{"product_id":"scented-candle-strength","title":"Scented Candle STRENGTH — Compassion, Courage \u0026 Inner Power | Wooden Wick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe strongest thing you can do is choose compassion when everything in you wants to fight. This candle was made for that choice. Grapefruit opens the heart and restores warmth; geranium balances emotions and dissolves the fear of love; vanilla creates the safety in which trust becomes possible; cedar and saffron ground the blend in quiet confidence. STRENGTH is card number 8 of the Major Arcana, the archetype of spirit over force, empathy over ego, and the kind of power that tames rather than conquers. Included in the box: one hand-poured soy wax candle in a porcelain container, a Tarot card from the Major Arcana deck, an affirmation ritual card, and a description of the candle’s magical purpose.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Archetype of STRENGTH\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the Tarot, STRENGTH shows a figure gently closing the mouth of a lion — not by force, but by calm. Card 8 of the Major Arcana is the victory of spirit over physical strength, of compassion and empathy over egocentrism, of honor and nobleness over the blind pursuit of a goal. The archetype of STRENGTH does not ask you to become harder. It asks you to become more present — to hear and empathically perceive the people around you, to curb your own passions and desires when they would cause harm. Tenderness, understanding, and forgiveness can tame even the most predacious beast of hostile circumstances.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrapefruit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrapefruit opens the heart. Its bright, citrus fragrance frees you from sadness, nervousness, and anxiety, and restores the aura after emotional stress or serious illness. It boosts optimism, natural charm, and self-confidence — the qualities that make genuine connection possible. In magical tradition, grapefruit is associated with the ability to attract love. In the STRENGTH blend, it is the first movement: the opening of the chest, the willingness to feel again.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGeranium\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGeranium balances emotions while simultaneously calming and restoring inner tranquility. It decreases the fear of loving, committing, and being abandoned — the fears that most reliably keep people armored and closed. Its aroma opens the heart, relieves painful memories from the past, and reduces mood swings. In the STRENGTH blend, geranium is the emotional intelligence of the archetype: the capacity to feel fully without being overwhelmed, to stay open without losing yourself.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVanilla\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVanilla creates safety. At the subconscious level, its aroma relieves anxiety and fear and soothes anger and other negative emotions. Ancient healers used it to treat mental illness and nervous breakdowns. If you want someone to open up to you — or if you want to open up yourself — vanilla creates the conditions for that honesty. In the STRENGTH blend, vanilla is the warmth that makes the lion lie down: the atmosphere of trust in which the ego no longer needs to defend itself.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLilac\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLilac has been used in magical tradition to remove illusions and reveal truth. Its cleansing aroma lifts the mood, promotes the ideas of common good and partnership, and elevates the spirit to a higher perspective. In the context of STRENGTH, lilac clears away the ego’s distortions — the stories that justify cruelty, the rationalizations that make hardness feel like wisdom — so that the truer, more compassionate response can emerge.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePatchouli\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePatchouli has been associated with wealth, sensuality, and inner power since ancient times. Its aroma induces feelings of determination and self-confidence, creates an atmosphere of peacefulness and love, and helps process grief and depleted energy. In the STRENGTH blend, patchouli is the embodied dimension of the archetype — the reminder that true strength is not cold or detached, but warm, sensual, and fully present in the body.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCedar\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCedarwood is the tree of abundance and leadership. Its fragrance soothes irrational fears, calms aggression and hysteria, and gives a deep sense of comfort and groundedness. Cedar boosts genuine faith in your own strengths and abilities — not the performed confidence of someone who needs to prove themselves, but the quiet certainty of someone who already knows. In this blend, cedar is the stillness at the center of STRENGTH: the place from which compassion can be offered without depletion.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSaffron\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Romans considered saffron’s aroma “gently soothing” and compared it to the soft colors of sunrise and sunset. Across cultures it has been associated with fertility, new beginnings, and the warmth of life renewing itself. As a tonic for both mind and body, it supports the heart and lifts the spirit. In the STRENGTH blend, saffron is the golden warmth that runs through the whole — the quality that makes this kind of strength feel like a gift rather than a burden.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow and When to Use\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLight this candle when you are in conflict — with another person, with your own impulses, or with a situation that is testing your patience and compassion. Read the included affirmation card before lighting. Let the candle burn for at least 2 hours on first use to allow an even wax pool. Use the included Tarot card as a reflection prompt: where in your life are you being asked to choose tenderness over force right now?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFragrance family: Floral-Woody-Citrus\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTop notes: Grapefruit, Lilac\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHeart notes: Geranium, Vanilla, Saffron\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBase notes: Cedar, Patchouli\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWax: Pure soy wax with essential and fragrance oils\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWick: Wooden wick\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContainer: Hand-made porcelain\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBurn time: approx. 60 hours\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHeight: 9.5 cm | Diameter: 7.5 cm\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWeight: 650 g | Net weight: 250 g\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecyclable or reusable packaging\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHand-made in Lithuania\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSafety: Keep away from children and pets. 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