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November altar
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Samhain altar
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Mabon altar
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Yule altar, 2017
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Samhain altar, 2017
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Mabon altar
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Litha Altar
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Yule altar
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Oestara Altar
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April altar
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Beltane altar
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November altar
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2016 Samhain altar
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2016 Mabon altar
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At Lammas, I like to honor the animals who have brought me so much joy over the years, both the living and the dead. So this is my Lammas altar. All my furry friends are there.
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Litha altar
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Beltane altar
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Imbolc altar, 2016
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Yule altar
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Yule pentacle
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November altar
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November pentacle
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Samhain altar 2015
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Mabon altar 2015
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Mabon pentacle 2015
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Lammas altar. I understand that Lammas is a celebration of the first harvest. But we have other harvest celebrations. We have none, however, to celebrate the animals, living and dead, who have brought joy to our lives. Therefore, I use Lammas for this purpose.
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July's altar
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July's pentacle
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Litha altar
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Beltane altar
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April's altar
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Oestara altar
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Oestara pentacle
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Yule altar
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Yule pentacle
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November altar
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Samhain altar in the foyer
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Mabon altar
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Mabon pentacle
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Lammas altar
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July altar
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July pentacle
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Litha altar
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Litha pentacle
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Beltane altar
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Beltane pentacle
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April altar
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April pentacle
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Oestara altar
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Oestara pentacle
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Imbolc altar
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Yule altar
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Yule pentacle
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November altar
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November Pentacle
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Samhain altar
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Samhain Pentacle
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Litha pentacle
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Litha altar
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Beltane altar
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Beltane pentacle
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April altar
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April pentacle
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Oestara Altar
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Oestara Pentacle
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Imbolc altar
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Altar for Yule
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Pentacle for Yule
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Samhain altar
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Mabon altar
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Mabon pentacle
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Lammas altar
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Lammas pentacle
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August altar
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August pentacle
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Summer Solstice pentacle
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Summer Solstice altar
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Beltane altar
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Beltane pentacle
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Spring Solstice pentacle
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Spring Solstice Altar
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Imbolc altar in the foyer
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Pentacle in the foyer
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Yule altar in the foyer
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November's altar in the foyer
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Pentacle in the foyer
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Samhain pentacle in the foyer
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Samhain altar
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Mabon altar
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Lammas Pentacle
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Lammas Altar
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July's pentacle
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July's altar in the foyer
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Foyer altar for Litha
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Beltane pentacle
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Beltane altar
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Altar for April
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April’s foyer pentacle
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Ostara altar in the foyer
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Altar for Imbolc
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Altar for Yule
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Foyer pentacle for Yule
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November's foyer altar and pentacle
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Samhain pentacle in the foyer
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Samhain altar in the foyer
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Mabon altar
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Lughnasasadh altar in the foyer
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Lughnasasadh pentacle in the foyer
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July’s altar in the foyer
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Summer Solstice altar
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Summer Solstice pentacle
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Beltane Pentacle in the foyer
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Beltane Altar in the foyer
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Ditto
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April's pentacle
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April's altar
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In celebration of Oestara
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Imbolc altar in foyer
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Yule altar in foyer
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Pentacle at the front door
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November’s foyer altar
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November’s pentacle in the foyer
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Samhain altar in the foyer
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Samhain pentacle in foyer
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Altar for Mabon
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Lammas altar
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Lammas Pentacle
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Summer Solstice altar in the foyer
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July’s foyer altar
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Oestara altar in the foyer
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Oestara pentacle
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Beltane altar in the foyer
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Beltane pentacle in the foyer
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Imbolc altar in the foyer
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Imbolc pentacle in the foyer
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November’s pentacle in the foyer
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November’s altar in the foyer
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Yule altar in the foyer
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Yule pentacle in the foyer
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Samhain pentacle in foyer. (The blue thingys are flying witches. LOL)
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Samhain altar in foyer
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Mabon Altar in the foyer
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Mabon pentacle in foyer
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August’s foyer pentacle. In August it used to be customary to honor the beasts of burden. I don’t have any beasts of burden. So I honor my kitties. The pentacle is decorated with cat toys.
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August’s altar in foyer loaded with pictures of the kitties and a few cat toys. This is to honor the beasts in my life, otherwise known as furfriends.
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July’s pentacle in the foyer
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July’s altar in the foyer
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Beltane altar in foyer
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Beltane pentacle in foyer
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April’s altar in the foyer. (Yeah MORE daffodils!)
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April’s pentacle in the foyer. Oh yeah! Still MORE daffodils.
I am nothing if not excessive!
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Ostara altar in the foyer
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Imbolc altar in the foyer
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Pentacle dressed up for Imbolc
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Ritual Samhain altar
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November's foyer pentacle
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November altar in foyer
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Autumn Equinox Ritual Altar
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Another angle
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Samhain ritual altar
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Foyer Samhain Altar
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Samhain pentacle in the foyer
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My Mabon altar in the foyer
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July’s foyer altar for the Blessing of the Wells
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My front door pentacle for July (The Blessing of the Wells)
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Aren’t summer flowers wonderful?
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Lilies just outside our front door.
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I just love cosmos!
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I've added Naga Kanya to my altar as well as a malachite ball and a few other stones. And I've removed Puck.
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My altar in the foyer for Litha. Isis takes center stage!
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My pentacle in the foyer decorated for Litha
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My Beltane altar and "fire" under the pergola in the back yard
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Same thing
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Azaleas and daffodils
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Daffodils at the edge of the woods
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Full moon ritual
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Beltane altar in the foyer
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My Ostara altar in the foyer. Bubble soap and bubble pipe to the right, baby cup to the left. Gold on one side to honor the sun, silver on the other side to honor the moon. Baby chicks and eggs in a basket to honor new life. And daffodils because they're my faves!
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Altar for Ostara's ritual
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My pentacle decorated for Ostara
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Imbolc altar in the foyer
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The Imbolc altar I set up for the ritual. Since it was a full moon that night I honored Mother Moon as well.
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the same altar from a different vantage point
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The altar in my bedroom
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The Winter Solstice pentacle on the foyer door
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Foyer altar for November. I just LOVE that beautiful Crone!
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Front door pentacle done up for November.
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The Yule altar in the foyer
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And my ritual altar at Yule
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Our woods in October
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A lady slipper I found in the woods near my circle. Isn't it lovely to see flowers in December?
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Is this an amazing mushroom or what!
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This is my recent foyer altar for autumn equinox.
The scale signifies balance, as does the equal proportion of silver
And gold, the colors of the sun and the moon.
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This is my autumn equinox pentacle. It didn’t show up in the photo, but the bow is made of both silver and gold. I put silver roses on one side and gold ones on the other
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This is the pentacle on the front door with the Halloween decoration.
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Unfortunately, this photo came out darker than I’d hoped. The altar cloth
is beautiful with silver spiders all over the black velvet. And my lovely Crone
doesn’t show as well as I’d hoped. Her cauldron of grapes and nuts has all but disappeared as well. But nobody has ever accused me of being a good photographer.
I’ll take another shot and hope it turns out better. But be patient. I don’t use a digital
Camera, so it will take some time to use up the film and get it developed.
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I know this is not an altar, but, like Emily Dickinson, I find mushrooms fascinating.
The mushroom is the elf of plants,
At evening it is not;
At morning in a truffled hut
It stops upon a spot
As if it tarried always;
And yet its whole career
Is shorter than a snake’s delay,
And fleeter than a tare.
- Emily Dickinson
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Not an altar? Is there anything that can fill a person with more awe than the beauty of autumn? This is our house during the glory days of October.
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This is my beautiful Crone. A lovely lady made her for me several years ago, and I have treasured her ever since.
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Here she is at a dark moon ritual to honor the Crones.
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A full moon ritual out in the woods.
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A ritual of dedication to Sarasvati.
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The same ritual after dark.
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Lammas Altar
This is my Lammas Altar full of cat toys and photos of the kitties. Though I thank my cats every day for being part of my life, it is a special treat to honor them at the Lamas ritual each year.
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Lammas Altar in Foyer
I like to make an altar each month in my foyer as a way of welcoming guests into my magical home. This is my Lammas altar on the antique pie safe we show off in the foyer. I also enjoy having our wedding photos and the photos of our parents on the altar. Some witches believe that altars should be separate from everyday life. But I feel that including our parents on the altars is a good way to share with them the pleasures that each turn of the wheel brings.
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Autumn Equinox Altar
Autumn Equinox altar in the foyer, again with family photos as part of the celebration of balance in our lives.
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Full Moon Altar
Full Moon ritual in 2002 on the night of a lunar eclipse.
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Lady of the Oaks
The Lady of the Oaks on my bedroom wall. I bought her at a local arts festival.
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I like to decorate my pentacle on the door between the foyer and the living room. This is my pentacle for Fall Equinox, a time to rejoice in the bounty Mother has given us. (It’s a glass door, so you’re seeing the living room lamps in the lower right.)
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