Candlestick a short point on the seat of the candle, but a "pricket candlestick" refers to a very large point (onto which the candle is placed) with a small base. Candles and candlesticks are also used frequently in religious rituals and for spiritual means as both functional and symbolic lights. In Jewish homes, two candles are lit to mark the beginning of the Sabbath at sundown every Friday, hence, candlesticks are often on display. A seven-branched candelabrum, known as the Menorah, is the national symbol of the State of Israel, based on the candelabrum that was used in the Temple in
The Light upon the Candlestick The Light upon the Candlestick The Light upon the Candlestick is an anonymous mystical tract published in Holland in 1662. Translated into English in 1663, it became a popular text among English Quakers. The tract promotes the idea that the Light of God can be found within each individual. Personal experience of the Divine is the only authentic path to Truth. Authorship of the text is unclear. It was possibly originally composed in Latin as "Lucerna Super Candelabrum" by Adam Boreel, translated into Low-Dutch by Peter Balling in 1662 and into English by B.F. (Benjamin Furly) in 1663. The English