Pomegranate Beeswax Ritual Candle -Fruit for the Dead

Gilded and intricately detailed, handcrafted from 100% pure locally sourced Canadian beeswax, this naturally scented sculptural Pomegranate (Punica granatum) candle depicts a life-size pomegranate that will be a stunning offering and adornment for your Altars.

The pomegranate is a ancient, rich symbol representing fertility, abundance, prosperity, the cycle of life, death, and rebirth and as as a welcome symbol of fertility and spring.
Due to its many seeds, it signifies fruitfulness and good luck in numerous cultures. Its deep red color and hidden, gem-like interior connect it to themes of love, vitality, the underworld and divine blessing.

Long been revered in art and tradition the fruit's calyx (top) resembles a crown, leading to its association with royalty, authority, and prosperity.

🩸  Reflecting Persephone’s journey between the underworld and the world of the living. It symbolizes the "blood-red" of life, sacrifice, and the binding nature of oaths.
🩸 Despite its connection to entrapment in the Persephone myth, the pomegranate is interpreted as a symbol of power and, in some contexts, a shift from innocence to wisdom as she becomes Queen of the Underworld.
🩸 Symbolically, the fruit is associated with the feminine cycle and, historically, its rind was used in medicinal contexts for reproductive health.

*Please note that handmade beeswax candles may have natural variances in color, texture, scent, and burn time due to the natural variations in beeswax. 
These variances do not affect the quality or performance of the candle and are a natural part of the handmade process.