CREATING AN ALTAR TO GODDESS
Now that we know some of the Goddess' aspects we can stabilish contact with her, and one of the easier way to do this is creating a sacred space where She can be invoked, worshiped and receive some offerings - as the ancients did. Creating an Altar isn't hard, and anyone who feels confortable to do this, can do it. The process of creation is a good way to enter in contact with the Goddess, and it can have several things, depending of the space, creativity and the disponibility of each one.
You can start to stabilish a sacred space picking a table, a part of a desk or a place inside or outside your home to build your Altar. Begin it putting objects that represents the four elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Discover where is the cardinal points and put at North the objects that represents the Earth. You can put a stone, flowers, herbs, a saucer with salt, a crystal, a vase of earth, a charcoal or anything that resembles to Earth. You can also light a green or brown candle. At East put the objects that represents the Air: a bell, a feather, a flute, a incense, aromatic fumes, perfume or anything that resembles to Air. You can also light a white or yellow candle. At South you must put the objects of Fire: a vulcanic stone, a oil lamp, a night light, cinder, burning coal or anything that ressembles to Fire. You can also light a red or orange candle. And at West, put the objects refering to Water: a chalice with water, a seashell, a starfish, a mirror or any object that resembles to Water. You can also light a blue or silver candle.
Besides the Elements' representation, you can put a figure, statue or representation of the Goddess. You can put a image of a triluna (trimoon), as this is the highest symbol of the Goddess, or then you can put a plaster image representing the Sacred Feminine. There is several options in specialized stores. A image of a nude woman is a good representation,, as the woman body is very sacred. I like to use a crystal Earth globe in my own Altar, but I also has a Venus of Botticelli statue and several images of different Goddess. The images you can buy with a Goddess tarot (about 20 dolars) and the statue I bought by 10 euros in Rome. Sometimes it takes few years until we find the perfect representation, so don't feel disapointed if you can't do this right now. The choice for a representation of the Goddess is something very particular.
Put everything in the table, desk or the space you chose in a harmonic way, so everytime you look at it you'll feel happy and confortable. You either must enjoy your Altar. Put some offerings to the Goddess in this place. This can be fruits, flowers, wheat, water, milk with honey, incense, wine, bread... this offers can be put in the Altar and be collected days later to be burned or buried. The way you'll do your offering is left to your discretion. You should go everyday to your Altar, invoking the Goddess, reciting poems or singing to her. As long as you activate your Altar with offerings, invokations, prayers and rituals, as long the Goddess will approximate to touch you. She changes everything she touches, so you will note her touch.
Now that we know some of the Goddess' aspects we can stabilish contact with her, and one of the easier way to do this is creating a sacred space where She can be invoked, worshiped and receive some offerings - as the ancients did. Creating an Altar isn't hard, and anyone who feels confortable to do this, can do it. The process of creation is a good way to enter in contact with the Goddess, and it can have several things, depending of the space, creativity and the disponibility of each one.
You can start to stabilish a sacred space picking a table, a part of a desk or a place inside or outside your home to build your Altar. Begin it putting objects that represents the four elements: Earth, Air, Fire and Water. Discover where is the cardinal points and put at North the objects that represents the Earth. You can put a stone, flowers, herbs, a saucer with salt, a crystal, a vase of earth, a charcoal or anything that resembles to Earth. You can also light a green or brown candle. At East put the objects that represents the Air: a bell, a feather, a flute, a incense, aromatic fumes, perfume or anything that resembles to Air. You can also light a white or yellow candle. At South you must put the objects of Fire: a vulcanic stone, a oil lamp, a night light, cinder, burning coal or anything that ressembles to Fire. You can also light a red or orange candle. And at West, put the objects refering to Water: a chalice with water, a seashell, a starfish, a mirror or any object that resembles to Water. You can also light a blue or silver candle.
Besides the Elements' representation, you can put a figure, statue or representation of the Goddess. You can put a image of a triluna (trimoon), as this is the highest symbol of the Goddess, or then you can put a plaster image representing the Sacred Feminine. There is several options in specialized stores. A image of a nude woman is a good representation,, as the woman body is very sacred. I like to use a crystal Earth globe in my own Altar, but I also has a Venus of Botticelli statue and several images of different Goddess. The images you can buy with a Goddess tarot (about 20 dolars) and the statue I bought by 10 euros in Rome. Sometimes it takes few years until we find the perfect representation, so don't feel disapointed if you can't do this right now. The choice for a representation of the Goddess is something very particular.Put everything in the table, desk or the space you chose in a harmonic way, so everytime you look at it you'll feel happy and confortable. You either must enjoy your Altar. Put some offerings to the Goddess in this place. This can be fruits, flowers, wheat, water, milk with honey, incense, wine, bread... this offers can be put in the Altar and be collected days later to be burned or buried. The way you'll do your offering is left to your discretion. You should go everyday to your Altar, invoking the Goddess, reciting poems or singing to her. As long as you activate your Altar with offerings, invokations, prayers and rituals, as long the Goddess will approximate to touch you. She changes everything she touches, so you will note her touch.
version says that Isis is daughter of Nut and Geb, born on July 30th. She were married with Osiris and formed a happy couple. But her brother Seth, mad with jealousy of they love, conspired with 72 men to kill Osiris. He secretly measured Osiris' body and built an ark with his size. So, in a festival, he showed the beautiful ornamented ark and told he would give it to the one who fit perfectly on that. Everyone tryed, but nodoby got it, so Osiris entered on and laid down. Fastly, the 72 men sealed it up and threw in on Nilo.