Description

Origin & Traditional Use

Lailokens Awen candles are hand-poured intention candles made with herbs, oils and symbols for a particular purpose or sabbat. Awen is the Welsh word for the flowing spirit of poetic and divine inspiration. Lughnasadh, or Lammas, candles are burned at the first harvest festival of 1 August, giving thanks for abundance.

Uses in the Work

For Lammas, or Lughnasadh, the first harvest, when the grain god is cut down. It is used for gratitude, sacrifice, skill and the fruits of labor. Burn it beside a loaf of bread you have baked or blessed, and offer the first piece to the spirits of the land.

Pairs Well With

Bay Leaves – 1 oz; Frankincense Tears – 1 oz; Sun Planetary Oil – 2 dram

Lore

Lughnasadh is named for Lugh, the Irish god of all skills, who held funeral games in honor of his foster mother Tailtiu.

What You Receive

Green beeswax pillar candle anointed with Lughnasadh Anointing Oil. 4″ x 1 3/4″