Citrus · Cotton Blossom · Golden Healer

There is a difference between waiting for the right moment… and recognizing that you are already standing in it.

The Summer Solstice Candle was created for the season of radiance — when the light is at its longest, its warmest, and its most generous. This is the time of year that asks you to stop dimming yourself and instead, to rise fully into your own brightness. Inspired by sun-warmed skin, open skies, and the carefree ease of a perfect summer day, this candle holds space for joy, vitality, and the kind of confidence that doesn't need to be summoned — only allowed.

A bright and airy blend of petitgrain, orange, and grapefruit opens with the warmth of citrus in full sun. At the heart, fresh cotton blossom and sweet coconut soften the brightness into something gentle and enveloping — like a warm breeze that settles around you. As it deepens, dry wood, clean powder, and a quiet flirty musk create a base that is grounded, luminous, and quietly lingering. Infused with natural essential oils including orange peel, grapefruit peel, lemon peel, juniper, and tangerine, this scent is as alive as the season itself.

Each candle is finished with Golden Healer crystals, a stone long associated with radiant light, joy, and the energy of the sun. Golden Healer reminds us that true radiance is not something we perform — it is something we return to, again and again, whenever we choose presence over pretending.

USE SUMMER SOLSTICE TO:

• Step into the height of the season with intention and joy
• Support solar rituals, summer altar work, or solstice celebrations
• Create a warm, luminous atmosphere in your space
• Honor moments of personal victory, expansion, and self-recognition
• Set intentions during the Summer Solstice or any peak moment of growth

CRYSTAL: GOLDEN HEALER
A stone of radiant light and solar energy, Golden Healer is known for its warm, golden glow and its ability to restore joy, clarity, and energetic alignment. It is associated with the energy of the sun — expansive, generous, and life-giving. Working with Golden Healer invites you to release what has been dimming your light and return to your most luminous, open self.

THE ENERGY OF THE SUMMER SOLSTICE
The Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year — the moment when the sun reaches its highest point and the world is bathed in more light than any other day. Across cultures and centuries, it has been celebrated as a time of abundance, vitality, and the full flowering of what has been growing since the first days of spring.

I created this candle because the Solstice is not just an astronomical event. It is an invitation. An invitation to be seen. To receive. To stand fully in the life you have been quietly building — and to let it feel good.

Light this candle when you are ready to stop waiting to feel worthy of your own light.

CANDLE DETAILS
• 8 oz hand-poured soy wax blend
• Clean-burning cotton wick
• Finished with Golden Healer crystals
• Sunwashed fragrance by CandleScience
• Reiki charged
• Approximate burn time: 35–40 hours
• Blessed and charged by High Priestess Laurie Barraco

CANDLE CARE & SAFETY
• Trim wick to 1/4 inch before each burn
• Allow wax to melt fully to the edges during the first burn to prevent tunneling
• Never leave a burning candle unattended
• Keep away from children, pets, and drafts
• Discontinue use when 1/2 inch of wax remains