{"id":7218,"date":"2016-08-25T00:32:40","date_gmt":"2016-08-25T07:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pillaicenter.com\/blog\/?p=7218"},"modified":"2022-01-29T17:44:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T12:14:31","slug":"whats-home-altar-3-unexpected-reasons-may-want-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pillaicenter.com\/blog\/whats-home-altar-3-unexpected-reasons-may-want-one","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s a Home Altar? 3 Unexpected Reasons You May Want One"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You feel deflated and spent after a long workday, wishing for a peaceful haven from buzz and activity. So do you want a quick way back to peace of mind and sweet emotions? A home altar may be the perfect solution for you.<\/p>\n

Though a foreign concept in Western life, an altar can provide you with sanctuary and a way to regaining both your center and energy.<\/p>\n

An Home Altar doesn\u2019t necessarily mean building a small church or shrine within your living quarters\u2014although in some Eastern cultures the more fortunate own a fully decorated room dedicated just to meditation and worship of the Divine.<\/p>\n

Yet your sacred space can be a simple coffee table or bookshelf. You can then display images and statues resonating with your vision of a higher and blessed life.<\/p>\n

Whether you add reminders of an aspect of God stemming from your religious background or other faith, statues of celestial beings can change your brain and raise your consciousness, according to neuroscience.<\/p>\n

Additionally, an altar can be a healing place where you take temporary refuge when life is just too much.<\/p>\n

So here for you, three compelling reasons why an altar for home can be a beautiful addition to your home features and how a sacred space in your apartment or house can grant you well-being and inspiration.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Scientific evidence<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Neuroscience tells us that religion makes us more humane. In the words of neuroscientist\u00a0Andrew Newberg<\/em>, M.D., author of \u201cHow God Changes Your Brain,\u201d\u00a0\u201c\u2026 contemplative practices allowed our ancestors to envision a better world \u2026 and the creative processes within our brain gave us the power to make some of those visions come true.\u201d Apparently, meditation activates the anterior cingulate, containing the von Economo neurons associated with compassion, resulting into a better relationship between ourselves and the world. In turn, this connection leads to a better relationship with the Divine. Also, when we don\u2019t feel others\u2019 pain, we become depressed and isolated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, we have plenty of scientific evidence that meditation can slow aging by lowering blood pressure and boosting the immune system.<\/p>\n

2. Benefits of devotion and faith<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Faith and devotion go hand in hand. Faith helps you conceive what logic can\u2019t. This is one of the reasons why those who expect miracles are more likely to experience them.<\/p>\n

Moreover, returning every day to the same place for your meditation signals to the brain that it\u2019s time to relax and slow down\u2014which makes for a much deeper and beneficial spiritual practice. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Your brain then calms down thanks to feelings of love generated by your devotion to images of divine beings. And this has a generally calming effect on your body-mind.<\/p>\n

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3. Opening a door to miracles<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

An altar helps you manifest more quickly by putting you in touch with powerful, invisible and benevolent beings.<\/p>\n

But how do you build an altar?<\/span><\/p>\n

Select statues of archetypal beings that evoke in you love, self-empowerment, compassion and evolution. Below are some examples.<\/p>\n