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 Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 3:15 pm
Yup, same here Affren, those are what I believe them to represent and then I use those same items that you do.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:10 am
I recently read an article that said the belief of the athame representing air originated from a tarot deck created by a Garderian. In it the Sword/athame represented air and the wand represented fire. The belief is that the creator of the deck didn't wish to reveil the secrets behind Garderian ritual and switched the two around.
Like I said, I'm eclectic so I study whatever I can.
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 2:10 pm
Hmm, an interesting reason to change the element!
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 6:14 am
heart This is my altar heart 
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 8:32 am
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:17 pm
I absolutely love all the pictures of the altars I've seen here! Altars are a "thing" for me and I find them very inspirational to look at. I have several of my own and if I can get my digital camera to work, I might take a few pictures of my own to share if that is all right?
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:28 am
Ok sooo my altar.... Well it also is just not an altar xD and everything gets stored inside it too razz . OUTSIDEOlder zoomed out picture....  Newer zoomed out Right side Left side Middle Goddess + Altar cloths Picture Bast with pendulum Athame Anubis Candles Pentacle Salt bowl Crystal ball Spell box- currently has one in << Another altered thing xD- holds rese quartz and the like Incense Scrying bowl - maiden, mother and crone BOS Bells INSIDE:Wheeee - a pile of books << a bottle of salt water, two more sets of candle sticks and a spell. Two oil burners and some candles... Inside lid: Says: Blessed Be Luna Rain xXx ..... That is going to be burnt in when i get round to it, rather than just drawn. EDIT: EEP!!! Sorry for the sheer ammount of pictures o.o.... You are lucky i only took pictures of the things on my altar D: + the scrying bowl << You also would have had a picture of Horus..... But uhmm.... He may hate me at the moment D: he got knocked off mby someone << and his crown broke off << sooo yup D:. And xD you did not get pictures of all of my perdy boxes with herbs in, nor did you get any stone pictures.... And xD the box of candles has not been put up either razz
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:23 pm
I read that the athame did the exact same thing as a wand, and whether you use an athame or a wand is all about perasonal preference. I have an athame. I'm still trying to find a wand. i prefer the feel of a wand...
Basically, i read that the athame was like a masculine wand,
and the wand was like a masculine athame.
i use a red candle for flame, a brown for earth, a white for air, and a blue for water.
well that's what i have, at least. yet to actually do a ritual or anything. Still learning... i guess its all about what you are most comfortable with...
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Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 6:50 am
Call-R-Lupin
ur BOS looks very familiar. looks like the ones bell book & candle (a store near me) sells. ^_^
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Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:01 pm
This is a good thread. I'm very curious about other people's altars. o_O
Where their set up, whether their permanent or only put up for ritual, what's on them, how often their changed around, what the actual altar is (a little table, a box..). Personally, mine is permanent, it stays up all the time. I've had it up for years. It sits on top of my dressor. It's a little table with a back and sides and it has a drawer. I looked for something to use as an altar for a long time, then I saw it at a thrift store type place and was like, "that's my altar!" I usually take everything off it and clean it and put it back together a while before each Sabbat, so I can put it up correspondingly. I don't usually change much though, the colour of the altar cloth and an item or two maybe. Anyway..pics... The pentacle above it is made of grapevine off my fence in my front yard. I made it myself.my current (Yule) altar..  ^^
Blessed be.
-ashley (Rainstorm)
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:56 pm
XxBangbang.im.a.banditxX I read that the athame did the exact same thing as a wand, and whether you use an athame or a wand is all about perasonal preference. I have an athame. I'm still trying to find a wand. i prefer the feel of a wand... Basically, i read that the athame was like a masculine wand, and the wand was like a masculine athame. i use a red candle for flame, a brown for earth, a white for air, and a blue for water. well that's what i have, at least. yet to actually do a ritual or anything. Still learning... i guess its all about what you are most comfortable with... Actually, no. They are not used interchangeably. The athame is the representation of the male phallus (or p***s, if you prefer), much like the chalice represents the womans womb. The wand represents air (the athame is a fire aspect) and is usually used by the high priestess to create the circle and bless the area. Though you can use the athame in place of the wand, you cannot use the wand in place of the athame. It's one of those small technicalities. If you're solitary, it's no big deal and is fine, but when it comes to groups, or even just two people, the athame is the correct tool to be used.
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 8:38 pm
*gasps!* I've just remembered that I haven't posted my altar pictures on here yet! Shame on me. Well, although late, I'm posting them now =D Zoomed out picture of my altar:  A mask I made in art class that I made especially for my altar:  My BOS:  (It's kind of tilted...sorry about that) My Besom:  My cauldron and chalice:  The celtic Triple Goddess design on the back of my ritual cloak:  And this is WAAAAYYY off topic, but these are my cats, Bella and Oscar:  
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Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:24 pm
Wow. You guys have some great stuff. I currently don't have the ability to put up a picture but I do have and altar. I used to use this big picnic basket that I turned over when I was using it and used to pack my stuff in when I wasn't. I have an altar now and my started dad glaring at it whenever he came into my room at first. Now he thinks it's "pretty." Probably because he watched me make the altar cloth and pentacle for it. He bought the chalice I use right now. He's weird.
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Posted: Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:52 pm
one of these days mine will be good enough by my standards to go up here. crying
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Posted: Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:59 pm
WitchyBoy one of these days mine will be good enough by my standards to go up here. crying Oh, go on and post your pictures up here. I'm sure it's a great altar. My altar isn't nearly as great as a lot of the altars here, but I'm still proud of it.
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