Oh how I love the nights where I feel the joyful urge to redesign my standing altar:
I am so excited for the upcoming vernal equinox; in my practice, Apollo leaves us on the winter solstice and returns on the first day of spring. I’ve missed him so much - but with every passing day I can feel him returning to us with the sun.
To honor this I themed my altar around him - disassembling his solo altar and reincorporating its elements back into my standing altar.
My Lord is returning to the Earth, and my joy cannot be contained!
I've started getting into witchcraft recently, and I've decided to start worshiping and working with Apollo. And I don't have an altar yet, but I jokingly asked him if he wanted some dried banana chips, because I was eating them. And I felt him guiding me, and my hand, which I took as yes. The vibe I got, he seemed excited about it.
So yeah, my first offering to Apollo, is dried bananas. Just some banana chips on a shelf. That's Apollo's altar right now
Welcome to my Altar in a Box mini series! The first Altar in a Box that I made, and the first one I am sharing with you all, is my Altar for Apollôn.
Here is what the altar looks like when you open it up. Here you can see the items inside, as well as the hanging Hamsas. The inscription reads "γνῶθι σεαυτόν" accompanied by the English pronunciation "gnothi sauton" - which means "know thyself". The plants on either side are meant to represent laurels; while they are not laurels they are real plants that I pressed and adhered to the box!
Next we have the items inside. From left to right we have salt, a potion bottle, a small container for matches, a pewter cauldron and scroll, a miniature altar - atop which rests a crystal ball inside a silver holder, and three oils; frankincense, lavender, and patchouli.
The potion appears plain at first, as when it sits untouched the ingredients fall to the bottom, however once you shake it up it's more magical properties appear.
Lastly: The inside of the box is "carpeted" (lined with an old curtain), and on the outer rim of the box I have adhered a match-light strip for my matches.
Also I forgot to add this in earlier but I have since added a plain white tealight to the Altar Box as well.
My next Altar in a Box post will show you all my Altar in a Box for Aphroditê
Hi friends! Me n a friend are planning on making Apollo altars and though I've got plenty of ideas I'm curious to see what you all put on your altar to Apollo. Anyone comfortable with sharing?