{"product_id":"chango-orisha-7-day-glass-candle","title":"Changó Orisha 7 Day Glass Candle","description":"\u003ch2\u003eKabiesi! The King of Thunder. The Lord of Fire. The Orisha Who Does Not Lose.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore he was an Orisha, he was a king. Changó, Shango in the Yoruba tradition of West Africa, Xangô in Candomblé, Changó in the Lucumí tradition of Cuba was the fourth Alafin of the Oyo Empire, a ruler of such power and such force that when he died, the people said he had not died at all. He had gone up. He had become the thunder. He had become the lightning that splits the sky and the fire that follows it. He had become the drum that calls the Orishas and the dance that answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChangó is the most celebrated of the Orishas. He is the most petitioned. He is the most sung to, the most danced for, the most offered to. He is the Orisha of extremes — of the storm at its most violent and the dance at its most joyful, of the justice that strikes like lightning and the passion that burns like fire. He is the king who demands to be approached as a king with respect, with energy, with the understanding that he responds to boldness and sincerity and has no patience for timidity or half-measures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis Catholic face is Santa Bárbara. His number is six. His colors are red and white. His day is Friday. His sacred tree is the royal palm. His weapons are the double-headed axe, the \u003cem\u003eoshe\u003c\/em\u003e and the thunder stones, the \u003cem\u003eedun ara\u003c\/em\u003e, that fall from the sky when lightning strikes. His batá drums are sacred, consecrated, alive with his presence. When the drums play his rhythms and his praise songs are sung, \u003cem\u003eKabiesi Changó! Obà Kòsò!\u003c\/em\u003e — he comes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eChangó Orisha 7 Day Glass Candle\u003c\/strong\u003e is for practitioners who work in the Lucumí, Santería, Candomblé, or related Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Brazilian traditions for those who approach Changó directly as the Orisha, in his own name, with the protocols of the tradition. It carries his thunder, his fire, his justice, and his royal authority through seven full days of burning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChangó’s Domains\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThunder and lightning — his elemental domain; the raw, explosive, unstoppable force of the storm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFire — purifying, consuming, illuminating; Changó governs fire in all its forms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJustice — his lightning strikes the unjust; petitioned for divine justice and righteous retribution against those who have wronged you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMasculine power, virility, and sexuality — the king of masculine energy in its fullest expression\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe batá drums and sacred music — lord of the consecrated drums and the rhythms that call the Orishas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance and physical excellence — the great dancer; petitioned for physical grace, athletic power, and the joy of the body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKingship and royal authority — the historical king of Oyo; petitioned for leadership, authority, and the power to command\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictory in battle and competition — Changó does not lose; burned when you need to win\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePassion and charisma — the most magnetic of the Orishas; petitioned for personal power and the ability to captivate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to Work This Candle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproach Changó as the king he is with full respect and full energy. He does not respond to the timid or the half-committed. If you are initiated or working within a house, follow the protocols of your tradition above all else. If you are approaching with sincere devotion outside of initiation, come with a clean body, his colors on your altar red and white and his offerings prepared: red apples, corn, palm wine. His number is six; six of anything placed on his altar honors him. Dress the top of the glass with Changó oil or a fiery commanding oil. Place your petition beneath the candle, written with boldness name what you need, name it with the directness of someone addressing a king who has the power to deliver it. Light the candle on a Friday, his day, if possible. Greet him when you light it: \u003cem\u003eKabiesi Changó! Obà Kòsò!\u003c\/em\u003e Long live the king. He does not die. He became the thunder. He is listening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEach candle is approximately 8 inches tall and burns for up to 7 days. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KC Conjure \u0026 Botanica","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46812188180641,"sku":"KCC-CANDLES-CHANGO","price":7.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/5583\/0177\/files\/BUBBLE-3471110_960x960_caf0fd69-4469-4979-817a-24abb012553a.jpg?v=1785810113","url":"https:\/\/kcconjure.com\/products\/chango-orisha-7-day-glass-candle","provider":"KC Conjure \u0026 Botanica","version":"1.0","type":"link"}