Making A Moon Altar~

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1. Outdoors, use a rock or a table and on it either set a silver tray or make a circle with white stones, shells or clear glass nuggets. Thirteen stones for the 13 moons is most symbolic unless you are superstitious, in which case use nine (for the three by three of the triple moon goddess).

2. Set the stone circle anticlockwise if following moon lore or keep to the normal clockwise direction if you prefer.

3. If you are using an indoor altar, place a white or natural beeswax candle at the four main direction points. If you decide to work outdoors, you can use small, glass enclosed white night lights that will not blow out in the wind or you can rely on the moonlight.

4. In the center of the altar place a dish of moon water (in beach rituals you can collect sea water, the water ruled by the moon).

5. Circle this bowl with moonstones of white shells (13 or nine), creating an inner circle.

6. Position a moon incense to the right of the dish of water as you face west, still within the moonstone inner circle.

7. You will also need a metal or ceramic oil burner with a night light underneath it to the left of the water bowl with the middle circle as you face west.

8. You can enclose just the bowl in a third even smaller circle of three small white stones, shells or moonstones, thus giving one circle for each phase of the moon.

9. The bowl of water will act as the medium for raising the power.

10. If you have a willow wand (or a pointed twig willow twig), lay this directly in front of the bowl with the tip facing west (outside the innermost circle if you make one).

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