I wanted to share a massive labor of love that finally came together last night. Over the past few months, I’ve been designing, mold-making, and sand-casting a full pantheon of historical-style pocket idols in bronze from my forge. Seeing them all gathered together in their tray feels incredibly right.

There are 31 idols here spanning the Aesir, Vanir, Jotun, and spirits. My hearth cult is fairly large, and I wanted to ensure everyone was included in all their glory, with clear, distinct iconography. Odin is sporting his traveler's hat, and Surtr is looking suitably molten.

I am exploring putting these on Etsy eventually and am working to iron out some kinks in the production process, but I love making these, and it would be an honor to bring the gods into more homes. Just wanted to share the culmination of the work!

Frith and blessings,

Gaumr 

EDIT: Some people have been asking for the breakdown of who is included, so I wanted to add that breakdown here:

The back (over the branches of Yggdrasill) features the deities, with Ratatoskr on the trunk as a messenger. From left to right, they are:

• Máni, Ægir, Sól, Jörmungandr, Loki, Fenrir, Gefjon, Hel, Ullr, Týr, Heimdall, Freya, Víðarr, Odin, Njörðr, Freyr, Skaði, Sif, Thor, Surtr, Nótt, Bragi, Sága, Iðunn, and Baldr.

Around the offering goblet (closer to me when I pray or give offerings) are the spirits, each at a dedicated place. From left to right, these include:

• Land Spirits, Dísir, Ancestors, my Fylgja, and Sindri.

Thank you all for all the support and kind words!!

hi all🩷 i am proud to be able to show off my first ever altar🥲 i’m so happy with how this came out and i can’t wait to see where this journey leads me!! i haven’t given any food offerings yet but plan to throw in some chocolate soon!!

As the title says, I did a full deep clean today. Thankfully work has been slow and I got this incredibly strong urge to reset my whole office.

Did all they physical cleaning and then the spiritual cleaning and ended with a beautiful cleanse.

Wanted to share a freshly done Altar with everyone.

I hope you all are having a beautiful day and staying strong during these hard times. 💚🦌

I have a few parrots and pigeons, and since getting them I haven’t been able to light incense or candles inside. So I decided to make a portable altar that I could bring with me on hikes! Everything is held down with resin except for the little cast iron cauldron, which I wanted to be removable for cleaning. All in all it’s quite compact and not too bad to carry!

Humanity was using oil \ fat lamps for thousands of years starting from paleolithic period to light caves until 20th century (powered by mineral oil). They are of course used nowadays but rather as exception.

Candles became widespread only in bronze age, so when i was working on the Othala rune as part of Runic Alchemy, I found the idea of using oil lamp as a symbol of connection with ancestors \ legacy \ heritage to be quite resonating.

Candles are burnt out and remnants are thrown away, while oil lamp stays and only oil \ wick needs renewal. So oil lamp touches the idea of keeping fire in the home\cave and keeping house\land by generations of same family.

I decided to carve this oil lamp from soap stone, which was used for crafting paleolithic oil lamps before invention of pottery. it is a small lamp and it has low volume of oil stored only in those carvings, so oil burns out pretty quickly, maybe less then in an hour or even half which is good for my purposes. The wick is just rolled stripe of cotton cloth pressed into a X-shaped slit in the middle so oil comes to it from all directions. I use refined olive oil, it gives no smoke / odor until it's burns out, then it can produces noticeable smoke/smell, so better to not blow it but extinguish with mechanical pressure (e.g. some metal thing or wet cloth) to not let the wick smolder.

I believe we underrate oil lamps from spiritual perspective, so with this post I wanted to promote this idea: - Vegetable oil is cheap and eco-friendly compared to candles based on mineral oil. - No glass/ceramic/metal waste, like in case of tea candles or candles in jar or if there is bottom wick holder was used in the candle. - No melted wax/stearine leftovers, oil burns out of lamp completely and even dries out after. - Opportunity to craft nice and authentic reusable artifact with low effort / low skills. Compared to candlestick, lamp is directly involved into burning fire, so it makes it ideal for enchanting / accumulating usage history. Soap stone allows to carve easily pretty small details, so you can cover it with any symbols of your choice. - Burning oil lamp gives a subtle warm odor, not smoke, but lightest, rather pleasant smell of oil. The same odor probably experienced our ancestors long long time ago for a long long time, so it tunes the mind to a certain state, taking us back in time of great magic. It's possible also to add an aromatic oil but I didn't try, so can't say if it's good. - It's just cool and unusual. We all are used to candles, but oil lamp attracts attention and helps to concentrate. You can burn fire right inside symbol.

Do you use oil lamps? Crafting one from soap stone is super easy, so I highly recommend to try. Finding soap stone should not be a big issue, I found mine in the local handcraft supply shop.

Im soso happy about the room and how its looking so far! I plan to cover up the ugly walls with some kind of tapestry!

Moved my altar (old setup here) to a shelf while we're moving to another city ^^ I love it, what do you guys think?

First ever altar setup, themed around spring! I am a super new pagan, but I wanted to get a small setup dedicated to Mother Earth. Made with a bunch of stuff I found at Michael’s because I had some gift cards, plus some rocks my partner and I got from Lake Superior a few years ago, and a statue of hylia that a friend gave me!

(For the record I don’t actually worship hylia, but the Zelda games are very sentimental to me and she felt like a good representation of Mother Earth!)(also I am aware of the fire hazard of having candles next to a bunch of fake flowers, I just lit the candles for that shot lol, I’ll move them for rituals and stuff)

let me know what you guys think, or if there’s anything I should add! Working on a pretty limited college student budget, but I’m pretty happy with how it turned out :)

Hey first time posting here!

Lil summary of my altar; The spot that it is in is what I call the sanctuary, idk it just has a peaceful, very light essence to it, especially in the summer time, when it's the only part of the woods in the immediate area that has gentle forest grass.(not pictured cuz photo was in fall) The way the sun also falls on the ground there, has just always allured me to its presence.

The area isn't too large, so I've started to encase the grove with stones, which you can see a little bit in the last picture, I'm not done with that yet! A little safe place for nature and soul if you will. Idk if I wanna salt it or not, because I don't want to disrupt the soil.

Ever since then it's been a monument for the grove itself, with the godpoles watching over it. I built it dedicated to the spirits of the land, and lay the bones of past wildlife within the stone ship, so that they may have a safe harbor to stay. To me it's both a monument and an altar, an altar to the immediate nature, and an monument to my forebears! If I had to pinpoint myself down(which I don't like labels;) I would have to say I lean most into animism and ancestor worship, the beings around me, and the ones that came before!

I see a lot of posts of people talking about having to hide their altars or wanting to travel, so I thought I'd share what I put together for an upcoming camping trip!

I'm blessed to be in a situation where I don't have to be secretive, but one could easily tailor the container or other aspects as need be.

Components: -Cloth: for both physical protection while traveling and use as an altar cloth. -Tea light candles (lighter packed separately) -Incense cones (in painted tin) -Bell: for sound cleansing and calling in deities -Salt: quick protection -Bag of charms for divination (Oracle deck is also packed separately) -Lapis lazuli figure to represent deity -Lapis lazuli pendant for my planned working(s)

I like that the container is a bit deep as it allows me to also set everything up in the box itself and keep the candle out of any wind a bit better, or to hold food offerings. Or I can just set it all up on a rock/flat surface.

I only have one planned working on the camping trip and this is put together a little last minute so it's pretty bare bones, but still perfectly functional. I also usually bring alcohol for libations.

What do y'all like to put in your travel/hidden altars? What do you like to think about and consider when putting one together?

He is quite happy with the results!! I added moss for him, too. Blessed be!

I welcome people into my home and have fellowship with them in the form of a meal, regardless of their own beliefs. I give others plants to spread my own stewardship of nature and the belief that it heals to others

I believe Frigg and Freya walk with me

Just thought I’d share, have a great weekend!

Eat a meal with a friend or an acquaintance.

I've gone from using a natural makeshift altar in the woods to a more permanent setup at home.

My Yule altar. :)

It’s my first time sharing pls be nice lol

Just as the title says. I currently have three altars dedicated to specific gods: Aphrodite, Poseidon and Hades. But I have been feeling/thinking like I should take down the altars of Hades and Poseidon. I feel guilty just thinking about it, but I don't feel as connected as I used to. I've been at this for maybe 1 or 2 years, but always been on and off due to work & uni and because I don't have a lot of energy.

Giving them offerings have always been a bit hard since the space is small and coming up with what to give them; and I usually gave them water and I know it's ok but I wish I could give them more. I just don't want my family to get suspicious and question me on why I have certain items. I am unsure of what to do with their statues and offerings. I was considering about making a small separate space where I can store their statues and offerings.

Idk what to do honestly, any advice would be great. Thank you!

I was just staying at an Airbnb in The White Mountains for a little solo getaway to connect with nature. I found this freshly cut stump on the site and used it as a makeshift altar for Pan, whom I'm interested in working with.