Description
13 little lights. 13 conscious moments. A deeply personal journey through the Rauhnächte.
Give yourself a little moment of stillness every day during the Rauhnächte. The hand-finished threshold lights will guide you through the 13-wishes ritual, as you let go of the old year and align yourself with the new.
Each candle combines deep black with ice-crystal white. In between lies the delicate Rauhnachtreif – a visible transition between light and darkness. No prior knowledge is needed: a little light and a little time for yourself are enough.
What you get for €21.90
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12 hand-finished mini threshold lights in your chosen light direction
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1 special personal light – the 13th candle with the reverse color direction
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1 small wooden disc made from birch or elderberry from our garden, for decorative purposes
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1 printed ritual guide with prompts, space for your thoughts, and QR codes for further inspiration and videos
- Burning and safety instructions, as well as a small handmade gift from the candle workshop
Size: approx. 65 × 7 mm per candle
Burn time: approx. 12–15 minutes per candle*
Origin: Hand-finished in our candle workshop in Weidenberg.
Important safety note: The included wooden disc is decorative and is not a safe candle holder. To burn the candles, you will also need a suitable, stable, non-flammable candle holder. This is not included in the set.
Choose your light direction
From darkness into light: The twelve candles are black on top and ice-crystal white on the bottom. A symbolism for letting go, transformation, and new beginnings.
From light into darkness: The twelve candles are ice-crystal white on top and black on the bottom. A path of light that can also make room for stillness, depth, and hidden thoughts.
Your 13th personal light always features the reverse color direction. Both variants cost €21.90.
Your 13-wishes ritual – simple and personal
Prepare thirteen wishes for the coming year. You may symbolically let go of twelve wishes during the ritual. The thirteenth remains with you – as a reminder of something you would like to shape and realize yourself in the new year.
Light one of the twelve candles for each of your moments of light. Perhaps you would like to write, meditate, look back, or simply watch the flame. You decide how to design your ritual – the included guide offers prompts without rigid requirements.
A set for a path of light: You can use the 12+1 candles for the Sperrnächte, the Rauhnächte, or another personal time of transition. If you would like to fully accompany both times of transition, you will need two sets.
The Rauhnachtreif – your threshold in the middle
Between black and ice-crystal white lies the delicate Rauhnachtreif. I also call this transition my Flow Zone: the space in between where change becomes visible. Light and darkness are not opposed to each other. Both belong to the cycle of the year.
The foundation consists of selected candle blanks from renowned manufacturers with the RAL quality mark. In our workshop, we hand-finish them with colored waxes. Small differences in the color gradient, surface, and position of the Rauhnachtreif are part of this individual design.
I developed my own form of the 13-wishes ritual with candles in 2019 at the Grundfarm Wachskunst in Weidenberg. Since then, it has grown and accompanies people on many different personal paths of light.
Your companion for the Rauhnächte
With this set, you already receive a printed guide. In addition, you will find my free guide to the 13-wishes ritual and the more detailed, separately available Rauhnächte guide "Your Sacred Paths of Light" in the shop.
Safe handling of your threshold lights
The wooden disc is made of flammable natural wood and must not be used as the sole holder for a burning candle. Use the candles exclusively in a suitable, stable, non-flammable candle holder on a sufficiently large, level, and non-flammable surface. Keep the wooden disc away from flames and hot wax. Never leave burning candles unattended and keep them away from children, animals, drafts, and flammable objects. Extinguish each candle in good time and follow the included burning instructions.
*The burn time is an approximate value and may vary depending on burning conditions and timely extinguishing. Further decorations on the product photos are not included.
Your path does not have to be perfectly planned. Sometimes it simply begins with a little light.
Wishing you a beautiful glow,
Dinah Henke
Candlemaker at Grundfarm Wachskunst in Weidenberg
