Quick Specs
- Material: Paraffin wax
- Diameter: 1/2 inch
- Length: 5 inches
- Quantity: 20 candles per box
- Colors included: Red (2), Orange (2), Yellow (2), Light blue (2), Green (3), Dark blue (3), Purple (3), White (3)
- Burn time: Approximately 1.5 to 2 hours per candle
- Fits standard chime candle holders
Seven Centers, Eight Colors
The chakra system has roots in Tantric Hindu texts dating back to at least the 8th century CE, where the word chakra — Sanskrit for “wheel” — described subtle energy centers along the central axis of the body. The seven-chakra map most people recognize today was largely shaped by Western Theosophists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who synthesized Indian yogic traditions with their own metaphysical frameworks. I mention this not to diminish the system but because knowing where a practice comes from helps you use it with actual intention rather than borrowed assumption.
This pack contains 20 paraffin chime candles in eight colors: red, orange, yellow, light blue, green, dark blue, purple, and white. The first seven map directly to the classical chakra sequence — root through crown — while white is included for general clarity, purification, and protection work. Each candle is 1/2 inch in diameter and 5 inches long, the format commonly called a chime candle or spell candle, distinguishable from birthday candles by their slightly larger diameter and longer burn time of roughly 1.5 to 2 hours. They fit standard chime candle holders, which grip the base with a tight socket rather than a wax well.
In chakra-focused meditation practice, color is used as a focal anchor — a way to direct attention toward a specific energetic center while the flame provides a gentle, time-bounded ritual container. Lighting a green candle during heart-centered meditation does not guarantee anything, but the specificity of the color gives the mind somewhere concrete to land. That is the practical utility here: focused intention delivered through a simple, consumable tool with a defined endpoint. The candle burns out. The session is complete.
How to Use Chakra Chime Candles
Use these chakra chime candles to anchor a meditation or ritual session to a specific energetic intention.
- Place a candle in a chime holder
Select the chakra color that matches your focus – red for grounding, orange for creativity, yellow for personal power, green for heart, blue for communication, purple for intuition, white for spiritual clarity.
- Set your intention before lighting
Hold the candle between your palms for a moment. Breathe. State your intention aloud or in your mind, then light the wick. Let the flame anchor your focus for the session.
- Extinguish safely when done
Use a snuffer or pinch the wick – do not blow out the flame, as many traditions hold that blowing disperses the intention you set. Store unused candles away from heat and direct sunlight.
Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock these chime candles because the color consistency batch to batch is reliable — and with chakra candles that matters. A red that shows up plum-tinted on your altar is not a red-chakra tool anymore. The supplier I source from has held consistent pigmentation on these for long enough that I trust the reorder without needing to inspect each box. They burn clean, which is what you want from a paraffin candle used indoors during a closed meditation session.
One practical note: the pack includes 20 candles across eight colors, not a mathematically perfect seven-chakra set. You get extra green, dark blue, purple, and white candles, which in practice means the colors associated with upper-chakra and clarity work show up more often. Whether that reflects the supplier’s calculations or just how the count works out at 20, I cannot say — but it is worth knowing before you plan a structured seven-candle sequence and find yourself short on red or orange.
If you are building a chakra practice, pair these with tools from our chime candle collection for single-color packs to supplement any color you run low on, or explore the full chakra candle selection for pillar and container formats designed for longer work.
Frequently Asked Questions
These are standard paraffin wax chime candles, 1/2 inch in diameter and 5 inches long. Paraffin is the traditional material for ritual and spell candles and holds color dye well.
A standard chime candle burns roughly 1.5 to 2 hours. That is enough time for a focused meditation, a short ritual, or a journaling session with intentional atmosphere.
Yes – chime candles require a chime candle holder. They are too narrow for taper holders and too wide for birthday cake holders. I carry several styles in the candle accessories section.
Red is root, orange is sacral, yellow is solar plexus, green is heart, blue is throat, dark blue or indigo is third eye, purple is crown, and white is used for general clarity and protection work.








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