Quick Specs
- Brand: Crystal Journey Candles
- Type: Herbal Magic Votive, Reiki-Charged
- Color: Cream
- Best for: Pre-astral projection ritual, out-of-body preparation, dream-travel intent-setting
Astral Projection Candle for Out-of-Body Ritual Work
Crystal Journey’s Astral Journeys herbal votive is a cream-colored, Reiki-charged votive blended with essential oils chosen for their traditional association with expanded perception and etheric travel. Crystal Journey has hand-poured intention candles in Connecticut for decades, and each votive carries an affirmation card to use as a focus object before practice begins. The cream color corresponds to subtle-body work and liminal states, sitting between white’s purity and gold’s higher-mind resonance.
In folk magic and New Age traditions, lighting a scented candle before attempting astral projection or lucid dreaming serves as a sensory anchor for the conscious mind. Fragrances such as sandalwood, frankincense, and myrrh have been used across esoteric lineages to deepen meditative states and thin the boundary between waking awareness and etheric perception. Practitioners commonly light this votive, meditate by the flame for several minutes to load the intention, then extinguish it safely before entering the hypnotic state required for out-of-body work.
Herbal Correspondences and Ritual Framing
Among the herbs most closely linked to astral travel in Western folk magic are mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), associated with lunar vision and Artemis, and dittany of Crete (Origanum dictamnus), cited in grimoire tradition as an aid for manifesting the subtle body. Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and calamus (Acorus calamus) also appear in older astral-work formulas for their sharpening qualities in dreamwork contexts. This candle is sold for ritual and metaphysical use only; its herbal fragrance blend is intended to set a mood of focused intention.
Pair this votive with a selection of herbs for intuition, visions, and astral travel when building a complete pre-journey altar. A piece of labradorite or clear quartz placed beside the burning candle is a common pairing among practitioners who use crystal correspondences to amplify psychic receptivity before trance.
How to Use the Astral Journeys Herbal Votive
Use this votive as a pre-ritual focus before astral projection or deep dream work.
- Set Your Altar Space
Place the votive in a stable holder on a cleared altar or nightstand. Read the affirmation card aloud to prime your intent. Ensure no flammable materials sit close to the flame before lighting it for the first time.
- Meditate and Load the Intention
Sit quietly before the lit votive for five to ten minutes. Focus on your intention to journey beyond the physical body. Visualize your astral form rising calmly and returning safely, reinforcing both the goal and the grounding anchor.
- Extinguish Before Journeying
Use a candle snuffer to extinguish the flame before entering the hypnotic state needed for projection. Never leave a candle burning unattended. The scented residue left in the room continues to hold the atmosphere for your working.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
Crystal Journey has a consistent track record for clean, well-scented votives that carry the fragrance through the full burn. I keep the complete Herbal Magic votive line in stock because practitioners building a focused ritual kit benefit from intention-matched candles rather than generic votives. If you’re assembling a dream-work or astral-travel altar, browse my chakra and meditation collection for complementary tools including crystal grids, singing bowls, and pendulums.
Frequently Asked Questions
Mugwort, dittany of Crete, wormwood, and calamus appear most often in folk magic formulas for etheric travel. Sandalwood and frankincense are common aromatic additions for deepening the meditative state before out-of-body work begins.
Practitioners extinguish open flames before entering the hypnotic state required for projection. Light the votive to set intention and scent the space, then snuff it safely before you shift your awareness beyond the physical body.
Crystal Journey candles are charged by Reiki practitioners during pouring, infusing the wax with intentional energy aligned to the candle’s theme. Each votive also includes a printed affirmation card to help the practitioner reinforce that focus.
Purple, indigo, and cream are most cited for astral and dream work. Purple corresponds to psychic powers and etheric travel; cream and white relate to purity of intent and subtle-body awareness in Western esoteric color correspondence systems.
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