The Altar Within: A Radical Devotional Guide to Liberate the Divine Self
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Summary
In her third and most important work， Juliet Diaz， the bestselling author of Witchery， offers an approach to Magic， spirituality， and healing like no other and takes readers through the deep work of decolonizing their spirituality。
The Altar Within: A Radical Devotional to Liberate the Divine Self is a work of spiritual revolution for all peoples， offering them practices and rituals in the arts of self-worship， self-discovery， and self-activism。 The Altar Within is like no other approach to Spirituality， breaking through the vicious cycles of harmful and toxic spiritual practices and beliefs。 Diaz speaks for those victimized and enslaved by colonization and offers a new take on personal development based in the resounding plea of our ancestors to live our Divined lives， the ones they could not have for themselves。
In the book， Diaz leads the reader through an exploration of:
Self-Worship: Here， the reader comes to ritualize the experiences of self-compassion， mindfulness， self-acceptance， and radical self-honesty， creating practices that help them to see their Divinity and Altar within。 Through these rites， readers will have a better understanding of what it means to decolonize their Spirituality， giving birth to new spiritual practices while honoring the experiences of our ancestors。 Dismantling the idea that Divinity must only exist from without， Diaz takes readers on a journey of powerful Self-Worship， connecting them into the Divinity that resides within all of us。
Self-Discovery: In this section， Diaz helps the reader to discover their Divined lives， but in a way that most teachers haven't offered。 As Diaz shares， it isn't through our achievements that we find our purpose but through understanding the Divine self。 Here， Diaz leads readers through practices in self-love， self-patience， and self-forgiveness， helping them to experience the stillness and wholeness needed to hear the messages shared by the Divine。
Self-Activism: Unlike traditional manifestation teachers， Diaz recognizes that manifestations are not brought forth by #goodvibesonly but by a real and committed process of activism， standing in our deep worth and sharing our humanity。 In this section， Diaz offers a series of Devotionals to guide readers in the practice of Community Care， connecting the work not only with the Magic of manifestation but with our communities， our ancestors， and the Divine Self within。
Pushing back on #lightandlove and #goodvibesonly， Diaz dismantles the wellness industry， releasing readers from the practice of spiritual bypassing into a far more powerful experience of self， healing， hope， and Spirit。 This book is for anyone， including those who can't afford to buy all the tools， pay for the expensive memberships， people who have real-life issues， illnesses， and hardships。 Through The Altar Within， Diaz brings the Magic to real life， acknowledging our humanness by connecting with our Spirit。
The Altar Within will help readers create success in every area of their lives—from wealth， health， relationships， and personal development， to the nourishment of their relationship with the Divine self。 As Diaz explains， when we can finally decolonize our spiritual beliefs， Divinity can be a super force in our lives， making us whole， stronger， wiser， and setting us on a path of transcendent activism。 #magicalaf
Bonus Gifts: Your copy of The Altar Within comes with a very special gift for readers。 Look inside for a QR-Code that leads you to a magical space full of bonus content created just for the book。 You can expect mini-courses， video tutorials， downloadable worksheets， journaling prompts， meditations， workbooks， and more！
The Altar Within: A Radical Devotional to Liberate the Divine Self is a work of spiritual revolution for all peoples， offering them practices and rituals in the arts of self-worship， self-discovery， and self-activism。 The Altar Within is like no other approach to Spirituality， breaking through the vicious cycles of harmful and toxic spiritual practices and beliefs。 Diaz speaks for those victimized and enslaved by colonization and offers a new take on personal development based in the resounding plea of our ancestors to live our Divined lives， the ones they could not have for themselves。
In the book， Diaz leads the reader through an exploration of:
Self-Worship: Here， the reader comes to ritualize the experiences of self-compassion， mindfulness， self-acceptance， and radical self-honesty， creating practices that help them to see their Divinity and Altar within。 Through these rites， readers will have a better understanding of what it means to decolonize their Spirituality， giving birth to new spiritual practices while honoring the experiences of our ancestors。 Dismantling the idea that Divinity must only exist from without， Diaz takes readers on a journey of powerful Self-Worship， connecting them into the Divinity that resides within all of us。
Self-Discovery: In this section， Diaz helps the reader to discover their Divined lives， but in a way that most teachers haven't offered。 As Diaz shares， it isn't through our achievements that we find our purpose but through understanding the Divine self。 Here， Diaz leads readers through practices in self-love， self-patience， and self-forgiveness， helping them to experience the stillness and wholeness needed to hear the messages shared by the Divine。
Self-Activism: Unlike traditional manifestation teachers， Diaz recognizes that manifestations are not brought forth by #goodvibesonly but by a real and committed process of activism， standing in our deep worth and sharing our humanity。 In this section， Diaz offers a series of Devotionals to guide readers in the practice of Community Care， connecting the work not only with the Magic of manifestation but with our communities， our ancestors， and the Divine Self within。
Pushing back on #lightandlove and #goodvibesonly， Diaz dismantles the wellness industry， releasing readers from the practice of spiritual bypassing into a far more powerful experience of self， healing， hope， and Spirit。 This book is for anyone， including those who can't afford to buy all the tools， pay for the expensive memberships， people who have real-life issues， illnesses， and hardships。 Through The Altar Within， Diaz brings the Magic to real life， acknowledging our humanness by connecting with our Spirit。
The Altar Within will help readers create success in every area of their lives—from wealth， health， relationships， and personal development， to the nourishment of their relationship with the Divine self。 As Diaz explains， when we can finally decolonize our spiritual beliefs， Divinity can be a super force in our lives， making us whole， stronger， wiser， and setting us on a path of transcendent activism。 #magicalaf
Bonus Gifts: Your copy of The Altar Within comes with a very special gift for readers。 Look inside for a QR-Code that leads you to a magical space full of bonus content created just for the book。 You can expect mini-courses， video tutorials， downloadable worksheets， journaling prompts， meditations， workbooks， and more！
Reviews
Ms Thornback
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Much of this book I already learned， read or heard。 I think its written a very accessible way for those that may just be introduced to these concepts。 The book has various concepts and journal prompts a reader can shift and add to their practice。 There are ideas， potentially even sentences， REPEATEDLY used throughout the book which made it a bit of annoyance to read。 The understanding of ancestors and community is very contextually specific so I would take those aspects with a grain of salt。
Dodie
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This is Juliet’s third book and is the creator of The Season of the Witch Oracle。 She wrote this book after a near death experience。 This book focuses on self-worship， self – discovery and self-activism。 This book does give concrete excuses to get this done， through meditation， journaling and ritual。 Some themes that are covered are bypassing spiritual bypassing， decolonizing spirituality， self forgives and self-activism through community care。 This book comes as an e-book or audio and is almost This is Juliet’s third book and is the creator of The Season of the Witch Oracle。 She wrote this book after a near death experience。 This book focuses on self-worship， self – discovery and self-activism。 This book does give concrete excuses to get this done， through meditation， journaling and ritual。 Some themes that are covered are bypassing spiritual bypassing， decolonizing spirituality， self forgives and self-activism through community care。 This book comes as an e-book or audio and is almost the same price。 The physical book only comes in hard cover so it's a little bit more。 Also there is a QR code that gives you access to some bonus material。 I will be doing a deep into this book over the next three months。 I will leave you with a quote from the author。“No one else is responsible for you but you。 Self-activism isn't about control or domination。 It is about a deep understanding of the divine transcend systemic oppression while learning how to break through your own resistance to celebrate the sweetest most knowing part of your spirit because the most powerful form of activism in the world is celebration， especially celebration of self。”@iamjulietdiaz #thealtarwithin 。。。more
Kit Ledvina
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I’m definitely not up to date on the spiritual development/growth industry so I’m not sure I understood that aspect of this book （crystals， manifestation， etc）。 I requested this guide from NetGalley because I know the author is published through Row House， a publishing entity that specifically is working to be an antiracist alternative to the traditional big names。 Going into this as a spirituality novice， I personally enjoyed Juliet Diaz’s candor and relaxed and informal tone。 In the early audi I’m definitely not up to date on the spiritual development/growth industry so I’m not sure I understood that aspect of this book （crystals， manifestation， etc）。 I requested this guide from NetGalley because I know the author is published through Row House， a publishing entity that specifically is working to be an antiracist alternative to the traditional big names。 Going into this as a spirituality novice， I personally enjoyed Juliet Diaz’s candor and relaxed and informal tone。 In the early audio edition I’m reviewing there were even “mistakes” that I found endearing considering the content。 I thought Diaz did a wonderful job explaining the importance of authenticity and caring for oneself and I will definitely put into practice many of her rituals （with my own spin of course）。 I especially love the community care aspect of this book。 Though not something I’d normally choose to listen to， I’m glad I did。 Thank you to the publisher， author and NetGalley for this ALC。Recommended for: anyone already invested in spiritually and self help or looking for selfContent Warnings: trauma， Near death experience， spirit/spiritually， drug use 。。。more
Megan Thomas
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This book was amazing！I loved reading this devotional from Juliet and look forward to putting her tips， tricks， and suggestions into place in my own life。 Highly recommend this one if you are looking to re-connect with yourself， and/or to find new potent ways to connect with the Divinity inside of you。
Kristina
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I was soooo excited for this book to be released！ I finished it in a day。 I love Juliet’s books so much。 She words everything like she is your BFF。 Being Latina/Hispanic it’s so refreshing to finally see more content and authors speaking on these issues， generational trauma， what real selfcare is…not the whitewashed version and decolonizing our faiths。 This author also gives great resources too to further your journey。 （The only thing that I felt was a bit overused was the use of hashtags lol bu I was soooo excited for this book to be released！ I finished it in a day。 I love Juliet’s books so much。 She words everything like she is your BFF。 Being Latina/Hispanic it’s so refreshing to finally see more content and authors speaking on these issues， generational trauma， what real selfcare is…not the whitewashed version and decolonizing our faiths。 This author also gives great resources too to further your journey。 （The only thing that I felt was a bit overused was the use of hashtags lol but I was listening to the audio version and don’t know if their was a reason behind that。 I do plan on buying the book to have a hard copy of it to add to my book collection。） 。。。more
Lisa
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There’s so much to say about this book。 I know I can’t do it the justice it deserves in my review but I’m going to try。 First off， please keep an open mind。 At the first mention of white supremacy and other things， don’t stop reading or listening。 It raised my hackles at first and I kept thinking this author is so racist！ Yes， it can go both ways。 But as I was listening to the audiobook， I realized， she isn’t talking about white people in general。 She’s talking about the ones who think they are There’s so much to say about this book。 I know I can’t do it the justice it deserves in my review but I’m going to try。 First off， please keep an open mind。 At the first mention of white supremacy and other things， don’t stop reading or listening。 It raised my hackles at first and I kept thinking this author is so racist！ Yes， it can go both ways。 But as I was listening to the audiobook， I realized， she isn’t talking about white people in general。 She’s talking about the ones who think they are above others。 She brought up a good point about the fitness classes and yoga and what have you being pricey and geared towards privileged white people in the community。 That not everyone can afford it but everyone could benefit from it。 That’s so right！ I’m white and I could never afford it。 It would’ve helped bring me out of my funk and also educated me about fitness back in the day when I needed it the most。 How can people who really need help ever change or get educated if they are always left out？ It’s all a money racket or privilege thing most times。 Nothing about helping others。 I understand people need to make money。 Nothing in life is free。 But there needs to be some balance。 Help underprivileged， even if it’s teaching one to be able to start another class in their community or something。 I don’t know the answer。 And I know people don’t trust one another。 But there’s good and bad in both rich and poor people。 The author has raised some good points and wasn’t afraid to speak up on it。 I know it made people get butt hurt but it is something needing addressed。 This isn’t a book that’s about spirituality as far as a church book。 It’s not even really a witchcraft book like it’s listed under on amazon。 It’s more the spiritual body that resides in all of us。 The personal experience。 And I admit， being raised in the Bible Belt I was hesitant after all the years growing up being taught how taboo some stuff is。 I do believe in God and know he’s real but there’s also a higher being of self。 It doesn’t mean I’m worshipping other gods。 Our spiritual self is connected to God。 I can’t explain it。 But we should respect others beliefs。 I didn’t realize how the author’s country had had so much trauma， people coming in trying to take their beliefs from them。 I’m ignorant of a lot of other cultures and community。 This helped educate me and make me ask myself what can I do to help。 There’s so much in here。 It’s a book of heavy topics but also a book to help you benefit from it。 You learn to understand yourself better。 I’ve always been taught the it’s selfish to love yourself。 Now I see that you can’t love others like you should until you are able to love yourself。 Giving yourself self love helps to reset your exhaustion spiritually， physically and mentally。 There’s also great devotional stuff to practice each day at the end of the book。 I recommend the audiobook and the physical book。 I will be buying the physical book as it is something to not only read but also study。 And there’s the devotionals to do in back。 It’s really kind of the author to write this and help others， no matter what color we are。 She is giving a part of herself and a gift that will help you through a lifetime。 That’s true love。 The narration for the audio was amazing。 I think I read where it’s the author who narrates？ Well， she needs to do this as a living。 I loved her voice and she really brings the words alive。 Thank you to NetGalley and the author for allowing me to listen to this。 。。。more
Latasha
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As a white， solitary witch I LOVED THIS BOOK。 It is real， raw and honest。 There is a lot in here that I think we ALL need to hear。 It sets you on track to loving yourself， respecting yourself and putting yourself and needs first。 I was lucky enough to get the audio book from NetGalley but have every intention on buying it just as soon as possible。 This book isn't only for witches， in fact， there isn't much （if any） religious talk in here。 You could read and benefit from it no matter who or what As a white， solitary witch I LOVED THIS BOOK。 It is real， raw and honest。 There is a lot in here that I think we ALL need to hear。 It sets you on track to loving yourself， respecting yourself and putting yourself and needs first。 I was lucky enough to get the audio book from NetGalley but have every intention on buying it just as soon as possible。 This book isn't only for witches， in fact， there isn't much （if any） religious talk in here。 You could read and benefit from it no matter who or what you worship。 I loved it so much that I am going to check out the author's other books。 Thank you so much NetGalley for the opportunity to listen & review this wonderful book。 。。。more
Heaether
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3。5 stars。 There is some truly lovely advice in this book and I appreciate the authors heartfelt voice on the subject and her honesty with her own healing journey。 There is definitely some gems for many to find in this book。 The only reason it didn’t hit 4 stars is because while she touched on some very powerful things many of these were not explored further。 I had a lot of “yes！ but why and how？” moments。 But seriously a very beautiful book about self love。
Lindsey Albright
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I was permitted access to the audiobook by its publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is a very interesting book。 I really felt like I got to know the author and her spiritual journey through her words。 She has clearly worked through a lot of what she talks about and she gives the advice that we are ever growing and changing， which I love。 She seems honest。I am not a poc， so a lot of the devotionals weren't really directed at me。 That is fine and I knew that was going I was permitted access to the audiobook by its publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。This is a very interesting book。 I really felt like I got to know the author and her spiritual journey through her words。 She has clearly worked through a lot of what she talks about and she gives the advice that we are ever growing and changing， which I love。 She seems honest。I am not a poc， so a lot of the devotionals weren't really directed at me。 That is fine and I knew that was going to be part of the experience when I was going into this book。 There is a lot of talk about decolonization and it includes some very important messages。It is definitely important for white people to understand the issues， challenges， goals， and successes of the bipoc community。 I am very glad I heard about some of it in this book and as I keep what I heard in my consciousness， I am hoping it will help me be a better global citizen going forward。What I was missing in this book was more concrete direction or examples of devotional and practice suggestions。 There is quite a lot of time spent on hashing out and rehashing out a wide variety of problems， issues， and injustices， which are incredibly important， but part of my desire to read this book was to get a new perspective on spiritual practices。 I was searching for practices that are outside my wheelhouse because I would like more understanding in how other people's spiritual practices work。 I was just hoping for more examples and more guidance， even if it happened to be guidance I couldn't personally use， because what I ultimately wanted was that spiritual connection。 I want to see others grow and thrive as much as I want to grow and thrive so I found the vague and sometimes sparing suggestions a bit frustrating。 There were times when it felt like the author was talking in circles and while I firmly believe that it was necessary for her to write and hash out， it did also compound my frustration with not finding enough of what I thought the book was going to provide。This is an excellent social commentary book。 The raw writing style， filled with hashtags， is fun and it is clearly meant to make the work seem more available to a wide range of youthful people。 This is also excellent for general advice， as in it a good starting point for kicking off your journey into spiritualism。 It's not what I thought I was getting into from a spiritual perspective and maybe that is my fault。 I saw the author's credentials and the description and I assumed that it was going to be a deep dive spiritually and not just socially。 That's on me， I think。 I did still redact stars because I am just wanting more in a bad way and I'm disappointed， even if it is my fault。I did， however， highly recommend this book to a friend。 I felt like she would connect with it more than I did and that she would find it beneficial to her spiritual journey。 While this feels like a mid-tier book for me and my journey， it is certainly more beneficial to others and it deserves love and recognition for that。This book has a lot of important information and anecdotes， especially about the social community within spiritualism。 It is worth the read。 Also， the author seems like she is an amazing person and I fully support that she has her voice in the world。 I think we need it as people， even if this book wasn't fully for me。 。。。more
Mar at BOOKIVERSE
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