Spiritual candles: ritual and intention candles

We hand-picked every candle in this guide from the range we stock. Each one was chosen for who it suits and what it does, so you can see at a glance whether it fits a ritual, an altar, a dinner table or a cosy home.

We also kept a mix of kinds and budgets, from tealights and taper sets to spell candles, crystal chip candles and candle sand for making your own. Whether you are a beginner, a witchy friend or a candle collector, there is a gift here for you.

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Soy wax candles in glass or ceramic jars, scented tealights and candle sand all suit a cosy home. Scents range from floral and garden notes to warm amber and woody. What ties them together is that each one brings a home its own scent, whether bought ready-made or made yourself.

Dried Floral Botanical Soy Wax Candle (£21.95)

Hand-picked for a candle lover, this one has dried florals set right into the soy wax. The candle is 350 g, sits in a clear glass jar with a wooden wick, and has about 70 hours of burn time. Pick from seven scents inspired by the Lake District, like Fellberry or Seasalt & Moss. It comes boxed, and four of the scents also carry a short poem, a lovely extra.

Best for: Flower lovers and Lake District fans.

Botanical Soy Wax Candle in Ceramic Jar (from £27.95)

A gift that lasts long after the day, this candle comes in a reusable round ceramic jar with a wooden wick. It is soy wax with 3% fragrance oil. Choose medium, which burns for 27 hours, or large, which burns for 30 hours. There are five garden scents, including lemon honeysuckle, and two come as a pack of 3. It comes in a presentation box, perfect for a garden lover or a friend who loves floral scents.

Best for: Garden lovers and floral fans.

3 × 6 (18) Scented Tealights (£4.99)

For the friend who loves to host, these scented tealights come as three sets of six, 18 in all. You pick one scent for the whole pack, from Strawberry and Vanilla to Rose, Lavender or Hibiscus & White Sage. The wax tealights measure 1.5 x 3.9 cm, and every scent except Oriental comes in this size. Set them out for a dinner party or a housewarming and let the scent set the mood.

Best for: Dinner parties and housewarmings.

Opium Scented Black Tealights Pack of 9 (£4.95)

Thoughtful without being fussy, this pack of nine black tealights is scented with opium. The scent is warm amber, sweet vanilla and exotic spice, with deep woody and musky notes that suit a gothic home. Each tealight is made of paraffin wax and burns for approximately 3 hours. The pack comes in a floral design picture box and weighs 130 g, and its warm, sweet scent is what sets it apart.

Best for: Gothic home and scent fans.

Crimson Crystal Candle Sand Mocha Brown 300 g (£11.95)

Something new for their routine, this candle sand lets you make your own candle. The mocha-brown stearic acid wax beads come in a 300 g resealable pouch, with four cotton wicks in the box. Once it is made, the candle can burn for up to 60 hours in total. Use it only in a suitable, stable, heat-resistant, non-flammable container, and never leave it burning unattended. Its floral, amber and woody fragrance is the heart of the gift.

Best for: Crafters who make their own candles.

The best spell candles for ritual and intention work depend on what you're doing: a winter scented set, a happiness jar, a crystal-chip candle, or plain tealights. What ties these picks together is ritual use, from a winter altar set to plain tealights for your own workings.

Blackberry & Pine Spell Candles, Box of 12 (£4.95)

Perfect for winter altar work. You get 12 blackberry and pine spell candles, each with about a 1.5 hour burn, so you have plenty for your workings. The set is traditionally used for winter rituals. The candles are made of paraffin wax, and the scent is blackberry and pine. It's a good first set for candle magic beginners, and the colour box has a window so you can see what's inside.

Best for: Winter altar builders and beginners.

Paraffin Happiness Spell Candle Jar (£4.95)

A gift that fits on any shelf. This small white jar candle is made of paraffin wax in a glass jar, weighing 230 g. It has a white sage fragrance and is made for happiness spells and rituals. A hang tag comes with it too. It's a lovely pick for anyone who loves a candle with a clear purpose.

Best for: Happiness spell fans with small spaces.

Under Watchful Eyes White Rose Candle (£12.95)

A keepsake they'll hold on to. This white rose candle sits in a glass jar with an all seeing eye, crescent moons and stars, and it's a lovely pick for anyone who loves celestial design and crystals. Crystal chips release as the wax melts, and the candle has about 48 hours of burn time. It weighs 525 g and comes in a turquoise cylinder box that's 11.5 cm high.

Best for: Crystal collectors and celestial fans.

Unscented Tealights, 4 Hour Burn (from £3.99)

Editorially selected for stocking up on ritual supplies. These are plain, unscented tealights with a 4 hour burn, each measuring 1.2 x 3.7 cm. You can choose a pack of 100, 50 or 30, so you can get as many as your practice needs. Because they're unscented, there's no fragrance to pick. A handy pick for anyone who lights candles often, whether a new practitioner or a seasoned one.

Best for: Ritual regulars who burn often.

Candles with gemstones or crystal chips suit an altar well, and these three gifts each bring real stones to the flame. What ties them together is that every candle comes with its own stones and its own scent, so each one has a clear character on your altar.

Chakra Crystal Candles with Gemstones (from £11.95)

Ideal for anyone who loves chakras, this candle comes in eight options: a large seven chakra candle, or a single candle for any one chakra. Each has its own named fragrance, such as Rose Musk for the Heart or Ocean Breeze for the Crown, and gemstones come with every candle. Pick the one that suits your practice. The large candle burns for 23 hours, while the singles burn for 17 hours.

Best for: Chakra lovers and crystal collectors.

Lemon Chakra Candle with Yellow Jade Chips (£7.95)

A colourful choice for a bright altar, this lemon candle sits in yellow frosted glass with a metallic lid. It is scented with lemon and comes with yellow jade crystal chips, which add to the look. The paraffin wax candle burns for approximately 25 hours and weighs 340 g. Crystal lovers and candle fans will enjoy its sunny colour. A paper wrap is included in the box.

Best for: Bright altars and candle fans.

Opalite Crystal Chip Candle, 1111 Angel Number (£7.95)

A keepsake they'll hold on to, this candle carries the 1111 angel number, with opalite crystal chips on the wax. It is scented with lavender and patchouli and burns for approximately 25 hours. Glass is the material, and the candle weighs 440 g. It comes in a colour cardboard box, which makes it a neat pick for angel number fans and candle collectors.

Best for: Angel number fans and collectors.

For a dinner table, the chakra taper set and the black twist taper set suit best. For a dark gothic home, go for the black pentagram candles or the black and red bleeding-wax set. All four are paraffin wax tapers, each sold in its own box.

Chakra Taper Dinner Candles Set of 3 (£9.95)

Great for a new home, this pack of three white paraffin wax tapers features the colours of the seven chakras. Each candle is a neat way to add colour to table settings or decorative corners at home. It suits yoga lovers and spiritual friends who like a bit of colour on the table. The 52 g set comes in a colour cardboard box, so it's easy to pop into a bag.

Best for: Yoga lovers and new homes.

Black Pentagram Taper Candles, Set of 3 (£9.95)

Something a little different for a witchy home, this set of three black taper candles has a pentagram design. A pentagram is a five-pointed star, and the black paraffin wax gives a dark table setting a bold look. Altar keepers and pagan crafters will enjoy them, and the 52 g set comes boxed in colour cardboard, 26 cm tall, so it's easy to give.

Best for: Altar keepers and witchy homes.

Vampire Blood Taper Candles, Set of 8 (£14.95)

Great if you're buying for a crowd, this set holds 8 black and red taper candles with a bleeding wax effect. They're unscented paraffin wax, and each one burns for about 2 hours, which suits a long dinner. Never leave them lit unattended. They make a bold, dark centrepiece for a party table. The box has a window, so the candles show through.

Best for: Party hosts buying for a crowd.

Dark Romance Twist Taper Candles, Set of 3 (£5.95)

Editorially selected for candlelit dinners, these three black twist taper candles have a twisted shape that adds interest to a table. It is unscented paraffin wax with an approximately 5-hour burn time, so it lasts through a long dinner. They're a lovely pick for gothic décor lovers and dinner party hosts. The colour box has a window, so the black candles show through.

Best for: Gothic dinner party hosts.

Every pick at a glance: who it suits best and how it is sent.

Pick	Best for	Delivery
Dried Floral Botanical Soy Wax Candle (£21.95)	Flower lovers and Lake District fans	Standard dispatch
Botanical Soy Wax Candle in Ceramic Jar (from £27.95)	Garden lovers and floral fans	Standard dispatch
3 × 6 (18) Scented Tealights (£4.99)	Dinner parties and housewarmings	Standard dispatch
Opium Scented Black Tealights Pack of 9 (£4.95)	Gothic home and scent fans	Same-day dispatch
Crimson Crystal Candle Sand Mocha Brown 300 g (£11.95)	Crafters who make their own candles	Standard dispatch
Blackberry & Pine Spell Candles, Box of 12 (£4.95)	Winter altar builders and beginners	Same-day dispatch
Paraffin Happiness Spell Candle Jar (£4.95)	Happiness spell fans with small spaces	Same-day dispatch
Under Watchful Eyes White Rose Candle (£12.95)	Crystal collectors and celestial fans	Same-day dispatch
Unscented Tealights, 4 Hour Burn (from £3.99)	Ritual regulars who burn often	Standard dispatch
Chakra Crystal Candles with Gemstones (from £11.95)	Chakra lovers and crystal collectors	Standard dispatch
Lemon Chakra Candle with Yellow Jade Chips (£7.95)	Bright altars and candle fans	Same-day dispatch
Opalite Crystal Chip Candle, 1111 Angel Number (£7.95)	Angel number fans and collectors	Same-day dispatch
Chakra Taper Dinner Candles Set of 3 (£9.95)	Yoga lovers and new homes	Same-day dispatch
Black Pentagram Taper Candles, Set of 3 (£9.95)	Altar keepers and witchy homes	Same-day dispatch
Vampire Blood Taper Candles, Set of 8 (£14.95)	Party hosts buying for a crowd	Same-day dispatch
Dark Romance Twist Taper Candles, Set of 3 (£5.95)	Gothic dinner party hosts	Same-day dispatch

Every order travels by tracked UK delivery, to your door or straight to theirs if it's a gift. Items from the same place share one parcel, from £3.59 each (some items travel free), and once a parcel's items reach £40, its standard delivery is free on most orders. Each product page shows the expected delivery dates before you pay. See delivery for the details.

Choose spell candles for ritual, crystal chip candles for altars, taper sets for dark tables and scented candles for a cosy home, suited to witches, crystal lovers and candle fans. Pick your favourite above and add it to your basket: every product page shows its size, price and delivery dates. More ideas: Spell candles and ritual candles explained · Witchcraft supplies for beginners: what you need · Gifts for witches.