about my latest ritual.
and these 5 candles represent the 5 things that I want to let go off
Everything can be used as an excuse for self-improvement and for leaving behind old versions and patterns.
Lately, this thought has been with me a lot.
Why candles? Because they melt, they disappear. And because they shine, they illuminate,
and they open new paths and ways.
For each candle, I chose one color and one material, referencing something that once made me feel insecure.
I don’t know how, but these rituals I love doing actually have some kind of impact.
What I do know is that every time I perform them, I feel a little lighter, a little more present, a little more
here and now (even if that sounds cliché as fuck).
For now, I’m not ready to share what each candle represents, but maybe one day I will.
After I made them, and I lit them, I realized that I didn’t want to keep them, that I was finally ready to actually let it all go, so I did what I like the most, I broke them.
And then, just like life itself, I realized that this project had mutated into something else.
As I grew, the meaning of this piece transformed.
Now, I want to create something newer, bigger, and stronger—using all the pieces that were left of the old me.
I think reinvention is a beautiful concept: picking up your pieces and building yourself once again.
I’ll let you know when I finally do it.
Love, Juls
Creative and art direction, concept, art work and photography_ Julieta López.