It is a traditional thatched, open structure like the houses of the gods. Set on the east side of the god house is the balch chem in which the sacramental beverage balch is brewed. Here is the meeting place between gods and humans, where the gods will sit in your presence, partake of your offerings and listen to your prayers. In the god house, ordinary reality is turned into supernatural reality. It is the place where everyday items become sacred offerings.
Incense becomes tortillas and tamales human flesh.
Rubber humanoid dolls are given life and then burned as sacrifices to the gods. Even human speech is transfigured in the god house, becoming the nasalized melodic prayer voice used when speaking to the gods. Gifts of incense, balch and ritual foods are presented to the gods through the lak-il k'uh, god pot, a clay incense burner. Each of these has an upturned face and is painted white with red dots and black stripes. The Lacandones center their ritual attention on the god pots because all offerings are transmitted to the gods through them.