Quick Specs
- Type: Taper Candle
- Color: Purple
- Size: 6 inches
- Best for: Third Eye work, divination sessions, Jupiter spells, psychic awareness
Purple Candle Magic and the Third Eye
Purple sits at the intersection of red’s drive and blue’s depth, making it one of the most layered colors in ritual practice. Across Wiccan, ceremonial, and hoodoo traditions, purple candles are associated with the Third Eye Chakra, that seat of intuition and inner knowing located at the center of the brow. Practitioners light them to sharpen perception before a tarot reading, a scrying session, or any divination work that requires the mind to quiet and the inner senses to open.
Astrologically, purple corresponds to Jupiter, the planet of expansion, wisdom, and good fortune, and to the zodiac sign Sagittarius. That planetary link makes a purple candle a natural companion for spells aimed at broadening understanding, seeking guidance, or calling in just outcomes. Deities most often honored with purple flame include Zeus, Hecate, Athena, and Odin, all figures connected to wisdom, judgment, and sovereignty over hidden knowledge.
Why the 6-Inch Size Works for Ritual Sessions
The 6-inch length is a practical middle ground for candle magic. It burns longer than a chime candle but shorter than a full 9-inch pillar, which makes it ideal for focused ritual sessions of roughly 60 to 90 minutes. Many readers keep a small stock of purple tapers alongside their tarot decks and divination tools, lighting one each time they sit down for a serious reading. The steady flame provides a visual anchor for concentration and, in color magic theory, the violet light stimulates the brow chakra throughout the session.
In American hoodoo, purple candles are lit to quiet gossip, regain reputation, and seek just triumph over adversaries, drawing on the color’s high-vibration link to divine judgment. The 6-inch single taper lets you try these applications without committing to a full multi-candle altar layout, and its burn time is generous enough to hold a focused intention from start to finish.
How to Use a Purple 6″ Taper Candle
A simple three-step method for using a purple taper in divination and psychic-awareness work.
- Set Your Divination Space
Place the purple taper in a stable holder on your reading surface. Surround it with amethyst or lapis lazuli chips if available. Write your question or intention on a small slip of paper and slide it beneath the holder before you light the wick.
- Light and Focus
Strike a match and light the wick while holding your intention clearly in mind. Gaze softly at the flame for about two minutes, letting your breathing slow. This flame-gazing settles mental chatter before tarot, rune, or scrying sessions.
- Close and Ground
When the session ends, snuff rather than blow the candle so the intention stays sealed. If you plan to reuse it, store the candle in a dark cloth or box with a quartz crystal to preserve the charge between readings or rituals.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I carry these purple tapers because the 6-inch size fills a real gap between chime candles and full pillars. The color is a rich, consistent violet throughout, which matters for practitioners who hold that the hue carries the magical correspondence. If you’re building a complete ritual candle kit by color, browse my full household and taper candles collection to see every shade I stock.
Frequently Asked Questions
Purple candles are used for Third Eye work, divination sessions, Jupiter spells for wisdom and expansion, and protection rituals that call on divine judgment. They also appear in hoodoo for quieting gossip and reclaiming reputation.
Purple primarily corresponds to the Third Eye Chakra (Ajna), the center of intuition and psychic perception. Some traditions also link deep violet with the Crown Chakra, governing connection to higher consciousness and spiritual enlightenment.
Yes. Many readers light a purple taper before every reading session. The color aligns with Third Eye energy, and the steady flame serves as a visual focus point that practitioners say helps quiet mental noise and sharpen intuitive reception.
Thursday is the traditional day for Jupiter-aligned purple candle work, covering wisdom, expansion, and good fortune. Some practitioners also choose the night of a full moon for psychic and divination rituals with purple tapers.
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