Altar Arrangement
Celto - Egyptian
Wiccan Altars are to be used only for Rituals or Magickal Spell Working. Celto - Egyptian Wiccan Altars may be either
indoor or outdoor Altars and both may be used, The Goddess and Elements permitting. Celto - Egyptian Wiccans should be
permanent but it if this is not possible it may be taken down when not in use for either Ritual or Magickal Spell Working.
Altars should be
specially constructed, trapazoidal in shape and embellished with Sacred Celtic and Egyptian Symbols but if this is not possible,
a small table, endtable or night stand may serve as an Altar. Outdoor Altars may be set up on the ground ( to connect
with Our Sacred Mother, The Earth and Elemental Powers of the Earth) or on a tree stump.
Celto - Egyptian
Altars always face the Western Trilithon Gate because it on the Western Isle of Avolon the the Celtic Deities make Their Home
and it is on the Westenrn bank of the Nile River the the Ancient Egyptian ( or Tamaran ) Deities reside. The Celto -
Egypitian Wiccan Altar should be covered with an Altar Cloth also embroidered with appropriate Celtic and Egyptian symbols.
In Celto
- Egyptian Wiccan, the left side of The Altar is reserved for The God and Altar Tools that correspond to Our Secred Father.
The right side is likewise reserved for the Our Sacred Mother, The Great Goddess and all Altar Tools that coorespond to Her.
A red Altar Candle may be used to represent the presence of the Goddess in Ritual and Magical Working and a black candle can
be used to represent the presence of Her Sacred Consort, The God. Goddess and God Candles are set up at the upper right
and left corners of the The Alter respectively. Other Altar representations of Deity may be, for the Goddess; a Goddess
Statue (such as a Statue of the Goddess Isis ) or a seashell and for the God; a God Statue ( such as a Stature of Osiris )
or a pine cone or acorns ( which are associated with the Celtic Deity, Cernunnos, God of the Wildwood).
To represent the
Guardians of The Four Trilithon Gates of The Elements of Water, Fire, Air and Earth the following representations may be used:
The Guardian of The Western Trilithon Gate of The Element of
Water - A blue candle, offering cup of water, a large seashell filled with water or a Statue of an appropriate
River, Ocean or Sea Deity.
The Guardian of The Southern Trilithon Gate of The Element
of Fire - a red candle or a piece of volcanic or lava rock or a Statue of an appropiate Fire or Heat Deity.
The Guardian of the Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element
of Air - a yellow candle, a large feather, fresh flowers, a light, airy incense or a Statue of an appropriate Air or Sky Diety.
The Guardian of The Northern Trilithon Gate of The Element
of Earth - a green candle, a rock, or an offering bowl of salt or sand.
Altar Tool Placements
Athame - Left
(God) side of The Altar, directly in front of the God symbol or statue
Cauldron
-
Chalice -
Right (Goddess) side of The Altar, directly in front of the Goddess symbol or statue
Pentacle
- Center of The Altar, between the God and Goddess symbol or statue
Cauldron - On the
Pentacle (if the Pentacle is made of a heat - proof material)
Erecting The Sacred Space and Casting the Circle of
Power
When erecting The
Celto - Egyptian Wiccan Tradition Sacred Space and casting the Circle of Power), movement begins at The Alter
in The Western Trilithon Gate of the Element of Water, then moves to the Southern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Fire, on
to the Eastern Trilithon Gate of The Element of Air, then on to the Northern Trilithon of The Element of Earth and back to
The Altar at the Western Trilithon Gate.
Traditionally,
clockwise movement around the Sacred Space is known as Deosil and counter - clockwise movement is called Tuathial. In The Celto - Egyptiatn
Wiccan Tradition, Tuathial movement
is used to:
1. Raise energy
or the Sphere of Power
2. Charge
Altar Tools
and Deosil movement is used to:
1. Release
energy or draw up the Sphere of Power
2. Cleasing Altar
Tools.
