NORINA BECK
  • HOME
  • SESSIONS
  • TEACHING
  • MUSINGS

Little Altars

12/28/2022

0 Comments

 
Picture
Yesterday, winter arrived on my doorstep.  4pm, and already the sun was setting.  Outside it was cold and raining with a hint of snow in the air.  To ward off the darkness I did some of the things I know to help.  I brewed a cup of tea.  I baked some bread.  I put on pajamas at 6pm and snuggled in with a blanket and a novel.  But the next day, when the darkness came again, it came with melancholy and I knew that another kind of magic was needed, so I put on my rain boots and my warmest coat and went for a walk.

When gathering items for making an altar, I let my eyes wander.  I become a treasure hunter in a land that is full of surprises.  This time I noticed Rosemary growing outside my house.  A soft cushion of moss- emerald green.  Under some big fir trees in the park I found a fir cone and some of the branches that had fallen together.  Peeling bark of a madrone tree.  A stick painted with yellow lichen.  An acorn, A walnut and a chestnut, smooth and glossy brown.  As I collected my treasures, something started to lift inside of me.  See, said the something, there are wonders waiting everywhere.  

At home, I arranged my gifts and lit some beeswax candles.  A smell of smoke and sweet honey filled the air.  When I make altars, I like to lay down something there to let go of.  Something that feels heavy in my space that I am ready to release.  Then, I welcome in the energy that would support to me .  Gratitude.  Magic.  Wonder.  Abundance.

I keep the little altar up for as long as it speaks to me, lighting the candles  whenever I want to refresh my space with the intentions I have set.  Then, after a while, I clear it away to make space for a time I want to create something new.  

0 Comments

      Never Miss a Musing

    Subscribe

    Author

    I'm Norina, a curious explorer of our magical world.

    Archives

    September 2023
    July 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    August 2022

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • HOME
  • SESSIONS
  • TEACHING
  • MUSINGS