Building the Standing Stone Altar

Standing Stone people are meant to build the structures that will help change our reality here on Earth. With such steadfast and detail-oriented minds, it’s important that the ideas that arise are brought into reality in a tangible way. This invitation to build an outdoor altar will help to clarify your mission here on the planet and give you a touchstone so you can connect into the energy of the Earth.

First, start by finding a stone or rock that will be an anchor for your outdoor altar. The stone can be a naturally occurring facet of the landscape or a stone you bring in from elsewhere.

Next, locate a place outside your home, or in an area you visit frequently, for the location of the altar.

When you have found both, bring something that you have had a hand in creating. It could be as simple as herbs you dried or yarn you spun; you will be leaving this handcrafted item with the earth, so make sure it’s something you can part with.

Sit or stand in the place where you will create your altar. Holding the item you created in one hand and the stone in the other (or placing your hands over these items if they are large), imagine yourself as a standing stone with deep roots in the soil.

Try scanning from the bottom of your feet to your crown. Like in the image of the Standing Stone on this page, notice if there are any patterns, spirals or glyphs that stand out.

Take ten deep breaths here, feeling your feet on the ground and your head pointed towards the sky.

When you are ready to create your altar, clear a space and lay down your items (the stone + handmade object). If there are any other things you’d like to gather to place on this altar you can do so now. Most importantly, don’t overthink this! Just let your body show you where things should go and know that your altar can be as simple or as complex as you desire.

Offer a prayer, or words of appreciation, for the Earth. With the altar in place, take time to tell the Earth about your plans: the things you’d like to accomplish, the projects that are on your heart right now. By speaking them aloud, you offer the Earth an opportunity to help you make these ideas manifest. Your altar will hold these ideas for as long as it stands.

Continue to visit this altar every day for the next eight days, moving things around or tending it by bringing fresh water, flowers, or small bits of food. After the eight days you can take the altar apart if you feel the idea is now complete, or keep it as an ongoing space. Trust the process and know that your dreams will bear fruit for many cycles to come.