Lightning shaped candle is generally used to have someone pay for the bad action he/she did. In Afro Brazilian tradition it is offered to Xangò and Iansà. In Magic it is used together with Mars herbs or powders. In the magic of attack it is used during revenge rituals. White lightning candle is also used to break obsessions, addictions or to pul egùns (spirits of the dead) away: in this case the candle is greased with herb of grace oil and associated to herbs like Saca, Malo or Rue