Red Separation Candle 6 1/2"

A separation candle is two figures joined at the base, and the design is the instruction. In traditional practice this candle is used to end a connection: a relationship that has turned harmful, a pattern you keep returning to, a hold someone still has that you have not been able to put down.

Because the figures are joined only at the base, the candle can be cut in half there. Practitioners who want a clean separation cut first and burn the halves apart, often moving them further from each other over successive nights. Others burn it whole and let the wax do the parting. Both are established approaches. Which one you choose says something about how final you intend the work to be, so decide before you light it rather than during.

How to Work It

Carve the names, or the situation if it is not a person, into the appropriate figures. Anoint the wax with an oil chosen for the job, working the oil away from you rather than toward you, which is the traditional direction for banishing. Be honest with yourself about intent before you begin. The strongest version of this work is usually about releasing your own attachment rather than reaching into someone else's life.

Try It With

Cut the tie properly with the Selenite Athame, then clear what is left with Protect Your Peace Aura Spray. An Obsidian Bracelet holds the boundary in the weeks after. Give yourself something for the aftermath in our grief and heart repair collection.

Good to Know

6.5 inches. The candle may need leveling to stand straight, and size, shape, and color vary slightly between pours.

Safety

Figure candles burn unevenly by design. Set on a heat-safe dish with a lip, keep the flame in sight, and keep it away from drafts, children, pets, and anything flammable.