Altars

West Altar 1998 © Patty Davis

Copyright © Richard Man
Copyright © Richard Man

At the Spiral Dance, we build elaborate and beautiful altars.   Altars provide a way of showing honor and respect for the elements , spirits and deities,  to remember and acknowledge our beloved dead, to pray for healing and transformation.  Our altar building tradition is heavily influenced by the Latino Dia de los Muertos traditions of building home altars for our friends and relations who have passed.   Here in this section we offer space for altar builders to share pictures and descriptions of altars from previous years and intentions for this year.

Copyright © Richard Man

Copyright © Richard Man

  • 2011 Intention


    With our Beloved Dead we dance the spiral, honoring the cycle of life, death and rebirth. Together we wake up and hear Earth's call to action and become the heras of a new story !

  • Donate

    You will have the opportunity to specify the purpose of your donation (Spiral Dance Tickets, Limited edition art) on the Paypal page

  • Admission

    This ritual is Bay Area Reclaiming’s largest fundraiser for the year, and supports many of our other activities, courses, ritual, and resources.

    General Admission is sliding scale $20-$100+

    For Online tickets:We will send an email response to confirm the purchase and number of tickets. Don't Panic ! Your tickets will be held at Will Call available for pick up at the venue on October 29th.

  • When and where

    Here's a map

    Doors open at 6 PM Ritual begins at 7:30 PM


  • Photography on this site

    Clicking on photographs will bring up a larger version. Please do not use the images you find on this site without permission. We are grateful to the amazing photographers who have allowed us to use their work here, please visit them online at:

    Richard Man, ImageCraft

    Michael Rauner Photography

    Michael Starkman Photography