The first step is to choose which cupboard you will dedicate as Your altar. Cupboard space is usually of short supply in most Kitchens. Some re-arranging of cupboard contents may be at hand. On the back of the cupboard, you could place a picture of your Deity, a pentacle, or what ever reminds you of Divine Energy. Charge The object in whatever way feels best for you. With this charged Picture, statuette, or pentacle, Divine Energy will have its direct Pathway into your kitchen.
The next step would be the altar cloth. To make things easier, I Suggest going to a local thrift store and buying cloth napkins. You Could also make your own altar clothes. However, you do it, acquire More than one of each color. This will make it easier to clean and Cleanse your altar. Now it's time to dedicate which tools you use most in your kitchen Magicks.
Wooden Spoon: Wand. Remember, most wooden spoons are made of balsa Wood or pine. [There are several publications that list the magickal Properties of different types of wood.]
Bowl: Cauldron, Cup, or Bowl. For this, I prefer glass mixing-bowls. Glass is easy to clean, and it won't absorb any of the oils, water, Or whatever you are working with. Glass also comes in many different Colors. If you don't want glass, there are also several inexpensive Ceramic/porcelain mixing bowls.
Tea Kettle: Cauldron. I have read that copper tea kettles are best For magik. I do not use a copper kettle, but one that is porcelain Coated steel. Copper kettles can get expensive and are a high Maintenance item.
Mortar and Pestle: These have been represented as the union of Female and male, or the joining of Divine and Mundane Energies. They Also represent the basic cup and wand. These come in all sorts of Materials. Choose a set that meets both your physical and spiritual Needs. For example: that dainty glass set is extremely pretty. But, Will stand up to repeated use?
Cooking Pot: Cauldron. The nice thing about this correspondence is That, with a little effort, you can find full sets of cast iron Cookware.
For a broom, you may want to use a small whisk broom, or basting Brush. If you can wait until Halloween, you will be able to find Miniature besoms for sale in the craft stores and departments of Larger stores.
Cutting board: Altar tile. If you are skilled enough, or know Someone who is, you could have a pentacle carved or etched into a Wooden board. You could also put your creativity to work with paint And paint a pentacle on a cutting board. How creative you get is up To you.
Even though I have only listed a few, there may be other mundane Tools that you use in your magickal creations. If you use a tool Frequently enough in your magickal practice, find a place in the Altar for it, bless it and consecrate it. The kitchen is a place of Endless opportunities, and your altar, tools should reflect your Path, choices, and spirituality. Be creative and invite the Divine Into the heart of your home, the kitchen.
Just a little something from my Computer BOS, Nyanah
I call to the East, where the Father ascends to all Mother Earth where life begins. I fly through the cedars, pines, willows, and birch as animals below me wander and search.
I call to the South, to the land down below. Turtle stands silent, as man strings his bow to hunt food and fur for his kin before snow. A life will end so others will grow.
I call to the North, that yansa once knew. I follow their path til it disappears from view. Once vast in number, there stand but a few. I hear only ghost thunder of millions of hooves.
I call to the West, to the ends of the lands, to the Tsalagi, Kiowa, Comanche ... all bands. Unite for the strength. Teach the young and demand that you are Native Americans. Learn your tongue and stand.
Wisdom and empowerment are the gifts of the Dark Goddess of Transformation. She is known to us as Kali, hectate, Cerridwen, Lility, Persephone, Fata, Morgana, Ereshkigal, Arianhrod, Durga, Inanna, Tiatmat, and by a million other names.
"Hear Me, child, and know Me for who I am. I have been with you since you were born, and I will stay with you until you return to Me at the final dusk. I am the passionate and seductive lover who inspires the poet to dream. I am the One who calls to you at the end of your journey. After the day is done, My children find their blessed rest in my embrace. I am the womb from which all things are born. I am the shadowy, still tomb; all things must come to Me and bare their breasts to die and be reborn to the Whole. I am the Sorceress that will not be ruled, the Weaver of Time, the Teacher of the Mysteries. I snip the threads that bring children home to me. I slit the throats of the cruel and drink the blood of the heartless. Swallow your fear and come to Me, and you will discover true beauty, strength, and courage. I am the fury that rips the flesh from injustice. I am the glowing forge that transforms your inner demons into tools of power. Open yourself to My embrace and overcome all. I am the glinting sword that protects you from harm. I am the crucible in which all the aspects of yourself must merge together in a rainbow of union. I am the velevet depths of the night sky, and swirling mists of midnight, shrouded in mystery. I am the chrysalis in which you face that which terrifies you and from which you will blossem forth, vibrant and renewed. Seek me at the crossroads, and you shall be transformed, for once you look upon My face, there is no return. I am the fire that kisses the shackles away. I am the cauldron in which all oppsites grow to know one another in Truth. I am the web which connects all things. I am the Healer of all wounds, the Warrioor who rights all wrongs in their Time. I make the weak strong. I make the arrogant humble. I raise up the oppressed and empower the disenfanchised. i am the Justice tempered with Mercy. Most importantly, child, I am you. I am part of you, and I am within you. Seek me within and without, and you will be strong. know me. Venture into the dark so that you may awaken to Balance, Illumination, and Wholeness. Take my Love with you everywhere and find the Power within you to be who you wish."
