Maybe when you hear the word altar Dozens of statues and images of divine characters and candles or Day of the Dead offerings come to mind, because those are the altars we see most frequently. But there are other types of sacred spaces that you can create regardless of your religion, to honor the most special thing: your energy.
It might seem like an activity that requires a lot of preparation or space available in your house; however, it is much easier than you imagine. You don’t have to buy anything or have a big home to design it, you just need to want it. I know it sounds commercial, but it’s serious.
The first thing is to choose where you will place it: perhaps on your dresser, on the nightstand, in a bookcase or even on a shelf on the wall. As its objective is to honor you energetically, it is not necessary to decorate it or with any specific object, and there are no conditions that must be followed.
You can place something that is meaningful to you; For example, your meditation rosary, a little chain with sentimental value, quartz or an amulet that you are fond of. It is a good idea to also have a plant, which can be very small if you have little space; this helps clear the energy. Also a candle, the color and shape you want, because it symbolizes lighting.
What makes your altar sacred? The intention that you give, from the heart, to that place. It is something very subtle, for which the material objects that inhabit it are only a channel that allows you to remember on a daily basis how important it is to take care of your energetic Being, to keep it healthy and in balance; in full.
Therefore, it is important that it is always clean and if it can be near a window so that it receives sunlight and moonlight, even better.
NAMASTE.