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Pay your homage to the Queen of the Witches...and maybe she will grant you guidance!

Hello all! This week's staff pick is our Day of The Dead (Dia de Los Muertos) items. Dia de Los Muertos is a holiday that recognizes the memory of ones ancestors by doing such things as creating altars. Our sale includes our magnets, Sugar Skull piggy banks, mugs and matchboxes. They're gorgeous and selling fast!

Want to get your Witch on?  Learn how to use these colorful tools with Jacki Smith's "Coventry Magic"!

♫ Cats up on fences, and cider with spices, Ghosts in old houses, a scent that entices--These are a few of my Favorite Fall Things! ♫

Daily Feature: Calling all Ghosts! Candles to help.

Halloween is near, did you hear?  It's the Night of the Witch, just to be clear!

Happy October, all! Our Autumn and Dia de Los Muertos items are in! Pictured above are our sugar skull banks, but we also have a ton of magnets, mugs and key chains depicting sugar skulls. Other Fall favorites that are back in stock at CWS include the Autumn scents from Root (Mulled Cider, Pumpkin Spice, and our new favorite Salted Caramel candles), and Coventry Creations Ghost Candles and Halloween candles! Stop in and pick up your Autumn needs!

Daily Feature: Are you ready for the Day of the Dead?

All of our journals are fifteen percent (15%) off this week! And they are gorgeous. They are on sale starting Sunday August 10th, and the sale ends on Saturday August 16th.

Here are a few amazing deals we've got going to close out the summer! 

Capri Blue Soy Candles are 15% off: Capri Blue has always been known for outstanding fragrances and quality. Using artisan methods to hand pour each candle, they honor the traditions of candle makers of generations past. Their unique super-refined, food grade soy wax formulation absorbs more fragrance oil than any other natural candle wax in the marketplace. This blend allows the candles to burn clean and strong, lasting up to twice as long as normal candles and perfuming any space with the finest of fragrances.

Votivo Soziety Collection is 20% off: Votivo's Soziety Collection captures the picture-perfect moments where the essence of all you aspire to be suddenly appears in the palm of your hand. Soziety's shimmering surface reflects that which is utterly gorgeous, truly remarkable, and even a bit outrageous.

Votivo Aromatic Candles are 15% off: The full-bodied aroma of Votivo Aromatic Candles will fill your home with a lingering bouquet of scents. Burns 50 to 60 hours.

Triloka Incense is 10% off: Since 1977, Triloka has been known for being the best smelling natural aromatherapy incense on the market! All Triloka incense are handmade in India by fair trade cottage industry partners, with over 150 years of family tradition. Their unique formulas are made in the natural masala method. This age-old method combines sandalwood, herbs, gums, resins, woods and oils into a paste and is hand-rolled onto fine bamboo sticks and sun dried. Triloka incense is used for aromatherapy, purification and meditation. 

Wicca The Sacred Way Jewelry is 10% off: Pewter pendants on corded necklaces made for protection and spiritual purposes.

Wind Chimes are 50% off: These decorative wind chimes look perfect in any garden and have incredibly soothing sounds.

Sustainable Threads Bags are 50% off: These bags are perfect for everything. From small day-out purses to library book sale bags, they're the perfect combination of beauty and value!

We've expanded on our custom mojo bags! Here at Candle Wick, we're always coming up with new concoctions for you to carry for whatever it is you need, and we've done so again by adding on five new mojo bags to the ones we sell here in the shop. 

Introducing (drum roll please):

Calming: This herbal combination is to help you if the day-to-day stresses are becoming too much. Carry it close to you, in your pocket or around your neck, and let the soothing energy wash over you.

Dreams: Put this one under your pillow for vivid, clearer, or prophetic dreams. This may be assistance for those of you that don't regularly remember your dreams.

Happiness: Who doesn't need a little bit of happiness? Hold this mojo bag in your right hand while you meditate and let the good feelings run through you.

Passion: This one is a little bit tricky, because passion could not only relate to the romantic sector of your life, but to how passionate you are about your job, about your interests, etc. If you're trying to reignite the flame between you and someone else, I would suggest wearing it around your neck. If for work, put it in your purse. 

Wishes: Hold the wishes bag in both of your hands and tell it your desires. Put it under your pillow nightly and sleep on it. Do this until you feel confident that your wishes have been sent out into the universe and that someone is working on getting those desires for you.

We also make healing, love, money draw, protection and psychic awareness bags for more mojo wherever you go. Come on down and pick yours up today, they're only three dollars! AND if there's something that we have yet to make a bag for that you're interested in, please feel free to ask us to put one together for you!

You are finding new information every time you access your Akashic records, so there will always be something "never before wholly perceived in reality".
Chapter 6, Page 66, Paragraph 2.

Magic is about tuning in to the creative forces of this Earth and filling yourself with them to manifest what it is that you desire.  Chapter 18, Page 139. 

Hello, all! I've been on a writing kick for the last few days, and when my creative gears start moving, they usually start with my mojo bag creations. Here are a few unique mojo bag ideas I've been working with based on the herbs we have in the Candle Wick Shoppe. If you're wondering if we have herbs that could help you with what you are working on, or that focus on something specific, please feel free to contact us on facebook with your questions.

A Dream Mojo Bag: Add wormwood to this mojo bag for prophetic dreams.

• Chamomile: Draws you into a peaceful sleep.
• Mullein: Use to keep away nightmares. 
• Rosemary: The herb of remembrance; using this will help you to remember your dreams.
• Sage: Will create more vivid dreams.
• Amethyst: For intuition and wisdom; will assist you with understanding your dreams.

For Studying/Tests: 

• Vervain: Assists one with retaining knowledge.
• Calendula: Add this to your mojo bag for a little bit of positive energy; studying tends to create a lot of stressful energy, and you want to counter that. The herb also helps one to concentrate. 
• Scullcap: Promotes peace and relaxation.
• Bay Leaf (ground): Add a little bit of ground bay leaf for success in your endeavors.
• Mahogany Obsidian: The finishing touch; add this for grounding and concentration. 

To Bring Paying Clients:

• Jezebel Root: Attracts wealthy patrons. 
• Patchouli: "Patchouli's grounded energy helps you be your true divine self, thus attracting people and promoting their cooperation and possible partnership."
• High John Root: Brings luck; often a base for money mojo bags.
• Raw Garnet: Promotes success in business affairs.

Your connection to the energy in the Akashic is the most intimate relationship you can have.  Chapter 5, Page 47, Paragraph 1. 

I've gotten into the habit of using the same few herbs in my work lately and I felt that today was the day to branch out. I mean, we have an entire wall full of herbs here at Candle Wick to choose from, so I've created some interesting herb concoctions made from Wicked Good Herbs that we have at the shop.

Calming

• Lavender: Lavender is full of loving energy and promotes self-love and peacefulness. It also calms uncontrolled emotions.
• Lemon Verbena Leaf: Not only does this herb boost whatever kind of spell you are working on, it is also great for cleansing and getting rid of those nasty feelings that keep you from chilling out.
• Raspberry: Combine this with the two herbs above it for a little bit of patience. 

Road Opener

• Yarrow Flower: "Yarrow connects you directly to divine wisdom. With divine wisdom at your back, your fears are replaced by courage....." This will give you the courage you need to remove whatever is keeping you from your goals.
• St. John's Wort: Use to ward away negative forces and evil. Removing negativity leads to a more prepared you.
• Mullein: Use to drive away those annoying road blocks.

Passion

• Jasmine Flower: This flower attracts physical, emotional, and spiritual love. 
• Patchouli: "Sexual desire can be aroused when patchouli's aroma is shared. It releases anxiety around sex, promotes lust, and stimulates passion between two people."
• Amber Resin: Enhances and empowers whatever spell or intention you are projecting. It also attracts loving energy. 

Happiness

• Clover: Clover brings in the vibration of healthy connections in relationships, friendships, marriage and love.
• Dandelion Leaf: Often used for divination, Dandelion is also great for wishing and happiness spells. Dandelion is sacred to Hekate, so it is very protective.
• Fenugreek Seed: Fenugreek's magic starts with the mind. It opens up the door to more possibilities and inspires new direction of your actions, as well as cleares out your fears.

We all know how to die, but do we know how to live?  Chapter 6, Title. 

It's up to all of us to make sure there are many more random acts of kindness than acts of crabbiness (or violence) occurring in this world.  Chapter 3, Page 18. 

Life's a game, and the universe won't advance you until you've earned it.  Chapter 4, Page 37, Paragraph 1.