Hello, You Beautiful Being of Light Bumper Sticker

An affirmation aimed outward. Most affirmations are for the person saying them. This one is for the person reading it, which makes every red light a tiny act of blessing.

Butterfly and floral art. The butterfly is the oldest shorthand for transformation there is, and the flowers keep the sticker from reading as stern. It looks as gentle as it sounds.

Reads at any distance. The message is short enough to take in from a car length, and warm enough that people tend to remember it.

• Slogan: Hello, You Beautiful Being of Light
• Artwork: floral motif with a butterfly
• Quantity: one bumper sticker
• Weight: about 0.3 oz
• Size: contact Plentiful Earth for exact measurements

Being of light is the language of the New Age and lightworker communities, where every person is understood to carry an inner light that is, at bottom, divine. It lines up neatly with the Sanskrit greeting namaste, often translated as the light in me honors the light in you, and with the pagan conviction that the sacred is not somewhere else but here, in each of us. The Charge of the Goddess makes the same point when it tells the seeker that what she seeks is already within her.

So this sticker is used in eclectic pagan and lightworker practice as a blessing you give away. Some witches treat it as a small, ongoing act of glamour magic in the old sense: changing how a stranger feels for a moment. The butterfly is a nearly universal symbol of transformation, and in modern witchcraft it often marks the moment a person steps into who they are becoming. Put together, the sticker greets the person behind you as someone in the middle of becoming, and that is a kind thing to say to anyone.

1. Wash the spot first. A little dish soap and water, or a wipe of rubbing alcohol, takes off the road film and wax that keep stickers from gripping. Let it dry completely.
2. Apply when the surface is somewhere near room temperature. Cold metal and blazing-hot metal both make the adhesive fussy, so a shady afternoon or a garage is ideal.
3. Peel back one end of the backing, line the sticker up, and press it down from the center outward with the flat of your hand or a credit card. That pushes the air out as you go instead of trapping it.
4. As you press it down, you might say the words once out loud, as a blessing for everyone who will read them. Then rub the edges and give the adhesive a day before the next car wash.
5. When it is time to take it down, warm it with a hairdryer, lift a corner, and peel slowly at a low angle. A dab of cooking oil or citrus adhesive remover clears any leftover residue.

The bumper is where it reaches the most people, but the bathroom mirror is where it reaches you. There is nothing wrong with buying two.

• Magic Happens bumper sticker: the same open-hearted energy, two words long.
• Practice Random Kindness & Senseless Acts of Beauty Bumper Sticker: the sticker that explains why you would greet a stranger this way.
• Blessed Be bumper sticker: the witch's blessing, for a bumper that wants to say only kind things.
• Laughter and Cries Contain All That is Wise! bumper sticker: a gentler, wiser line for the same car.
• You Are Here bumper sticker: the cosmic version of hello, and a good neighbor for this one.

What does being of light mean?

Being of light is a phrase from New Age and lightworker spirituality meaning a person whose true nature is divine light. It overlaps with the pagan idea that the sacred lives in every person and with the greeting namaste, the light in me honors the light in you. On this sticker it is simply a compliment to whoever reads it.

Is Hello, You Beautiful Being of Light a pagan bumper sticker?

It is not specifically pagan, which is part of its charm. Witches, lightworkers, yoga people, and plain kind drivers all display it. It sits in our pagan bumper sticker collection because the sentiment matches what most of us believe about people, and because it comes from the same maker as the rest of the line.

Where does the sticker look best?

On the car it reaches the most strangers, which is the point of a greeting. It also does lovely work on a laptop lid, a bathroom mirror, a locker, or the inside of a front door, where it greets you on the way out. Any smooth, clean, non-porous surface will hold it.

How do I apply it so it lasts?

Wash the spot with soapy water or rubbing alcohol and let it dry completely. Apply at a mild temperature, peel back one end of the backing, line it up, and press from the center outward with a credit card. Rub the edges down and skip the car wash for a day.

Can I take it off cleanly later?

Yes. Warm it with a hairdryer for about thirty seconds, lift one corner, and peel slowly at a low angle. Leftover adhesive wipes off with cooking oil or a citrus remover on a soft cloth, then a rinse with soapy water. The paint underneath will look exactly as it did before.