Winter Altar

Winter has announced its arrival in Eastern Canada and we received 10 cm of snow. As Mother Earth rests under a blanket of white and prepares for the next cycle of life. I took the opportunity to decorate several Altars around my home; my winter Altars.

Since I am in the broom closet I disguised my Altar to look like a mundane display of baskets.

My dad who ed away four years ago; was a traditional Wolastogiyik Basket Maker. The majority of Baskets arranged on my Altar are his remind me of him, of our ancestors and that the circle of life continues.

The hand made drum represents the heartbeat of Mother Earth, it’s slow and gentle beat reminds me of winters sleep. The elements are represented here; in my culture women are the :droplet: water carriers, and the moon is our grandmother. The men are the :fire: fire keepers and keep the sacred fires burning during ceremony, represented here by the candles. Fire also is representative of 🌬 air, as fire needs air/oxygen to burn.

Sage and sweetgrass are medicine and represents the :earth_africa: earth they are gifts from Mother Earth. We do not own the earth we are borrowing it from those who are not yet born.

I am thinking of our world today and what we are leaving the next seven generations.

Blessed Be🧚‍♀🕯🖤