Beeswax

Kitchen ingredient1 tradition

overview

Beeswax is made by bees to build their comb, and church candles were required to be beeswax for centuries. It is the base of every salve and the purest wax for spell candles and poppets.

Uses

The base of salves
Spell candles
Poppets
Sealing jars

ritual

Working with it

Melt beeswax with infused oil, about one part wax to four parts oil, to make a salve. Roll sheets of beeswax around herbs to make your own candles.

ingredient_profile

Planet: ☉︎ Sun
Role: Base: what a potion, salve, or brew is made of
Element: Fire
Works for: Healing Protection Prosperity Binding
Forms: whole
How to use: Dress a candleAltar or offering

Projective

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Where the traditions place it

Sun — Common practice