Candle Magick
Working with candles is a simple or complex minor magick, depending upon
the rite or titual you perform along with it. Candle magicks can be used alone,
in sacred space, or combined with foldk magicks for practically any type of
human situation. Candle magick works on the following principles:
The color of the Candle
The type of oil you use to dress it
The sigils you carve (or do not carve) upon it
The sort of divinity yu call as you light it.
You can make candle magick complicated, if you like. This involves the
array of colors, deities, oils and the use of timeing. There are five day candle
spells, seven day candle spells, nineday candle spell. Tarot candle spells
astrologiacl candle spells, and planetary candle spells. Timed spells required
specific number of candles to be burned on a specific day or number of days.
at the same time each day for a set period of time. A whole ritual can be written
around a candle spell. In short, there is no end to your ingenuity in working with candle magick
it is fun, inexpensive, and it works
Candle spells usually involve chanting or a poem like charm as well
as raising energy. Most Wiccan students are taught candle magick early in thier
training in order tog ive them confidence when they continue to the more difficult
aspects of various magickal operations.
Candl magick is versatile and is used by adepts to center and focus.
Black, Red, and White are the primary candle colors, and you will find that
Witches who have been working for many years stick with these colors and
don't worry about the others. Part of this is due to practicality and their excellent
visualization skills, while still using the magickal colors of teir ancestors.
In all fairness to the magickal community, knowing a few working witches
who do not use candles at all and scoff at the intersting things you can do with them
What you believe is entirely your business. Remember that the
Wiccan way is nto to rain on someone else's magickal parade. If someone is
tied to candles and their magick and you are not, so be it.
Information from "To Stir a Magick Cauldron"by Silver RavenWolf |