Spring 2012 New Candles Collection

Gilded ANDRASTE Celtic British Warrior Goddess of Victory Soy Candle w/ White Diamond Dust and Bronze Hare on Golden Forest Hanah Silk

Associated with the Moon, ANDRASTE, also known as Andrasta or Andred, according to the Roman historian Dio Cassius, was an Icenic war goddess invoked by Boudica in her fight against the Roman occupation of Britain in AD 61. She may be the same as Andate, described by the same Roman source as "their name for Victory". The hare is sacred to Andraste. The hare's release is a technique of divination, with an augury drawn from the direction in which it runs. This is similar to Roman methods of divination which ascribe meaning to the directions in which birds fly, with the left side being auspicious and the right side inauspicious.

Handpainted Gilded Dark Ivory ANDRASTE is handcrafted with premium certified kosher soy wax and pure cotton wick. Magically charged with a Moonstone gemstone nugget and six Grael herbs of spellcraft including Lotus Plumules, Dulse, Passion Flower, White Sandalwood, Chickweed and Jasmine flowers, White Diamond dusted ANDRASTE is generously scented with deeply intoxicating Sandalwood. An adorning antiqued bronze Hare charm hangs on hand dyed Golden Forest Hanah Silk ribbon.

Measures 2 x 3 inches.

Comes beautifully packaged.

BRIGANTIA Celtic High Goddess of Victory Red Soy Candle w/ White Diamond Dust and STERLING SILVER Celtic Dragon on Midnight Blue Hanah Silk

A greatly focused fiery feminine power, the Goddess BRIGANTIA is Sovereign of the Sacred Land of Celtic England, especially in Northern Britain and Southern Scotland where she emerges as the titular deity of the Brigantes tribe. The name Brigantia comes from the PIE root berg'h meaning "high, lofty, elevated". The name is in origin an adjectival epithet simply meaning "the high [goddess]". The ethnonym Brigantes may either translate to "the high, noble ones" or to "highlanders".

In the red, white and blue colors of Britain, handpainted raspberry red BRIGANTIA is handcrafted with premium certified kosher soy wax and pure cotton wick. Magically charged with a deep red Garnet gemstone nugget and six Grael herbs of spellcraft including Blackberry, Hawthorn leaf and flower, Cowslip, White Oak bark, Nettle and Mistletoe, White Diamond dusted BRIGANTIA is generously scented with Amber and Vetiver. An adorning quality solid STERLING SILVER Celtic Welsh Dragon charms hangs on hand dyed Midnight Blue Hanah Silk ribbon.

Measures 2 x 3 inches.

Comes beautifully packaged.

Bestowing Abundance

Associated with the Moon in Jewish mystical tradition and the Foundation of the Tree of Life, the Hebrew word Yesod (יסוד) begins with the letter yod which looks like a drop in its Masoretic (traditional) form. The letter yod corresponds to Wisdom. Here is a photo I took of tonight's supermoon - the artistic charcoal effect of my image editor placed the magickal letter yod around the supermoon. A Wisdom drop for my world ...