Description

Origin & Traditional Use

A seven-day jar candle, or vigil candle, is a tall candle poured into a glass jar and burned continuously or in sessions over about a week. It comes from Catholic vigil devotion and is the workhorse candle of Southern conjure and Latin American botanicas. Road opening and new beginning candles are burned to clear obstacles, open doors and bless the start of a new venture, often timed to the waxing moon.

Uses in the Work

Opens the roads. It clears blockages, stagnation and closed doors so opportunity, money and movement can flow again. Dress it with Road Opener or Abre Camino oil and burn it at a crossroads altar, or in the doorway facing out. Sweep from the back of the house to the front door the same night to push stagnation out.

Pairs Well With

Conjure Oil – 1 oz; Bay Leaves – 1 oz; Cinnamon Powder – 1 oz

Lore

Road opening is tied to Eleggua and Papa Legba, the keepers of the crossroads who must be greeted first in every ceremony before any other spirit can be reached.

What You Receive

White graphics on glass to help visualize your purpose.