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Candle Magick
Some
facts:
1.
One of the simplest of magical arts, which comes under the heading of natural
magick is candle burning. It is simple because it employs little ritual
and few ceremonial artifacts. The theatrical props of candle magic can be
purchased at any department store and its rituals can be practiced in any
sitting room or bedroom. The following outline is what can be classified
as easy magick. Don't mistake that for meaning weak magick though!!
This simple method is both very effective and extremely powerful, if you follow
the guidelines fully.
2
. Most of us have performed our first act of candle magic 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).
3.
The size and shape of the candles you use is unimportant, although highly
decorative, etra large, or unusually shaped candles will not be suitable as
these may create distractions when the magician wants to concentrate on the
important work in hand. Most magicians prefer to use candles of standard or
uniform size if possible. Those which are sold in different colors for domestic
use are ideal.
4.
The candles you use for any type of magickal 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 magick.
Vibrations picked up by secondhand materials or equipment may disturb your
workings and negate their effectiveness.
5.
Some magicians who are artistically inclined prefer to make 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 magically potent. Specialist shops sell candle
wax and moulds together with wicks, perfumes, and other equipment.
6
. The hot wax is heated until liquid and then poured into the mould through
which a suitably sized wick has already been threaded. The wax is then left to
cool and once is this has occurred the mould is removed , leaving a perfectly
formed candle. Special oil-soluble dyes and perfumes can be added to the wax
before the cooling process is complete to provide suitable colors and scents for
a particular magical ritual. Craft shops which sell candlemaking supplies can
also provide do-it-yourself books explaining the technicalities of the art to
the beginner.
7.
Once you have purchased or made your ritual candle it has to be oiled or
'dressed' before burning. The purpose of dressing the candle is to establish a
psychic link between it and the magician through a primal sensory experience. By
physically touching the candle during the dressing procedure, you are charging
it with our own personal vibrations and also concentrating the desire of your
magical act into the wax. The candle is becoming an extension of the magician's
mental power and life energy.
8.
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.
9. The best type of oils to use for dressing candles are natural ones which can be obtained quite easily. Some occult suppliers will provide candle magic oils with exotic names. If the magician does not want to use these, he can select suitable oils or perfumes from his own sources. The oils soluble perfumes sold by craft shops for inclusion in candles can be recommended. 10 the candles you use can be colored in accordance with the following magical uses:
The
following coulour codes are to be used for magickal calculations for colours,
with their appropriate days. Please note that the colours marked with an
(*) are the original true colours of magick and their relative days to do the
magickal work on and if you only do magick with them alone, you will not go
wrong at all.
*White:
Sorcery and secrecy from the Moon and Goddess. A balance of all colors;
Spiritual enlightenment, cleansing, clairvoyance, healing, truth seeking;
Rituals involving lunar energy' May be substituted for any color candle. Monday.
(Moon day).
*Yellow:
Ego and Self. Activity, Creativity, unity; brings power of concentration
and imagination to a ritual; use in rituals where you wish to gain another's
confidence or persuade someone, or in rituals that require solar energy. A
God colour. Sunday. (Sun day)
*Gold:
Ego and Self. Fosters understanding and attracts the powers of cosmic
influences; beneficial in rituals intended to bring about fast luck or money, or
in rituals needing solar energy. Also a God colour. Sunday.
(Sun day) (note: Yellow and gold can be interchanged)
Pink:
Promotes romance, friendship; standard color for rituals to draw affections; a
color of femininity, honor, service, brings friendly, lively conversation to the
dinner table.
*Red:
War and strength straight from Mars. Passion, fertility, strength,
courage, will power, sexual power; increases magnetism in rituals; draws Aries
and Scorpio energy. Tuesday.
*Silver: Sorcery and secrecy from the Moon and Goddess. Removes negativity and encourages stability; helps develop psychic abilities; attracts the influence of the Mother Goddess. A Goddess colour. Monday. (Moon day) (note: white and silver can be interchanged)
*Orange:
Wealth and Happiness, (also health), from Jupiter. Thursday.
(Thor's day).
*Purple:
Intellect and communication from Mercury. Power, success, idealism,
psychic manifestations; ideals for rituals to secure ambitions, independence,
financial rewards, or to make contact with the spiritual other world; increases
Neptune energy. Wednesday.
Brown:
Earthly, balanced color; for rituals of material increase; eliminates
indecisiveness; improves powers of concentration, study, telepathy; increases
financial success; locates objects that have been lost. Mother Earth.
Indigo:
Color of inertia; stops situations or people; use in rituals that require a deep
meditational state; or in rituals that demand strong Saturn energy.
Royal
Blue: Promotes laughter and joviality; color or loyalty; use to attract
health-like Jupiter energy, or whenever an influence needs to be increased.
Light
Blue: Spiritual color; helpful in devotional or inspirational meditations;
brings peace and tranquility to the home; radiates Aquarius energy; employ where
a situation must be synthesized.
*Blue:
Primary spiritual color; for rituals to obtain wisdom, harmony, inner light, or
peace; confers truth and guidance. An excellent Healing colour and one of
health matters. Also Thursday. (Thor's day).
*Green:
Love and partnerships. Important component in Venusian rituals; attracts
love, social delights, and fertility. Promotes prosperity, attracts love,
fertility, deep love, success and matters of the heart; stimulates rituals for
good luck, money, harmony, and rejuvenation. social delights, and
fertility. Friday. §§ (Frya's day).§§
Grey:
Neutral color useful when pondering complex issues during meditation; in magick,
this color often sparks confusion; it also negates or neutralizes a negative
influence.
*Black:
Opens up the deeper levels of the unconscious; used in rituals to induce a deep
meditational state, or to banish evil or negativity as in uncrossing rituals;
attracts Saturn energy. Death and Destruction. Getting rid of disease
perhaps or bad habits. Saturday. (Saturn's day)
11.
The ancient way of anointing the candle is to anoint it with blood, (pricked
from a finger or from menstrual blood for ladies), or other bodily fluid can
also be used. They should be anointed from the top to centre and from
bottom to centre. You may want to carve a Sigil onto the side of the
candle too, that has been especially developed for the spell, along with any
chant you may wish to use. this is the most powerful way to use candle
magick. The correct day and hour should also be utilized to strengthen the
spell even more.
12.
The simples form of candle magic however, is to write down the objective of your
ritual on a virgin piece of paper, ( a sort of simple sigil). You can even use
coloured paper which matches the candle. Write your petition on the paper
using a magical alphabet, such as theban, enochian, malachain,etc. (the
important thing here is that you don't want to see written words that you can
readily understand when looking at them). 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. You must realize that the thing
required HAS ALREADY COME TRUE. Do not wish for it, becasue it wil always
stay a wish. Imagine it already happening!!
13.
When you have completed writing down your petition, 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 actually come about!! (The Chinese always placed
the ashes into a glass of water and drank them down, to effectively seal the
spell - and paper cannot hurt you at all).
14.
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.
15.
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 symbolically
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
SAGITARIUS - purple
CAPRICORN - black
AQUARIUS - all colors
PISCES - mauve
Note: Just for interest. As marked above. §§Friday is (Frya's day)§§. This is the day to hold a nice meal in Her name and honour, to worship and thank the Goddess Frya for everything we have.
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