sonneillonv:

witchyways:

deviousmouse:

shivian:

WitchTip: place a single item on a clear altar to create a spiritual focus: try it with tarot, runes, tools, photos, sigils, etc

This just seems like a common sense tip! I mean, if you’re altar is cluttered with stuff, how do you expect to pay attention to what you’re working on?

But you don’t understand! I must have all of the pretties, all of the pretties being sparkly and shiny and in a fancy arrangement.

not sarcasm. I think I’m a magpie.

I personally handle this by having a ton of different altar arrangements.  I sort and categorize my shinies (granted, my shinies are pretty low-key compared to what many practitioners call ‘shiny’) according to their significance, meaning, and function.  And when I sit down with a deity, or when I sit down with a spell in mind, I use the process of setting up my altar for the purpose (and playing ‘house’ with my shinies) as a way to focus my thoughts.  Best of both worlds!

I just have every possible flat surface covered in shinies and candles and rocks and bones and skulls and shells and fossils and

uh