An altar is a surface for which to conduct worship. In Witchcraft and Wicca, the altar serves as a space to honour the self, the Divine, spirit guides, angels, and/or the witches spirituality as a whole.

An altar may be a table, a box, a drawer, a shelf, a windowsill, a tree stump, or a stone.
Not all witches use altars, and there are those who feel no need for an altar or even tools.
For witches who choose to keep altars, they may arrange ceremonial and/or magical items, such as the traditional pentacle, wand, cup, and sword or dagger (called an athame in Wicca). Sometimes an altar is as simple as a framed painting of their deity, guardian angel, or power animal. Their altar could simply be a candle on their nightstand, or a place to offer incense to their deity, or just to meditate.
Some witches prefer altars cluttered with crystals, candles, totems, mojo bags, sigils, runes, tarot cards, and statues, while others prefer the Zen approach.
Some witches have more than one altar. They may have a main altar, a working altar, a deity altar, a money altar, a love altar, etc. Some choose to have an altar (or shrine) for each seperate deity they feel drawn to.

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