Making a Sacred Space in Your Home to Retreat to

In the midst of uncertainty, isolation, and confusion during faith deconstruction, one way you can create a container to hold and honor the parts of you in need of nurturing during this chaotic time is to create a sacred space. 

What a Sacred Space Is

A sacred space is a designated place in your house (think a chair, room, small closet) that you can retreat to in order to:

• get grounded
• journal/reflect
• read
• meditate
• relax
• think something through
• be silent
• focus on your breath
• whatever you want!

It can be a physical spot in your home, a place in nature, or even a box filled with things that are calming, grounding, and meaningful to you.

Why a Sacred Space Can Be Useful

The journey of leaving high demand religion is going to require to acquaint yourself with, well...YOU. Your indoctrination stripped you of autonomy and disconnected you from your inner authority. When you create something like a sacred space, you are creating a container to hold all that is growing within. It's something that is yours, where you can be alone to reflect and be present with what is coming up in the messiness of faith deconstruction.

Below is a picture of my altar that is set up in my sacred space:

How to Set Up Your Sacred Space

1. Find a Spot: It can be a special corner, room, chair, small closet, nature, or even a box filled with items that connect you back to yourself. 

2. Decorate How You Want: Find items that are meaningful to you and use that to create an environment that is all yours. You can even have an altar (or special table) in the center and place things like: art/quotes, objects from nature, pictures, candles/incense, books/journals, oracle/tarot cards, anything symbolic to you, on it!

 3. Retreat to It Often: This is your space to be use this physical container to help you hold all the mixed emotions of a faith transition, as you figure out who you are now. Use it as much as you need!