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Candle Magick
    Candle Burning as a ritual attracts us.  It is
    easy to do, primal in meaning, and a powerful
    form of sympathetic magick.  Since magick is not
    a religion, a person of any religion can use it.  

    Candle burning is comforting, as it helps us to
    realize we can do something about the things in
    our lives that we find annoying or distressing.  
    It is spiritual in its meaning and often draws
    the user into a more spiritual state of mind.  

Powerful in its results, this form of simple magick has centuries of
use behind it. It does not require fancy robes, expensive tools, or
vast metaphysical knowledge to perform.  It is a magical tool of the
common person who desires to make her/his life better.

RITUALS & MAGICK:

Our lives are filled with rituals, the majority of them of mundane
nature. Ritual, according to Webster's Dictionary, is any repeated
act.

We routinely do certain things every day with the expectation of
certain results.  We brush our teeth, take a bath, eat meals, watch
the news, work, and some of us may go to a religious gathering.  
Therefore, we are all acquainted with rituals and can understand what
they are.  Rituals give cohesion to our lives.  It is only when
ritual is connected with magick that the confusion begins.

Actually, there is nothing that mysterious about magick.  Magick is
simply the altering of events through will power.  Ritual magick is
the taking of energy from another plane of existence and weaving that
energy, through certain actions, into a desired physical form on this
plane of existence.  

You cannot halfheartedly do magick for something; it will not work.  
You must want very much the results you are striving to create; you
must be totally involved in the candle ceremony – body, mind,
emotions, and spirit.  That is why it is easier to do magick for
yourself than for others.

RIGHT AND WRONG:

It is not wrong to use magick to have a better life.  In fact, if a
person's life is in a negative cycle because of lack of money or
health or even love, there is no way that person can concentrate on
being spiritual.  When you are content with your physical life, you
are more open to expanding your spiritual life.  Above all things,
magick is practical.

However, it is wrong to use magick to willfully harm or control
others or take something that belongs to another person.  Many people
are surprised to learn that there are ethics in the use of magick.  
Magickians know that negative actions build negative karma.  

No matter what excuse one uses for such behavior, the result is
always the same:  If you use negative magick, you have to pay for
what you do.  No bad deed goes unpunished, even if it takes some time
for that punishment to fall upon the perpetrator.

Although some rituals will produce immediate results, most of them
will not.  It is not uncommon for a spell to take quite some time to
manifest your desire.  You will need to repeat the spell over a
period of time, since the goal is difficult to manifest and must
build up the energy it uses before manifesting.  

Because of this, many people who try candle-burning magick do not
believe it works.  They see no results in a week or a month and thus
give up.  Some spells need several months before their effects are
seen.  The time spent in empowering the more difficult spells over a
period of time also gains you the biggest rewards.

Candle magick is not an instantaneous magick.  It will not solve your
problems overnight.  However, it is a powerful tool for manifestation
of your desires.

HOW TO START:

The first thing you should do after purchasing candles and taking
them home is to gently clean them of any dust and debris.  Do this by
wiping them with a paper towel or soft cloth.  If the candle is
particularly dirty, you may have to wipe it with a mild soap and
water solution.  If it has any imperfections, carefully trim and
smooth it with a knife.  

Then store each color of candle separately in a box or drawer.  It is
not a good idea to store different colors directly touching each
other, as the colors may bleed onto each other.  

Colors are very important in candle-burning magick.  However, some
people have been taught to be prejudiced against certain hues.  

If, for example, you are not comfortable with black candles,
substitute a dark blue one.  Black, however, is not an evil color and
definitely has its place in magick.  It is the most powerful color
for absorbing negative vibrations and protecting.  

White candles can be substituted for any other color except magenta.  
White, though, is not as powerful for some spells as colored candles
are.

CANDLE COLORS AND THEIR PURPOSE:

Black: Protection, Reversal of Negativity (Pluto)

Blue (Light): Calming, Cooling, Peace, Healing, Sleep

Blue (Dark): Brings Expansion -- Especially Financial (Jupiter)

Brown: Stability, Land, Property, Healing Animals (Earth)

Gray: Releases Whatever Assigned

Green: Financial Growth, Prosperity, Healing, Money, Luck,
Fertility, Beauty, Employment, Youth (Venus)

Orange: Legal Matters, Success, Power, Good Health, Positive Mental
Outlook (Sun)

Pink: Emotional, Love, Fidelity, Friendships (Venus)

Purple: Power, Exorcism, Healing, Spiritual Growth and Understanding
(Neptune)

Red: Lust, Strength, Courage, Power, Sexual Potency, Passion, Energy,
(use this color with caution) (Mars)

White: Purity of Intent, Protection, Peace, Purification, Happiness,
Spirituality.

Yellow: Divination, Psychic Powers, Mental Powers, Wisdom, Visions,
Intelligence, Communication (Mercury)

When performing candle magick, do only one spell at a time.  Choose
the most important need in you life and work on that first.  Then, go
on to another type of spell to manifest a different desire or need.  
You need to keep you energy centered on one thing at a time, or the
spell's energy will be scrambled and the magick will dissipate before
manifesting anything.

For the best results, time your rituals to the phases of the moon:  

    NEW MOON "waxing Moon" - Candles can be lit after a new moon
    when it is waxing for matters in which you want to increase
    something, cause something to grow, to expand, enlarge,
    cultivate, germinate or flourish.  As the moon grows, so will
    whatever your are working on.

    The new moon is effective for two weeks.  A word of caution
    however: do not light candles three days before the actual date
    of the new moon, as this time is called “the dark of the moon.”

    FULL MOON "Waning Moon" - You can light candles after a full
    moon, when it is waning, for matters in which you wish decrease,
    reduction (weight), lessening, shortening, shrinking, or
    weakening.  As the full moon wanes, diminishes, or dies off, so
    will the things you want to end.

FINAL NOTE:

Remember, candle magick does not bring instantaneous results.  It
takes time for the opportunities to come that will manifest your
desires.
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