At a glance
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Black seven-day glass candle, hand-poured and dressed in small batches
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Banishing herbal blend, anointed with Banishing ritual oil
- Topped with a genuine labradorite
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Approximately seven days of continuous burn
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Targeted, not general — for one named thing rather than a diffuse condition
How to use it
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Name the thing first. A habit, a situation, a pattern, an influence you can describe in one sentence. If you cannot, you want uncrossing instead.
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Write the petition and place it beneath the glass. Some practitioners write it and burn it separately — both are traditional; pick one and be consistent.
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Traditionally opened during a waning moon, the releasing half of the cycle, and often on a Saturday.
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Follow it with protection, then with something that builds. Banishing leaves a gap, and a gap left open tends to refill with what was there before.
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Keep the labradorite through the transition period rather than putting it away as soon as the wax is done.
Where this candle sits in the working order
| Stage |
What it is for |
Candle |
| Clear |
General stuckness with nothing specific to name |
Uncrossing 7-Day Candle |
| Release |
One named thing you have decided is leaving |
Banishing 7-Day Candle |
| Ward |
Holding a boundary through a sustained condition |
Fiery Wall of Protection 7-Day Candle |
| Open |
A path that exists but will not move |
Road Opener 7-Day Candle |
| Set |
One intention at the start of a cycle |
New Moon 7-Day Candle |
| Draw |
Prosperity, love, or recognition specifically |
Money Drawing · Love Drawing · Crown of Success |
| Settle |
Preparation before a reading or a decision |
Spiritual Clarity 7-Day Candle |
✨ Temple Tip — plan what fills the space before you empty it
The classic banishing mistake is treating the ending as the finish line. Decide in advance what goes in the gap — a habit, a routine, a person you will call more — and write that down alongside the petition. The working that lasts is the one with a replacement already chosen.
Questions we get asked
What is the difference between banishing and uncrossing?
Banishing removes one named thing. Uncrossing clears a general stuck condition where there is nothing specific to point at. Using the wrong one is why a working can feel like nothing happened.
Where does the petition go?
Beneath the glass is the most common form. Writing it and burning it separately is also traditional. Choose one approach and stay with it rather than doing both.
How long does it burn?
Approximately seven days of continuous burn, or across shorter sessions if you snuff and relight at the same hour.
What should follow a banishing?
Protection first, then something that builds — intention-setting or drawing work. An ending with nothing after it tends not to hold.
Can I use it on a person?
That is a question about your ethics rather than about the candle, and we will not write you a permission slip either way. Most practitioners aim banishing work at patterns and situations rather than people.
Care & safety: Burn on a heat-proof surface, within sight, away from drafts and anything flammable, and never unattended or within reach of children and pets. Dressed candles carry loose botanicals on the wax that will catch as the melt pool reaches them. A ritual tool — no outcome is promised, and nothing here is medical, legal, or financial advice. Traditionally worked for release and endings — not a substitute for therapy, legal advice, or the practical steps that ending something usually requires. If you are leaving an unsafe situation, please get real-world support alongside any working.
Banishing is often the wrong first move — which comes first and why, and when it is the wrong tool entirely. More seven-day glass in 7-Day & Vigil Candles.
Name it, release it, and have something ready for the space it leaves. #TempleOfDesire
