How to Do Candle Magic

Candle magic an excellent choice for those who are new to practicing magic. It's also great for those seeking to cast a first spell. It requires a minimum of supplies and tools--and a glowing flame to focus on. Its simplicity and beauty as a magical art is unsurpassed. Even advanced magic practitioners commonly favor it. It lacks the fuss and muss of highly ceremonial magic, and it is also one of the most powerful types of magic that can bring swift results.

Things You'll Need

• Taper candle
• Alternate candle
• Candle holders
• Pin
• Matches
• Essential oil

Instructions

1. Decide what color candle will correspond best to your need. There is no hard rule about color choice, except that it be meaningful to you in the way that it corresponds to your need. Sometimes this is an easy choice, such as choosing pink to find love or green for money. Sometimes you might have to think a while. You can always just use a white candle. White reflects all colors combined.

2. Find a place where you can be undisturbed for a while. Shut off your phone and dim the lights if possible. Sit down, placing all the tools you need before you.

3. Take your taper candle and your pin. Scratch your need into the wax, either in the form of a symbol or with words. If you are using oil, “dress” the candle by rubbing it from end to end with the oil. Set the unlit taper in its holder on a table or sturdy surface. Put the second candle, your service candle, in its holder and light it. This candle is simply to make lighting your magic candle at the appropriate moment easier. You don't want to fumble with matches or a lighter at that moment because it will break your concentration.

4. Relax yourself. Take in cleansing breaths. Spend some time meditating on your need. Don’t see yourself wanting it. Envision yourself already having it. Don’t rush this part since it is integral to your success. Magic is not in the tools you use, but it's in the mental effort you put forth. The candle is merely a tool. The visualization is the magic. Hold it for as long as you can.

5. Try to make yourself feel how you would feel if you obtained your need. To raise energy, unless you are especially skilled at meditation, it helps to physically move. You can rock back and forth. Get up and walk or dance around in a circle. Sing an appropriate song or chant. Clap your hands. Start slowly, gradually getting faster and faster, letting the momentum build. Continue going faster while holding onto that feeling until you feel you have reach a crescendo.

6. Take your service candle and light your magic candle with it. You can say an affirmation, such as, “By the time this candle burns out, (your need) will be made manifest.” If you prefer, you can simply shout a single word or a cry of victory.

7. Sit down and watch your magic candle burn. Relax and know that you have set an action in motion, like a ripple in the pond. It is currently on its way to fulfill your need. Be certain about it. Meditate a few minutes more on clearing your mind. Don’t think about it any longer, or you may send out energies--such as doubt or fears--that will thwart your intent. Allow the magic candle to burn itself out and bury the remains. Know that it is done. Try not to think on it further.

Tips & Warnings

• Use magic responsibly. Never cast spells to interfere with the free will of others or take something away from someone else. That kind of magic is sure to backfire on you.