Candle Magic
Preparation
Your Altar:
You may use anything that has a flat top.. I use an old trunk with a piece
Incense:
There are some who believe that incense is unimportant in candle magic.
Incense symbolizes Air as the smoke rises our thoughts are carried up
into the universe.
Preparing of the Practitioner:
Prior to your spell working prepare yourself a nice relaxing bath. Add a
Types of candles:
Any type of candle can be used for candle magic as long as it has been
Cleansing & Consecrating:
This is a very important step and should not be omitted. Cleansing removes
Dressing Candles:
Dressing the candle with oil is as important as any other step. Use
To send something away from you...you rub the oil from the middle of the
�I cleanse and consecrate this candle in the name of the Lord and the Lady.
Then state your intent or the purpose of the candle.
Inscribing:
If you inscribe a candle you should use your Athame. The same principle as
To draw something to you, write from the top to the middle, and then from
To repel things, write from the middle to the ends.
of plywood on it. Be creative.. As for a cover I use white because of
it�s kind of a multipurpose color. Although some magic specifies a color
then what evercolor is specified should be used. Again, be creative.
Keep in mind that candle magic is usually done in condensed areas so keep
things as simplistic as you can, especially your candlesticks and censors.
I cannot imagine performing candle magick without the incense. The type
that you use may be specified in a specific spell, if that is the case
by all meansuse that. Generally, I use three kings incense as well as
vervain. Vervain gives the spell working a little umph. But then again
nothing is set in stone. Be creative.
hand full of sea salt to get your charges set where they need to be.
Light a few candles, turn off the light and relax. Clear your mind of
the junk you have picked up through out the day. Visualize the water
washing all the negativity away from you. It is very important that
your mind be at ease and clear prior to any spell working.
cleansed and consecrated prior to use. Although beeswax candles are
higher in price than store bought candles, they are more powerful because
they are produced from nature. As with any other tool, the candle made
by the practitioner for a specific purpose captures the energy of the
practitioner. Many experienced Witches will use only candles they have
crafted themselves because of this.
all the negative energies that the candle has picked up along the way.
As with all supplies you want your candles to to be as free of psychic
debris as possible. Submerge the candle in sea salt and the ask The Lord
and lady to bless it. I could give you the phrasing but I think it is better
when it comes from your own heart.
whatever oil you prefer or what a specific spell asks you to use.
Personally, I use cinnamon a lot, but again that is my preference.
what is important is the direction you dress the candle. To bring something
to you, rub oil on the candle in a downward motion from the top to the
middle and then from the bottom to the middle.
candle out to the ends. Never make a back and forth motion as this defeats
the purpose. Dab the remaining oil from your fingers onto your third eye
and on your breast bone. Then say the following:
May it burn with strength in the service of the light.�
dressing the candle is used.
the bottom to the middle.