…continued from the article How to Make Your Personal Altar
There are so many ways to create and decorate your personal altar. Below are some photos of altars with themes. Use color and different shapes to create an altar that is pleasing to the eye as well as inspirational.
Combine crystal standing points, clusters, bowls of gemstones, eggs, spheres, pyramids, animal totems to create your altar.
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