My Magickal Home
We're starting to settle into our new home and everything is basically completely set up - except for my Altar. The piece of furniture it used to be housed in is too large for the room I wanted it in, so it had to be repurposed elsewhere. (Although now it actually serves its intended purpose - it's a secretary desk that is currently being used for bills, mail, and packing supplies.)
Because of this transition, all my witchy supplies are just sitting in the plastic tote I moved them in, which makes me kind of sad. But at the same time, I lived with most of my supplies packed away in storage for a year, and I didn't have a space to work in at all during that time. I had a bare bones setup and was still able to practice a little bit.
During the year when most of my supplies were in storage, I was living with my family. I had a little display shelf with some witchy stuff and a desk drawer with a few tools. I mostly relied on Tarot reading and journaling during this time and didn't do much spellwork. Obviously, the most difficult part was being a Hearth Witch living in someone else's home. It felt like part of my practice was missing. Funny enough, even without my Altar set up in my current home, I feel like my practice is still whole, because my whole home is my sacred space.
My kitchen is where I prepare spells and food (although my husband does most of the cooking 😋). I perform cleansing rituals every time I clean. When I prepare my coffee, I infuse it with intention. I have a beautiful space to meditate and do my daily Tarot readings. My office is like a shrine to creativity and commerce for my business. I have witchy artwork all throughout the house, and Deity statues in their appropriate homes.
Although I don't have one single space to display all my witchy items, my home is still sacred and Magickal. Having to divide everything up has made me confront the whole idea of what you "need" on an altar. When you first begin your witchcraft journey, so many people emphasize the fact that all you need is your intention, and the rest is just a bonus. That point has really made itself known to me during this period of time.
I have tons of beautiful tools and adornments, but they are not as important to my practice as I am. If I'm not participating in the magick, it ends up just being stuff. And the funny thing is, the less tools I use, the more inclined I am to practice. There's no extraneous setup. There's nothing extra, it's just the bare essentials, and that's all I have ever needed.
My home and my hearth is an extension of me, and that's all I need.
