Conversation – 15

The Purpose of an Altar

The purpose of having an altar in your home can be as simple as reminding you to take time for serenity each day.
If you didn’t grow up with an altar in your home, having an altar now may seem like an exotic and unattainable idea. Yet having an altar does not have to be complicated or difficult, nor does it need to be based on a religion or a set of ideas that don’t seem to relate to you. An altar can be a simple, personal expression of what you want to focus on right now. You do not have to build anything or take up a lot of space. You do not have to buy anything new or follow a complex set of instructions to create your altar. All you have to do is have a general understanding of what an altar is and the willingness to allow yourself access to this wonderful, ancient tool of transformation.

At its most essential, an altar is simply a raised structure that serves as a resting place for meaningful objects. It focuses the eye and provides a place for contemplation and, if so desired, ritual. All of these elements can be quite simple. One idea for a simple altar is a pot with a bulb planted in it, set on a box. This altar to growth can act as a reminder to you that all living things bloom in their time. A simple ritual might be to write down dreams you would like to see come to fruition on scraps of paper. You might place these scraps of paper in the box, or under the flowerpot, or in an envelope you prop against the pot. As the flower grows, so will your dreams.

If you look around your home, you may find that you have already created altarlike arrangements without even really thinking about it; this is something we humans do quite naturally. A candle, a decorative box, and a vase of flowers are just a few of the common household objects that lend themselves naturally to the creation of an altar. Simply add intention and intuition, and you have created your first altar. Remember that it isn’t necessarily about the objects you place at your altar–it is the time you spend with it daily, taking the time to be with it for your sacred time.

Cherie,

Many a rock band got started in a garage. We have a double garage and that is my
husband man cave so to speak. Our family room is in the basement with recess lighting
and the size of a house. You can live down there. Then the dressing room in my bedroom
here in OZ the houses are big. I could not afford this house on any soil in Cali. LOL!

Cherie have fun with the family. I wish my kids were still home.

Great Gallery Sheba!

Hi Loaf,
I love watching Adrienne. I have many of her products. I have 2 of her compacts. I just bought one a few weeks ago. I also loved Suzanne. I had alot of her jewelry. I was going through some things and found a necklace I had not seen in years! Lol! She was fun to watch. I miss her.

Mcpoopoo …Cherie went back a few “pages” and read Your Kind Words … Thank You♥

Hi Sheba … Kid’s and Cherie made Carrot Cake Cupcakes! The Kids & Our Kitty Loves to Lick the frosting whisk! Love the Gallery. Love the look of LOAF’s Garage! We have not decided what to do tomorrow but Kids will think of something … Cherie SEES YOU ALL!! Night-Nite Sheba♥ … Night ALL

“MacArthur Park”
Donna Summer

Spring was never waiting for us dear
It ran one step ahead
As we followed in the dance

MacArthur’s Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet, green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don’t think that I can take it
’cause it took so long to bake it
And I’ll never have that recipe again
Oh, nooooo

I recall the yellow cotton dress
Foaming like a wave
On the ground beneath your knees
The birds like tender babies in your hands
And the old men playing chinese checkers by the trees

MacArthur’s Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left the cake out in the rain
I don’t think that I can take it
‘Cause it took so long to bake it
And I’ll never have that recipe again
Oh, nooooo

MacArthur’s Park is melting in the dark
All the sweet green icing flowing down
Someone left my cake out in the rain
I don’t think that I can take it
‘Cause it took so long to make it
And I’ll never have that recipe again
Oh, nooooo