Hand of Fatima candle, 5 1/2″

How to Use It

Witchcraft & Folk Magick

• Evil eye: burn the candle after a new baby, a new house, a promotion or anything else that might attract envy.
• House blessing: light it by the front door on moving into a new home.
• Luck: burn it before an important meeting or event, with a blue eye bead beside it.

Hoodoo & Rootwork

• Uncrossing: dress it with an Uncrossing or protection oil and burn it after a cleansing bath, to keep the work in place.

A Simple Working

• Wash your hands and face with a little salt water.
• Set the candle on a white plate by the front door.
• Place a blue glass eye bead in front of it.
• Light the candle and say: “Five in the eye of the envious.”
• Let it burn for an hour and snuff it.
• Hang the eye bead over the door or carry it.

Pairs Well With

• A blue eye bead: the classic companion charm against the evil eye.
• Sea salt: for a quick cleansing before the burn.
• Rue: an old Mediterranean herb against the evil eye.
• A Hamsa charm: to wear or hang after the work.

What You Receive

A blue Hand of Fatima (Hamsa) candle, with an approximate burn time of 20 to 40 hours.

Origin & Lore

The Hamsa is an open-palm amulet used across North Africa and the Middle East by Muslims, Jews and Christians alike to turn away the evil eye. In Islamic contexts it is often called the Hand of Fatima, after the Prophet’s daughter, and in Jewish contexts the Hand of Miriam. Blue is the traditional colour against the evil eye in the same regions.

An open hand held up against envy: the Hamsa is hung over doors, cradles and car mirrors from Morocco to Iraq, and this candle is shaped in its image.

The hand-shaped amulet is far older than any single faith that uses it today, and it is shared across Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities of the Maghreb and the eastern Mediterranean. It is often paired with an eye in the palm, combining two separate defences against envy in one charm.