen will become a place to honour that deity and they in turn will honour you and your kitchen creations! Once you decide upon the deity, find a statue or something that represents her\/him.\u00a0 It can be a likeness or you could make your own if you are handy with clay or papier mache, or even something created out of natural items \u2013 twigs or fabric.\u00a0 The other alternative is to find a picture on the internet and print it off, although you might like to laminate it to keep it clean or pop it in a photo frame. It also doesn\u2019t have to be a human representation, it could be\u00a0 a dragon or an animal, the choice is yours! Placement of your altar is up to you, but will ultimately be where you have the space and a safe place away from direct flames, and where it won\u2019t be knocked over or bumped into. My own kitchen altar is a small green man that has a flat top making it into a small shelf so he hangs on the wall above the sink.\u00a0 I have representations of the four elements on it and a tiny vase that I put fresh flowers in. The other items you put on it are your choice, I chose to represent the elements but it is entirely up to you.\u00a0 It could include items that represent you, it can also have seasonal decorations, pentacles, herbs and pictures. Candles are good, they represent air and reminds us of the hearth.\u00a0 Food works too, I sometimes put a couple of nuts on my altar for prosperity, if you use perishable items remember to replace them regularly.\u00a0\u00a0 Items from nature work too \u2013 shells for water, pebbles for earth, crystals (I have a piece of goldstone to represent fire).\u00a0 Seasonal flowers and herbs also look good. To keep with the kitchen witch theme you could also put a tiny cauldron on your altar, and even tiny household utensils, dolls house furniture is excellent for this. I have an incense holder in my kitchen that not only works to put me in a particular mood but also works as an air freshener after I have been cooking. Don\u2019t forget to bless and consecrate your items as you place them on the altar, to add to sacred space you have created.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5175\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}