This simple infusion spell is meant for someone you care about want them to be happy, this spell is good if you want to cheer them up after a bad time. By taking positive and protective energy and holding it in a vessel it will help attract positive energy to the person in mind.š
A vessel (a bottle or jar)
A towel
Something to stir with
Salt water
Fresh water (enough to fill the vessel)
Mint (for financial support)
Black pepper (for protection)
Orange peel (for happiness and good luck)
Coriander (for good health)Ā
Lemon juice (so it flows smoothly)
Ā -You can choose the quantities-
Before you start, take some time to cleanse your work space so no other energy mixes you up.
Wash your vessel in your salt water to cleanse it of anything left behind and dry it down.
Pour in your fresh water, as you do think of who you want to give this blessing to and why.
Add your black pepper and see how safe they are from negative influence.
Add your mint and see how secure they feel with a little extra in their pocket.
Add the orange and see how happy they are inside and out.
Add the coriander and see how rested and clear they act, how freely they breathe.
Add a few drops of lemon juice to help them glow and let the energy flow through their body.
Stir everything clockwise slowly, reminding yourself of why you care about them and want them to be happy. Seal when you feel itās done and place either by running water in your home or to the west side of your altar if you have one.
Remember to give this energy back to the world at some point. When you feel the spell has run itās course release it by pouring it out on to soil or roots and washing the vessel. The best time to give that energy back would be the next new moon.
Iām really glad this was requested because itās an issue a lot of people face and one Iāve run into a lot during my studies. I totally understand why people say that everything should be clean and organized for a good, thorough cleanse, but that just isnāt realistic or possible for everyone. Some days you can do it, other days it feels like youāre staring down Mount Everest.
So Iām gonna share some of the cleansing methods I use that help on low spoon days.
Music - Thereās no catch-all for this one. Everyone will have a different type of music that does the trick, and that genre will change depending on what you need in that moment. Sometimes I blast Icon for Hire, other times Iāll go with Cirque Du Soleil or Kevin Kern. It doesnāt matter what you listen to so long as it makes your space and you feel better.
Open Up a Window - Iām not a huge nature witch, but Iāve found it very helpful to have fresh air blowing into my home, especially when thereās a lot of negative crap circling around me. Sometimes on bad depression days Iāll just stand in front of the window and let the air wash over me. I combine this one a lot with the first method.
Scented Candles 1 - If you have the ability to light candles choose a scent that makes you feel good and light āem up. Sit close to a lit candle for added bonus of aiding in mental cleansing.
Scented Candles 2 - This is gonna sound weird, mostly because it is. If you have floor/rug space enough to vacuum, take a scented candle that you like, carve it so that youāre left with a bunch of shavings, and sprinkle them all over your rug/floor. Depending on your preferences you may want to vacuum them up after an hour or two. But if you want to leave them, less work for you and easier on the spoons. You can sprinkle them under rugs or welcome mats for the same effect and no one will know theyāre there. Iāve done this a few times and as weird as it seems, Iāve found it very helpful.
Tea - If youāre not too worried about potentially attracting little bug friends, you can do the fourth method with tea leaves instead of candle shavings. Some people might find this more effective because of the cleansing properties of many herbal teas.
Air Fresheners - Find an air freshener that really leaves your space smelling fresh and clean. Inscribe the bottom or side of the container with a sigil designed for cleansing.
Boil Water - I do this a lot when my house is too dry, so why not when it needs a cleanse, too? You can add things to the water to aid in cleansing. I usually do crisp apples, orange peels, cinnamon, anything that I personally associate with cleansing. Find out what works for you, load it up, and leave the sucker there to boil.
Salt - I can already imagine the eye rolls, but it helps. I keep a bottle of sea salt next to my bed so when Iām just fed up with my environment and feel like I need something fast to push away heavy, negative shitĀ Iāll grab a handful and just throw it. It also feels good to throw stuff across my room *shrug*
Thatās all Iāve got for the moment, but Iām sure there are eight million other methods to cleansing that are easier on the spoons than a full house cleaning session. If anyone has methods of their own to add to this, please do! Iāll probably reblog as I see them :)
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-Mod Pyre
Witches ladders (also known as witchās ladders) are a type of knot magic that can be used for a wide variety of purposes. They are commonly made by braiding or knotting cords together while incorporating other materials that represent the intention of the creator. Witches ladders can be easily customized for every practitioner and used for nearly any purpose, making them a very versatile and convenient talisman to create. Witches ladders can be used for purposes like attracting or manifesting things, creating a more positive environment, warding off negative entities or energies, protecting yourself or others, or banishing certain behaviors or individuals, just to name a few.
To make a basic witches ladder, you will need:
- Several cords of equal length in colors of your choice
- Whatever materials you choose to weave into the cords (such as feathers, bones, herbs, hair, flowers, seashells, ribbons, beads, hag stones, sticks, crystals, keys, charms, etc.)
Optional but helpful:
- Tape
- A ruler
Some other ideas: You can incorporate pieces of paper with sigils drawn on them, drawstring bags filled with herbs or crystals, or personal symbolic items that have been made from clay or another material. If you are making a witches ladder for an individual, you may wish to include a taglock (a personal item that is strongly associated with the target) to further bond the person to the talisman. Taglocks may include hair, jewelry, etc. Depending on your practice, you may wish to incorporate numerology into your witches ladder by using a specific number of knots, number of cords, or number of items used.
For my witches ladder, I used thick dark green yarn, twine, seashells, goose feathers, ribbon, a pine cone, and a sand dollar. I chose to arrange my goose feathers with the smallest ones at the top and the largest ones at the bottom. I also decided to make a double witches ladder purely for aesthetic reasons, but you can stick to one or make as many as you want.
Creating the witches ladder
1. Start by gathering your materials and getting your cords ready to knot or braid. It may help to tie the cords together on one end and tape the knotted end to a table or another surface. I found that doing so helps to prevent the cords from getting tangled in the process and it helps maintain a nice tension while braiding.
2. As you braid or knot your cords, begin adding your chosen materials. You may wish to recite something or chant as you are doing this, but it is not necessary. Depending on how many items you are using, you may wish to space them out evenly. For this, a ruler may come in handy. In my own experience, I have found that certain materials such as feathers, herbs, flowers, and certain bones can be difficult to braid around. It may be helpful to braid the cords first and then insert your objects into the braid later on.
3. Continue braiding or knotting until you have made your witches ladder as long as you would like it. To finish your witches ladder, you may choose to simply tie off the cords, or you may choose to add something extra to the end. I chose to add a pine cone and ribbon to one of my witches ladders, and a sand dollar to the other. Finish off your witches ladder however you see fit.
4. Hang your witches ladder. You may wish to hang it near a doorway in your home, near your bed, or even outside. The best location for your talisman will depend on both itās intended purpose and your personal preference. If you have cats or other mischievous pets, it may be a good idea to hang your witches ladder up high or out of their reach.
-theowloracle
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I modified this spell to fit my momās needs. This spell is meant to calm you while also boost energy you would have otherwise spent on your anxiety. You must remain calm while creating and corking this spell or else it may not have the desired affect.
You will need:
Himalayan Salt
Sage, Coffee Grounds & Basil mix
Dried Corn Husks
Dried or Fresh Lavender Flower Buds
White Candle
TINY Jar
Blessed/Cleansed/Charged Bowl
Funnel, easily made out of paper
Directions:
Light the white candle. Close your eyes and visualize your calmest state of being.
Mix the Sage, Coffee Grounds & Basil with the Lavender Flowers. Funnel into the jar until it is 1/3 full.
Place the pieces of Dried Corn Husk in the jar. Make sure it wonāt cause the Salt to clog when funneling it in, as it will make a huge mess.
Charge the Himalayan Salt with good, calm energy. Funnel the Salt into the jar. Leave room for the cork.
Center yourself and Cork the Jar when you feel nice and calm.
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Posted: May 7th, 2018.
Updated: June 12th, 2018.
Acacia: Masculine. Deities; Astarte, Diana, Ishtar, Osiris, and Ra. Element; Air. Planet; Sun. Powers; Psychic Protection and Powers.Ā
Agrimony: Masculine. Element; Air. Planet; Jupiter. Powers; Protection, banishes negative energy and spirits. Once used to detect theĀ presence of witches.
Alfalfa: Feminine. Element; Earth. Planet; Venus. Powers; Prosperity and Fortune.
Allspice: Masculine. Element;Ā Fire. Planet; Mars. Powers; Fortune, Luck,Ā and Healing.
Almond: Masculine. Deities; Attis, Hermes, Mercury, and Thoth. Element; Air. Planet; Mercury.Ā Powers; Fortune, Prosperity, and Wisdom.
Aloe: Feminine. Element; Water. Planet; Moon. Powers; Protection and Luck.
Althea: Feminine.Ā Element; Water. Powers; Protection and PsychicĀ Powers.
Amaranth: Feminine. Deity; Artemis. Element; Fire. Planet; Saturn. Powers; Healing, CallingĀ the Dead, and Protection.Ā
Anemone: Masculine. Deities; Adonis, Venus. Element; Fire. Planet; Mars. Powers; Health, Healing, and Protection.
Angelica: Masculine. Element; Fire. Planet; Sun. Powers; Exorcism, Healing, Protection, Visions.
Anise: Masculine. Element; Air. Planet; Jupiter. Powers; Purification and Youth.
Apple: Feminine. Deities; Aphrodite, Apollo, Athena,Ā Diana, Dionysus, Iduna, Hera, Olwen, Zeus.Ā Element; Water.Ā Planet; Venus. Powers; Love, Healing, Immortality.
Avocado:Ā Feminine. Element; Water.Ā Planet;Ā Venus. Powers; Love, Lust, Beauty.
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š A simple hearth and home protection salt bowl.š
Ingredients:
Black Pepper (Protection) Rosemary (Warding off negative energy) Lavender (Cleansing) Salt (Purifies) Clear Quartz (Healing) Candle
Mix it all together and put it in a little bowl that you like best. Some people like to place it out near the hearth or in the kitchen. Other people like to put it near the door thatās used most often. I put it on the table in my living room.
Hello my greenies! I know Iāve been absent for quite some time, but Iāve been having some personal stress and needed to clear my head. While I was doing this, I came up with some tea and spells to help realign myself and goals.
Holy Basil is used in a lot of different ways, but today we are focusing on it clearing āmental fogā and centering ourselves in the present. This tea has helped my anxiety and feel as if I could move on.
*Holy basil can have an anti fertility effect on both women and men, so if youāre pregnant or wishing to conceive at the moment, I would recommend not using this herb. This does not mean it will make you infertile though.
Ingredients Ā
2 1/5 tbsps of dried holy basilĀ
a slice of ginger
1 tbsp of dry hibiscus
1 tbsp of honey
Directions
boil the water in a kettle.
place the holy basil and hibiscus in a spacious strainer, then clockwise pour the water over the strainer.
place in the thin slice of ginger and let steep for about 5 minutes.
after, take out the herbs and place in the honey and stir counterclockwise while saying the chant.
āI am treading in this misty lake, my mind wilts like the fall flowers. Clear this path and help me reach shore, for I am spring and am needed once more.ā
I hope this can help ground you as much as it has for me. I expect to be posting regularly again and thank you all for your patience.
*^* ā¦also itās my birthday on April 13thā¦just a heads up <3
- Kenzie
a small self-love jar i made for my friend
ingredients: cinnamon, sugar, dry pink rose petals, oak bark dust (for protection), ashes of self-love sigil, a bit of rose water and pink candle for sealing everything šøš
Altars are considered a key element of witchcraft for deity worship, elemental, planetary or ancestral connections, or spell work. However, they can be costly, you may not have the space for it, or you may be in the broom closet. But you don't need a physical altar, you don't even need physical tools. Digital altars are a great way to worship deities in the case youāre unable to set up a physical altar. There are heaps of alternatives if youād like to get creative with it.
Some people doubt the integrity of digital altars, however I believe they gain metaphysical energy as theyāre created, which can be used for witchcraft. Think about emoji spells for example!
Digital altars are different to digital shrines, which are similar in concept, but different in purpose. Shrines are more of a permanent honouring of a being, and they don't necessarily have to be used actively. Meanwhile altars are for active worshiping, when youāre actually giving an offering or trying to contact that deity. However, digital altars can also function as a shrine, depending on use!
Below are 19 different options for digital altars (but I'd suggest using multiple!)
Picrew Altar Sketch (by Camade)
This game was designed specifically for creating altars suitable for sacred spaces to perform deity worship, to connect with ancestors, and to be a witchās working table. After saving it you can edit the picture frames to add pictures of your deity, your family or any other being. It has a lot of variability so itās great for creating multiple altars very quickly in a consistent aesthetic.
Hereās a link to one I made the other day, using colours and imagery to suit my purpose. This is probably the easiest of the options, while also being the most versatile. However, there are limitations as you can't really make it specific to your chosen deity unless you edit the image later.
Canva / Morpholio / Photoshop
These allow for creating single image collages to set as your phone or laptop background with crystals, cardinal directions, deity images, candles, wands or any other altar tools, along with quotes, intentions and prayers. This can be as subtle or structured as you want, making it helpful for closeted witches.
You can use the collages you create for wallpapers on your laptop or phone, or you could get them printed out and stick them on your wall!
Minecraft
On Minecraft you can built entire structures as an altar or shrine, but youāre limited with decorations unless you install a mod. Mods can give you a lot of room to be creative and have a strong aesthetic. Alternatively, you can build just one room and line it with books, add an enchanting table, potions, diamond/emerald blocks, brewing stands, cauldrons and more, using the standard texture pack.
@gailcraft was kind enough to speak to me about her experiences using altars on Minecraft. She usually uses her Minecraft altars to function as a travel altar or when her physical altar hasnāt been cleansed, mainly as a visual representation of her physical altars rather than an actual workspace. When using her Minecraft altar, she generally keeps it strictly digital, writing out prayers on signs and giving in-game offerings of food and potions which correspond with the deity.
As you can see in the images sheās provided, sheās created a cottage-like structure to house her main digital altar to serve as a safe space, decorated with candles, crystals and plants inside. She has separate deity altars for Hades and Persephone, decorated with skull paintings, gold, spiders eye, crystals, flowers, a skeleton skull, lanterns and the aforementioned offerings in picture frames.
These are great altar alternatives as they donāt require much maintenance or energy, and are suitable for witches who are unable to have a physical altar or who travel a lot.
Another really cool idea for digital altars by @neonswitchhouse is to make digital spell jars by placing items in chests that may best represent your purpose, and you can specify this by writing intents on signs above the chests.
An added bonus is that you can design a skin for your avatar to look like yourself, and you can get pets like wolfs or cats.
Animal Crossing
New Horizons has so much potential for digital altars as itās super customisable. You can dedicate an entire room in your house to witchcraft, decorating it with a glowing magic-circle flooring, candle wallpaper, candles, stonework kitchen sets, gothic mirrors, decorative bottles, cauldrons, brick ovens, pillars, stone and candle chandeliers. They also have divination sets with crystal balls, incense, bones (in the form of dinosaurs) and a whole load of other decorative options. The main issue is that collecting all of these is time-consuming unless you purchase them online. You can make offerings by placing items that correspond with your deity in your room.
There are heaps of examples of this. @spookynerdghoul has one here and @blomi-isle has one here. Alternatively @ostarasghost has a dedicated corner which you can see here.
You could also make an outdoor altar space, or multiple all around your island. You can create patterns to put on the floor as runes or sigils that correspond with your intent, if youāre looking to do spellwork or deity worship in-game. You could make offerings through art by creating patterns and placing them on stands.
Thereās even aĀ zodiac-themed item set that you can create by wishing on shooting stars. You can customise and dress up your avatar to wear cute witchy clothes too, or download outfits from their online section that other players have designed.
On my island, I have one section with a stonehenge which lines up with the full moon, as well as a separate rocky-section with some candles and a skull-hat, and a crescent moon island with a pattern of Saturn that I created, but I encourage you to go more full-out than I did!
Stardew Valley
@baduhennasravensraven classifies these as shrines, but Iād like to show it as an example as a potential altar. Theyāve set up multiple sheds to serve as shrines/temples for different deities! You can see images in their post here.
Like for Minecraft, you do needs mods to get the full experience, but again you can make digital spell jars by growing the plants that best represent your purpose and placing them in with items that may best represent your purpose.
Sims / Avakin
Iāve grouped these together because theyāre similar, but in both you can design and decorate houses in a 3D virtual world.
Again, expansion and stuff packs are needed to use Sims to the fullest, but you can find some great ones by @simdertalia here and here, or one by @lycheesmods here. Some more of the relevant ones are the Magic School mod (fair warning: itās Harry Potter inspired) and the Paranomal pack, where you can have ghosts as roomates and perform a sĆ©ance.
Here's an example altar made on Avakin by @onixdace. I'm not that familiar with this program, but it looks similar in concept to other house-design/decoration games.
Hollowmoor
@hollowmoor-game is a steam game still in the works with a planned release in 2023. Iām not sure yet of specific ideas in using it as a digital altar, but Iām sure itāll be great, and Iāll update this post when it does come out.
According to their page, āAs a budding young Witch or Wizard youāll need to manage your farm and explore the mystical world to gather your ingredients. Brew potions! Forge enchantments! Complete orders for the townsfolks and learn their stories! Bring magic back to Hollowmoor!ā
It seems promising! I believe itās similar in concept to Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing, so Iām sure you could form a digital altar in the same way in Hollowmoor once itās released.
Dream AI
[Edited 10 Dec 22] Iāve recently become aware AI art generators steal from creators online and I no longer endorse this method. Instead I recommend using art apps like CSP, playing a devotional playlist and drawing or painting what comes to mind to create an abstract piece of your own for a specific purpose. This way, in very low opacity, you can write out your intention and add images to be displayed subliminally on your altar.Ā
Dream AI is an artificial intelligence art-creating app. You can use this to make an abstract artistic altar by typing in words like your deities name and their associations or a short prayer or intention, use the outcome as an altar by making it your phone background. You can also set a base image to inspire the art with your deity of choice, making a sort of subliminal image of that deity within the creation. This is helpful for closet witches, you can just claim you like the art the AI produced if anyone asks.
Alternatively, you can use the art as a digital offering by posting it on your tumblr altar captioned with a prayer, like @crazyskirtlady has here. Check out her page for more examples of techno witchcraft!
Notion
Notion is a great organisational app where you can add a mix of photos, gifs, text, embedded videos, music and playlists onto a page, making for a multi-media style altar. You can also store resource notes and links for any research you do.
@caduceussky and @arabellascraft were both kind enough to walk me through how they use their Notion altars!
@caduceussky has multiple different altars for different uses, like for deities and spirits, productivity, work-life balance, and prosperity spells that she uses in conjunction with physical altars, depending on convenience and her personal preference.
For deity/spirit work, she typically sets up her Notion altar first as a placeholder while sheās working on setting up a physical altar, then she treats it like a travel altar. She also use Notion for spell altars that have to do with work and study, since she uses her laptop for those, with separate pages set up for certain spells, sort of like digital spell jars.
For deity/spirit altars, she plays a devotional playlist while setting up the altar and adds a photo of a candle and photos of the deity/spirit or their associations like a collage. Digital offerings can go here, too, such as devotional writing or art. It can also be used as a journal to write her experiences and lessens sheās learnt from the deity/spirit.
For spell altars, she writes her intention at the top of the page, and any additional manifestations underneath. Similar to her deity/spirit altars, she includes photos of associations of the spellās intentions, and sigils specific to the spell.
@arabellascraft uses her Notion altar for spontaneous rituals and spellwork as her physical altars are generally temporary. She meditates to her Notion altar or leaves a note, for example for gratitude.
She practices Irish folk traditions, one of which being having a moment of reflection and prayer when you first see the new moon of the month. Having her Notion altar in her pocket makes practicing this simple as itās portable, however, one weakness is that thereās a lack of a physical connection. On the up side, the ability to embed playlists into Notion keeps her in the spiritual mindset rather than having to go back and forth in Spotify.
Thereās about to be a Notion AI too, with the function of brainstorming assistance. This means you can type in something such as āWhat can I do to increase my mindfulness,ā and a list of related answers and ideas will be produced, or āWrite a poem about the God Apollo,ā and the AI will generate one for you. You can join the waitlist here.
#Self-Care
This game includes a digital altar with a function to integrate your personal experiences by setting objects to a meaning, memory or realisation, like a journal. It also has organising functions to put objects away from you altar when youāre done with them and bring them back out when youād like to display them again.
You can gain objects for your altar by performing in-game tasks like putting away laundry, fill-in-the-blank word activities with your choice of affirmations or life tips, simple puzzles, and gain tarot cards by picking a daily tarot card. You can also light a candle and type in an intention!
It does take a while to collect enough objects to display for a particular purpose, but if your digital altar is going to be your main altar, this one is a good long-term option.
The app is customisable to a certain extent with colours and designs, but some of the fancier stuff you have to pay for (like nicer backgrounds and patterns).
Hereās an image of my current altar on this app after about a week of use, along with an image of the main page.
Discord
On Discord, you can join a public server with custom categories to use as digital altars, such as this one by @homeiswherethehearthis. Alternatively, you can create a private server with chat rooms for various areas of worship and then post pictures/gifs and write prayers there.
With Discord altars, you can write messages to your deities, send them pictures, links to articles or books about them, as well as send them offerings of your creations. Itās a great way to have a massive private or shared space dedicated to your deity.
Further, you can add Discord bots that can do divination for you, as suggested by @lyresstrings in this post, such as a pendulumn bot, a daily tarot bot, or a horoscope bot. Thereās even one that states the current moon phase!
Notes App
In the standard Notes app you can create folders for specific deities, and inside each folder, add notes daily, with images, links, song names and lists of correspondences to that deity. Further, you can write letters to your deity within the notes app, as well as intentions, wishes, and things youāre greatful for.
A great feature of this app is that you can actually lock your notes with a password just incase youāre worried about someone going through your digital altar.
This one is a good option to use in conjunction with a Collage altar if you make it your phone background.
Pinterest Shuffles
Pinterest Shuffles is a sister app of Pinterest, but instead of boards, itās like scrapbooking. Itās an amazing tool for creative expression with a similar vibe to what Polyvore used to be.
The altars you can make with this are similar in concept to collage altars but the uses are specific to phones, meaning you can only make phone wallpaper images. With Shuffles, you can incorporate images directly from your Pinterest boards, which is great if you already have a deity board and want to condense it into a single image to set your wallpaper.
You can add text with intentions and prayers, or you can just use symbols of your deity of choice. Iād suggest making multiple of these, all with different intentions, so you can change your wallpaper based on what youāre asking of the deity for that day and worship on-the-go just by looking at your lock screen.
I made one as an example which you can view here. This is currently my home screen wallpaper! I added symbols of Saturn such as a clock, skeleton, herbs, capricorn, the world tarot card, the shrine of Saturn in italy, a crow, the number 3, karma, saturn-related texts, and my favourite images of Saturn.
Tumblr Blogs
This is probably the most common digital altar, mainly because of the massive witchcraft presence on Tumblr, and the ability to make multiple secondary blogs for each deity.
You can reblog general posts that remind you of your deity, images, gifs, spells, associations, prayers, emoji spells and more. However, are often considered to be more shrine-like activities. You can turn it into an altar by creating posts with digital offerings such as art and collages captioned with text spells, emoji spells, or prayers/worships (as inspired by @crazyskirtlady), or write poems for your deity.
Blogs are totally customisable, and you can change the designs with pictures, music, fonts and more. One important thing to note with secondary blogs is that you cannot initiate social functions like DMs, comments, even following and liking, and you can never change your secondary blog into a primary blog (trust me, Iāve tried. I made the mistake of making this account a secondary blog, now I canāt interact with any of you unless you reach out first).
The tagging system is a little weak though, and it can be difficult to search through all your posts and reblogs, so I suggest if thereās anything you want to keep track of, you have a separate space for it, such as on Notion.
Pinterest Boards
With Pinterest, you can create multiple boards for different deities or spirits, adding images that remind you of those beings from what others have posted. Finding inspiration is super simple! You can add images of representations of your deity, like food, clothes, crystals, art, sculptures, elements, animals, objects and more.
In the same sense as creating a Pinterest board, you can dedicate an entire Instagram account to your deity. You donāt have to follow anyone, and can keep it on private, or you can share it publicly. You can post your offerings, photos of things you come across in every-day life like images of the sun, the ocean, trees, plants, bugs and more.
Be careful with this option, however, as you canāt just download photos from Pinterest and post them without credit. This option is more appropriate for art youāve created yourself and documenting your experiences with captions, poems, emojis, short letters, gratitudes, and intentions.
Spotify
One post by @asatroende got me thinking about how apps like Spotify can be used as digital altars by creating playlists with songs you associate with a deity as a form of prayer. Some examples other than normal music includes subliminals, podcasts, instrumentals, and white noise sounds. If you add a short ambient candle sound in the middle of the playlist, this can aid in visualising a candle, making your prayer or offering, then it
You can add a picture of your deity as the album cover and add an intention or emoji spell in the description to customise it further. Spotify also allows you to make folders, and insert multiple playlists within those folders, which is great it you have multiple deities youād like to make altars for.
An added bonus is that if you have a Notion altar, you can embed this playlist into it!
For my Spotify altar for Saturn, I added Sleeping At Lastās āSaturnā from Atlas I, a 1:24 minute candle sound, then the planetary/space sounds recorded and posted by NASA called āNasa - Saturnā. This way, I can get in the mindset, make my devotional prayer to the candle visualisation, then mediate to the sounds of Saturn for 30 minutes. I used an emoji spell as the description, and used an image of Saturn eclipsing as the cover.
Apple Music
Iām not a user of Apple Music, but Iām sure it can be used in a similar way to Spotify. If you have the free version, you can only add songs that you own to a playlists. To get around this you can use a youtube-to-mp3 converter to get ambient sounds, subliminals and more. However, this isnāt necessary, and you can just include music you own that reminds you of your chosen deity.
Oculus
One last idea is if you have the technology and setup for it, you can create an altar in a VR game or space. Unfortunately, I wasnāt able to find any practical examples of this one.
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Special thanks
Iād like to give a big thank you to @gailcraft, @caduceussky and @arabellascraft for giving me permission to talk about their personal digital altars, and for providing me with information regarding them. A further thank you to @gailcraft for providing me with images to share with you all. Go check them out!
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Some people doubt the integrity of digital altars, however I believe they gain metaphysical energy as theyāre created, which can be used for witchcraft. Think about emoji spells, for example!
Digital altars are different to digital shrines, which are similar in concept, but different in purpose. Shrines are more of a permanent honouring of a being, and they don't necessarily have to be used actively. Meanwhile altars are for active worshiping, when youāre actually giving an offering or trying to contact that deity. However, digital altars can also function as a shrine, depending on use!
Altars can be used for multiple purposes, for deities, patron planets, ancestors or general spirit work. Some people have one altar for everything, or separate their altars to keep these purposes separate, minimising the ācleansingā you may have to do between each ritual.
Traditionally altars include tools to represent, the four elements, the cardinal directions, genders (although this is sort of being phased out), and offerings. The sub-categories of these are where you can get creative in the representations. More on that in a future post!
Edmund | he/him | 22 | digital altar & spell gathering corner | non wiccan eclectic witch (spirit work, sigilcraft, technomancy, death craft, pop culture craft, etc.) | new to the craft & willing to learn
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