Self Altar: Honouring Yourself
* This is an original spell of my own design from my BOS.*
Self Altar: Honouring Yourself
Uses:
This is an altar you make to honour yourself. It can be made depending on what your needs are. Use it to enhance self-esteem, self-love, and raise positive self-awareness. You can also use it to promote strength, healing, and positivity.
Materials:
Things you can put on this altar can include (but not limited to);
- food & drink
- favorite teas/coffee
- recipes
- a special mug/cup
- flowers/plants (potted, fresh cut, dried, etc.)
- herbs (jarred, potted, fresh cut, dried, etc.)
- anything you like from nature (rocks, leaves, branches, petals, seeds, etc.)
- charged water, moon/rain water, gem elixirs
- books
- song lyrics (can be something you’ve written or by a musician you enjoy)
- poetry, quotes (again, something by you, by someone else whose work you enjoy)
- music (sheet music, CD’s, vinyl, tapes, concert tickets, anything to do with music you like)
- photos (from your life, of something you like, or a photo to represent something)
- candles, incense, perfume, lotion, etc.
- a favorite item of clothing
- jewelry
- any trinkets, odds & ends, objects
- crystals
- anything you use in your craft
- anything from your body (fingernails, eyelashes, blood, hair, etc.)
Basically anything that holds meaning to you or that you feel represents you or something you like.
Other Ideas:
- pictures of yourself that make you feel better about your appearance
- pictures of loved ones (or gifts from them, something that reminds you of them) to remind you that you aren’t alone and do have people that care about you
- a list of achievements or things you’re proud of
- a list of things you like about yourself
- a letter to yourself (must be positive and encouraging)
- mantras, positive and encouraging thoughts
- a written or typed & printed recount of an experience/memory that makes you feel good (should be a good, happy, or even funny memory, something that fills you up. Can be absolutely anything at all. Write it in as much detail you want and however you want; a guided meditation into the memory, a journal entry, just write down what you remember.)
How & When To Use It:
You can make this altar any time of year and change it as often as you wish. If it helps, construct it as you for anything/anyone else (deity, sabbat, a loved one). Consider what you would like to see if someone made an altar or left offerings for you. Whatever your reason is for making this altar, it will likely affect when it’s made and what is put on it.
Example: If you usually become depressed during the winter, you might make it right around the time it arrives. You might include crystals and herbs that help with depression, helpline numbers, photos of loved ones, positive thoughts or anything that comforts and cheers you up.
Another example could be: You make this altar with a focus on self-love and could include a list of things you like about yourself, rose quartz, a letter you write to you to read when you feel bad about yourself, positive affirmations, things you’ve done that you’re proud of, strengths you have, hobbies and talents, etc.
For more clarification or an example of my own, keep an eye out! (Once I have my list made up and make a post I will insert a link to it.)
