The Book of Altars and Sacred Spaces: How to Create Magical Spaces in Your Home for Ritual and Intention - Hardcover

Kiernan, Anjou

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1592339441 ISBN 13: 9781592339440

Publisher: Fair Winds Press, 2020

Synopsis

Attune your magick to the pulse of nature by creating magical spaces throughout your home that artfully and intentionally observe seasonal celebrations.

In The Book of Altars and Sacred Spaces, Anjou Kiernan—creator of the Light of Anjou online witchery shop and apothecary and named “One of the Magical Women on Instagram You Should Be Following” by Refinery 29—shows you how to create altars and sacred spaces based on the Wheel of the Year. Explore the origins, meanings, and symbols of each ancient holiday, then nurture your body, feed your mind, and coax energy from your spirit by setting up a sacred space that celebrates the current season.

Illustrated with bewitching photography, this beautiful book gives you the tools to mindfully reflect upon the seasonal Sabbats and holidays with 50 simple rituals and DIY projects, including:

• Midwinter – Bring light into the darkest hour with a Return of the Light Jar.
• Imbolc – Cleanse your home of stagnant, winter energies with an Entryway Cleansing Space.
• Spring Equinox – Provide a protected place for your intentions to grow with a Decorated Egg Basket.
• Beltane – Ensure blessings from the fae folk for the future harvests with a Faerie House.
• Midsummer – Cleanse and charge your magickal tools with the most powerful Sun of the year with a Solar Charging Altar.
• Lughnasadh – Imbue the feast foods of the First Harvest with magick and intention with a Sacred Baking Space.
• Autumn Equinox – Divine matters of the heart with the sacred knowledge of apples with an Apple Divination Altar.
• Samhain – Protect your home against unwanted energies with a Jack-O’-Lantern Ward.

Learn how to honor the sacred doorways of the year and bring magic into your daily life.

About this title

About the Author

Anjou Kiernan is the hedgewitch and herbal alchemist behind Light of Anjou, a witchery shop and virtual sacred space for magic and mysticism. She has been toiling in potions and occult writing since the age of 16 and has continued her journey in witchcraft on a magically minded homestead in the rolling hills of mid-Maine. Anjou has been named as one of Refinery29’s “Magical Women You Really Should Be Following on Instagram.” Her writing and photography of unique altars and sacred spaces have attracted a broad audience and customer base on both Instagram (@lightofanjou) and her online witchery shop (lightofanjou.com). She is the author of The Ultimate Guide to Witchcraft, The Book of Altars and Sacred Spaces, and The Ultimate Guide to the Witch's Wheel of the Year

Edition details

• Publisher: Fair Winds Press
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592339441
• ISBN 13: 9781592339440
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 176