Oyá is honored in the Yoruba-derived Santería and Lucumí tradition as the orisha of storms, wind, and transformation, and is traditionally associated with the boundary between life and death and the cemetery gates — syncretized in some devotional lineages with Our Lady of Candelaria. The Oya-Orishas (Seven Color) 7 Day Candle carries the multicolor design commonly used for her, reflecting the many forms that change can take.
The candle is housed in the same 2 3/8" wide by 8" tall glass jar as the rest of the line, made from 100% paraffin wax with a lead-free cotton wick, and burns for roughly 120 hours. That gives it enough length to sit through a full seven-day vigil, with the layered color bands visible as the wax burns down and the practice moves through its week.
This candle is offered with the same respect given to any living religious tradition, and it is meant as a devotional focus rather than a guarantee. Practitioners traditionally light it while working through periods of change, using it as a point of prayer and reflection tied to Oyá's association with transformation, courage, and clearing the way forward — not as an assurance of any specific outcome.
Because Oyá's domain touches on endings as much as beginnings, many devotees treat this vigil with particular care, lighting it deliberately rather than casually and pairing it with quiet reflection rather than a specific ask. It is a candle for sitting with what is changing, not for rushing it.
It sits comfortably alongside other pieces from the Spiritual Candles collection for devotees keeping a fuller home altar. Burn it on a stable, heat-resistant surface away from drafts and flammable material, and never leave it unattended.
Move through a week of transformation with the Oya-Orishas (Seven Color) 7 Day Candle.