Oh my gosh, I am *insert Valley girl accent here* like so super excited to show my new altar! My mom was awesome to gift me a couple of bucks, so I high tailed it to the local dollar store and found all these great goodies.
If you've read my blog post about the wind God Notus, you'll see that there's an air element vibe that overcame me while shopping. And as always, Nyx subtly guided me to get something for her. There isn't a lot of information on her that I could find (although it's not surprising, since she is shrouded in mystery) to see what I could use as an offering, when I was practically assaulted by the scent of gardenias. I followed my nose (lol) and found burning oil with a gardenia scent. I've done some research and gardenias, or certain species bloom at night. Right before, I found the most beautiful fragrant oil burner with a moon and stars motif, and vanilla oil as a bonus.
The red flowers on the plate in the middle reminded me of Nyx also, so I nabbed those too. The plate is porcelain, with roses and a bluebird, which I thought suitable as an offering plate or a place to put some earth/sea salt. The two blue candles represent the Lord and Lady, and the glass bowl/chalice type thing is for burning things in so I don't set my house on fire. Yes, one of my first times practicing Wicca, my best friend and I set her room on fire. We tried to put it out with Snapple , but that just made the flames even bigger. Tip of the day? Snapple is really bad for you if it makes a fire worse.
The purple box beneath everything has all of my herbs, my handmade pentacle, my altar cloth, and some tea lights and tapered candles. I don't leave that stuff out because it will get dirty or ruined with my kitties running around. Other stuff I got was some burning oils: gardenia, lilac, lily of the valley, and Egyptian musk. The musk has a familiar scent and definitely reminded me of something that would be smelled in ancient Egypt, if that makes sense. And finally, I got incense in jasmine and sandalwood.
Wow, I got a teensy bit carried away with this post, but I was so excited to share my first altar. One I don't have to hide, too!
Love & Light
Kitty
