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. Red belongs to Mars: passion, lust, courage, vitality and martial will. Burn it on a Tuesday in the hour of Mars. 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

In hoodoo red candles are burned for love, lust and courage, and red has long been the colour of blood, life and Mars. Red thread and red cloth have been tied on children and animals across Europe and Asia to keep away the evil eye.

What You Receive

May be burned for passion, courage, and strength. 6″ x 11/16″. Sold in a set of 6 and made in India