As most of you already know already I am the epitome of "the hermit hands down, no question. So I wondered how I might participate in this week’s challenge. Sometime back (when I first joined the coven) I had made a Post Asking everyone to share their travel altars with me and any tips they may have had because at the time my living situation was not stable and the possibility of having to pack up and move was high. I am thankful for the replies that my post got from @IrisW (and countless others) for sharing the picture that @BryWisteria used in the original post for the challenge thread.
Since then things have calmed down a good bit and changed in big ways just as I have calmed down and changed in big way both mundane and magically myself. I have set up my big “main” altar in my bedroom again even though I no longer share it with my husband but one day I may share it with my 2 girls in our own place. I practice there for the most part but from time to time I just need to shake things up and feel more comfortable working in the living room (due to more natural light and it feels like I can center my energy better since the living room is located in the center of the house) so after asking permission from my mom I claimed my little corner and have an altar set up there for the days I need extra help centering myself
But ever the worrier and having the type a personality and OCD about structure and planning and the fact that in 6 months I’ll be staying at the hospital for a few days and up until very recently would on rare occasion get to do a “sleepover” with the soon to be ex in a motel before we decided to completely throw in the towel I put together a travel altar box for just such occasion. In it I have a bottle of solar sea water, and a bottle of full moon/storm water, stones I collected and painted to represent the god and goddess, a chalice, Buddha incense holder led tea light, a travel sized wand, my tiny tarot deck, one of my less used pendulums, a cedar disc pentacle and makeshift cauldron as well as a pocket knife(athame) and a small spoon for the ingredients in the silk bag, a clear quartz and a Chevron amethyst and of course before leaving I would add candles and any other relevant Crystals, incense/oils that I might need.
(The altar cloth is in the wash)
I also made one for my purse for the times when carrying my altar box may just be too conspicuous or frowned upon when I need to cast in a pinch (I call it my drive thru magic bag)
The bag I crocheted myself and was the first thing I ever crocheted and serves as my offering to Frigg.
I will move the tiny tarot deck back and forth if needed
But today I had a relapse of grief about my upcoming divorce and the thought of my unborn daughter growing up in a broken home and decided to try a different type of "releasing ritual and since I needed to burn some trash anyway I did a search on Google and came up with this Ritual To do so I could multitask. I decided not to wait on the lunar energies of the new moon or full moon but instead used some of the huge stock of moon water I have and made a glass of iced tea to take with me outside
I lit my fire and meditated beside it on a small blanket and grounded myself by putting my barefeet in the grass and did an invocation for Frigg before proceeding with the ritual. I’m going to protect my work and keep the rest of the ritual details private.
I would like to say thank you first and foremost to @BryWisteria for sharing the travel altar picture that @IrisW shared with me linking my post to the challenge and to iris and the rest of you who gave your input on travel magic so I could plan for all types of travel.