Get through Mercury being in retrograde with Birthdate Co.'s new tarot candle

black tarot candle on a stand atop orange silk in front of a green velvet background

TL;DR: Birthdate Co., the company behind the Birthdate Candle and the Tarot Trio candles, released a new candle — the single Tarot Candle — available as of Sept. 27. The candle retails for $38, offering a more affordable entry point than the trio.

Name something more fall than a candle that also gives you a tarot reading. You simply cannot.

Birthdate Co. knew that Sept. 27, just days after the first official day of fall and smack dab in the middle of Mercury being in retrograde, was the perfect time to drop their Tarot Candle, a single version of their best-selling trio. The candle is available for $38, allowing you to seek guidance from the cards and enjoy a relaxing scent of bergamot, cardamom, verbena, and eucalyptus. Compared to the Tarot Trio's $115 price, the single candle is a friendlier price.

So what exactly makes a tarot candle a tarot candle? Beyond feeling appropriately mysterious and mystical, each candle contains a charm representing a card from the Major Arcana deck that reveals itself as the candle is burned and the wax melts away. Charms include the Sun, the Wheel of Fortune, and the Emperor, but if you're not sure how to interpret them, don't sweat — a QR code located on the back of the candle will give you all the info you need.

On the candle front, you'll get 40 hours of burn time, which is pretty decent for the price. For comparison's sake, a Bath and Body Works three-wick candle can take anywhere from 25 to 45 hours to burn, and those retail for $26.50 (and don't come with any life guidance via tarot charm).

While we can't say for sure how quick these candles will sell out, we do know that the original trio only lasted for three hours upon their release. Even if you're not buying for yourself, it never hurts to get a little early holiday shopping done for the witchy, astrology lover in your life.