WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:08.800 Hello and welcome. I'm so glad you're here tonight. Before 2 00:00:08.839 --> 00:00:12.839 we begin, If these stories bring you peace, I'd be 3 00:00:12.880 --> 00:00:15.880 grateful if you'd take a moment to like this video 4 00:00:16.480 --> 00:00:20.160 and subscribe to the channel. It helps others find their 5 00:00:20.199 --> 00:00:28.160 way here too. But for now, let everything else fade away. Tonight, 6 00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:33.119 we're staying home, making candles at your kitchen table. Just 7 00:00:33.159 --> 00:00:37.880 a few candles, simple candles for your own home, for 8 00:00:37.960 --> 00:00:40.880 your own evenings, for the light you'll enjoy in the 9 00:00:40.960 --> 00:00:46.439 quiet hours. This isn't a workshop, this isn't a business. 10 00:00:47.479 --> 00:00:48.960 This is just you. 11 00:00:50.439 --> 00:00:58.920 Making something beautiful for yourself tonight. Let's prepare your body 12 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:05.920 for rest. Find your most comfortable position, adjust anything you need. 13 00:01:06.640 --> 00:01:10.159 You're safe here, You're exactly where you need to be. 14 00:01:11.480 --> 00:01:17.519 Take a gentle breath in through your nose, Hold it softly, 15 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:28.519 and release it slowly through your mouth. Good again, Breathe 16 00:01:28.560 --> 00:01:37.719 in slowly and deeply, hold for a moment, and let 17 00:01:37.760 --> 00:01:45.480 it go, releasing any tension from your day. Your shoulders 18 00:01:45.760 --> 00:01:55.640 drop away from your ears, your jaw relaxes, teeth slightly apart, 19 00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:03.760 Your tongue rests sow in your mouth. Your eyes are 20 00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:08.560 gently closed. There's nothing you need to see right now, 21 00:02:09.759 --> 00:02:16.319 just my voice, just the story, just the peace, feel 22 00:02:16.360 --> 00:02:25.159 your body becoming heavy, sinking into comfort, supported and safe. 23 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:28.479 There's no hurry here, no rush, just the slow, gentle 24 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:31.719 work of making light, making candles, making something with your 25 00:02:31.759 --> 00:02:34.319 own hands and your own home, in your own time. 26 00:02:34.879 --> 00:02:41.159 And now, when you're ready, come with me. We're staying 27 00:02:41.319 --> 00:02:47.360 home tonight. It's early evening. The day is ending. The 28 00:02:47.439 --> 00:02:53.199 light outside is fading, golden light, soft light, that peaceful 29 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:57.800 time when day becomes night, when work is done, when 30 00:02:57.840 --> 00:03:04.800 rest approaches. You're in your kitchen, your own kitchen, familiar, 31 00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:13.159 comfortable home. The kitchen is warm, cozy, the kind of 32 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:16.639 warm that comes from being lived in, from being loved, 33 00:03:17.280 --> 00:03:20.719 from being home. The evening light comes through the window, 34 00:03:21.560 --> 00:03:27.840 gentle light, peaceful light, making everything soft, making everything calm. 35 00:03:28.159 --> 00:03:32.639 Your kitchen table is cleared. You've prepared for this, for 36 00:03:32.719 --> 00:03:38.680 tonight's work, for making candles, just a few, just for you, 37 00:03:39.919 --> 00:03:45.520 just for your home. On the table, your supplies, simple supplies, 38 00:03:46.400 --> 00:03:52.120 nothing fancy, nothing professional, just what you need, what will work, 39 00:03:52.800 --> 00:03:56.879 what will create light. A small pot for melting wax, 40 00:03:57.599 --> 00:04:02.159 A simple pot from your kitchen, used for cooking, used 41 00:04:02.199 --> 00:04:05.840 for many things, tonight, it will melt. Wax will help 42 00:04:05.919 --> 00:04:10.319 create candles. Bees wax a block of bees wax. 43 00:04:10.599 --> 00:04:12.080 Golden, beautiful. 44 00:04:12.719 --> 00:04:15.080 You bought this from a local beekeeper, or maybe a 45 00:04:15.159 --> 00:04:19.680 craft store or online, doesn't matter. What matters is the wax, 46 00:04:20.240 --> 00:04:25.839 pure bees wax, natural, honest, the gift of bees. The 47 00:04:25.879 --> 00:04:28.759 bees wax sits on the table, wrapped in paper. 48 00:04:29.279 --> 00:04:30.000 You on wrap it. 49 00:04:30.439 --> 00:04:34.399 The block is pale gold, cream colored, beautiful, even before 50 00:04:34.439 --> 00:04:39.360 it's melted, even before it becomes candle. The wax is hard, solid, 51 00:04:39.720 --> 00:04:44.360 cool to touch, smooth, dense. You can already smell it faintly, 52 00:04:45.199 --> 00:04:49.759 that honey smell, that warm smell, that smell of summer 53 00:04:49.800 --> 00:04:50.879 and flowers and bees. 54 00:04:50.959 --> 00:04:51.279 Working. 55 00:04:52.279 --> 00:04:58.240 Small glass jars, four of them, recycled jars, maybe from jam, 56 00:04:58.519 --> 00:04:59.920 from honey, from sun. 57 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:01.319 Something you ate and saved. 58 00:05:01.319 --> 00:05:06.199 The jars from good jars, clean jars, perfect for candles, 59 00:05:06.759 --> 00:05:10.600 each one different, each one with its own character, its 60 00:05:10.639 --> 00:05:15.319 own history. Now they'll have a new purpose. Hold light, 61 00:05:16.399 --> 00:05:23.160 Hold candles. You made yourself. Wicks, pre made wicks with 62 00:05:23.439 --> 00:05:32.360 small metal tabs at the bottom. You bought these ready made, easy, simple. 63 00:05:33.399 --> 00:05:38.279 They'll work perfectly, each wick waiting, each one ready to 64 00:05:38.360 --> 00:05:42.360 become the heart of a candle, the path for the flame, 65 00:05:43.199 --> 00:05:46.560 the channel for the light. A bag of dried lavender 66 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:53.000 from your garden or from the market. Purple buds, fragrant buds. 67 00:05:53.959 --> 00:05:57.439 You'll add just a little to each candle, for scent, 68 00:05:58.240 --> 00:06:02.040 for beauty, for the memory of summer in winter, for 69 00:06:02.120 --> 00:06:09.360 peace in the evening. Everything is ready, everything prepared, everything 70 00:06:09.480 --> 00:06:14.639 waiting for you to begin to create, To make light. 71 00:06:15.920 --> 00:06:18.759 You stand at your stove, the pot in your hand. 72 00:06:19.480 --> 00:06:23.040 You place it on the burner, not directly. You'll use 73 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:28.639 a double boiler method, gentle heat, indirect heat, safe heat. 74 00:06:29.160 --> 00:06:32.199 You fill a larger pot with water, place it on 75 00:06:32.240 --> 00:06:36.759 the burner. Place the smaller pot inside, floating in the water. 76 00:06:37.879 --> 00:06:44.279 This is how you melt wax, carefully, safely, Gently, You 77 00:06:44.319 --> 00:06:48.319 break the bees wax into chunks, small pieces. They'll melt 78 00:06:48.360 --> 00:06:52.439 faster this way, more evenly. You use your hands. The 79 00:06:52.480 --> 00:06:58.079 wax breaks cleanly. Snap, snap, snap, small chunks falling into 80 00:06:58.120 --> 00:07:01.519 the pot, pale gold chunks, each one a piece of summer, 81 00:07:01.759 --> 00:07:04.480 of bees, of flowers, of work and purpose in nature. 82 00:07:05.240 --> 00:07:12.560 You turn on the burner low heat, just low. The 83 00:07:12.600 --> 00:07:17.680 water begins to warm, not boiling, not even simmering yet, 84 00:07:18.680 --> 00:07:23.600 just warming. Patient heat, the kind that doesn't rush, that 85 00:07:23.639 --> 00:07:29.040 doesn't force, that just waits, that just allows while the 86 00:07:29.079 --> 00:07:33.480 water heats. You prepare your jars, place them on the table, 87 00:07:34.279 --> 00:07:39.120 spaced evenly, each one waiting, each one ready to receive 88 00:07:39.240 --> 00:07:44.120 wax to become a candle. You take the wicks, one 89 00:07:44.199 --> 00:07:48.399 for each jar. You need to secure them, keep them centered, 90 00:07:49.000 --> 00:07:52.920 keep them straight. You have a simple solution. A dab 91 00:07:52.959 --> 00:07:55.480 of melted wax will hold each wick tab to the 92 00:07:55.519 --> 00:07:58.879 bottom of the jar, But the wax isn't melted yet, 93 00:07:59.759 --> 00:08:03.000 so you use a tiny bit of hot glue or 94 00:08:03.040 --> 00:08:09.000 a sticker something to hold just temporarily, just to keep 95 00:08:09.040 --> 00:08:13.240 the wick in place while you pour. You place one 96 00:08:13.279 --> 00:08:17.879 wick in each jar, press the metal tab down, center 97 00:08:17.920 --> 00:08:24.839 it carefully. The wick stands straight, reaches up waiting. Each 98 00:08:24.920 --> 00:08:29.879 jar now has its heart, its purpose, its future. The 99 00:08:29.920 --> 00:08:33.440 water is warming now, you can see it happening. See 100 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:38.679 the change. Steam beginning to rise, just wisps at first, 101 00:08:39.440 --> 00:08:43.320 tiny threads of steam, then more, the water getting hotter, 102 00:08:43.840 --> 00:08:48.320 the heat rising. Gentle heat, patient heat, the kind that 103 00:08:48.360 --> 00:08:56.279 doesn't force, that doesn't rush, that just continues steadily, reliably 104 00:08:57.600 --> 00:09:01.759 creating the warmth needed. The chunks of beeswax in the 105 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:05.360 small pot are starting to soften. You can see it. 106 00:09:05.960 --> 00:09:10.279 The change is subtle at first, almost invisible, but it's there. 107 00:09:11.080 --> 00:09:15.480 The edges of the chunks, the corners, they lose their sharpness, 108 00:09:16.279 --> 00:09:23.240 become rounded, glossy, the solid becoming less solid, preparing to melt, 109 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:30.320 preparing to transform, starting to melt, slowly, so slowly. This 110 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:34.559 is not like butter melting, not quick, not sudden. Beeswax 111 00:09:34.600 --> 00:09:38.759 takes time, has density, has substance. It melts at its 112 00:09:38.759 --> 00:09:42.399 own pace, in its own time, cannot be rushed, will 113 00:09:42.399 --> 00:09:47.360 not be forced, just melts gradually, naturally. When it's ready. 114 00:09:48.679 --> 00:09:53.360 You watch the edges soften, the surface becoming shiny, glossy, 115 00:09:53.919 --> 00:09:57.519 wet looking, but not wet with water, wet with melting, 116 00:09:58.120 --> 00:10:02.720 with transformation, with the solid becoming liquid. The edges go first, 117 00:10:03.279 --> 00:10:07.200 then deeper. Then the whole chunk begins to give, to surrender, 118 00:10:07.559 --> 00:10:10.679 to become what it needs to become. You stir gently 119 00:10:11.279 --> 00:10:15.759 a wooden spoon, your favorite wooden spoon, used for many things, 120 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:19.919 for stirring soup, for mixing batter, for all the gentle 121 00:10:20.000 --> 00:10:20.759 kitchen tasks. 122 00:10:21.440 --> 00:10:21.799 Tonight. 123 00:10:22.039 --> 00:10:27.000 It stirs wax, helps it melt, helps it along not forcing, 124 00:10:27.559 --> 00:10:32.159 just encouraging, just helping the process that's already happening. 125 00:10:33.000 --> 00:10:34.480 The spoon moves through. 126 00:10:34.279 --> 00:10:39.879 The chunks, slides between them, turns them over. The chunks 127 00:10:39.879 --> 00:10:42.919 that were on top go to bottom. The chunks on 128 00:10:43.000 --> 00:10:47.960 bottom rise, all of them getting equal heat, equal attention, 129 00:10:48.960 --> 00:10:54.000 equal chance to melt. This is important, this gentle stirring, 130 00:10:55.000 --> 00:11:03.240 this care, this attention. The chunks break up as you stir, soften, separate, 131 00:11:03.919 --> 00:11:08.399 get smaller, what wire Large chunks become medium chunks, Medium 132 00:11:08.480 --> 00:11:13.080 chunks become small, small becomes smaller, all of them melting, 133 00:11:13.600 --> 00:11:17.679 all of them liquefying, all of them transforming. And the 134 00:11:17.720 --> 00:11:21.120 liquid begins at the bottom of the pot, where the 135 00:11:21.159 --> 00:11:27.039 heat is strongest, where the wax is warmest. Golden liquid, thick, liquid, 136 00:11:27.559 --> 00:11:31.240 pooling just a little at first, just a thin layer, 137 00:11:31.799 --> 00:11:36.320 then more the liquid grows, increases, takes up more space. 138 00:11:36.360 --> 00:11:42.559 As more chunks melt, more solid becomes liquid, more transformation happens. 139 00:11:43.480 --> 00:11:48.679 The color is beautiful, pure gold like honey, like amber, 140 00:11:49.519 --> 00:11:53.279 like sunshine, concentrated and made tangible. The light from the 141 00:11:53.320 --> 00:11:57.679 window catches it, makes it glow, makes it luminous. The 142 00:11:57.679 --> 00:12:02.720 pot holds liquid, gold, litter gold. The gold that bees make, 143 00:12:03.720 --> 00:12:08.600 the gold that flowers give, the gold of summer and work, 144 00:12:09.440 --> 00:12:15.080 and nature's abundance. The smell, oh, the smell. As the 145 00:12:15.080 --> 00:12:19.159 wax smelts, something happens. The scent that was faint in 146 00:12:19.240 --> 00:12:24.480 the solid wax becomes strong, releases, blooms, fills the kitchen, 147 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:30.120 fills the air, fills everything. Bees wax, that particular scent, 148 00:12:30.879 --> 00:12:36.159 that unmistakable scent, sweet but not sugar sweet, not candy sweet, 149 00:12:36.759 --> 00:12:41.200 natural sweet, earth sweet, the sweetness of honey, of pollen, 150 00:12:41.600 --> 00:12:45.360 of flowers, of bees, working of summer fields, of everything 151 00:12:45.360 --> 00:12:49.840 good and natural and pure honey. You can smell honey, 152 00:12:50.679 --> 00:12:54.559 even though this is wax, not honey. But they're related, 153 00:12:55.159 --> 00:12:59.039 both from bees, both from the hive, both carrying that 154 00:12:59.080 --> 00:13:04.000 particular scent, that particular sweetness, that scent that humans have 155 00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:08.360 loved for thousands of years, since we first found bees, 156 00:13:09.440 --> 00:13:12.399 first tasted honey, first learned to. 157 00:13:12.360 --> 00:13:15.120 Work with wax. Warmth. 158 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:20.279 The scent has warmth in it, not just because the 159 00:13:20.320 --> 00:13:26.960 wax is warming, but the scent itself feels warm, sounds warm, 160 00:13:27.559 --> 00:13:33.320 is warm somehow. A warm scent, a comfort scent, a 161 00:13:33.399 --> 00:13:37.600 home scent, the kind of scent that makes you feel safe, 162 00:13:38.279 --> 00:13:42.679 feel good, feel at peace. Is not a strong smell, 163 00:13:43.360 --> 00:13:51.960 not overpowering, not perfume like, not artificial, just present, just there, gentle, subtle, 164 00:13:52.519 --> 00:13:57.799 but persistent, constant, filling the space without demanding attention, just being, 165 00:13:58.480 --> 00:14:01.720 just existing, just making the air better, making the room better, 166 00:14:02.120 --> 00:14:05.919 making this moment better. The kitchen smells like a hive, now, 167 00:14:06.759 --> 00:14:11.480 like a meadow, like summer, Like all good things. The 168 00:14:11.559 --> 00:14:16.279 scent wraps around you, enters you with every breath, becomes 169 00:14:16.360 --> 00:14:19.480 part of you, part of this evening, part of this 170 00:14:19.600 --> 00:14:25.440 moment of making, of creating, of doing something simple and good. 171 00:14:26.840 --> 00:14:27.320 You stir. 172 00:14:28.320 --> 00:14:33.480 The motion is meditative, round and round, slow circles, the 173 00:14:33.519 --> 00:14:37.480 spoon moving through increasingly liquid, wax less and less solid, 174 00:14:38.120 --> 00:14:44.320 more and more liquid, the transformation continuing, progressing, completing. The 175 00:14:44.480 --> 00:14:51.519 chunks get smaller, keep getting smaller. What was the size 176 00:14:51.519 --> 00:14:55.639 of your palm becomes the size of a walnut. Walnut 177 00:14:55.679 --> 00:15:03.480 becomes marble, Marble becomes p. P becomes nothing, becomes liquid, 178 00:15:04.480 --> 00:15:10.559 becomes gold, becomes melted. The liquid increases, the pot fills 179 00:15:10.559 --> 00:15:15.440 with it golden liquid, smooth liquid, perfect liquid. No more 180 00:15:15.519 --> 00:15:20.399 chunks floating, no more solid pieces, all melted, all transformed, 181 00:15:20.960 --> 00:15:25.279 all liquid, now all gold all ready, You stir one 182 00:15:25.279 --> 00:15:29.080 more time. Let the spoon move through the liquid. Feel 183 00:15:29.080 --> 00:15:33.960 the resistance, the viscosity. Wax is thicker than water, heavier, 184 00:15:34.519 --> 00:15:38.919 more substantial. The spoon moves slowly through it leaves a 185 00:15:38.960 --> 00:15:48.240 trail awake. The liquid closes behind it, smooth, perfect, complete. 186 00:15:48.320 --> 00:15:52.360 The wax is fully melted. Now all chunks gone, all solid, 187 00:15:52.399 --> 00:15:54.879 become liquid. Every bit of bees wax you put in 188 00:15:54.879 --> 00:15:59.960 the pot is now liquid gold, uniform, consistent, smooth, beautiful. 189 00:16:00.480 --> 00:16:02.159 The pot holds pure liquid. 190 00:16:01.879 --> 00:16:07.240 Bees wax, clear, clean, perfect, ready to become candles, ready 191 00:16:07.279 --> 00:16:10.639 to be poured, Ready for the next transformation from melted 192 00:16:10.679 --> 00:16:14.519 wax to formed candle, from liquid to solid again, but 193 00:16:14.639 --> 00:16:22.480 different this time. Not chunks, not blocks, but candles, shaped, purposed, 194 00:16:23.440 --> 00:16:28.159 made with intention, made by you. While you wait for 195 00:16:28.200 --> 00:16:31.279 all the wax to melt, you prepare the lavender. The 196 00:16:31.399 --> 00:16:34.000 dried buds are in a small bag. You open it. 197 00:16:34.639 --> 00:16:41.600 The scent releases sweet, floral, calming lavender, the smell of peace, 198 00:16:42.200 --> 00:16:46.000 of sleep, of rest, of summer gardens and evening walks 199 00:16:46.039 --> 00:16:49.080 and all things gentle. You take just a small pinch 200 00:16:49.200 --> 00:16:53.399 for each jar, not too much, just a little, a 201 00:16:53.440 --> 00:16:56.559 few buds at the bottom of each jar. They'll float in. 202 00:16:56.639 --> 00:17:02.919 The wax be suspended in the candle, visible, beautiful, scented. 203 00:17:03.879 --> 00:17:06.880 Each time the candle burns, the wax around the lavender 204 00:17:06.920 --> 00:17:11.559 will melt, will release, the scent, will bloom into the air, 205 00:17:12.559 --> 00:17:17.559 will create peace. You place the lavender a pinch in 206 00:17:17.640 --> 00:17:22.160 each jar, purple against the clear glass, waiting for the 207 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:26.920 golden wax, waiting to be suspended, to be held, to 208 00:17:26.960 --> 00:17:30.119 be part of the light. The wax is fully melted, now, 209 00:17:30.839 --> 00:17:35.680 all chunks gone, all solid, become liquid. The pot holds 210 00:17:35.839 --> 00:17:42.720 golden liquid, clear, smooth, perfect, ready to become candles. You 211 00:17:42.759 --> 00:17:46.400 turn off the heat. The wax is hot, hot enough 212 00:17:47.240 --> 00:17:50.119 it will stay liquid long enough, long enough to pour, 213 00:17:50.960 --> 00:17:53.960 long enough to fill the jars, long enough to become 214 00:17:54.000 --> 00:18:01.119 what it needs to become. You lift the pot carefully, hot, heavy, valuable, precious. 215 00:18:01.799 --> 00:18:05.640 You hold it steady. This is the moment, the transformation, 216 00:18:06.160 --> 00:18:15.920 the pouring, the creating. You pour into the first jar, slowly, carefully, steadily. 217 00:18:16.920 --> 00:18:22.279 The golden wax flows from the pot, streams into the jar, 218 00:18:23.279 --> 00:18:27.880 over the lavender buds around the wick. The jar fills, 219 00:18:28.759 --> 00:18:35.559 the wax settles, the lavender floats suspended in gold, beautiful. 220 00:18:36.480 --> 00:18:36.960 Perfect. 221 00:18:38.079 --> 00:18:40.960 You fill the jar almost to the top, leaving just 222 00:18:41.000 --> 00:18:44.759 a little space, room for the candle to breathe, room 223 00:18:44.799 --> 00:18:50.119 for it to be complete. The wick stands straight, centered, perfect. 224 00:18:50.839 --> 00:18:56.240 The lavender pieces float, some rise, some stay at the bottom, 225 00:18:56.640 --> 00:19:00.240 all suspended in the liquid gold. The second jar, you 226 00:19:00.279 --> 00:19:05.720 pour again, same motion, same care, same steady hand. The 227 00:19:05.759 --> 00:19:11.559 wax flows, fills, surrounds, the wick, captures the lavender creates 228 00:19:11.599 --> 00:19:14.960 the candle golden, simple, beautiful. 229 00:19:15.440 --> 00:19:16.039 Third jar. 230 00:19:16.839 --> 00:19:21.880 The motion is meditative, now rhythmic. Pour fill. Watch the 231 00:19:21.920 --> 00:19:26.039 gold flow, Watch the level rise, Watch the candle form. 232 00:19:26.359 --> 00:19:30.880 Each one the same, each one different, same wax, different jar, 233 00:19:31.400 --> 00:19:36.759 same lavender, different placement, each one unique, each one perfect. 234 00:19:37.799 --> 00:19:41.559 Fourth jar, the last one. The pot is lighter, now, 235 00:19:42.319 --> 00:19:45.240 most of the wax poured, most of the gold given 236 00:19:45.279 --> 00:19:48.920 to the jars. You pour this final candle, fill it, 237 00:19:49.519 --> 00:19:52.680 complete it. The last of the wax flows out, the 238 00:19:52.759 --> 00:19:57.839 last of the gold transferred, the pot empty, the jars full, 239 00:19:59.240 --> 00:20:04.759 The transformation complete. Four jars sit on your table. Four candles, 240 00:20:05.319 --> 00:20:10.799 still liquid, still warm, still moving slightly, still settling, but 241 00:20:10.920 --> 00:20:17.119 becoming becoming solid, becoming candles. The transformation has begun again. 242 00:20:17.759 --> 00:20:21.839 Liquid to solid, but different. Now, not chunks in a pot, 243 00:20:22.359 --> 00:20:29.359 not blocks, but candles shaped by jars holding wicks containing lavender, 244 00:20:30.000 --> 00:20:33.720 purposed intentional yours. 245 00:20:34.039 --> 00:20:34.559 You set the. 246 00:20:34.519 --> 00:20:39.640 Pot aside carefully. It's still hot, still has residual wax, 247 00:20:40.319 --> 00:20:43.240 a thin coating of gold on the sides. You'll clean 248 00:20:43.279 --> 00:20:46.440 it later, when it's cool, when the wax hardens and 249 00:20:46.480 --> 00:20:49.079 can be scraped out, reused. 250 00:20:48.599 --> 00:20:54.200 Maybe, or just cleaned away. But not now. Now. 251 00:20:54.440 --> 00:20:58.799 You let it rest, let it cool, let it be. 252 00:21:00.200 --> 00:21:04.759 The work of pouring is done, complete, finished, the active part. 253 00:21:05.079 --> 00:21:09.039 The doing part now comes, the waiting, the allowing, the 254 00:21:09.119 --> 00:21:12.079 letting the wax do what wax does, what it needs 255 00:21:12.119 --> 00:21:18.680 to do, what it must do. Cool, harden, solidify, transform 256 00:21:18.799 --> 00:21:24.160 one final time, from poured liquid to solid candle, from 257 00:21:24.200 --> 00:21:31.119 potential to actual, from becoming to being. This takes time, 258 00:21:31.680 --> 00:21:35.440 cannot be rushed, must not be rushed. Wax has its 259 00:21:35.440 --> 00:21:40.240 own timeline, its own process, its own needs. You cannot 260 00:21:40.279 --> 00:21:44.039 make it cool faster, cannot force it, can only wait, 261 00:21:44.559 --> 00:21:47.559 can only allow, can only be patient. This is part 262 00:21:47.599 --> 00:21:53.599 of making candles. This waiting, this patience, this trust in 263 00:21:53.640 --> 00:21:59.119 the process, this acceptance of time. You sit at the table, 264 00:21:59.839 --> 00:22:03.640 your own kitchen, in your own chair, the chair you 265 00:22:03.680 --> 00:22:07.599 sit in for meals, for morning coffee, for evening tea, 266 00:22:08.680 --> 00:22:12.279 for all the daily rituals of home. Tonight, you sit 267 00:22:12.359 --> 00:22:17.640 here to watch candles cool, to witness transformation, to be 268 00:22:17.759 --> 00:22:25.200 present for this slow magic, this natural magic, this honest 269 00:22:25.319 --> 00:22:28.119 magic of wax becoming solid. 270 00:22:29.160 --> 00:22:30.799 You can watch the candles. 271 00:22:30.400 --> 00:22:35.640 As they cool, see the change happening. It's subtle, very subtle, 272 00:22:36.240 --> 00:22:42.680 not dramatic, not sudden, not obvious, but real, happening right 273 00:22:42.680 --> 00:22:45.759 in front of you, if you watch closely, if you 274 00:22:45.799 --> 00:22:48.920 pay attention, if you're present, the surface of the wax 275 00:22:49.039 --> 00:22:53.480 begins to change. First, the top, where the wax meets air. 276 00:22:54.160 --> 00:22:58.799 It starts to film over a thin skin forms, almost 277 00:22:58.799 --> 00:23:02.640 invisible at first, you might not notice, but it's there. 278 00:23:03.279 --> 00:23:07.519 The very top layer cooling faster, becoming solid, while underneath 279 00:23:07.759 --> 00:23:12.920 is still liquid, still warm, still moving. The surface loses 280 00:23:12.960 --> 00:23:18.559 its wet look, its shiny look, becomes matt becomes opaque, 281 00:23:19.160 --> 00:23:24.759 becomes less liquid looking, more solid looking, even though underneath 282 00:23:24.799 --> 00:23:31.720 is still liquid, still warm, still changing. The skin thickens, 283 00:23:32.240 --> 00:23:37.599 gets stronger, more substantial, more real. What was a film 284 00:23:37.720 --> 00:23:42.680 becomes a layer. What was transparent becomes opaque. What was 285 00:23:42.680 --> 00:23:46.680 barely there becomes definitely there. You can see this happening 286 00:23:47.200 --> 00:23:51.440 if you watch, if you wait, if you stay present. 287 00:23:52.440 --> 00:23:56.559 Underneath the surface, the wax is still liquid, still mobile, 288 00:23:57.240 --> 00:24:01.799 still warm. You know this and tell The surface might 289 00:24:01.839 --> 00:24:06.720 be solid, but deeper is still changing, still cooling, still 290 00:24:06.720 --> 00:24:11.480 in process. The transformation works from outside in top to bottom, 291 00:24:11.920 --> 00:24:17.359 edge to center, gradual, patient natural. The liquid becomes less liquid, thicker, 292 00:24:17.920 --> 00:24:22.680 more viscous, like honey in winter, like oil cooling, more 293 00:24:22.720 --> 00:24:27.640 resistant to movement, more substantial, more solid, even while still liquid. 294 00:24:28.200 --> 00:24:32.119 The change is happening all through the wax, not just 295 00:24:32.200 --> 00:24:41.440 the surface, but everywhere, every molecule cooling, slowing, solidifying, becoming 296 00:24:41.440 --> 00:24:46.240 what it needs to become. The lavender pieces settle, find 297 00:24:46.279 --> 00:24:49.680 their places. While the wax is still liquid enough to 298 00:24:49.759 --> 00:24:56.720 allow movement. They drift, float, sink, rise, each piece finding 299 00:24:56.759 --> 00:24:59.720 where it will be, where it will stay when the 300 00:24:59.720 --> 00:25:05.240 wax fully hardened. They'll be there, suspended, frozen in place, 301 00:25:06.319 --> 00:25:12.279 held forever, in that position, that moment, that particular configuration. 302 00:25:13.680 --> 00:25:17.799 Some lavender at the bottom of each jar settled there first, 303 00:25:18.559 --> 00:25:22.920 when the wax was most liquid, most mobile. They sank, 304 00:25:23.680 --> 00:25:28.839 found the bottom. We'll stay there purple against glass. Some 305 00:25:28.880 --> 00:25:32.240 suspended halfway, caught in the wax. As it thickened, as 306 00:25:32.240 --> 00:25:34.720 it became less liquid, less able to let them move, 307 00:25:35.200 --> 00:25:39.440 they stopped, held, will remain there in the middle, floating forever, 308 00:25:39.960 --> 00:25:45.759 held in golden wax. Some near the top. These floated 309 00:25:46.440 --> 00:25:52.240 stayed high as long as possible, until the wax thickened 310 00:25:52.400 --> 00:25:57.079 enough to hold them, to stop their rising, to freeze 311 00:25:57.119 --> 00:26:02.000 them in place. They'll be visible near the surface, purple 312 00:26:02.039 --> 00:26:10.240 specks in pale gold, beautiful, random, perfect, Each jar different, 313 00:26:10.759 --> 00:26:15.079 each candle unique, the lavender distributed differently in each, some 314 00:26:15.279 --> 00:26:20.720 mostly at bottom, some more evenly spread, some clustered, some scattered. 315 00:26:21.319 --> 00:26:24.920 No two the same cannot be the same. This is handmade, 316 00:26:25.319 --> 00:26:28.799 This is natural. This is real, not manufactured, not controlled, 317 00:26:28.920 --> 00:26:34.680 not identical, but better, more real, more yours. You notice 318 00:26:34.720 --> 00:26:39.720 the wax changing color as it cools. This is fascinating, subtle, 319 00:26:39.839 --> 00:26:44.880 but real. The golden liquid, when hot was clear, almost translucent. 320 00:26:45.720 --> 00:26:47.960 If you held it up to light, you could see 321 00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:52.319 through it, see the color, but see through like honey, 322 00:26:53.480 --> 00:26:59.319 like amber, beautiful liquid gold. But as it cools, as 323 00:26:59.319 --> 00:27:04.200 it solidifies, it changes, becomes more opaque, more solid looking, 324 00:27:04.839 --> 00:27:09.880 less see through less, translucent, more like cream, more like butter, 325 00:27:10.519 --> 00:27:15.759 more like solid things are. The gold becomes softer, lighter, paler, 326 00:27:16.680 --> 00:27:23.920 less intense, more gentle, still beautiful, just different, different beauty, 327 00:27:25.319 --> 00:27:30.640 solid beauty instead of liquid beauty. The gold becomes almost 328 00:27:30.960 --> 00:27:40.279 cream colored, pale gold, soft gold, gentle gold, the color 329 00:27:40.440 --> 00:27:45.000 of bees wax candles, the color you've seen in stores, 330 00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:49.880 in churches and homes. This is what bees wax candles 331 00:27:49.880 --> 00:27:59.680 look like. This color, this soft, pale, creamy gold, natural, honest, real, 332 00:28:00.519 --> 00:28:06.519 still beautiful, maybe more beautiful. The liquid gold was dramatic, striking, impressive, 333 00:28:07.079 --> 00:28:11.440 But this solid, pale goal is peaceful, gentle, calming. The 334 00:28:11.480 --> 00:28:14.519 color of candle light, the color of peace, the color 335 00:28:14.559 --> 00:28:20.440 of home. Both colors are perfect, Both are right, each 336 00:28:20.519 --> 00:28:26.519 perfect for its state, liquid or solid, hot or cool, 337 00:28:27.640 --> 00:28:33.240 becoming or being. The evening deepens outside. You notice, without 338 00:28:33.279 --> 00:28:37.880 really noticing, the light through the window is softer, now, dimmer, 339 00:28:38.480 --> 00:28:42.839 less bright. The sun is setting, has set, maybe the 340 00:28:42.880 --> 00:28:45.880 sky going from gold to pink to purple to blue, 341 00:28:47.079 --> 00:28:52.839 the day ending, the world quieting, the transition from day 342 00:28:52.880 --> 00:28:58.319 to night, from light to dark, from activity to rest. 343 00:29:00.000 --> 00:29:03.960 The kitchen is peaceful, so peaceful, just you hear, just 344 00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:08.680 the candle's cooling, just this quiet moment, no TV, no music, 345 00:29:09.200 --> 00:29:14.680 no voices, just silence, good silence, full silence, the silence 346 00:29:14.680 --> 00:29:20.559 of presence, of attention, of being here now Fully. 347 00:29:21.839 --> 00:29:23.039 The air still holds. 348 00:29:23.079 --> 00:29:27.119 The scent still smells of bees wax, that honey, warmth, 349 00:29:27.720 --> 00:29:32.000 that summer sweetness. The smell has permeated everything, the walls, 350 00:29:32.480 --> 00:29:37.480 the curtains, your clothes, your hair, your skin. Everything carries 351 00:29:37.519 --> 00:29:41.720 the scent now, will carry it through the evening, into 352 00:29:41.759 --> 00:29:48.480 the night, into tomorrow. A gift, a reminder, a connection 353 00:29:48.640 --> 00:29:54.599 to this moment, this work, this peace. The lavender adds 354 00:29:54.640 --> 00:29:58.119 its note. You can smell it too, underneath the beeswax 355 00:29:58.559 --> 00:30:03.640 woven through it flow, gentle, soothing, the scent of sleep, 356 00:30:04.240 --> 00:30:08.240 of rest, of peace, of gardens in summer, of all 357 00:30:08.359 --> 00:30:12.559 things calm, The two scents together, bees wax and lavender, 358 00:30:13.079 --> 00:30:17.960 honey and flowers, summer and peace, blending becoming one scent, 359 00:30:18.720 --> 00:30:23.599 the scent of these candles, these particular candles, made tonight, 360 00:30:24.359 --> 00:30:29.319 made here, made by you. Time passes. You don't measure it, 361 00:30:29.799 --> 00:30:33.599 don't watch the clock, don't count minutes. Just let it pass, 362 00:30:34.119 --> 00:30:35.400 let it flow. 363 00:30:35.279 --> 00:30:35.839 Let it be. 364 00:30:36.359 --> 00:30:39.400 You might read a book, or just sit, might look 365 00:30:39.400 --> 00:30:45.119 out the window, or just be still present here with 366 00:30:45.240 --> 00:30:50.880 the candles, with the evening, with this simple, peaceful moment, 367 00:30:51.720 --> 00:30:57.359 the peace is deep, rich, full, not empty piece, not 368 00:30:57.519 --> 00:31:02.200 boring peace, but full peace. Peace that comes from doing 369 00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:06.400 something with your hands, from making something, from being present 370 00:31:06.440 --> 00:31:11.079 for a process, from patient attention, from simple work well done. 371 00:31:11.119 --> 00:31:18.359 This piece is earned, real yours. An hour passes, maybe more. 372 00:31:18.920 --> 00:31:24.519 Time is fluid here, elastic, not measured, not counted, just experienced, 373 00:31:25.079 --> 00:31:29.039 just lived, just being. Could be forty minutes, could be ninety, 374 00:31:29.519 --> 00:31:36.440 doesn't matter. What matters is The candles are ready, solid, cool, complete. 375 00:31:36.599 --> 00:31:43.400 The candles are solid, now completely solid, cool to touch, hard, complete. 376 00:31:43.480 --> 00:31:45.640 The wax has pulled slightly away from the sides of 377 00:31:45.640 --> 00:31:49.279 the jars. This is normal. This is what wax does. 378 00:31:50.119 --> 00:31:53.720 Shrinks a tiny bit as it cools, creates a small gap, 379 00:31:54.680 --> 00:31:58.640 a small space, not a flaw, just the nature of wax, 380 00:31:59.480 --> 00:32:05.559 the nature of this work. The wicks stand straight, proud, ready, 381 00:32:06.440 --> 00:32:10.440 each one waiting, each one ready to be lit, ready 382 00:32:10.440 --> 00:32:14.319 to hold flame, ready to create light, ready to serve 383 00:32:14.400 --> 00:32:19.759 their purpose. You trim the wicks small scissors, careful cuts. 384 00:32:20.440 --> 00:32:23.440 Each wick should be about a quarter inch no more, 385 00:32:24.119 --> 00:32:27.319 too long and they smoke too short and they drown, 386 00:32:28.039 --> 00:32:32.160 but just right, and they burn perfectly, create, perfect light, 387 00:32:32.400 --> 00:32:35.160 perfect flame. You know this, You've learned this. You measure 388 00:32:35.200 --> 00:32:38.880 by eye, cut carefully, each wick now the right length, perfect, ready. 389 00:32:39.039 --> 00:32:45.279 Four candles, complete, finished, made by your hands in your kitchen, 390 00:32:45.839 --> 00:32:49.799 on this evening, for your home, for your light, for 391 00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:59.920 your peace. They're beautiful, simple, honest, gold and wax, purple, lavender, white, wick, 392 00:33:01.200 --> 00:33:08.759 glass jars, nothing fancy, nothing complicated, Just candles, but candles 393 00:33:08.799 --> 00:33:13.720 You made, candles that carry your intention, your care, your 394 00:33:13.759 --> 00:33:19.160 evening of work, your hands, your presence. You decide to 395 00:33:19.240 --> 00:33:24.240 light one, just to see, just to test, just to experience, 396 00:33:24.960 --> 00:33:28.279 just to complete the cycle, from solid wax to melted 397 00:33:28.319 --> 00:33:31.880 wax to solid candle to burning candle, the full circle, 398 00:33:32.359 --> 00:33:37.279 the full transformation, the full purpose. You take matches from 399 00:33:37.319 --> 00:33:42.119 the drawer, a simple box of matches, wooden matches, the 400 00:33:42.200 --> 00:33:46.200 kind you've always used, the kind that work, the kind 401 00:33:46.240 --> 00:33:50.880