Reflections at the Altar of Home
Last night I changed our home altar from spring/summer to autumn/Samhain. Our home spirits have been calling for gold, so we place gold-foil wrapped chocolate coins in the center and sprinkled some gold leafing around.
Abundance. Having enough food, light, money, and love in our home and in our lives is what I am grateful for this autumn. I am called to take time out of my busy schedule and just be thankful in front of this altar/shrine. I have placed offerings of incense, whiskey, and flowers to the spirits of hearth and home. I have given a place of importance to family and close friends (you may notice the pomegrante and wooden bunny spoon!).
May your harvest be bountiful and may your family of the blood and of the spirit give you sustenance this dark time of the year.
Gorgeous. I really love the bear and deer. Carved from wood?
And is that a maypole I see through the window behind the vase of flowers?
Thank you for sharing this. Beautiful. Inspirational.
September 28th, 2007 | #
What a lovely altar! Blesssings on you and yours.
September 30th, 2007 | #
What a lovely altar! Blesssings on you and yours.
September 30th, 2007 | #
The altar is absolutely beautiful! Brightest blessinga to you and your clan at this fabulous magical time of the year. Cate
October 1st, 2007 | #
Splendid, in the old fashioned sense of that term.
It gives such a feeling of warmth and home.
Really lovely. Thank you for sharing this.
Sia
October 7th, 2007 | #
New reader here and I’m glad I stumbled on your blog. The altar is simply wonderful and evokes the feeling of the season perfectly! I love the altar cloth and your use of found objects as well.
Thank you for sharing.
Aeris
October 10th, 2007 | #
This is so lovely. I really like the stag.
October 12th, 2007 | #