Sanctuary Intentions Altar with Curated Botanicals for Finding Home and Family of Choice

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A handmade ritual kit for calling in your people — those who see you, hold you, and love you for exactly who you are. Whether you’re part of the LGBTQIA+ community, healing from family wounds, or seeking the sacred comfort of chosen family, the Sanctuary Altar is intended to create space for you to feel held, safe, and whole.

The Sanctuary Altar offers a quiet, sacred space for reclaiming the feeling of home — not the one you were born into, but the one you choose and the one you carry within yourself.

What’s Included:

Original illustrated forest interior — A soft-lit grove viewed through a tangle of branches, symbolizing refuge beyond hardship.

Black and white altar topper — Featuring a turtle, guardian of grounded safety, endurance, and sacred home, flanked by numerals 4 and 7, representing foundation and inner wisdom.

Glass vial of botanicals — Each vial contains a hand picked blend selected for emotional warmth, protection, and resilience.

Fold-out insert — Explains the symbolism and energy of each plant in the blend, and includes assembly instructions and suggestions for use.

Packaged in a compact paperboard altar box (2.25" x 3.25") that unfolds into a tiny personal shrine. Each altar is designed to rest on a shelf, desk, or bedside


About the Botanicals:

All plant materials are either grown in small local gardens or respectfully wildcrafted in the Appalachian woodlands. This altar's botanical blend is chosen for emotional warmth, protection, and resilience:

Wild Rose Thorns – Gentle boundaries for protecting the heart

Fleabane – Energetic shielding against intrusive energy

Wisteria (wild) – Protection from spiritual harm and toxicity

Dead Nettle – Comfort, quiet nourishment, and grounding

Bristly Greenbriar – Holding space through adversity; persistence in hard soil

Cotton – Softness and protection; symbolic of safety in vulnerability

Wallflower – Emotional warmth, connection, and calling in chosen kin

(Each box includes a printed list of included herbs; contents may vary slightly with seasonal availability.)

PLEASE NOTE: This is a spiritual art object. Herbs are not for consumption. These altars are meant as personal ritual tools or display pieces — use them as you are called.

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