Home
As Yule approaches, Pagan people's religious focus goes from death to life. Yule is a festive celebration of light, the sun, rebirth and nature, and the decorations on your altar should capture that merriment with rich colors, scents,
evergreens and lots of lights. Even if you have not collected any
Wiccan ritual tools yet, you can still have a beautiful and meaningful
Yule altar with objects and decorations that are easy to find at this
time of year.
Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
evergreens and lots of lights. Even if you have not collected any
Wiccan ritual tools yet, you can still have a beautiful and meaningful
Yule altar with objects and decorations that are easy to find at this
time of year.
Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
Altar cloth of green, red or gold
Red, Orange, Yellow or Gold pillar candle
Evergreen branches
Additional candles
String of Christmas lights
Forest animal figurines
Cinnamon essential oil
Citrus
Crystals or icicle decorations
Wiccan tools (optional)
1
Set up your Yule altar facing north, the direction that aligns with the season of Winter. Drape it with an altar cloth, scarf, sheet or piece of scrap fabric in one of the primary seasonal color: green, red or gold.
2
Set a cauldron, or some other festive bowl or vessel on the
center of the altar. Place a pillar candle into it that is gold, red,
yellow or orange--any solar color. The cauldron, or any such vessel, is a
symbol of the Goddess' womb. The candle is a symbol of the Sun God
being reborn at Yule. If you like, make solar symbols on the candle with
paint or glitter to make it special and set it apart from the rest. Rub
the candle with cinnamon oil. Leave it unlit until your begin your
ritual observance, or until sunset on the eve of the solstice.
3
Place evergreens on the altar. This can be branches cut from a tree or found at a Christmas tree lot, a small potted evergreen, or imitation evergreen garland pinned around the side of the altar in a scalloped design.
4
Hang a string of Christmas lights above the altar. Hang
additional evergreens or ornaments if you wish to make your altar the
focal place in the room.
5
Add additional candles and any Wiccan tools that you may have
to your altar, in an arrangement that pleases you. Place a bowl of
citrus fruit, which with their bright orange and yellow colors represent
the sun. Other things associated with the season are nuts, pine cones,
acorns, holly, bayberry, or mistletoe that can also be scattered on the
altar or placed in a pretty bowls. To represent the winter snow, use
clear quartz crystals or icicle ornaments.
6
Place symbols of forest animals
on the altar, as this is the season for nature's rebirth. Stags are
especially meaningful as they are symbols of the Wiccan God. Snow birds,
squirrels, and any other furry woodland creatures are also appropriate.
Remember that your altar should be meaningful to you, so any other
items that represent the season to you will be a nice addition.
