Description

Origin & Traditional Use

Plain household candles were the everyday light of homes before electricity, and rootworkers and cunning folk have always used them for spells, choosing the colour to suit the work. They are unscented and undyed through, so nothing interferes with the dressing and intention you give them.

Uses in the Work

A plain household candle, the workhorse of rootwork and ceremonial practice, for any working in its color. Purple belongs to Jupiter: command over spirits, spiritual authority, expansion and psychic power. Burn it on a Thursday in the hour of Jupiter. Carve, dress and burn it. These are perfect for altar lights, quarter candles, multi-day workings and practice. Keep a supply in every planetary color.

Pairs Well With

Candle Carving Set; Conjure Oil – 1 oz; Brass Universal Candle Holder 4.25″

Lore

Purple was the most expensive dye of the ancient world, made from thousands of crushed sea snails, so only emperors could wear it. In candle magic it is burned for power, mastery, psychic ability and spiritual authority.

What You Receive

May be burned for power, intuition, and divination. 6″ x 11/16″. Sold in a box of 36 and made in India