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Working with Your Altar: Daily Practices to Deepen Your Connection to Hecate

 You’ve built your altar for Hecate — the candles are set, the symbols chosen, the energy alive.Now comes the real magic: using it.

An altar isn’t meant to gather dust. It’s a living, breathing space that evolves with you. The more you interact with it, the more it becomes a portal for guidance, grounding, and transformation.

🌙 Simple Daily Practices for Your Altar

These practices are simple and don’t require much time. You can do them in just 5–10 minutes, even on your busiest days. Let’s explore how to deepen your connection with your altar.

1. Light a Candle with Intention

Each morning or evening, light a candle on your altar. As you do, name your intention for the day or night. It can be as simple as:

“May I move through today with clarity and courage.”

2. Pull a Card

Keep your Crossroads Oracle or River Witch Oracle nearby. Pull one card, place it on your altar, and let it guide your day’s focus.

3. Offer Something Small

It could be fresh water, a flower, a pinch of herbs, or even a handwritten note. Offerings aren’t about cost — they’re about heart. Each small gesture nourishes the connection.

4. Speak to Her

A whispered prayer, a short chant, or just an honest check-in. Let it be natural. Hecate hears sincerity, not rehearsals. Speak from your heart, and feel the warmth of her presence.

5. Keep It Fresh

Once a week, gently dust, rearrange, or add something seasonal. This keeps the energy vibrant and invites ongoing connection. A fresh flower or a new crystal can breathe life into your altar.

The Altar as a Sacred Space

Your altar serves as a sacred space, a threshold between the mundane and the divine. Each time you approach it, you step into a realm of possibility. This sacred act invites transformation and connection. 

🃏 Today’s Card: Threshold





This card reminds us that the altar itself is a threshold — a meeting place between the everyday and the sacred. Every time you step up to it, you’re choosing to cross into a space of possibility. Use that space wisely.

✨ Free Resource

If you’d like a simple guided ritual to pair with your altar work, I’ve created a free visualization for connecting with Hecate at the crossroads. ➡️ Download it here.

💬 A Sincere Invitation

If you’re ready to take your altar practice deeper, my courses offer structured ways to work with Hecate, explore shadow work, and weave meaningful rituals into your daily life. If now isn’t the right time, that’s okay — keep showing up at your altar in your own way.

Every class, ebook, or deck you purchase helps support the Blessing Box of Goldsboro, providing food and care to those in need at the crossroads of our community.

Final Thought

An altar isn’t about how it looks. It’s about how it feels — and the relationship it helps you build with the Divine. Show up for it, and it will show up for you.

Let wisdom, new beginnings, and creative expression shape your day.

Have a glorious day. 🔥

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Daily Oracle - A Review

Today I'm reviewing Daily Oracle - Seek Answers from Your Higher Self by Jerico Mandybur.


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Generally I like to start out with a disclaimer. I am identify as a magical Buddhist. I look for the connection between magic and science without the need to search for a creator. I believe in spiritually and holistic wellness.  I find that we can heal the world if we just sit down and and listen to the breath.  I believe that magic, science and nutritional well being are the cornerstone to a well rounded holistic life. I have recently updated my site from Confessions of a Modern Witch to my new page To Live Whole.  I welcome you to come along for my journey of health, wellness and self exploration.

I receive no compensation for these reviews and all my links are standard Amazon links and not affiliate links. I am a practicing photo reader and have spent the last 16 years honing my craft.  I offer personal readings by request and have a strong online history that boasts over 438,000 views.


As you know I'll be switching over to reviewing only e-copies of books shortly.  I will miss handling the books but the amount of trash that I had piling up for all the shipping was just overwhelming.  I will be doing a giveaway for the remaining physical books that actually arrive as well as asking my publishers to provide giveaway copies shipped directly to my winner's homes going forward for all giveaways.

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My review copy was a small smooth covered book with stars and planets across the front and back.  It is a pretty thick book, which makes it a bit difficult to carry in a handbag but would be excellent in a backpack or tote bag.  There are no real illustrations inside with only the all seeing eye image on the left side of each of the pages.  The pages are in black and white only lacking any color at all, however I found that I enjoyed the jumps from black to white that the pages delivered.

This book is like similar oracle books on the market.  The author takes a moment on the back cover and the front of the book to explain to the reader how to use the oracle book.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson
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Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson
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We're asked to set our intentions, much like one would do for a tarot reading and then select our page using our intuition. The pages provide messages like - Conviction is a light that can never be blown out  and Don't gild the lily.  I worked with this for a few days and found it insightful and pleasant. My favorite I think was "There insecurities are not your reality".  Good stuff.

Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson
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Photo Credit - Renee Sosanna Olson
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Overall this is a great book to give as a gift to a grad student, maybe a housewarming gift or something for the new witchling.   I believe that anyone who is motivated by those "thoughts of the day" or positive affirmations would enjoy this book. It reminds me of the Magic 8 Ball in book form!