{"id":1098,"date":"2013-04-20T15:53:20","date_gmt":"2013-04-20T20:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journeythroughtheobsidiandream.wordpress.com\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2013-04-20T15:53:20","modified_gmt":"2013-04-20T20:53:20","slug":"altar-arrangement-spring-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journeythroughtheobsidiandream.com\/index.php\/2013\/04\/20\/altar-arrangement-spring-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Altar Arrangement Spring 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a while since I posted.  My life\u2019s been crap.  Sadly, not even the interesting kind, so while I will allude to a few highlights in the next several posts, I won\u2019t bore you with the details..  But things are on the upswing.<\/p>\n

This past Wednesday, among other things, I received instructions from the gods and spirits I work with on how to arrange my altar for the coming stages of my Work.  I have long suspected that this particular set of instructions would come eventually: the combination of my devotional work and my more practical magic had made for an increasingly awkward arrangement of space over the last months.  <\/p>\n

The timing seemed peculiar before I had the opportunity to think about it: I\u2019ve just been getting my practice back together along with my sanity, and that\u2019s often the exactly right time to give me marching orders.  Also, that very afternoon I found out about a couple problems with Financial Aid and the Registrar that I need magic to help me with.  <\/p>\n

So Thursday night I took apart my altar and rebuilt it, as instructed, as two separate altars: one for my planetary, Chaos, and practical magics, and one for my gods and familiar spirits.  I broke it in that very night at the Hour of Jupiter to drop the Greater Beneficient on my problems.<\/p>\n

The workbench needs to be raised up six inches or so, but that will have to wait until I have the money for some small but sturdy boxes or shelves, or until I have another lucky dumpster dive, whichever comes first.  The table in the middle moves out easily, and I\u2019m going to paint it with a triangle of conjuration.<\/p>\n

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The spirit-work altar is going to need a lot more work, though.  It needs at least a one other tier so that everyone can be accommodated comfortably.  I presume that they\u2019ll instruct me some before I leave for KC at the end of the semester.<\/p>\n

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