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Magical Intent

Write your petition on virgin paper preferably a corresponding color. As you write down what you want to accomplish through candle magic-- a new job, healing for a friend, a change of residence, a new love affair, etc.-- visualize your dream coming true.  Visualize the circumstances under which you might be offered a new job, imagine your employer telling you that your salary has been increased or conjure up a vision of your perfect love partner. 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 have completely burned away.  You do not need to stay with the candle after the ritual, but make sure that 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.

Candle Dressing

First dress the candle with appropriate an oil corresponding with your intent. When you dress a candle for magical use, imagine that it is a psychic magnet with a North and a South pole. Rub the oil into the candle beginning at the top or North end and work downwards to the half-way point. Always brush in the same direction downwards. This process is then repeated by beginning at the bottom or south end and working up to the middle.

Candle Blessing Chant

Blessings be upon thee, O creature of light!  Thrice blessed little herb! 
Herb o' grease, with thy waxen stem and thy blossom of flame! 
Thou art more potent against spells and terrors and the invisible menace than fennel or dittany or rue.
Hail! Antidote to the deadly nightshade! 
Blossoming in the darkness, thy virtues are heartsease and quiet sleep.
Sick people bless thee, and women in travail, and people with haunted minds, and all children.

To be spoken when a new candle is anointed with oil, or when candles are being made -- when wax is being poured or the candle dipped -- preferably on Candlemas

Red candleRED - ARIES, SCORPIO, AQUARIUS. Maintaining health; bodily strength; physical energy; sex; passion; courage; protection, and defensive magic. This color is the element of Fire. Throughout the world, red is associated with life and death. Orange candleORANGE  - LEO, AQUARIUS. Works well when two people wish to have their telepathic senses opened together. Remember that Mercury is a trickster and when using this to "invade" another person, the trick could be on you!  This is excellent for job hunting, success, encouragement, adaptability, stimulation, attraction, sudden change, control, power to draw the good things in life and to change luck.
Yellow candleYELLOW - GEMINI, VIRGO, AQUARIUS. Intellect; confidence; divination; communication; eloquence; travel; movement. Yellow is the color of the element of Air. Burn yellow candles during rituals designed to heighten your visualization abilities. Before studying for any purpose, program a yellow candle to stimulate your conscious mind. Light the candle and let it burn while you study. If you are in the performing arts, yellow is a great color to burn before each event. Green candleGREEN - TAURUS, AQUARIUS. Treasure, antiques, worldly possessions. Green is often used in conjunction with orange, Mercury candle - used to clear obstacles in the way of revealing hidden treasure.  In Candle Magic green is used for fertility, good fortune, generosity, money, wealth, success, renewal, marriage, healing cancer and helping with female problems.
Blue candleBLUE - Healing; peace; patience; psychic realm, happiness. Blue is the color of the element of Water. Blue is also used in the realm of sleep and of twilight. If you have trouble sleeping, charge a small blue candle with the visualization of yourself sleeping through the night. Burn it a few moments before you get into bed, then extinguish its flame. Blue candles can also be charged and burned to awaken the psychic mind. White candleWHITE - Protection; purification; all purposes. White contains all colors. It's linked with the Moon. White candles are specifically burned during purification and protection rituals. If you're to keep but one candle on hand for magical purposes, choose a white one. Before use, charge it with personal per and it will work for all positive purposes.
Blue candlePURPLE - SAGITTARIUS, AQUARIUS. Power; healing severe diseases; spirituality; meditation; religion. Purple candles can be burned to enhance all spiritual activities, to increase your magical power, and as a part of intense healing rituals, in combination with blue candles. Black candleBLACK - CAPRICORN, AQUARIUS. Banishing negativity, absorbing negativity, transition; the ending of something that is the beginning of something else. Black is the absence of color. In magic, it's also representative of outer space. Despite what you may have heard, black candles are burned for positive purposes, such as casting out baneful energies or to absorb illness and nasty habits.

PINK - LIBRA, AQUARIUS. Love, friendship, compassion and relaxation. Pink candles can be burned during rituals designed to improve self-love. They're ideal for weddings and for all forms of emotional union.

 

BROWN - AQUARIUS. It is often used to separate, and also for grounding and stabilizing.  Burned for spells invoking animals, usually in combination with other colors. A brown candle and a red candle for animal protection; brown and blue for healing, and so on. In Candle Magic, Brown is used for spells involving: Concentration, balance, ESP, intuition, study, justice and separation.
GOLD - AQUARIUS SILVER - AQUARIUS

 

 
Book Section


The Master Book of Candle Burning
by Henri Gamache

A real treasure. Originally published in 1942; this is a revised 1998 reprint.  The classic text on hoodoo candle burning in the pre-Santeria era; covers everything you need to know about color symbolism, figural candles, dressing candles, altar layouts, etc. The author was beyond doubt the best early 20th century writer on hoodoo. 96 pages (plus ads), trade paperback.


 

 

 

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