Fun with Candles

Recently a friend of mine asked me about candle magick. Even though it is one of the most basic types of spell casting most beginning witches don’t know HOW it works. Everyone knows how to do it, but in witchcraft you will never be as powerful just following directions as if you know how everything works. I figured that being a part of the craft that generally has its meaning ignored candle magick is a perfect subject for a discussion.

Candle magick has two main energy components: you and the fire. The “you” in the equation is self explainable. It means your individual will power and how you shape the energies around you. The fire is simply the energy of the wick going into the universe. Why this is such a powerful type of spell casting is that you’re grabbing a hold on the energy of the fire with your will power and shaping the universe. Another reason it is so successful is that it take years and years to have a spiritual technique steady enough for a well done spell. The fire from a candle is steady. Therefore your spell casting will be more even and successful work.

There are many ways to spice up candle spells so that you add a bit of extra oomph to the spell. Some people anoint candles with oils. I prefer a different technique. This is something I recently came up with and I would love for feedback on the idea.

First you need an old fashion candle making set. One that you have to dip the wick in the wax a few hundred times before it’s done. While making the candle empower it with your will with every dip while saying what you want. Once you are done with the candle you will have enchanted it a hundred times over. If you are not completely exhausted then you aren’t doing this properly. It will take immense amounts of spiritual energy for this. The results are worth every bit of energy spent. The spell is completely in the candle. It should remain there, if you seal it, until you burn the candle. When you do more energy than you can imagine in a single spell will be released. Not only is it immensely powerful it also lasts for hours. This is perfect if you can’t put every once of energy into a spell for hours, which most people cant. This way you only have to give it in short bursts.

If anyone has any other ideas I would love to hear them. Thanks for reading. :)