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Are they really neccessary for casting spells?
Don't get me wrong casting a circle and purifying the area is important but setting up my altar then having to take it back down again is too much work sometimes. I understand having an area for your spells is important but are all the alar tools neccessary, I have all the tools but I just feel using them sometimes is a waste of time. Do any of you guys just gather the appropiate herbs, candles etc. and cast your spells without having your wand, cauldron censer offering goddess statuates etc. I just don't get it
Whats an altar for? It sound like a beginners question but it's a question thats i've never had answered