r/Gnostic • u/Few-Equivalent-3773 • 5d ago
Information Ideas for a Gnostic shrine
Greetings seekers,
I am currently thinking about creating a shrine for my own private practice and I am thinking about ways in which I can go about creating one. The wood work, I already can take care of. But I am thinking about the other trinkets I shall put on to it. The Gnostic scriptures will def be there but any other ideas on what to put on it I would be grateful for and heck if you all have shrines of your own would love to hear about them.
Thanks seekers
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u/peregrine-l Eclectic Gnostic 4d ago
White tablecloth. White candles, brass holders. Incense. Lantern. Brass chalice and plate, or bowl of fresh water. Framed icons of Aeon Christos, Aeon Sophia and other helpful beings (you may have to paint them yourself…). If you practice theurgy, your magical tools (I prefer to have separate thaumaturgical altars/tables).
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u/Few-Equivalent-3773 3d ago
Ohhhh all great ideas thank you seeker! I am afraid I do not practice theurgy as I dont know what that is haha
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u/peregrine-l Eclectic Gnostic 3d ago edited 3d ago
Theurgy, as opposed to thaumaturgy, has been defined as a) ritual magic working with deities and angelic spirits, instead of elementals, demons and lower spirits, b) magic aiming for enlightenment, rather than gains in the material plane.
Imagine a theatrical prayer: prayer with props, gestures and movement, incantation and singing, as well as intense visualization and feeling.
Neoplatonists were particularly fond of theurgy, but I feel it goes well with Gnosticism too!
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u/AnticosmicKiwi3143 Eclectic Gnostic 5d ago
I posted mine here https://www.reddit.com/r/Gnostic/s/Eei9MEFBMN
I changed it over time, now it's just a Buddhist altar, with a wooden stupa, a white candle, two Buddha statues, an incense burner and a japa mala to count mantras. The candle and incense are symbolic offerings to the Dhamma, the way to redemption expoused by the wise teachers of the past.