Altar (Wicca)

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A Wiccan altar is typically a piece of furniture, such as a table or chest, upon which a Wiccan practitioner places several symbolic and functional items for the purpose of worshipping the God and Goddess, casting spells, and/or saying chants and prayers. Upon the altar typically rests a cloth, used to protect the surface from damage by candle wax, spilled liquid, or dust from burnt incense. This cloth is often adorned by a pentacle, or other spiritual symbol.

Altar items

In Wicca, an altar is often considered a personal place where practitioners may put their ritual items. Some practitioners may keep various religious items upon the altar, or they may use the altar and the items during their religious workings. The left side of the altar is considered the Goddess area; feminine or yonic symbols such as bowls and chalices, as well as Goddess representations and statues and the Goddess candle are normaly kept to the left side of the altar. The right side is designated for the God; phallic symbols such as the athame and the wand are placed to the right side, as well as God statuary and his candle. The center area is sometimes called the both area or the working area. In the center of the altar is kept the main symbols of the Wiccan faith, the cauldron and the pentacle. This is also the area where the Book of Shadows or working material is kept during ritual, and where spellcrafting takes place.

Common items on a Wiccan altar include:

Some of the items represent the earth's four elements, but elements may be represented more literally, with gems, salt, water, plant material, insect casings, etc.

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