An intention candle dedicated to the Moon, our ever watchful and ever changing celestial mirror. Queen of the night sky.
Created to be burned during intention setting, ritual work, as an altar candle and perfect for New/Full Moon ceremonies. The meaning behind the Moon candle is to bring focus and attention to working with our dreams, our intuitive and psychic natures, our inner selves, emotional landscape and the cycles of our lives.
There’s so much that could be said about the Moon and all that it does and represents. In astrology, the Moon is the second luminary in the sky, receiving the light from the Sun and beaming it back to us in its own lunar way that is soft and receptive. Ruling the zodiacal sign of Cancer, the Moon is watery and fertile and represents all aspects of our inner life. Always changing and showing us different sides of her face, she awakens us to our sensitivity and our own changing natures. The Moon has been associated with many different goddesses throughout the world, often changing names based on the phase. Some of the more well known Goddesses being Diana, Artemis, Selene, Hecate, and Coyolxauhqui. For this reason and because the Moon changes so much I decided to not focus on one particular deity, but centering it on the Moon itself, so that you can have flexibility in your use of the candle.
Some other associations with the moon are :
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fertility, childbirth + child rearing
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growth + development
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nourishment + nurture
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the inner realm of feeling
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daily life + habits
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the sacred feminine
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adapting to change
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honoring the cycles of life
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menstruation
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instincts + intuition
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the dream realm + psychic experience
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personal subconscious
Hand poured with 100% pure soy wax, dressed with mugwort , jasmine flowers , jasmine sambac, selenite, and moonstone. These particular herbs and minerals are all meaningful and sacred to the Moon and her significations. As with all intention candles, this one is never scented so that it doesn’t interfere with your ritual and you can choose other scents to include.
“Come blessed goddess, prudent starry bright. Come moony lamp with chaste and splendid light” - From the Orphic Hymn to the Moon.
**For best results with your intention candle, burn this candle for 2-3 hours maximum and never leaving the candle unattended.*Keep the wick centered and trimmed 1/8”-1/4" before lighting it each time for a clean, safe and even burn. Extinguish the candle if the flame seems too high and /or smoking occurs.
“Burning beeswax candles is said to have healing properties by producing negative ions, purifying the air and improving one’s health, energy and mood.” In addition, I have chosen not to scent this candle due to the warm, rich scent of honey that the beeswax produces.
