11/12/2025
As the seasons change and I notice just how untidy my altar becomes, it reminds me that the purpose of having an altar is, in fact, tending to it! It's not about having a picture perfect space (as much as I enjoy it looking this tidy!) But it's about taking the time and giving the space love, care and attention (and intention!). I'd always rather have an altar that I actually work at, than one that stays looking like this. I've really enjoyed cleaning and resetting my altar today. Moving it from summer/autumn, into winter. (If I didn't use the space at all, it'd become so stagnant and neglected!)
I've hung up some evergreen branches that I found, cleared away the dust, and created a space where I can celebrate the light slowly returning after the solstice!
It will get messy again, covered in dust and ash, and I will clean it again, and again, and again ❤️