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Candle
Magic for Beginners
By Richard
Webster
Price: $12.95
Celtic
Connection Price $11.95
Anyone who has made a wish before blowing out birthday candles has practiced
candle magic. Quick, easy, and effective, this magical art requires no religious
doctrine or previous magic experience. Anyone can practice candle magic and
Richard Webster shows you how to get started. Learn how to perform rituals,
spells, and divinations to gain luck, love, prosperity, protection, healing, and
happiness. Also included are tips for which kinds of candles to use, candle
maintenance and preparation, best times for magic, and how to make your own
candles.
EXCERPT:
What Is Candle Magic?
According to the Unabridged Random
House
Dictionary of the English Language, magic is the
art of achieving a
desired result by the use of
certain mysterious techniques, such as
incantations
or ceremonies. Aleister Crowley, the famous
twentieth-century
magician, defined magic
as "the Science and Art of causing Change to
occur
in conformity with Will." One of my favorite
definitions of magic comes from
Florence
Farr, a leading member of the Golden
Dawn: "Magic consists of
removing the limitations
from what we think are the earthly and
spiritual
laws that bind or compel us. We can
be anything because we are All." I
particularly
like the phrase "we can be anything," as magic
allows us to
overcome apparently insurmountable obstacles
and attract to us whatever it is
we want.
There are many forms of magic, some of them
extremely
difficult to master. Candle magic has a huge advantage
over
virtually all other forms of magic as it is
straightforward and
uncomplicated. You do not have to
remember the 365 names of God, for
instance. At its
most basic, you can light a candle and make a wish.
Of
course, there is a lot more to it than that, and the rituals
need to be
performed properly to be effective. Nevertheless,
candle magic stands alone
among the magical arts
for its ease and effectiveness.
Here are just
some of the advantages that candle magic
has over other forms of
magic:
- The rituals are simple, but effective
- The costs are minimal, and the props can bemade or bought anywhere
- There is no need for special robes or intricateceremonies
- The rituals can be performed anywhere, indoorsor out
- There is no need for years of training; youcan start right away, and
experience results
immediately
- Candle magic is extremely versatile; rituals canbe used to attract, to
repel, to protect, and to
divine the future
You might be surprised to
learn that you have been
practicing candle magic since you were a toddler.
Making
a wish when you blew out the candles on your birthday
cake is a
good example of candle magic. First of all you
concentrated, and then you
made a wish. Your subconscious
mind received this request and made the
wish
happen.
Many people perform candle magic unconsciously. A
good
friend of mine lights candles every Sunday night
while writing in her
journal. This is a special, quiet time
for her, and she looks forward to it
all week long. She has
a large selection of candles and chooses the ones that
appeal
to her at the time. Somehow, even though she knows
nothing about
the subject, she always chooses the candles
that relate to what is going on
in her life at the time.
Our former next-door-neighbors used to burn a
beeswax
candle in their bedroom for an hour or two every
night before
going to bed. They believed that it helped
them sleep better, and also made
them more likely to remember
helpful dreams. Interestingly, my friends at
Pheylonian
Beeswax Candles in Canada told me that beeswax
candles produce
negative ions that help create a balanced
environment. Consequently, at the
same time that my
neighbors thought they were performing a form of
candle
magic, their candles were busy creating a more harmonious
and
sweeter environment. No wonder they slept so
well.
I have been guilty
of lighting candles for a specific purpose
while entertaining people. If they
had thought about
it, my guests would have assumed that I was using
the
candles for atmosphere and decoration, rather than for a
magical
purpose.
Candles are incredibly comforting, even when used
simply to
decorate a dining table. There is something
about the romantic atmosphere
they create that makes
them seem magical and uplifting. Candles create
warmth,
light, and feelings of brightness and joy. When you gaze
into a
flame it is easy to see how candle magic began.
The Roman Catholic, Greek
Orthodox, and Russian
Orthodox churches all burn candles when making
requests.
Pagans also burn candles for the same reasons.
Candle magic has
been used by people of all religions,
and of no religion, to effect change
and to make their
wishes come true.
Burning candles is one thing;
burning them to attain a
desired result is another. Candles that are burned
with a
specific aim in mind become powerful tools that enable
you to
perform real magic. This is because the person
making the request
concentrates on the desired result,
which subconsciously impresses this
desire into the candle.
As the candle burns, the request is sent out into
the
universe where it is manifested. The candle is, in effect,
the link
between the mind of the person making the request
and the Universal Mind,
whoever or whatever you
perceive that as being. The Universal Mind is
spiritual in
nature. The candle is solid matter that is transmuted
into
spirit as it burns. This, coupled with intent, creates
incredibly
powerful magic.
It is interesting to note that all four
elements are always
involved in candle magic. An unlit candle
represents
the element of Earth. However, when it is placed in
contact
with Fire, the candle starts to melt, creating liquid
wax (symbolizing Water)
and smoke (Air). The Rosicrucians
were referred to as the
"fire-philosophers." They
used fire to symbolize transmutation, because when
a
candle is burned it creates light.
It goes without saying that
candle magic should be used
only for good. Karma follows the law of cause and
effect.
Any good deeds you do build up a store of good, or
positive,
karma. Any bad deeds build up bad, or negative,
karma that will
have to be repaid sooner or later. Consequently,
it is vitally important that
you perform any form of
magic with pure motives. Your magic must harm no
one.
Candle magic involves a number of factors:
- You must have an aim, desire, or need in mind;you need to remain focused on
your goal while
performing all of these steps
- As in all types of magic, there needs to be anemotional involvement
- You have to choose the correct candle, orcandles
- You must dress the candle
- You must consecrate the candle
- You must burn the candle; this is usuallydone in the form of a ritual that
helps send
the desired energies out into the universe
- You need to believe in the power of your magic,and wait expectantly for the
desired result
- Naturally, you can not expect the candle ritual todo everything for you; you
need to do whatever
else is required to make your desire a reality;
this
usually entails work; if your spell involves
finding a new partner, for
instance, you have to
do your part by going to places where you are
likely
to meet him or her-creating a spell and
then staying at home will not
work
We will be covering all of these factors in the
following
chapters. To begin, though, we need to look at the items
that
are required to perform candle magic. That is the
subject of the next
chapter.
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