Setting Up an Altar     Your altar can be made of any substance, it may be nothing more than an area of ground, a box covered with cloth, an old tree stump or a large flat rock. Wood is preferred,such as Oak for its power and strengh and willow which is sacred to the Goddess. The left hand of the altar is usually dedicated to the Goddess.Tools sacred to her are placed there:the cup,the pentacle,bell,crystal and cauldron. An image of the Goddess may also stand there,and a broom might be laid against the left side of the altar.If you cant find a Goddess image a green,silver or white candle can be substituted. To the right side the emphasis is on the God. A red,yellow or gold candle are usually placed there,as are the censer,wand,athame and bolline (white handled knife). Flowers may be set in the middle, in a small vase or small cauldron. Then too, the censer is often centrally situated so that its smoke is offered up to both the Goddess and the God, and the pentacle might be placed before the censer.   A Suggested Altar Layout   Goddess Symbol or Candle            Censer    God Symbol or Candle  Bowl of Water  Red Candle    Bowl of Salt  Cup  Pentacle    Incense  Crystal    Cauldron, or Spell Materials         Knife/Wand    Bell    Bolline

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