Altars: Bringing Sacred Shrines Into Your Everyday Life

by Denise Linn

Book Overview

"The creation of an altar is a sacred act, an act of power and grace. For a few timeless minutes you enter a dimension beyond ordinary reality, where light, sound, and energy merge into an exquisite... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345434463
• ISBN13: 9780345434463
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

The *best* book on Altars

I've looked at every book I could get my hands on about the subject of Altars, and Denise Linn's book on the topic is, in my opinion, the best. Many of the other books have way too much text, but Denise Linn's book on Altars has lots of great pictures and just the right amount of descriptive text. She also has wonderful suggestions on various types of altar objects (with pictures), where to find different altar objects, imaginative altar layouts, etc. This is a *must have* book, and unfortunately, I'm sad to see that it is currently out of print. So if you can find a used one, grab it ! ! You won't be disappointed.

Beautiful photos and filled with inspiration.

I have arranged various collected objects on a shelf for some time now and did not realize that this was actually an alter! This book has helped me reorganize my beloved and sacred objects into my very personal little space with the appropriate intent. Thank you to Ms. Linn for this wonderful book. I'm so happy that I purchased my copy last year as it is now out of print (which I don't understand since it was only published in 1999). If you can get your hands on a copy please cherish it.

Nice altar layouts no matter which spiritual path you follow

If you practise Amerindian spirituality, Buddhism, Christianity, etc as your spiritual path; you wil find ways to set up an altar in your home.My only minor nitpick is that in the Medicine Wheel layouts on pages 56-61. Ms Linn places the elements in the wrong directions IMHO.

Altars--Intentional living!

This book just hit me at the right place and time. My entire life has been in transition for the past two years and I continue to watch and wait for my new direction to emerge. Denise Linn has given me a tool to concretize the important events and processes that are SIGNS for me to follow along the way.Her altars are a wonderfully conrete way to live intentionally and consciously.In these times of great personal and global spiritual change, it is good to have personal signposts to divine the journey. I have shared the book with friends who think equally high of it for similar reasons.It provides the opportunity for joyful reflection on the great and small events which may otherwise pass by without their due respect.

This is a lovely book with wonderful ideas.

I shared this book with my 10 year old daughter, and she made herself the most beautiful altar in her room. She made one for my husband and my 13 year old son and 14 year old daughter followed. They personalized it with special pictures and their own treasures. When they have a problem, they light their candle and pray. Its a special connection and looks so nice.