Creating a personal altar can be a fun, creative way to connect with certain feelings & energy, things you want in your life and things you want to remember. A common idea about altars is that they're only associated with religious ceremonies. Yet, altars have been used by people across cultures since prehistoric times, to bring comfort, luck, to remember ancestors- all kinds of reasons. You probably already have some form of an altar, whether it's a collection of pictures, a group of memories from a trip or a magazine collage. They can be any size, any materials, at home, for travel- use your intuition and explore your creativity! Check out some examples below of altars I've made and their symbolism...
 | Peace & Grounding - Shells- from Costa Rica - Crystal ball- 21st birthday present from my mom - Bear- for my niece Osa (bear in Spanish) - Hershey's kiss- my grandmom used to send me a bag every Christmas - Amethyst - for protection & intuition; a present from Beth - Quan Yin- for compassion - Ganesh- to help remove from obstacles - Serenity stone- a present from Leigh - Druzy crystal- feels magical - Pine cone- Earth; for grounding - Water- for fluidity & creativity * on my grandma's scarf |
| Inspiration - Palm tree pic- from Costa Rica - My mom's business card for her jewelry designs - Friendship bracelet- from Erin - Pic of my cat Elijah in my surfboard bag - Business card from Casa de Alma- 2 friend's dream fulfilled of a massage/yoga studio in Costa Rica - Tag from stained glass business my mom had when I was a baby - Artwork on business card by Alex - Practice Seva project postcard draft - Photography postcard by Kendra - Mermaid bookmark with quote: live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air- Emerson - Sticker from a huge sticker swap at Burning Man festival - Whistle- fundraiser for peace in the Congo * on a gold spray-painted bulletin board |  |
* Do you make collages, bulletin boards, have collections, personal altar spaces or were inspired to create one? Send a picture and story of your personal altars to share! *
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