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Busy working on the Salem Chapel room, Rev. Don asks: what kind of architecture to you associate with the idea of a modern Pagan Temple? See all of Rev. Don’s Vlogs at www.witchschool.com/page/rev-don-lewis-vlog
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Sounds a bit too much like Graveland
I love Egyptian, Roman, Megalithic and Greek. Classical Pagan Architecture. I think Baroque and Rennaiscance seems like a union of Pagan and Christian, which symbolises unity for our peoples.
I also think for more liberal temples(that specialise in eastern paths especially) Japanese, Chinese and Indian architecture would be good.
Whatever architectural style most closely resembles nature seems to me to be the choice.
also, if you do choose a particular style that comes from a particular region (such as the gothic, roman, or celtic themes, as suggested in other responses) you alienate people who are not coming from a euro-centric perspective. Working with nature-based themes is something anyone can connect with, we all revere life and growing things.
I think most of the classic architectural themes are overdone and can stale easily. You want something fresh, but neutral, something with some life to it, but that won’t overpower any ritual theme. My suggestion is to do what you can to bring in organic lines and influences. Shapes that mimic nature, but not in a cheesy disney architecture way. I’d suggest relatively neutral colors, such as creamy yellows, warm beiges, and soft light mossy green tones.
I always think of the classic pre-Greek affect ..a setting conveying the feel of the Goddesses womb..however I also think that choosing a kind of neutral hue would lend itself to changing the setting for various occasions and rites of passage.Maybe an Earth tone such terra cotta could be used,or perhaps each wall could be painted a colour corresponding with it’s elemental direction!Oh so many ideas!Thank you for asking!I’m sure it will be beautiful!
Consider the magickal properties of the NATIVE plants and stones in your area and incorporate them into the Chapel via paintings, vases, tiles, scuptures, etc…also I would suggest using colors with a bit more energy than drab neutrals — try a cool neutral, that is one with a blue influence as opposed to red (warm). Drabs suck up energy of colors around them, whereas biased (warm or cool) will enhance them. Thanks for your videos Rev. Don, very much!
I’d work with the deities to which the coven and the solitary practitioners are drawn. Egyptian and Celtic designs mainly interest me, but I began with Graeco-Roman ones, so it can become complicated if you draw too rigid a line. My altar changes from time to time; after all, chaos is a close associate of those who don’t wish to stagnate.
i will agree with “magickelise” make it with different stiles but be sure that everything flows constant yet not the same. trying to incorporate similar stuff together with out making everything look divided into sections like a store i have small temple i have made in Second life and i have been trying to do that but its difficult. adjust imagine in real life. so i suggest simple yet different stiles according to the space and orientation of the room and so on. hope that helps…..i think XD…
For some reason, as this is a museum, I would incorporate a bit of everything… Maybe Greek columns, with a rough stone altar for a recall on standing stones, with a Gothic archway but decorated with Celtic knot designs… You get the idea… To represent a bit of everything… Of course the danger would be to make it too busy and confusing to the eye… LOL
I’m partial to a Celtic-esque flavour myself nice mix of trees, flowers stonework and the like not to mention celtic knots and other designs that give a place a nice vibe.
I do imagine Greek or Gothic design. For hand fasting and the like. I see it very Earthly, in other words give it the feel like it’s apart of the earth. Having the symbols decorated on the walls and so forth.It’s very hard to explain without seeing the room itself. If we could see it, I think we’d be able to answer the question better and therefore give you better ideas. Just a thought. And may you blessed be Don.
anything you could want, I personally like Greek or gothic fantasy, dark arcane is always nice too. reds, rust, black, browns, kinda cozy, dark.
Natural materials, used in a way which reflects their innate nature.
Nothing ‘faux’…
@samwitch13 I completely agree with this!
personally I am drawn to the greek-classical style temple – but that works (in my oppinion) better in a larger space, so I agree with samwitch13 idea of a calming celtic space, with lots of connection to nature, I could picture a small indoor fountain – again space permitting, subtle earth tones, browns and greens
i would have to say the woods, with little parts of many ancient pagan cultures used threw out it would be cool to see
Celtic ,calming space, like a woods, prints,carvings of plants, flowers etc. Celtic knot work looks very beautiful, on stone, wood, metals+ printed gold/silver on drapes.Main colours appropriate shade green/ silver /gold. 4 quarters represented on each directional wall, incorporating their metals, crystals& herbs. Bring the outdoors in.. water features plants. Murals/ imagery of sun moon earth, sky, God and Goddess , woodlands,sea, Tree of life etc. A circular altar celtic theme
i think a modern pagan temple should be unclutttered and minimalist with lots of space for people to move around.
I think I would want columns of some sort to be integrated (since many ancient pagan cultures used columns in their temple architecture) even if they were just like faux cardboard ones or painted on the walls.
And I think it would be cool to have a small altar somewhere that was dedicated to a different god every month or so, and was decorated by people that (attend?) the place and who worship or honor that god.
druid, goth, and Egyptian since that is how my alter is set up