I want to thank you from my soul and heart . I was a lost and hopeless person still am but your teachings gave me hope that I can help my family and myself . Rubbing the oil from the top of the candle down to the bottom will call in energies to you (like for money or abundance spells). However, rubbing the oil from the bottom to the top of the candle removes or calls things away for you (like for removing hexes or negative energy).

You’ll find many spiritual practitioners prefer to burn a candle down entirely for the spell or intention to release and be complete fully. Due to this, they’ll often buy smaller candles. Poppets are wax, clay or even Plasticene figures resembling the person on whom the magic is to be focused. In a coven, the poppet may be consecrated on a witches' altar, attached by cord to both a woman and a man (according to the Wiccan belief, that male and female energy combined create the most effective magic), and given the appropriate symbolic treatment. The poppet's leg might be bandaged as part of a healing ritual, or its mouth might be sewn up to prevent the living person it represents from spreading gossip. Once the spell has worked, the poppet will be burned or buried, thereby releasing the spell. Next to it, place the glass full of water, add a pinch of salt to the water and let it sit for about 1 hour.Knob: seven knob candles are popular in American folk magic traditions and are used to cast a spell for seven days in a row. Light and burn one knob each day for 7 days. White candles are used in rituals that seek to achieve peace and harmonybecause white is a neutral color, sometimes considered a symbol of purity and light. Also because of this neutral quality, burning a white candle can be seen as a placeholder act when we don’t have any other candles or aren’t sure what would be the best color to use. Light a white candle as a replacement when a spell calls for a different candle. Read more about Magical substitutions here. Blue candles are great for spiritual or emotional healing, improving communication, and for tapping into your creativity. Light a blue candle to enhance focus, memory, justice, prophetic dreams, and inspiration. Like white candles, royal blue ones can be burned for harmony, peace of mind, truth, healing, and connection with the higher self. Green

Your space should now be clear of negativity and full of peace and harmony. Repeat the spell as often as needed. Adding oils and herbs gives your spell or intention a bit of extra oomph. Cover your candle in a natural oil like olive, almond, jojoba, grapeseed, or coconut; avoid using too much oil, or it may affect how it burns. Oil helps to create a pathway for your desire to manifest in the physical world. Also, don’t use anything flammable like Florida Water.Blue is a very spiritual color that is used to search for inner peace; It confers truth and guidance. Other uses include physical and spiritual healing, sleep, creativity, perception, calm wisdom, dreams, and the examination of emotions. Spend time focusing on your desire or intention as it burns to help charge your candle. Watch the candle flame and pay attention to how it moves and reacts because it holds deeper meanings and insights. You can choose to perform certain spells and intentions during certain corresponding moon phases. For example, if you’re focusing on manifestations or fresh starts, the new moon would be an excellent timeto work your candle magic. In Wicca, the beginning of each season is celebrated with holidays called Lesser Sabbats. In between each solstice and equinox there are “Cross Quarter days” or Greater Sabbats, which are also celebrated.

Try writing your affirmation, spell, or intention on a piece of paper and place it beneath your candle while it burns. This is called a petition paper and will help add some additional magical oomph to your candle magic. Remember to add a bit of oil or herbs to your petition paper as well. I simply burn the petition paper in the candle flame to release my intentions. Encircling your candle spell with powders, oils, crystals, etc. protects the spell while it’s in action and amplifies your intentions But, I think there’s a second level at work here. You chose that particular candle for a reason. Perhaps subconsciously, your intuition guided you to it because of the way it was made. Or, perhaps something higher was guiding you towards that particular tool.Please note that I make every effort to ensure this information is correct and accurate through my own experiences and referencing sources throughout this article. Novenas: jarred, tall candles often found in the dollar store, Walmart, or the grocery store with pictures of saints, Mary, and Jesus. Use novena candles to honor your gods/goddesses, ancestors, angels, etc. Bless them and burn them as often as you’d like. Place your candle in a cleansed, sacred space and return to it at about the same time each night to focus on your goal until the candle is finished or for a set number of nights. Keep a watch on the flame and pay attention to how it moves. Also called “The Witches Alphabet”, this script is used today by Pagans, Witches and Wiccans to write spells and other texts (like talismans). If you were casting a banishing spell or any kind of work to get rid of something, it’s a good idea to take the materials you used somewhere outside your home, such as a churchyard or a crossroad and bury them there. Some traditions and rituals require to dispose of the remains of a spell in a running body of water. You can so this by going to a stream, river or the sea. Make sure you are using biodegradable materials before doing this.

When doing candle or color magic, just make sure your focus is clear and thought out. I’ve burned some candles in the past and hadn’t considered all the outcomes of my intention. As a result, while my manifestations did come to fruition, they also played out in ways I hadn’t imagined, and sometimes things went seriously awry. Why Does Candle Color Matter? The working is finished. A stronger opposing force has put an end to it. You should open the circle, ground yourself, and leave it be. Usually this means that your petition or spell—whatever it may be—will not manifest. However, in some cases, it can mean that the objective of the working has already been attained. There’s that word again – charge. It seems everywhere a beginner looks this work is thrown into online sources and books. But what does it mean to charge? And how do you do it? To charge an item means to put your energy into it, your intention, your emotions, your goals. It’s easiest to charge your candle and candle magic ingredients while you’re dressing your candle. As you are rubbing the oil, visualize your wish and how it’s going to manifest. Spend a minute or two focusing on this.

Capromancy Signs (Soot and Smoke Meanings)

Before getting started, just as with any spell or ritual, it's important to set an intention, as well as energetically clear the space you're in. Quinn recommends always writing your intentions down to bring them from the mental realm into the physical. You'll also want to use something like sound or smoke to clear the space. If you’re looking to do a love spell but want a little lust involved, a magenta candle is a good way to blend the intentions of the red and pink candle colors. Great for improving your flirtation skills and sexual confidence. Orange There are times when you DON’T have to cleanse your candle. Which include if you’ve already been using it for one particular reason. For example, if you have a “working candle” that you only use to light your rituals or spells…it provides light and ambiance or extra energy to your working. You wouldn’t need to constantly cleanse it between each burning. The same goes if you’ve charged a large candle for prosperity and enjoy lighting it on a daily basis. No cleansing is necessary, unless you feel drawn to do so. In addition, if you MAKE your own candles, there’s no need to cleanse them after making them if you were putting your intentions into them during the creation process. Ways to Spiritually Cleanse a Candle: White smoke is widely regarded to be a sign of blessings and benevolent spirits. If a candle breathes out a puff of white smoke, especially at a significant moment, it means that your wish will be granted.