Any oil can be used for dressing a candle but
initially it is best to use either your favourite
essential oil, such as frankincense, or perhaps
an oil infused with a suitable herb appropriate
to the task in hand.
There are various ways to dress a candle but
what is important is the direction in which you
anoint it. If you remember that working from
the top down draws in power from spiritual
sources, and working from the bottom up
draws in energy from the earth, it is very easy
to work correctly for your purpose. Never rub
the candle with a back and forth movement, as
you will end up with a confusion of energies –
not to say a sputtering candle.
YOU WILL NEED
Candle
Oil
METHOD
✤ Sit quietly and, holding the candle, think
carefully about your intent. If you have
learned to meditate, then enter a meditative
state and allow the energies to build up
within you.
✤ 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.
✤ To send something away from you, you rub
the oil from the middle of the candle out to
the ends.
✤ Continue with either movement until you
have a sense that you have done enough. If
you have any oil left on your hands either rub
your hands together until the oil is absorbed
or dab the remaining oil from your fingers
onto the centre of your forehead, which is the
Third Eye and the seat of vision. Then say the
following or something similar:
I cleanse and consecrate this candle
(in the name of your chosen deity of you choose to
use one).
May it burn with strength in the service of the
Greater Good.
Your candle is now ready for use.
