Years ago I had a friend who had to fly a lot due to his job. Typically, he had one small carry-on bag as luggage, and that was it. He basically had no room at all to pack a fully portable altar kit. He came up with a great idea for an altar he could literally put in his pocket. Here's what you'll need:
- A canister from a 35mm roll of film
- A penny
- A small twig
- A match
- A small thimble
- A 4" square of fabric
- A ribbon or string
Use the penny to represent earth -- draw a pentacle on it with a Sharpie if you like. The twig is your wand, symbolizing air. The match (which you don't have to light) is associated with fire, and the thimble is a cup, for the element of water. Pack these four items in the film canister, and there's your Super Mini-Portable Altar Kit. Put the canister in the center of your fabric square, pull the sides up, and tie it with the string/ribbon. You can carry this in your pocket or wear around your neck.
