Rainbow Candles

Most people do not know or dismiss the power of the rainbow. From the Greek Goddess Iris to the Rainbow Serpent of the Aborigines of Australia to the Gay Pride Flag, the Rainbow has been a symbol and tool of perception and the gentle power of diversity and creative energy. The natural, undissected Rainbow is known to us by two phenomena: the appearance of the Rainbow Arc in the Sky, and the division of white light by the art of the Prism. Both are really expressions of the same basic reality of perception. Visible light, perceived and often described as white light, is a combination of particles of energy which express themselves in a cyclical nature, known as waves. Simply because of the power and universally shared perception of color, the Rainbow becomes an alphabet of the range of human emotions. These associations of colors easily translate into magical and perceptual technology applied to everything from psychotherapy to candle spells. The Rainbow can translate into an open road for That Which is Possible for human beings. Appearing after a storm as it does, the Rainbow offers promise, hope and healing. I crafted these candles from two 40 oz. pickle jars and mixed the colors using crayons. They should burn for about 168 hours. )0(