Brooke Mackay-Brock, 38, owner of Black Moon Botanica, talks to Caitlyn Dewar about bringing back a bit of magic to the city’s Candlemaker Row
Excerpt: I studied herbology at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh so when I’m creating them I like working with traditional properties as well as magical ones. They’re all made with a certain intention and the name of each one should invoke that intention, I try to combine herbs and oils which would traditionally be used in different spell candles, for example the Aphrodisia candle has oud and rose which are traditional aphrodisiacs so would be perfect for a love spell.
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Candles With Intention
Thank You Brooke.
Yes, I am aware of hand painted tarot decks and what they mean to people. We were told to always ask nicely about how the candle making went. Some people “concentrated a lot” when they made the candles for candle magic and you did not want to disturb them when they were doing their work. Usually the ones we used were made one at a time but batches happened occasionally. When we went to normal stores for candles when we were kids they would tell us if the scent was right, but they were factory made. To get hand made traditional candles was something else and they were saved “for church” at home.
Yes they have them in Los Angeles California.
It’s a secret who makes them.
Which is why I am saying:
Thank You to Brook Mackay-Brock
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