OK, So I'm not sure if this question is phrased well but I think I need to ask it. If anyone can help me out or give their thoughts and experiences it would be appreciated.
I'm relatively new and inexperienced with Paganism and the only things I have read about altars and altar worship have been the Wiccan calling of the elements and casting a circle before doing any spiritual work and the associated requirement to have a symbol of the 4 elements, the God and Goddess, a pentacle, wand/chalice etc on the altar.
I was wondering if there are any other ways of worshipping at an altar - do you need to have a representation of all of the above symbols or visualise them? Do you need to call the elements/cast a circle before doing any spiritual work? If not, then what else could you do instead or do you just get on with meditating, praying, spellwork etc.? If there are other ways, can anyone describe them or point me to a text that I can read myself?
Currently i'm doing it the Wiccan way that i've read about, but something doesn't seem quite right with that and it seems to take a lot of time to prepare and do - or is that the point? I'm tending to move away from Wicca with my other beliefs but I have yet to properly define my path.
I'm relatively new and inexperienced with Paganism and the only things I have read about altars and altar worship have been the Wiccan calling of the elements and casting a circle before doing any spiritual work and the associated requirement to have a symbol of the 4 elements, the God and Goddess, a pentacle, wand/chalice etc on the altar.
I was wondering if there are any other ways of worshipping at an altar - do you need to have a representation of all of the above symbols or visualise them? Do you need to call the elements/cast a circle before doing any spiritual work? If not, then what else could you do instead or do you just get on with meditating, praying, spellwork etc.? If there are other ways, can anyone describe them or point me to a text that I can read myself?
Currently i'm doing it the Wiccan way that i've read about, but something doesn't seem quite right with that and it seems to take a lot of time to prepare and do - or is that the point? I'm tending to move away from Wicca with my other beliefs but I have yet to properly define my path.
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