Seven Archangels pillar candle, 6 3/4″

How to Use It

Folk Catholicism & Spiritism

• Daily prayer: light the day’s band with a short prayer to that archangel and snuff it when the colour is burned.
• Michael for protection: begin on Sunday with a prayer to Michael for defence of the home.
• Raphael for healing: hold someone in prayer on Raphael’s day, as spiritual support.

Ceremonial & Occult Magick

• Older planetary system: the grimoire tradition, such as the Heptameron attributed to Peter of Abano, gives a different set of day angels, with Michael ruling Sunday, Gabriel Monday and Raphael Wednesday; some workers use the candle with that order instead.
• Daily invocation: use each band as the light for a short invocation of the angel of the day.

A Simple Working

• On Sunday morning, set the candle on a plate on a small altar with a glass of water.
• Light it and pray to Archangel Michael for protection.
• Snuff it out once the blue band is burned.
• Each following day, light it again and pray to the archangel of that day.
• Snuff it at the end of each band.
• On Saturday, finish with Zadkiel and give thanks for the week.
• Pour the water outside and keep any wax remains on the altar.

Pairs Well With

• A glass of water: a simple offering on the altar.
• Frankincense: the traditional incense of prayer.
• An angel prayer card: for each day’s prayer.
• A candle snuffer: for clean snuffing between bands.

What You Receive

One 6 3/4″ Seven Archangels pillar candle in seven coloured bands, one for each day of the week, Sunday to Saturday, beginning with blue for Michael.

Origin & Lore

The Seven Archangels pillar is a modern devotional candle in the New Age angel tradition, built for a week-long practice. Each band is burned on its day: Michael on Sunday (blue), Jophiel on Monday, Chamuel on Tuesday, Gabriel on Wednesday, Raphael on Thursday, Uriel on Friday and Zadkiel on Saturday. The candle is snuffed at the end of each band.

Seven bands of colour, seven days, seven archangels: this candle turns a week into a single sustained prayer.

The idea of seven archangels is old. The Book of Enoch (1 Enoch 20) names seven holy angels: Uriel, Raphael, Raguel, Michael, Sariel, Gabriel and Remiel, and the Book of Revelation speaks of seven angels who stand before God. The names on this candle, including Jophiel, Chamuel and Zadkiel, come from later traditions and from the modern angel literature.