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. Lust, seduction and glamour candles are burned to stir desire, increase attraction and make the one who burns them irresistible.

Uses in the Work

For lust, seduction, glamour and the magnetic pull of desire. It is used to enchant, attract and heighten sexual power. Dress it with damiana, cinnamon and a lust oil. Burn it in the hour of Venus or Mars and charge a sigil of desire at its height, in the manner of Spare. Pink belongs to Venus: love, tenderness, friendship and self-love. Burn it on a Friday in the hour of Venus.

Pairs Well With

Damiana Leaf – 1 oz; Cinnamon Powder – 1 oz; Venus Planetary Oil – 1 oz

Lore

Glamour magic, the art of altering how others perceive you, belongs to the fae lore of Britain and Ireland. Witches were long said to wield it.