after enlightenment, the dishes

I am now a big proponent of the battery-powered tealight, such as appeared last holiday season and will probably start popping up in stores again soon.

Handy substitute for the real thing. I can let it “burn” all night with no worry of fire danger, I can take it to work in my purse without stopping the flame, and I can stash it somewhere unobtrusive to keep it “burning” all day. The kind I bought even flicker like candlelight!

I mentioned the idea to some of my tradmates, who have suggested battery-powered tealights as an option for mothers with curious toddlers, as an emergency candle when you’re at work and need to send healing energy to someone, in a travel altar for overnights in a hotel, and at college if your dorm doesn’t allow open flame.

Battery-powered candles also comes in pillars of varying heights and seasonal colors. Three cheers for 21st century candle technology!