Colors: White, Blue and Gray
Scents: Peppermint and Juniper
Stones: Opalite and Smoky Quartz
Pronunciation: KAL-yukh (Modern English), KAL-yach (Irish Gaelic), or KAL-ee-ach (Scottish Gaelic)
Purpose: To invoke winter wisdom, ice-born clarity, sovereignty, and deep inner renewal
Affirmation: “I stand in my power, steady as stone, clear as ice.”
Description:
The Cailleach is the Celtic Wise Hag of frost and stone. She is the grandmother of storms, the keeper of mountain roots, the quiet watcher who knows when it’s time to rest, restore, and begin again. Her presence is crisp, clarifying, and deeply protective. She sweeps the threshold, shields the home, and guides the soul into honest reflection.
Her scent is the breath of deep winter: peppermint winds that clear the mind, juniper branches that purify and protect. Opalite glows like snowlit sky, offering insight and gentle truth. Smoky quartz grounds and steadies, helping you release what you’ve outgrown with grace rather than force.
Burn this candle when you need clarity, protection, or the kind of shadow work that feels like being guided by a stern but loving elder. The Cailleach doesn’t frighten, she fortifies. She shows you what is ready to be shed, and what deserves to stay. With her, winter becomes a season of wisdom, renewal, and sacred stillness.
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