CANDLE MAGICK

One of the most obvious kinds of Candle Magick is simply burning candles. It is simple because it employs little ritual and few ceremonial artifacts. Most of us have performed our first act of Candle Magick by the time we are two years old. Blowing out the tiny candles on our first birthday cake and making a wish is pure magic. This childhood custom is based on the three magical principals of concentration, will power and visualization. In simple terms, the child who wants his wish to come true has to concentrate (blow out the candles), visualize the end result (make a wish) and hope that it will come true (will power).

The size and shape of the candles you use is not important, although highly decorative, extra large, or unusually shaped candles will not be suitable as these may create distractions when the Witch wants to concentrate on the important work in hand. Most Witches prefer to use candles of standard or uniform size if possible. Those which are sold in different colors for domestic use are ideal. The candles you use for any type of magical use should be virgin, that is unused. Under no circumstances use a candle which has already adorned a dinner table or been used as a bedroom candle or night-light. There is a very good occult reason for not using anything but virgin materials in magic - Vibrations picked up by secondhand materials or equipment may disturb your workings and negate their effectiveness.

Some magicians who are artistically inclined prefer tomake their own candles for ritual and magical use. This is a very practical exercise because not only does it impregnate the candle with your own personal vibrations, but the mere act of making your own candle is magickally potent. Specialist shops sell candle wax and moulds together with wicks, perfumes, and other equipment.

The candles you use can be colored in accordance with the following magical uses:

WHITE - Spirituality and peace
RED - Health,energy,strength,courage, sexual potency
PINK - Love affection and romance
YELLOW - Intellectualism, immagination, memory and creativity
GREEN - Fertility, abundance, good luck and harmony
BLUE - Inspiration, occult wisdom, protection and devotion
PURPLE - Wealth, psychic ability, spiritual power
SILVER - Clairvoyance, inspiration and intuition
ORANGE - Ambition, career and the law.


If you wanted to use Candle Magick for healing, you would select a red candle to burn. To pass an exam, burn a yellow candle or for material gain, burn a purple one. The simplest form of Candle Magick is to write down the objective of your ritual on an unused piece of paper (preferably the same colour as the candle. As you write it down, visualise it coming true. When you have done this, carefully fold up the paper in a deliberately slow fashion. Place the end of the folded paper in the candle flame and set light to it. As you do this concentrate once more on what you want from life.

When you have completed your ritual, allow the candle to completely burn away. You do not need to stay with the candle after the ritual, but make sure that is is safe and that red-hot wax will not cause damage or fire. Never re-use a candle which has been lit in any magical ritual. It should only be used in that ritual and then allowed to burn away or be disposed of afterwards. If you are conducting a magical ritual which involves two people (e.g. an absent healing for a person some distance away) then the second person can be symbollically represented during the ritual by another candle. All you need to do is find out the subject's birth date and burn the appropriate candle for that zodiacal sign. These are as follows -

ARIES--------------RED
TAURUS-----------GREEN
GEMINI------------YELLOW
CANCER-----------SILVER
LEO----------------ORANGE
VIRGO-------------YELLOW
LIBRA--------------PINK
SCORPIO------------RED
SAGGITARIUS------PURPLE
CAPRICORN--------BLACK
AQUARIUS------ALL COLOURS
PISCES-------------MAUVE

WITCHES TOOLS

WAND -

INCENSE BURNER -

CAULDRON -

ALTHAME -

CUP

PENTACLE -

BOOK OF SHADOWS/GRIMOIRE -