003: CANDLE OFFERING

Scroll of the Black Tara Ritual Candle

“Flame of the unseen. Fire that devours illusion.”

This is a handmade candle consecrated for working with Black Tara. It invites fierce protection, grief transmutation, psychic sovereignty, and the sacred silence of the void. It is not made for light—it is made for knowing.

🕯️ Ingredients & Materials

• 1/2 cup black soy wax or blend with beeswax + black candle dye
• 1 tbsp castor oil or coconut oil (symbol of karmic pull)
• Essential Oils:
  • 3 drops myrrh — grief integration, grounding
  • 2 drops clove — psychic shielding
  • 2 drops black spruce — ancestral memory
  • 1 drop mugwort (optional) — vision + protection
• Dried black petals, rue, or crushed obsidian (optional top dressing)
• Cotton wick + small dark glass or ceramic vessel

🧪 Ritual Instructions

1. Affix wick to bottom of jar with wax or glue. Hold upright with skewer.
2. Melt wax in double boiler. Remove from heat. Stir in castor oil and essential oils.
3. Pour gently into vessel. Sprinkle herbs or obsidian if using.
4. Let cool 2–3 hours. Trim wick to 1/4 inch. Seal jar with intention or glyph.
5. Optional: whisper “TAM” or draw a triangle into the wax while cooling.

🌒 When to Burn

• During banishing, shadow integration, or cord-cutting work
• As an altar flame during grief ceremonies
• Before sleep to guard dreams from intrusions
• When needing fierce love—not comfort, but clarity

🪞 Final Invocation

“This flame is not polite.
It is not soft.
It is sacred protection.
Black Tara, guide me through the night
until I remember I was never lost.”

This scroll is complete. The wax is charged. The flame is watching.