Candle Magick

Candle magick is a basic practice in many witchcraft traditions. It offers a simple way to focus your intention and work toward your goals. If you are new to candle magick, here are some clear steps a...

Beeswax The most common types of wax used in candle making are beeswax, paraffin wax, and dip-and-carve wax. Beeswax is an all natural wax with a sweet aroma. It is preferred because it adds softness ...

Elemental candle colours are an important part of many witchcraft and ritual practices. Each of the four classical elements—Air, Fire, Water, and Earth—is represented by a specific candle colour: yell...

Candle Gardens. In witchcraft, it is common for practitioners to be approached by friends, family, or community members who are seeking help. These requests can be for many reasons—such as illness, gr...

Candle of Love Spell. The Candle of Love Spell is a traditional ritual intended to attract or strengthen romantic affection between two people. This spell uses symbolic items and specific actions to h...

Colour is of great significance, both in healing and magick. Colour symbolism is used frequently with candles, as well as with crystals, flowers, foods and coloured water. These uses are a way of focu...

Green is for Earth and the North, midnight and winter. A green candle is placed at what would be the 12 o’clock position on a clock, aligned with magnetic or a symbolic North. Earth is the element of ...

The History of Candles. Candles have been used for thousands of years. Early forms appeared in ancient Egypt and Rome. Egyptians made rushlights by soaking reeds in animal fat, while Romans developed ...

Candles are a key tool in many forms of witchcraft, valued for both their versatility and their symbolism. In practice, candles can serve several roles. They may provide light during rituals, act as o...

Choose a candle with the colour according to the Spell you wish to cast. It does not matter what size candle you use as long as its A fresh candle that has never been used before. Hold the candle in y...

Red is for Fire and the South, noon, and summer. Place your red candle in the six o’clock position. Fire represents light, the Sun, lightning, fertility, power, joy, ambition, inspiration, and achieve...

Aries, the Ram: 21 March to 20 April. Colour: red. A cardinal Fire sign, for all matters of the self and of identity, for rituals of innovation, courage assertiveness and action. Ruled by Mars. Taurus...

Although tools of the craft may at times help you can practice magick with nothing but a candle. A candle is a self-contained magical system, for although it represents the Fire element, it also conta...

When it comes to colours, you may wish to have a variety on hand for different purposes. Typically, colour correspondences for candle magic are as follows: White: A balance of all colours; Spirit...

Here are the most common candle colors and their suggested uses: White. The color of purity and new beginnings. Use a white candle for rituals involving healing, new beginnings, and spiritual growth. ...

Blue is for Water and the West, dusk, and autumn. A blue candle is placed in the nine o’clock position. Water represents love, relationships, sympathy, intuition, reconciliation, harmony, healing, and...

Candles etched with zodiacal signs may be used to represent people born during a particular Sun period. They may then be burnt in rituals for different purposes. For instance, you can burn your own zo...

This recipe makes six 10 x three-quarter inch tapers. You will need • 4 pounds of bees wax.• Three 24-inch lengths of flat-braided 2/0 wick• A drying rack. You can make a drying rack by hammering pair...

Pillar candles are tall, wide, and generally round.  They last a long time, so they are excellent for ongoing spells. The way that pillar candles burn varies according to shape, content, and manu...

Here is a Black And White Candle Ritual ritual for a new beginning after sorrow or loss. You can carry out this ritual for yourself or someone you know who is grieving or unhappy after a betrayal of s...

Double Boiler Using a double boiler will help to keep your wax from reaching too high of temperatures. After use you can clean the top of the double boiler by wiping it with a dry dishtowel before the...

Yellow is for Air and the East, dawn, and spring. A yellow candle is placed at the three o’clock position. Air represents life itself, logic, the mind, communication, health, new beginnings, travel, l...

Remember the most important thing is what phase the moon is in. If it is waning, you want to work on something that you do not want anymore or some kind of psychic work. It is a great time for banishm...

A lot of witches burn candles just about every night. They burn a candle in honor of the Goddess. Just burning a candle, too, puts you in the right frame of mind. Some witches, even if they are burnin...