The very first magick candles we created was a set of four to be used at each direction to call the quarters when casting a circle. The colors were easy enough to decide upon, the scents a little harder for the Air and Water ones. What makes our set truly unique is that two are gel wax and two are solid wax. Earth had to be solid and ball shaped. Water had to be blue gel and Air clear gel. To balance that left Fire as a solid, we made it ball shaped to match Earth.

When we create and empower these candles, we align them with each direction, not to any specific being or entity. You can use them whether you call the Guardians, Elementals, the direction itself, or anything else.

Dark deep brown like the richest soil, Earth features a teardrop shaped peridot. Scented with a combination of balsam fir needle (abies balsamea) and pine (pinus species) essential oils to bring a touch of the forest to the blend of scents created by this set.

"We add glitter but color naught, to spark clear intuitive thought"* The scent for Air is bergamot (citrus bergamia) which is a citrus oil. Feathers are a symbol of Air but don't work well in candles, so we add one to the outside to be placed under or next to candle.

*from the empowering spell written by Laura

Our ball of Fire is scented with cinnamon bark oil (cinnamomum zeylanicum) and colored a bright red. Every element candle includes a symbol but with Fire, the candle itself is the best symbol. While visiting a jewelry supply store we found a Fire Opal Swarovski crystal that has orange and red colors that seem to move within the crystal. The crystal is centered on the candle and looks great in the candlelight.

Water is blue colored gel (duh!) with a sea shell from a Florida Gulf Coast beach. The scent is palmarosa (cymbopogon martini), a new oil to us but one that many references assure us is a watery scent. This jar has lines running up to the fancy fluted top, a very romantic holder for the element of feelings.