Diva Hostels

I've been at this since I was a child.

This is a photo of the shelf above my computer from a couple of years ago. The installation has changed. I called this one a "Fairy Bed". The basket was filled with lavender and dried rose petals combined with little rocks, feathers and crystals. The two folks in front are photo cut-outs of my friends Don and Sherry who play wonderful Irish music. They are standing on top of my computer monitor which was right below the fairy bed.

If you decide to make a diva hostel, fairy bed or garden be sure to find a place in your house that can be dedicated to peace and will not be disturbed. Set the intention that the space is dedicated to peace and harmony and then make something for fun and delight that you think a fairy might like to visit. You can go out into nature and collect things like leaves and twigs. You can dry flowers and add them to the mix. Get a basket to hold things or just lay them out on a table or shelf. I like to put out a crystal goblet filled with spring water and a little bit of grain to symbolize food. I did have a visitor once many years ago and it was quite a magical experience. If you set the intention for love and peace and set an intention also as an invitation to divas and fairy folk, they just may bless you with a visit. The whole idea and the process is similar to what people in the Orient, or the Ancient Egyptians (I have read), do to create homes for the ancestors.

I saw a very interesting Spirit House at an Indonesian import shop and have seen many home alters to various divinities that are little houses at my Asian friend's homes. The idea is that in case the ancestors wish to drop by, there is a place that has been created and reserved for them. It doesn't mean that they are actually there at any given moment, but, rather, it is an invitation for them to be present and perhaps they might stop by.

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