A New Spiritual & Intuitive You – Day 20

A New Spiritual and Intuitive You! Day 20

By Lisa K.

Sacred Spaces at Home

To me a sacred altar is a sacred space in your home!  It is a place that you create with your intention to make it sacred.  Altar comes from the Latin word “altus” meaning “high”.   In ancient times people thought that placing something higher up meant it was closer to the Gods.    All cultures around the world use an altar as a symbol of the divine and usually a place to honor and remember whatever it is they believe in.  Classically an altar is a place to worship and give reverence to God, but you can create your altar to suit your beliefs.

The key is to put items on your altar that remind you of the divine.  These items can be of special personal significance to you, which is important since it is your altar.  The stronger your relationship to your altar the more powerful it will be for you.  Altars have their own power and energy that accumulates from your intention and your using it.   The more you use it, the stronger this energy becomes.   As you connect to God through your prayers and meditation at your altar, you bring your love and reverence to that space and the divine responds by sending you blessings at your altar.   This creates a wonderful connection that will resonate with the combined energy of the Universe and your intention.

You can make your own altar for whatever intention you can think of.  I like to have a place where I can focus my attention on the divine, on All That Is and spirit.   Because I believe there are many paths to divine Truth, I personally believe in several faiths.  I take from each faith those things that feel best to me, and so my altar has a variety of items that have special meaning to me.  Mostly, I chose things that I feel are sacred, or have special divine energy.