Creating a Sacred Space

Since spoken prayer is more effective than silent prayer, it is best to give your decrees aloud. If you’re in a public place, though, and can’t decree aloud, you can repeat the decrees silently.

Decrees can be given anywhere, even while you’re cleaning the house, doing errands, going for a walk, driving to work, or even taking a shower.

It helps, though, when we can set aside some uninterrupted quiet time to decree before our own personal altar.

Your altar is your special place—the sacred space that helps you connect to your heart. It is the place we go when we want to "alter"—to create change and transformation. You can create your own altar, even if it’s in a corner of your bedroom or living room.

You can adorn your altar with what is spiritually significant and inspiring to you, like candles, crystals, flowers or plants. You can add pictures or statues of saints, masters, Buddhas or angels as well as photographs of those for whom you are praying. A crystal bowl or goblet can serve as a chalice to focus God’s light in your home.