Description

Origin & Traditional Use

Plain household candles were the everyday light of homes before electricity, and rootworkers and cunning folk have always used them for spells, choosing the colour to suit the work. They are unscented and undyed through, so nothing interferes with the dressing and intention you give them.

Uses in the Work

A plain household candle, the workhorse of rootwork and ceremonial practice, for any working in its color. White serves every purpose. It stands for illumination, consecration, purification and the Morning Star aspect, and it can substitute for any other color in a pinch. Burn it on a Monday or Sunday. Carve, dress and burn it. These are perfect for altar lights, quarter candles, multi-day workings and practice. Keep a supply in every planetary color.

Pairs Well With

Candle Carving Set; Conjure Oil – 1 oz; Brass Universal Candle Holder 4.25″

Lore

White is the all-purpose candle: it can stand in for any colour and is burned for purity, blessing, protection and spirit contact. It is the traditional candle of church altars, and in Santería and many folk traditions it is offered to the dead and to the spirits.

What You Receive

May be burned for blessings, purification, and new beginnings. 6″ x 3/4″.