CandleMagickQuickClass

Oneofthesimplestofmagicalartswhichcomesundertheheadingofnaturalmagiciscandle
burning.Itissimplebecauseitemployslittleritualandfewceremonialartifacts.Thetheatrical
propsofcandlemagiccanbepurchasedatanydepartmentstoreanditsritualscanbe
practicedinanysittingroomorbedroom.Mostofushaveperformedourfirstactofcandleby
thetimewearetwoyearsold.Blowingoutthetinycandlesonourfirstbirthdaycakeand
makingawishispuremagic.Thischildhoodcustomisbasedonthethreemagicalprinciplesof
concentration,willpowerandvisualization.Insimpleterms,thechildwhowantshiswishto
cometruehastoconcentrate(blowoutthecandles),visualizetheendresult(makeawish)and
hopethatitwillcometrue(willpower).
Thesizeandshapeofthecandlesyouuseisunimportant,althoughhighlydecorative,extra
large,orunusuallyshapedcandleswillnotbesuitableasthesemaycreatedistractionswhen
themagicianwantstoconcentrateontheimportantworkinhand.Mostmagiciansprefertouse
candlesofstandardoruniformsizeifpossible.Thosewhicharesoldindifferentcolorsfor
domesticuseareideal.Thecandlesyouuseforanytypeofmagicaluseshouldbevirgin,thatis
unused.Undernocircumstancesuseacandlewhichhasalreadyadornedadinnertableor
beenusedasabedroomcandleornightlight.Thereisaverygoodoccultreasonfornotusing
anythingbutvirginmaterialsinmagic.Vibrationspickedupbysecondhandmaterialsor
equipmentmaydisturbyourworkingsandnegatetheireffectiveness.
Somemagicianswhoareartisticallyinclinedprefertomaketheirowncandlesforritualand
magicaluse.Thisisaverypracticalexercisebecausenotonlydoesitimpregnatethecandle
withyourownpersonalvibrations,butthemereactofmakingyourowncandleismagically
potent.Specialistshopssellcandlewaxandmouldstogetherwithwicks,perfumes,andother
equipment.
Thehotwaxisheateduntilliquidandthenpouredintothemouldthroughwhichasuitablysized
wickhasalreadybeenthreaded.Thewaxisthenlefttocoolandonceisthishasoccurredthe
mouldisremoved,leavingaperfectlyformedcandle.Specialoilsolubledyesandperfumes
canbeaddedtothewaxbeforethecoolingprocessiscompletetoprovidesuitablecolorsand
scentsforaparticularmagicalritual.
Craftshopswhichsellcandlemakingsuppliescanalsoprovidedoityourselfbooksexplaining
thetechnicalitiesofthearttothebeginner.Onceyouhavepurchasedormadeyourritual
candleithastobeoiledor'dressed'beforeburning.Thepurposeofdressingthecandleisto
establishapsychiclinkbetweenitandthemagicianthroughaprimalsensoryexperience.By
physicallytouchingthecandleduringthedressingprocedure,youarechargingitwithourown
personal
vibrationsandalsoconcentratingthedesireofyourmagicalactintothewax.Thecandleis
becominganextensionofthemagician'smentalpowerandlifeenergy.Whenyoudressa
candleformagicaluse,imaginethatitisapsychicmagnetwithaNorthandaSouthpole.Rub
theoilintothecandlebeginningatthetoporNorthendandworkdownwardstothehalfway
point.Alwaysbrushinthesamedirectiondownwards.Thisprocessisthenrepeatedby
beginningatthebottomorsouthendandworkinguptothemiddle.
Thebesttypeofoilstousefordressingcandlesarenaturaloneswhichcanbeobtainedquite
easily.Someoccultsupplierswillprovidecandlemagicoilswithexoticnames.
Ifthemagiciandoesnotwanttousethese,hecanselectsuitableoilsorperfumesfromhisown
sources.Theoilssolubleperfumessoldbycraftshopsforinclusionincandlescanbe
recommended.
Thecandlesyouusecanbecoloredinaccordancewiththefollowingmagicaluses:

whitespiritualityandpeace.
redhealth,energy,strength,courage,sexualpotency.
pinkloveaffectionandromance.
yellowintellectualism,imagination,memoryand
creativity
greenfertility,abundance,goodluckandharmony
blueinspiration,occultwisdom,protectionand
devotion
purpleMaterialwealth,higherpsychicability,
spiritualpowerandidealism
silverclairvoyance,inspiration,astralenergyand
intuition
orangeambition.careermattersandthelaw.

Ifyouwantedtousecandlemagicforhealing,youwouldselectaredcandletoburn.Topass
anexam,burnayellowcandle,togainesotericknowledgeburnabluecandleorformaterial
gain,burnapurpleone.Itisobviousthesecolorsrelatetothesignsofthezodiacandthe
planetaryforces.
Thesimplestformofcandlemagicistowritedowntheobjectiveofyourritualonavirginpiece
ofpaper.Youcanusecolorpaperwhichmatchesthecandle.Writeyourpetitiononthepaper
usingamagicalalphabet,suchastheban,enochian,Hebrew,etc.Asyouwritedownwhatyou
wanttoaccomplishthroughcandlemagicanewjob,healingforafriend,achangeof
residence,anewloveaffair,etc.visualizeyourdreamcomingtrue.Visualizethe
circumstancesunderwhichyoumightbeofferedanewjob,imagineyouremployertellingyou
thatyoursalaryhasbeenincreasedorconjureupavisionofyourperfectlovepartner.
Whenyouhavecompletedwritingdownyourpetition,carefullyfoldupthepaperina
deliberatelyslowfashion.
Placetheendofthefoldedpaperinthecandleflameandsetlighttoit.Asyoudothis
concentrateoncemoreonwhatyouwantfromlife.
Whenyouhavecompletedyourritual,allowthecandletohavecompletelyburnedaway.You
donotneedtostaywiththecandleaftertheritual,butmakesurethatisissafeandthatredhot
waxwillnotcausedamageorfire.Neverreuseacandlewhichhasbeenlitinanymagical
ritual.It
shouldonlybeusedinthatritualandthenallowedtoburnawayorbedisposedofafterwards.If
youareconductingamagicalritualwhichinvolvestwopeople(e.g.anabsenthealingfora
personsomedistanceaway)thenthesecondpersoncanbesymbolicallyrepresentedduring
theritualbyanothercandle.Allyouneedtodoisfindoutthesubject'sbirthdateandburnthe
appropriatecandleforthatzodiacalsign.Theseareasfollows

ARIESred
TAURUSgreen
GEMINIyellow
CANCERsilver
LEOorange
VIRGOyellow
LIBRApink
SCORPIOred
SAGITTARIUSpurple
CAPRICORNblack
AQUARIUSallcolors
PISCESmauve

Youcanusethebelowsymbolofsorcerytoplaceunderthecandletoconcentratethepower.
Simplyplaceyourdesireinthecenterandothersupportingsymbolsintheothersections.
Drawingthisonacomplimentarycoloralsohelpsfocusanddirecttheintention.