The Book of Altars and Sacred Spaces How to Create Magical Spaces in Your Home for Ritual and Intention

by Kiernan, Anjou

• ISBN13: 9780760396377
• ISBN10: 076039637X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-08-06
• Publisher: Fair Winds Press

Summary

Attune your magick to the pulse of nature by creating magical spaces throughout your home that artfully and intentionally observe seasonal celebrations.

In The Book of Altars and Sacred Spaces, Anjou Kiernan—creator of the Light of Anjou online witchery shop and apothecary and named “One of the Magical Women on Instagram You Should Be Following” by Refinery 29—shows you how to create altars and sacred spaces based on the Wheel of the Year. Explore the origins, meanings, and symbols of each ancient holiday, then nurture your body, feed your mind, and coax energy from your spirit by setting up a sacred space that celebrates the current season.

Illustrated with bewitching photography, this beautiful book gives you the tools to mindfully reflect upon the seasonal Sabbats and holidays with 50 simple rituals and DIY projects, including:

• Midwinter – Bring light into the darkest hour with a Return of the Light Jar.
• Imbolc – Cleanse your home of stagnant, winter energies with an Entryway Cleansing Space.
• Spring Equinox – Provide a protected place for your intentions to grow with a Decorated Egg Basket.
• Beltane – Ensure blessings from the fae folk for the future harvests with a Faerie House.
• Midsummer – Cleanse and charge your magickal tools with the most powerful Sun of the year with a Solar Charging Altar.
• Lughnasadh – Imbue the feast foods of the First Harvest with magick and intention with a Sacred Baking Space.
• Autumn Equinox – Divine matters of the heart with the sacred knowledge of apples with an Apple Divination Altar.
• Samhain – Protect your home against unwanted energies with a Jack-O’-Lantern Ward.

Learn how to honor the sacred doorways of the year and bring magic into your daily life.

Author Biography

Anjou Kiernan is the hedgewitch and herbal alchemist behind Light of Anjou, a witchery shop and virtual sacred space for magic and mysticism. She has been toiling in potions and occult writing since the age of 16 and has continued her journey in witchcraft on a magically minded homestead in the rolling hills of mid-Maine. Anjou has been named as one of Refinery29’s “Magical Women You Really Should Be Following on Instagram.” Her writing and photography of unique altars and sacred spaces have attracted a broad audience and customer base on both Instagram (@lightofanjou) and her online witchery shop (lightofanjou.com). She is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Witchcraft and The Book of Altars and Sacred Spaces.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Altars | The Wheel of the Year | Setting Up Your Sacred Space | Common Altar Items
1 MIDWINTER: Yule Altar | Winter Solstice Spiral | Yule Log | Wassailing Drink Cart | Return of the Light Jar | Spirited Reading Nook
2 IMBOLC: Imbolc Altar | Sacred Hearth | Brigid’s Shrine | Entryway Cleansing Space | Ritual Bath Altar Tray | Seed Blessing Shrine | Intention Circle
3 SPRING EQUINOX: Ostara Altar | Reawakening Meditation Circle | Balance Circles | Decorated Egg Basket | Herb Shelf | Growth Grotto
4 BELTANE: Beltane Altar | Fire Pit of Protection | Beauty Vanity | Fertility Garland | Tabletop Maypole | Pollinator Garden | Faerie House
5 MIDSUMMER: Litha Altar | Oak Tree Shrine | Sacred Picnic Space | Solar Charging Altar | Healing Altar | Witch Beach Bottle | Wake for the Sun
6 LUGHNASADH: Lughnasadh Altar | Orchard Seat | Skills Altar | Harvest Spirit Shrine | Sacred Baking Space | Feast Table Altar
7 AUTUMN EQUINOX: Mabon Altar | Cornucopia Offering | Corner of Gratitude | Apple Divination Altar | Scales of Equality | Bedside Dream Tray
8 SAMHAIN: Samhain Altar | Jack-o’-Lantern Ward | Spirit Feast Table | Ancestor Shrine | Divination Travel Tin
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index