Description

Origin & Traditional Use

A pillar candle is a thick, free-standing candle that burns for many hours, the traditional altar candle of churches and temples. Pillars suit long workings and are often carved and dressed over several sessions. Chakra candles are coloured for the energy centres of the body described in Tantric yoga, and are burned in meditation to open, balance and strengthen a particular centre.

Uses in the Work

A chakra candle aligned to the subtle-body centers, used to open, balance or empower the energy points before magical work. Burn it during meditation before ritual, focusing on the corresponding center. Root work grounds you, the third eye opens sight, and the crown connects you to higher intelligence.

Pairs Well With

Amethyst – 1 lb Tumbled; Clear Quartz – 1 lb Rough; Frankincense Tears – 1 oz

Lore

The chakra system comes from Tantric yoga, and Western occultism absorbed it through Theosophy in the late 1800s. Many ceremonial magicians now pair it with the Qabalistic Middle Pillar exercise.

What You Receive

This is a wide 7 Chakra pillar candle. Burn starting with the Crown chakra and work your way through the energy channels to the root at the bottom. Size is approximate being almost 3″ wide.