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Rule I — Control the Flame
Before ignition, the wooden wick is trimmed to ±5 mm.
Longer wicks create unstable fire. Unstable fire has no place here.
FORGED ATMOSPHERE.
BUILT TO REMAIN.
Before ignition, the wooden wick is trimmed to ±5 mm.
Longer wicks create unstable fire. Unstable fire has no place here.
The first burn is not optional. Wax must reach the vessel edge — fully — before extinguishing.
A RELIC candle is not meant to burn endlessly. Optimal session: 2–4 hours.
Presence is built over time. Excess does not improve it.
Fire is not blown out. The wick is dipped or snuffed.
Smoke is not atmosphere. Clean extinction preserves the composition.
Wax solidifies before relighting. The wick is reset and carbon is removed.