{"product_id":"lunar-altar-candle","title":"Lunar Altar Candle","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLunar Altar smells like black raspberry, sandalwood, black cypress\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e----------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOffered, Then Gone\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe grove lay above the cloudline, hidden deep within a crown of stone where moonlight touched earth more often than rain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI climbed in silence, my cloak heavy with dew, until the black cypress trees rose around me like sentinels. Their trunks were slick with resin, their limbs still as if listening. The air beneath them smelled of deep forest and rain-soaked stone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt prickled against my skin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe altar waited at the grove’s center, nestled in a hollow where no sunlight ever reached, but the moon always did. It was low and smooth, carved with symbols that caught starlight in their grooves. It looked older than language. Older than thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI knelt and struck flint to stone. The fire caught quickly. I lit the sandalwood and placed it in a shallow bowl etched with the lunar phases. Smoke curled upward in slow ribbons. The warmth it gave off was not like fire. It felt like memory rising from stone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI traced a circle in the moss, aligning each point to the path of the moon. Then I pressed my palm to the altar. It was warm beneath my hand. Not from the fire, but from something below. Something that had woken.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom my satchel, I laid out the tokens. Bone-white shells. Pressed petals. A small piece of tarnished silver. They shimmered faintly under the moonlight, as if remembering what they once were.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThen I reached for the fruit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe black raspberries were velvet-dark and heavy with juice. I placed them one by one into the grooves of the altar. Their scent bloomed immediately, sweet and lush, and the grove responded. Smoke slowed. The trees shifted slightly. The altar pulsed beneath my hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbove me, the clouds parted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoonlight poured through the canopy, sharp and clear. The fruit melted into the carvings like ink into parchment. Then it was gone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSilence settled around me, thick and full. The ritual was finished. But the hush it left behind stayed with me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt still does.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-e752ede4-7fff-0b6c-1de3-7f467b1a4107\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e8oz Candle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePremium Coconut \u0026amp; Soy Wax\u003cbr\u003eExtra Thick, Crackling Wood Wick\u003cbr\u003eStrong Scent That Fills The Room\u003cbr\u003eLuxurious, Frosted Amber Jar\u003cbr\u003e40+ Hour Burn Time\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wicked Warlock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47882132947184,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0661\/1468\/3120\/files\/WW-Lunar-Altar-Compressed-Candle-image.jpg?v=1754329827","url":"https:\/\/wickedwarlock.com\/products\/lunar-altar-candle","provider":"Wicked Warlock","version":"1.0","type":"link"}