Pentacle Frankincense Jar Candle, 90 Hours

The Pentacle Frankincense jar candle is a seven-day style vigil candle dedicated to protection, holding roughly ninety hours of flame. It belongs to the line's set of devotional and elemental candles, scented with frankincense, the old resin of purification and sacred space, and marked with the pentacle, one of the oldest protective symbols in the craft.

Set it on the altar to ward and seal a space, or light it as a sustained protection working tended night after night across a week.

Key Features

• A week of protective light. The roughly 90-hour, 7-day format lets you return to the same flame nightly.
• The protection flame of the line. Marked with the pentacle, for warding and sealing a space.
• Frankincense scent. The resin of purification and sacred space.
• Boxed with pentacle artwork. Ready for the altar or to give as a devotional gift.

Product Details

• Format: glass jar candle, 7-day vigil style
• Burn time: approximately 90 hours
• Scent: frankincense
• Line intention: protection, marked with the pentacle
• Packaging: boxed with pentacle artwork
• Burn safety: burn on a heat-safe surface and never leave a lit candle unattended

The Spiritual Significance

The pentacle, a five-pointed star drawn within a circle, is among the most recognized protective symbols in witchcraft and many folk traditions. Its five points are most often read as the four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, gathered under spirit at the crown, with the encircling ring binding them in balance and protection. As a seal it marks a boundary, which makes it a fitting emblem for a protection candle. Frankincense, the resin scenting this one, is among the oldest sacred substances, burned across temples and traditions to purify a space, lift it, and set it apart for holy work, a natural partner to protective and devotional practice. Within this line, the Pentacle Frankincense candle is the protection flame: warding a person or place, sealing a cleansed space, and holding a boundary across the days it burns. It is a consecrated devotional object, and its work belongs to the altar.

How To Use

1. Cleanse and set up. Place the jar on a heat-safe surface on your altar, ideally after cleansing the space, and name the protection you are setting.
2. Light it and tend it. Light it nightly, restating your protective intention, and let the flame burn for as long as you can sit with it.
3. Snuff between sittings. Snuff rather than blow the flame out when you leave the room; a lit jar candle should never burn unattended.
4. Burn it safely. Keep it clear of anything flammable and where it cannot be knocked, and let the glass cool before moving it.

Pairs Well With

• Goddess Lavender Jar Candle, 90 hr: the line's healing flame, for devotional work alongside protection.
• Horned God Dragonblood Jar Candle, 90 hr: the line's strength flame, for courage and power.
• Witch's Broom Sage Jar Candle, 90 hr: the line's cleansing flame, burned first to sweep the space.
• Pentacle Pewter Pocket Stone: a matching protective pocket stone for the altar.
• The Big Book of Candle Magic by Jacki Smith: a thorough guide to candle work, including vigil candles.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Pentacle Frankincense candle for?

It is a vigil candle for protection: warding a person or place, sealing a cleansed space, and holding a boundary across the days it burns. It is scented with frankincense and marked with the protective pentacle.

Is it a pentacle or a pentagram?

The star here is encircled, which makes it a pentacle. A pentagram is the uncircled star; a pentacle is the encircled one, long used as a protective seal.

Why frankincense?

Frankincense is one of the oldest sacred resins, burned to purify a space and set it apart for holy work. That makes it a natural partner to protective and devotional candle work.

Do I have to burn it for seven days straight?

No. The 7-day name describes the format, not a requirement. Most practitioners light it in nightly sittings, snuffing between, and stretch the ninety hours across weeks. The only firm rule is never leaving the flame unattended.

How long will the candle actually last?

Around ninety hours of total burn time, which at an hour-long vigil each evening is roughly three months of nightly practice from a single candle.