I even trim my wicks! Which, by the way, you should be doing too if you want an even pool of wax. I’ve also done quite a bit of writing about candles and tested a bunch too. As a result ...

“You really don’t need anything outside of yourself to make magic happen ... obsidian for protection—or carve sigils into the candle wax. “A sigil is a visual emblem that you create ...

Other materials which have been used for candles more recently include spermaceti, a waxy material obtained from the sperm whale, paraffin, which is made from coal and oil shales, and bayberry wax, ...