The neo-pagan* world is wonderfully diverse.

It includes polytheists, henotheists, witches of many types, ceremonial magicians, and people following esoteric traditions.

One common factor in many of these paths is the use of a constructed sacred space. It might be called a shrine, altar, or something else entirely. It may be used to present offerings to the gods, venerate ancestors, or provide a magical workspace.

There are many ‘show off your shrine’ threads on the web, but most of them are path-specific and don’t give you any context- the how and why. What separates this shrine or altar from an interesting pile of knickknacks?

It’s the goal of ShrineBeautiful to expand our horizons, experiencing the breadth of the pagan world through the lens of personal sacred spaces.

This is a blog, with comments enabled. If you have a question about one of the shrines, don’t be shy.

No trolls allowed: disrespectful comments will be eliminated.

*For this site, I’m using the umbrella definition of ‘pagan,’ meaning “a person following a faith or belief system that’s not Jewish, Christian, or Muslim. (It may or may not include Hindu or Buddhist, depending on how people identify their practice.)