Good Juju

Please follow these guidelines to get the most out of your candle work.

One. Clear off a space for your unlit candle to be placed. Make sure the area you choose is clean, is not exposed to a lot of people, and isn’t near a fan or any drafty areas that could prematurely blow your candle out.

Two. Take a spiritual bath. Available on our website, spiritual baths are made with herbs that have been used for generations to help cleanse the mind and spirit, while charging the body with healing vibrations that help remove energetic blockages.

Three. Sit in front of your candle altar and write a petition. This is your opportunity to thoughtfully spell out the work you plan to do. Write your intentions in the present tense.

Four. Fold the petition and place a bowl of water on top of it. Then place the candle inside the bowl. Say a final word or prayer if you wish and then light the flame. Candle work is most potent when uninterrupted, so the bowl of water is a safeguard to prevent any mishaps. The candle will be lit and working on your behalf for several days.

Four (alternate). If you are uncomfortable leaving the candle lit in the bowl of water till it goes out, we suggest keeping it lit for at least 4 hours every day, and when you are extinguishing it, snuff it out. NEVER BLOW OUT an intention candle. Doing so blows away your intentions and negates the work. Every time you reignite the candle, trim the wick to ¼ inch and read the intention from your petition out loud before lighting it again.

Five. Feel free to talk, pray, meditate, or journal around your candle over the days that it is lit. This vessel is meant to be a focal point for your intentions to be harnessed and channeled.

Six. When your candle work is done, thank the universe, yourself, your ancestors, etc. for the work that has taken place. Then flush any remaining water in the bowl down the toilet and immediately put the glass jar in a trash container outside of your home.