This idea was conceived at a time when I was feeling super down as a way to positively direct my energy. My boyfriend has a little personal shrine in the study where he does his writing. There is a statue of Kali, Ogun, and the Virgin of Guadalupe. He's explained his selection to me before, but this blog is about ME and not him, so you'll have to ask him yourself. Also, I might have been drunk and forgotten.
So, on a bedridden, down in the dumps, "why me?" kinda day, I decided to make a shrine of my own. I chose healing deities from various spiritual traditions. I decided mid-process to make them all female. I mod podged the Catholics onto candles. They seem to like to hang out there. I bought a bunch of dollar store frames and painted them all gold with this dope, metallic paint I just happened to find at The Green Project. The Tibetan prayer flags were contributed by my friend, Lydia. The progress was spasmodic, but I finally finished it up last night. I used the mantle in the kitchen since it's where I find my creative outlet.
I have little other explanation to add since, like I said, I'm just not religious (or spiritual, I guess). My breast cancer crew (in order from left to right) consists of: Sekhmet, Iaso, Christina the Astonishing, Mariamman, Agatha of Sicily, Mami Wata, and Immortal Woman He. I learned about them all from Wikipedia and you'll have to as well.
Great alter! You should add Yemaja and Oshun to your team.
ReplyDeleteGonna check those ladies out!
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