I love using candle magick. It is a very old, very effective and fast acting way to manifest your needs or desires. It is also very simple. Incorporating candles in your use of Law of Attraction can add immeasurable energy to your intents and manifestations. The reason this works so well is that you are not using "conscious mind language". The subconscious does not speak in words. Things like colors and symbols speak directly to the subconscious bypassing the conscious mind. You cannot reach the cosmic consciousness without going through the subconscious which is always connected to the All.
If you are totally new to Law of Attraction, check out my other posts on how to apply it. If you have been working with Law of Attraction, this should be easy.
You can use any kind of candle for this. I like to use the small sized spell candles that are available online and come in all colors. But large tapers, pillars, votive, and novena candles are fine. How you want to do your candle magick will probably dictate what kind of candle you use. Also you will need a space just for this, a table or maybe on your mantle, anywhere you can do it but have it clear of all other energies. This does not work well in a cluttered space.
Carving appropriate symbols into your candle helps to define your need/desire. It further speaks to the subconscious. This can be done by creating a sigil ( a symbol made from the letters of a sentence you have formed with your intent... more on how to further down) or using symbols that already have an imprint on your subconscious like a dollar sign or a heart.
The color of candle you will use depends on your need, every color is a frequency wave and carries the energy of that frequency. So if you want to attract a passionate love the obvious red is the color to use. If you want to attract material wealth you would use green or gold (I prefer using gold for this purpose). Always use a brand new candle, never ever use a candle you have burned for any other reason. There is a chart posted below for color correspondences.
If you want to carve your candle with a sigil, which is a symbol you make yourself and holds your personal power, you first make a sentence of your desire. Example: I DESIRE PSYCHIC EXPANSION. All in capital letters. Make it a precise, short sentence that states your desire clearly. Then cross out all the vowels and any repeating letters so that you are left with a string of consonants. so for the example sentence we are left with the letters DSRPCHXN. This string of letters is used to make a symbol that speaks to your subconscious.
This is done over several steps to get to a symbol that does not really look like a bunch of connected letters.
While you are creating your sigil, stay focused on its purpose, feel the emotions of how you will feel when you manifest this desire. Visualize what you are wanting. Carve the final draft of your symbol into the candle with a small knife or toothpick. When I use a pillar candle or a large taper I carve the symbol 3 times into the wax. When using a novena I find a sharpie pen works great on the glass or you can make a paper label and tape it to the novena. It is important to keep visualizing as you carve it into the candle. The color I would use for the example sentence is deep purple and carve the sigil and an eye representing the anja chakra.
The next step is to anoint the candle with oil. Olive oil is a great all purpose magickal oil and can be used effectively. Or if you prefer to use essential oils geared towards your purpose that is fine, too, and below is a chart with oil correspondences.
To anoint the candle take some oil on your power finger (the index finger of the hand you write with.) and start from the middle of the candle and as you turn the candle clockwise continue to pull the oil from the center to the base of the candle. Then you will anoint the top part of the candle starting at the center again and drawing the oil to the wick. It is important not to rub back and forth!! Just one motion from the center to the base and then from the center to the wick. While doing this, again focus on your wishes, visualize your desire and feel how you will feel when you receive it. To fix a novena candle that is encased in glass poke 3 holes with a chopstick or knitting needle into the top of the candle around the wick. go as deep as possible and then drip your oil into these holes.
The last step before lighting it is to hold it between your palms and keep visualizing and stay focused and feel all of that pouring into the candle through your hands. Then place it in its holder in the space you have cleared for this purpose.
If you wish you can use sage or incense. I always clean my home with sage and especially the space I am doing my work in and I use the appropriate incense for my need/desire.
I could not find a chart for that that was big enough to see but here is a website that is accurate.
http://www.ravenandcrone.com/catalog/a72/Magickal-Properties-of-Incense/article_info.html
Okay so now you are all set and ready to light your candle. You are still visualizing and directing all that into the candle that is in its own space and light it up with a match. Say your gratitude knowing that your desire will manifest, feel it being sent on its way through the flame of the candle. release the energy. This is a good time to reflect on how this will make you feel when it comes to pass and to be thankful. Then you should go do something physical, like eat. Because you have just expended a great deal of energy and you have been using your upper chakras and you need to ground again and "come back to earth". I always have a snack ready for afterwards because I feel famished. If the weather is good, walking around in the grass barefoot if great for grounding. Now just forget about what you just did. Let it do the work you programmed it to do and go about your normal routine. If you use a larger candle and you have to leave the house, please use proper caution. If you have to extinguish your candle that is fine, you can relight it when you come home. Do it with your mind still and show gratitude for what you will receive.
This is just the basics, there are many things that can be added to candle magick and if you wish to go deeper, or need some more explanation please feel free to message me. I hope you try this and see great results!
This is a chart on color correspondences:
And a chart on the properties of oils for anointing:
I wish you all much success in your manifestations!
Namaste, Rose :)
