A moment of breathing in and calming our energies.<\/p>\n
The light of a candle flame attracts focus to it. It draws us inward as a fire draws us close on a cold night. Lighting a candle is a simple ritual and one that can be done anywhere.<\/p>\n
The Celtic calendar is followed in our house and February is the time we honor Bridget.\u00a0 The making and blessing of candles marks this time in\u00a0 Celtic pagan homes as well as Catholic homes.\u00a0 Candlemas is the christian name for this month\u2019s holy day.\u00a0 Friends and neighbors are lovely to invite for a morning of candle making.\u00a0 A shared activity that weaves the old and the new paths together.<\/p>\n
In the past I have rolled beeswax candles with the kids and decorated store bought candles with glitter, beeswax cutouts and pressed flowers. We also use votive candles and little potpourri pots. These are stable candles and are free of drips or mess. There are all sorts of holders available for votive candles. I have even used various sized bell jars with unscented kitty litter in the bottom to nestle the candle. It sounds goofy, but in a kitchen it is fun!<\/p>\n
Now that the \u201ckids\u201d are in their late teens and twenties, I annoint several candles with oil and place as many candles as I can around the house.<\/p>\n
Here are some ideas.<\/p>\n
Kitchen<\/p>\n
On a windowsill to focus and get centered<\/p>\n
Vanilla scent<\/p>\n
Bathtime<\/p>\n
For winding down and preparing for sleep<\/p>\n
Lavender scent<\/p>\n
Dinner<\/p>\n
Focus for mealtime blessing<\/p>\n
Seasonal color<\/p>\n
Unscented or vanilla<\/p>\n
Storytime<\/p>\n
To shift energy<\/p>\n
Favorite color of the child<\/p>\n
Sick room<\/p>\n
To lift spirits and settle tummies<\/p>\n
Green color<\/p>\n
Peppermint scent<\/p>\n
Office or desk space<\/p>\n
To settle down to the task at hand<\/p>\n
Favorite scent and color<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Candles in the Dark of Winter A moment of breathing in and calming our energies. The light of a candle flame attracts focus to it. It draws us inward as a fire draws us close on a cold night. Lighting a candle is a simple ritual and one that can be done anywhere. The Celtic calendar is followed in our house and February is the time we honor Bridget.\u00a0 The making and blessing of candles marks this time in\u00a0 Celtic pagan homes as well as Catholic homes.\u00a0 Candlemas is the christian name for this month\u2019s holy day.\u00a0 Friends and neighbors are lovely to invite for a morning of candle making.\u00a0 A shared activity that weaves the old and the new paths together. In the past I have rolled beeswax candles with the kids and decorated store bought candles with glitter, beeswax cutouts and pressed flowers. We also use votive candles and little potpourri pots. These are stable candles and are free of drips or mess. There are all sorts of holders available for votive candles. I have even used various sized bell jars with unscented kitty litter in the bottom to nestle the candle. It sounds goofy, but in a kitchen it is fun! Now that the \u201ckids\u201d are in their late teens and twenties, I annoint several candles with oil and place as many candles as I can around the house. Here are some ideas. Kitchen On a windowsill to focus and get centered Vanilla scent Bathtime For winding down and preparing for sleep Lavender scent Dinner Focus for mealtime blessing Seasonal color Unscented or vanilla Storytime To shift energy Favorite color of the child Sick room To lift spirits and settle tummies Green color Peppermint scent Office or desk space To settle down to the task at hand Favorite scent and color<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4799\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}