My home is my sanctuary, in every possible way. There are places in my home that are more obviously dedicated to Spirit, to my ancestors, and to my spiritual practice. Truly though, my home is the place where my life and Spirit meet in every way, as each part of it is infused with a sense of the sacred.
The flowers on my kitchen table are an offering of beauty and joy to the spirit of the house. My bedroom a temple of dreams, and love, and restoration. Every window sill is the home to some small offering, some colorful work of art, even a collection of feathers and seed pods. All of these curious and common things remind me to connect with the Spirit all around me, and to ground the Spirit, that awareness, into every moment. It also reminds me that I live in a sacred web of life with so many other beings, all of which make up part of my home in some way.
Living in a sacred home means creating intentional beauty, and a tangible connection to that which is sacred to you. It doesn’t have to look any certain way or follow any specific religious or spiritual symbolism. It simply needs to be a reflection of Who You Really Are, and connect you to the Spirit, the life, all around you.
And that’s the real power of living in a sacred home.
When our homes support our most sacred selves, and the dreams we seek to make real in our lives, our souls have a place to rest, renew, and grow.
When our homes connect us with the Spirit of life and love made manifest in the living world we are part of, we remember that our lives are lived in relationship, and that those relationships are what sustain us in body and mind, heart and soul.
If you’ve never considered bringing a stronger sense of the sacred to your home, I invite you to start small.
Pick a place in your home to begin. It can be a window sill, an end table, the center of the kitchen table, even a place on the wall. Wherever it is, know that this space will now embody a sacred intention; it is a reflection of your sacred self, and your relationship with that which is sacred in the world.
This place that embodies your sacred intention is called an altar, which comes from the Latin altus, meaning high. In practical spirituality, an altar is something that elevates or raises our intention and connects it with the creative force of Spirit.
Now that you have your altar, you can begin placing things on it as offerings to your sacred self, to the sacred within your home, and to the sacred land on which you live. You might add a candle to bring the light of Spirit into your home, a bowl or cup of water to nourish and bless your relationships, a stone you found in your yard that connects you and your altar to the land you live on. Let your intuition guide you.
You may notice that you already, unconsciously, have already created altars all over your home. That group of pictures of your family, and your grandpa’s letter opener? It most likely is an instinctive way of honoring the sacred within your family, and an invitation for blessings in their lives. How about those objects you always have on your nightstand? You may be invoking an energy that you feel you need to sleep, or that you want to work on in your dreams.
Creating altars to focus our energy and open the door to Spirit is a natural process that we humans do without even thinking about. However, since an altar is an embodiment of a sacred intention, it is vital to be consciously aware of that intention. As with everything in life, the more you pay attention to something, the more it shows up.
In the next blog, we will explore tending the energy of the sacred home to help it continue supporting your sacred self and intentions.
For now, take a breath, drop in to your belly, and find a sense, a feeling, a vibration, of Who You Really Are. It will feel like coming home to yourself, maybe a warmth that fills your body, or feeling of something you recognize as being true. Let that energy fill your body, the space around you, and then fill the whole house. See all stagnant and unwell energy being pushed out of the space, or otherwise transformed into a healthier pattern. Affirm that you live in a sacred home, and that it supports your sacred self.
More soon….
