Description

Origin & Traditional Use

An herbal votive is a small candle, about two inches tall, blended with herbs and oils chosen for its intention and made to burn for around ten to fifteen hours in a holder. The word votive comes from the Latin votum, a vow, because votives were lit before saints and gods to carry a prayer. Money and prosperity candles are burned to draw wealth, customers, opportunities and financial success, a staple of hoodoo and botanica practice.

Uses in the Work

For money, prosperity, business and success, burned to draw wealth and open the flow of material abundance. Dress it with cinnamon and money oil and set it on a dollar bill folded toward you. Burn it on a Thursday for Jupiter’s expansion or a Sunday for the Sun’s success. Sprinkle the remaining wax at your business door. Green belongs to Venus and the earth: money, fertility, growth and the Venusian current of attraction. Burn it on a Friday.

Pairs Well With

Pyrite – 1 lb Tumbled; Cinnamon Sticks – 1 oz; Basil Leaf – 1 oz

Lore

Cinnamon has been a currency of the gods since antiquity, burned in temples and traded like gold. Rootworkers still use it to ‘heat up’ money.