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Fifteen springs.
For me, Aphrodite is everywhere. She is every face full of freckles, every set of gently sloping shoulders, every pair of wild eyebrows, every toothy smile, and every single colour of skin you can have. She is the very concept of beauty, and so she exists in all of us
Having a small living space can cause lots of witchy problems. One thing that I struggled finding space for was an altar for the deities I follow. I’ve seen lots of posts about making travel sized altars in mint tins for the busy or closeted witch and that’s where I got the inspiration to make my deity jars!
What you can do is get a wide mouth jar (there are loads available at places like the Dollar Store for a witch on a budget) and fill it with plants, crystals, and other items that are sacred or are of some significance to the deity you’re making it for.
For example, my Aphrodite jar is filled with dried rose petals, pearl-like beads on a necklace, rose quartz, clear quartz, sea shells, and coral.
You can use the jars for worship, prayers, meditation, harnessing the energy of the deity for spells, or for amplifying your own energy for spells that would fall into the deities domain.
I’ve used my Aphrodite jar for all sorts of love spells! I’ve used it focus my intent during spells and if a love spell requires writing your intent on paper, I just put the finished writings inside the jar for a period of time based on lunar phases or until the spell is completed and accomplished.
The Deity Jars can be used for any pantheon and are relatively cheap and easy to make! If you have any questions don’t be afraid to ask!
i noticed there isnt too much on aphrodite (or maybe where i’m looking there isnt lmao) but i love her dearly. here are some things i associate with her, and things to put on your altar!
rose quartz
mirrors
lipstick
shells - abalone, pink shells, ones you found at your beach
1. Pick a place for the altar. This can be a shelf in a closet if you want it to be discreet, a bathroom counter, or my personal favourite it setting it up on a vanity if you have one.
2. Stick to an Aphrodite colour scheme. Think pinks, reds, sea foam blue, and gold. I use a pink scarf from the dollar store as an altar cloth.
3. Have something in the middle to represent Aphrodite. This doesn’t need to be an expensive statue. Some ideas include
- An old barbie
- a picture of Aphrodite you printed off from the internet
- any photo of a woman you find beautiful
- a figure you made yourself
4. Have an offering bowl or dish of some sort in front of your Aphrodite representation. The thrift store is a perfect place to get this. I found an iridescent seashell dish for $2.
5. Decorate! This part is the most fun. Stick to things that represent Aphrodite. This may include:
- a vase of roses (fake ones are honestly best since they don’t die)
- alternatively you can get some potpourri with dried roses
- make up and jewelry, especially pearls
- anything with hearts (check out the dollar store around valentines day)
- seashells or anything ocean related
- Doves, swans, rabbits, bees, and dolphins are all favoured my Aphrodite (avoid pigs, she hates them)
- Fairy lights or pink Christmas lights
- Get a few small pieces of rose quartz if you can
- Really anything beautiful (think flowers of any kind, snow globes, antique music or jewelry boxes)
- You can also create a collage of beautiful pictures on the wall behind the altar
6. Maintain your altar. Try not to be disrespectful by letting it get too messy. Keep it looking nice and every once in while take the altar cloth off, wash it, and spray the surface down with some rose water if possible.
