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Getting Started with Your Altar
My Altar
Buddhist Elements
Chinese Elements
Wicca Altar Tools And Symbols
Element of Earth
Element of Fire
Element of Air
Element of Water
The Chalice
The Broom
The Censer
Numerology
Pentagram
Tarot Cards
Triskeliion
Colors and Chakras
Stones and Crystals
Sacred Scents
Incense: Psychic
Incense: Business
Incense: Career
Incense: Love
Incense: Healing
Incense: Family
Planetary Guidance

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GETTING STARTED IN WICCA – HOW TO BE A "WITCH"

Your Wiccan Altar

Most Wiccan ritual and magic is done in conjunction with an altar of some kind.

An altar is a place where you display all of the items which have special significance to you. It is a sacred workspace and a resting place for your spirit.

The base of your altar can be inside or outside. It can be a special piece of ground, a stone or step, a table or a box. It can be anywhere. In days past, an altar may have been no more than a special chosen spot on the ground where offerings to a deity were placed. Traditionally it should be in a centralized location and should face one of the cardinal directions.

An altar should contain some representation of the elements: Earth, Fire, Air and Water. So make an attempt to contain these elements on your altar. It is also nice to have some special item which embodies the season to you: flowers for Spring; greenery or fruits of the season for Summer; vegetables or fruits of the season for Autumn; holly, evergreens, twigs, or seeds for Winter.

Altar tools are simply external representations used to help ‘alter’ your consciousness. Your altar is as personal as you. Anything that makes you feel special can be a part of your altar.