Basics of Altar Creation

[@lauraandrews9143]

My Christian mom has the best ancestor altar I’ve ever seen and she has no idea. It lives in my great great aunt’s desk with stained glass cabinets. Tons of photos, candles, crosses, and the first written book of a language my grandmother helped transcribe. Whenever I watch the house I cleanse it and place protection

[@belrmc]

since you're moving. can you talk about how to be respectful to the spirits of the new home you're moving into? you know, things like not invading their space and letting them know that we're friendly

[@louly818]

Very good suggestion!

[@Deldoublezero]

I second this one! Moving soon as well

[@emmvids6920]

Yes! I'd love this 😁

[@belrmc]

@@sofsrecs thank you very much for letting me know, i'll go check!

[@lana_va]

yes please! i’m moving in 2 weeks so idk how to be respectful to the new spirits

[@helenmarkovitch3708]

I think I just broke the world record for the fastest click on a video

[@bonsai-is-a-lie]

my current altar (which i’ve set up fairly recently) is also my desk, so it has sticky notes and pencils and a reminder board and such, and also my makeup, candles (which i made myself, i really like making candles sidbaj), book of shadows, dream journal, rocks from special moments in my life, and plant flashcards (which i made a while ago) so its both a place of knowledge and confidence for me and a place of magic and spirituality, which i think is a great mix for my practice. it’s very subtle so my family members who don’t know don’t rlly think anything of it!

[@belrmc]

my altar is a cabinet with a door since many friends of the family usually come to my house and tbh i don't like that they're gossiping about my altar lol. also, my guides and ancentros share the same altar and there's a lot of variety. feathers and bones, alcoholic beverages and water. very opposite lol

[@Roberto-ri6gp]

I literally love the diversity and spectrum of ways that you can practice.

[@maliaecho]

My altar is legit just random rocks candles and plants i really liked over the years

[@cl0udy_stxrs]

*currently watching your stream* Don't forget when you move to do the witch things you do when you move! (Being nice to house spirits and telling them you mean no harm etc etc)

[@maito404]

I just cleaned up my alter and have to set it up again, hella great timing

[@mossie_witch8220]

my altar is in a desk/bookshelf and i have my deites in the little cubbies and then my working space is on top, it has some spell jars and other magic items but also gifts from friends that make me happy (like cool rocks, mini drawings/paintings, etc.) its not to make it look more normal, they just make me happy

[@ada-ce4hi]

that’s the same as mine!!! that’s so cool :]

[@Hailogoodbye]

My altar is my window sill in my room! I have a few deer skulls, various teeth (boar and shark), lots of crystals and several jars for storing things. I have yet to complete a spell indoors, but when I do I’ll likely be doing it in front of the beautiful view from my window 🥰

[@bedhairismybae5480]

Also, love the lighting for this video ♡ so don’t worry about it too much xoxo

[@blessedsinner8686]

Hi. Hope your move is smooth. Best of luck.

[@okiseenow]

“Not everyone has room” Frankie says legit as I’m tripping over my boxes and clothes

[@florencesamuel3023]

I am just entering the practice, and the talk of ancestors reminds me of my latest passing great grandmother (kicked the bucket around 2011?). She was a wildly strong woman, wicked almost but heavily Christian...would go to a church that spoke in tongues--kinda Christian. Now, being that I've had some divine like interventions that I believe are related to her, I'd like to remember her if/when I can create an alter, however. If she was this southern Baptist woman, would it upset her if I remembered her through an altar? Being that you are remembering your Catholic ancestors, I assume its sort of same story? Maybe I'm looking in too deep.

[@bedhairismybae5480]

Watching this while watching the stream on my iPad, thanks for the lovely video *and* stream as well as congrats on 100k 🥳 you're a wonderful person who has helped me a lot xoxo

[@Lmckin]

your videos always feel like a hug! you’re incredible I so value the knowledge and compassion you bring to your discussions! sending loving energy to you during the move process hope it all falls together for you💖

[@wildfire4646]

I just wanted to say that you not only motivate me but inspire me. I look up to you❣️

[@myarobinson1748]

I had a dream about starting doing witchcraft again last night. It was amazing.. what happened. But I feel blessed to see your video. I went through a slight dark side of witchcraft that wasn't in alignment with my core. I feel more aligned now and I'm ready to start again. You're videos are so helpful.. thankyou ❤️❤️

[@rachelz8591]

Thank you so much!!! This is exactly what I needed! I am a new Pagan, and I have decided to create an altar for Freyja, but I have been completely lost!

[@destinylentini]

My alter is half of my dresser. It contains like a little wooden crate with a purple cloth placed on the bottom and as crystals, and shells, a little jar that has dried rose petals on the bottom and my sage bundle in it, 2 candles, one for hades one for persephone. Persephone card from my goddess deck, a little gold metal cauldron where I burn my incense cones. And above my crate on the wall I have a wooden triangle shelf that has moon phases on the bottom and it has little hooks to and stuff from which I currently have my pendulums hanging and a crystal necklace. On the shelf I have more crystals. And above that I have a floating shelf that holds all my decks and some witchy books. I also have a box of my herbs next to my crate on my dresser, an owl statue (I LOVE owls), and my mortal and pestal. For the longest time I had a hard time decided how I wanted to do it cuz I wanted it to look "perfect" but by doing that I was only procrastinating. So I just decided to finally draw out what I wanted and just started what I could and bought what I needed over time

[@sparklywater2186]

I have an altar on some boxes with incense, candles, lots of seashells, sea water, my cards and some decorations for summer

[@sparklywater2186]

Also! A way I'm sure I'll be safe and my mom won't question my witch stuff, I've made sure she knows I'm just a very weird kid. I always gather things from nature and love candles and stuff and she never questions a thing

[@butterflymagicwithhottea9291]

Hello. Coming to visit. Altar videos are the best!

[@onixmoon6958]

I'd love to see this come up in your reaction series 😍 great video as always 😁😁

[@Jinkun2702]

You're such a breath of fresh air. Love watching your videos :)

[@raemorrison8566]

I keep moving around a lot and I don’t have a lot of space for my altar but I still set it up bc it’s better than nothing

[@echodragon6]

I just got some shelves to create a multi-level altar space for me and my deities, the timing is impeccable!

[@McMoldys]

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[@ru_k3]

Lol random but I saw this with "333 views 33 minutes ago" and I did see 333 on the time earlier.

[@Morbid_Goblin]

I use a plastic gum container as my travel alter, I usually have 2 or 3 small crystals, acorns from a tree near where I live, and paper with some sigils I chose before I leave that day Unfortunately I live with other people and I have no phisical space of my own so as my at home alter I use myself, especially my hands (I already have a few tattoos that make me feel magical) Been practicing this way for 6 years and it works but it does get exhausting not just having a single set place

[@Ravenovia]

Hey, curious non-witch here. Can someone communicate with deities even if they’re just worshipping them, not working with them? I’m trying to understand one of my friends better, and I want to be in a place where I can be as respectful as possible.

[@Amyduckie]

My best altar tool is a lighter, hands down. Absolutely essential.

[@VeronicaRodriguez-xg3zw]

hi!!! I need help from any other witches!!! I am a sort of intermediate witch. I know the basics of witchcraft and how to do pretty basic witch things like protection, spell jars, different kinds of divination, warding, etc., and I've been communicating with my spirit guides for a while now. I've been getting weird signs recently and I don't know what they mean. I've been seeing a lot more crows, pulling the death and hanged man card a lot, and I've been recently been feeling the strong urge to learn about working with ancestors. can someone please tell me what this means? could it be a sign? a deity? I don't know. can someone please tell me what to do? I'm kind of lost. thank you! and I'm OBSESSEDDDDDDDD with your vids. this video was really helpful!

[@DinahAO]

i have an altar made from half my bookshelf! one level for aradia and cernunnos, and the bottom for my guides, ancestors and st benedict in the future. i suppose my working altar is my desk since i don't have room to do spells on my bookshelf

[@sammiwitch1235]

Congratulations on 100k

[@lana_va]

how would you pack crystals/tarot decks and etc? i’m moving soon and haven’t packed any of them and i’m not sure if there’s a specific way to pack them?

[@klaudiawojakowska9062]

Hi, I love your videos! You are for sure one of my biggest influences and I trust you (but also research!). I wanted to ask you if you could make some videos about manifesting? It's still a bit unclear for me. If you already have one, sorry I didn't notice. Thank you!

[@cheyennedods1581]

I’ve been binge watching your videos and I’d like to say as a beginner they are definitely helpful! I want to do deity work and I’ve been watching your vids and noticed some mistakes I’ve made which I’m glad I did! But one question for the future just so I can learn for when that time comes but how did you switch deity’s? Or do you still keep the ones you’ve worked with before? Again thank you for these videos it’s very eye opening!:)

[@f4llen4ngel3]

well hi! i have a questioooooon so, I'm pretty new to witchcraft, it has been almost five months, and like a month ago i decided to do my altar and everything, it came out good and i like it a lot. The thing is, i put a cup of water on my altar, right in the center, and i have been noticing that everytime i refill the water after like three days (really quick) the cup is just almost empty again, and it had been like that since moment zero and idk what it means, bc water don't just dissapear from one day to another??? so if anyone had a similar experience or just knows what that means can u pls tell me is so confusing 💀💀💀

[@lauren1613]

hi, so this is my take on it, but obviously my experiences won't be exactly the same as yours. so first I would just make sure that you don't have any pets that are drinking out of it, and if you don't you might have a spirt of some sort hanging around your house! try to cleanse and do some divination to find out more about it if you're interested!

[@f4llen4ngel3]

@@lauren1613 oh thank u!! i do have pets but they're too small to reach the altar so I'm sure is not that, the divination and cleansing sounds like a good idea tho, so i will be doing that!! again, thanks for replying!

[@myarobinson1748]

Oh my god that's what happened to my room when I did witchcraft I didn't even know your room would get charged through it and like you could see a different colour where I used to do it that's effing wild 😜❤️

[@sipstealoudly1397]

Hello there everyone! Baby witch here! Sorry if this is a dumb question! But what do I do with my offerings? Do I leave them there forever? And I haven’t done so yet, but what do I do in the future when I put wine(or other beverages) or foods as offerings? Do I just toss it after or consume it myself? I just don’t want to disrespect or offend any deities or anything

[@lasilo2017]

Hi! What I recommend is that when you give offerings like food or that can rot after a while, ask for the entity/deity for permission to take it out and replace it with another offering. I’m a pagan and yesterday I had to toss out an apple that was getting bad, but I made handmade cinnamon incense for my deities. (Sorry if my english isn’t good, I speak in spanish)

[@sipstealoudly1397]

@@lasilo2017 thank you so much! And your English is actually better than half the Americans I know! Both my parents speak Spanish so of course I had to learn too!

[@laurenmichele6806]

This was really helpful--thank you!!

[@lasilo2017]

Thank you so much for this video! I’m going to clean my worshipping altar and I was planning to make myself a “magical arsenal” but I was kinda worried I would somehow offend my deities if I had another altar :,0

[@sarimedina4195]

I have a cows vertebra that mi dog chewed for Artemis

[@s_1r3n88]

ooohhh

[@PineMountainMusician]

Dude you’re first

[@s_1r3n88]

@@PineMountainMusician 🧑‍🦲💅 Nice

[@eelthan]

how would you energetically connect it to something?? i'm curious

[@lovelykitty42]

can i have my altar be in the same place that i do my homework and stuff? could i have stuff on bookshelves and on my desk? would the energies clash or something? thanks in advance

[@louly818]

Hi, just a tip. Don’t use that chair again. Focusing was 2x harder haha

[@ChaoticWitchAunt]

Thanks! Sadly I don't have another chair lol

[@petmashup2672]

What happens if your travel alter gets stolen?

[@Ella24-007]

I was wondering can you mix different heritage magic if you have two different heritages? I am of Irish/ Italian dissent

[@dylantheartist3603]

Fire warning for the video

[@jamesl.7151]

hey, so my room doesn't have many surfaces it'd be safe to burn candles on as they have wooden shelves pretty near above them. I'm considering going into worshipping deities but also just in general, if I want to do spells by my altar but can't have candles lit on it is there any work around for that?

[@9mermaid9]

If you work with your ancestors does it mean that you don't believe in reincarnation? I don't know how you could mix the two if the spirit of the ancestor would move on to become something else. Can someone explain it? Another thing I don't understand yet is working with animal spirits. If you, for example, work with the spirit of the fox, is it like an abstract idea, spirit of a particular fox, or some kind of a metaspirit that represents all foxes?

[@enbyautie]

i’m not sure i could offer a reply on the ancestral work as it can get pretty complicated, but i can definitely explain working with animal spirits. many practitioners believe in an “archetype” of each animal, or a set of traits that are found in every being within a species. you can also connect this idea to the “oversoul” of an animal, or the piece of the soul that is found within the cosmos/universe that unites everything. the archetype and oversoul of an animal is often what is worked with, such as the mischief and swiftness of the fox, or the love and peace of a dolphin. it’s not quite a single animal (physical manifestation of the archetype) that one would work with, it’s the general spiritual manifestation of an animal that one would work with. i hope this helped!

[@fiercelycheering]

do you know if it would be ok to have an altar for ancestors that I don’t know or how to go about that? I am not ready to have a full on dedicated altar for any entities but i would like to at least light a candle for them. Would that be ok or should I wait a little in my practice to do any thing of the sort? Thank you :)

[@NRRV_]

Does anyone know of any indigenous witches? I would love to see what they have In regards to just their whole practice. Build Inspirstion and become a fan. Im in the middle of painting my own altar on my small table I have and I may change my mind on the idea. I was initially going to go an astrological map but now I may incorporate indigenous values.

[@srotoswinipaul2341]

Is it wrong to move the altar and the things on it every night? Because my room is so small that it'll not be possible for me to keep the table upright all the time. So is it okay if we move it at night and keep it their again on the altar?

[@Sparklingjm1]

Yeah you definitely can move it, if that’s something that works for you! You could also consider having a shoe box alter or something more compacted that way you don’t have to move a table or things on said table.

[@Saydsbabes]

I have to have things spaced out. But my sacred space is where i can be 100% me, nap in, cry in,

[@kriseldagernan7597]

Yay!!!

[@xinyitran]

Hi, anyone get migraine after worship deities?

[@thegrinch-rw8xy]

Hi it might indicate that it take too much of your energy, you can easily protect it with wearing headscarf (I think it's the right word, Frankie have one in the vid) it could help you to protect yourself and still be fine after 😊

[@xinyitran]

@@thegrinch-rw8xy thank you so much for replying! 😊 i was suspecting that it have to do with the worshipping because the migraine didnt go away even though i took medicine and rest for 2 days straight

[@lasilo2017]

@@xinyitran Hi! I recommend you to turn on rosemary incense (or any kind of incense that has protection properties) and por a headscarf around your head, so you protect your crown energy from any sucking-energy entity.

[@chloewingate]

I’m recently looking into spirits and witchcraft this is a random question can you also be an atheist ?? ( sorry I’m new to this)

[@pipmiller4413]

any tips for getting into deity / ancestral work ?? i’m trying but i don’t think anything is working

[@pipmiller4413]

just like how do u communicate w them to understand what they like and want and enjoy

[@cheynaynay57]

@@pipmiller4413 communication via divination

[@PineMountainMusician]

Earlyish

[@kaileerobertson799]

Yay in 5th comment

[@rachaellearn947]

8th comment :p