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The Diwata Collection
There are currently 6 diwata candles specifically dedicated to a specific deity from the Philippines.
• Mayari: The one eyed goddess of the moon
• Apo Laki: The sun and war god
• Naginid: The Bisayan goddess of war, poisons, oils, and charms
• Lakapati: The Tagalog intersex deity of agriculture, fertility, and giver of food
• Magwayan: The Bisayan primordial goddess of the sea and the one who ferries the souls to Sulad (purgatory)
• Diyan Masalanta: The Tagalog goddess of love, conception, and childbirth.
Each candle is ritually cleansed with guava leaves and has betel leaves, along with other herbs, as an offering to said deity.
As most of you know from running this blog over the year and @diwatahan , I am a Filipino Reconstructionist whose spirituality is based on our ancestral animistic and polytheistic beliefs and practices.
I started Hiraya Botanicals in part to create candles, bath soaks, oils, and more inspired by our mythology and folklore.
The other candles currently available are dedicated to the anito (ancestors and spirits) and umalagad (ancestral guardian spirits).
➡️ Get yours today at https://hirayabotanicals.com
❓What diwata do you want to see in the collection?
Labels finally arrived yesterday! Finally I can take some proper pictures of all the products that is up on the shop and will be.
Update on preorders timeline:
Candles for all preorders so far are half way done! I will finish the rest of the batches tomorrow and Friday. The rest of the items in the Christmas boxes will be finished by next week. We are right on schedule for shipping all preorders the first weekend of December!
❗15% OFF BLACK FRIDAY SALE IS CURRENTLY UP ON THE SITE!
The early bird Black Friday sale will be available until Nov 26! It’s the perfect time to get those Pasko or Yuletide Magic gift boxes if you’ve been deciding to get one!
Remembereach Pasko Gift Box will receive a deity candle, anito candle, and a Pasko candle. There will also be a pag-anito anointing oil, an anito or likha/tao tao/larawan clay figure, guava leaves to cleanse your space, an herbal tea, & bath soak.
