Candle Color Uses
. Black - protection, banish harmful energy
. White - all-purpose, truth, spirit communication
. Purple & lavender – spirituality, wisdom, tranquility; psychism, intuitive awareness
. Blue and royal blue – meditation & focus, fidelity, Turquoise - opening channels of communication
. Green - abundance, employment, money, fertility, growth, healthy overall well being
. Rose and Pink – nurturing, self acceptance, friendship, harmony, joy
. Yellow – intellectual pursuits, manifesting thoughts, mental clarity, clairvoyance
. Orange - enthusiasm, energy, strength, tenacity
. Red or magenta - passions, love, lust, partnerships, sex, vitality, power
The size of a candle effects burn time. Generally birthday candles 10-15 min., dinner-table tapers 1-in./hour, chimes 45-60 min., votives 10-15 hours.
Colors have various uses in magic because the colors trigger mental associations.There’s no single meaning, only associations to the task. Color lists vary by associations based on 5 elements, 7 chakras, 7 planetary vibrations, deities, seasons ... so candle color is flexible.
Elemental colors:
Favored for simple magic
Air-intellect-yellow,
Fire-vitality-red,
Water-emotions-blue,
Earth-prosperity-green,
Aether-spirituality-purple
Chakras -
favored by “light-workers” & healers
Crown: White - Devine truth, spirit contact
3rd Eye: Purple - spirituality, higher-self
Throat: Blue - truth, fidelity, communication, focusing in meditation
Heart: Green - health, fertility, over-all well-being
; self-confidence, peace - Pink
Solar Plexus: Yellow - intellect, knowledge, intuition, psychism
Belly Button: Orange - energy, tenacity, strength, courage
Sex Organs: Red, Magenta - power, passion, vitality, sex
Base of spine: Black - grounding, protection
Planets:
For standard magic
Sun-Sunday-healing-yellow,
Moon-Mon-psychism-white,
Mars-Tue-conflict-red,
Mercury-Wed-communication-turquoise,
Jupiter-Thur-finance-blue,
Venus-Fri-love-green,
Saturn-Sat-banish-black
You can also use candle colors related to deity when making appeals or on altars
Goddess - primordial mother-black
; maiden-white
, mother-red
, crone-black
; Moon-silver
God - primordial light bearer-white
; Lord of forest-green
; Sun-gold
Basic candle spell
Select a candle of the size that gives the desired burn-time - tea lights, tapers & votives are all popular. One spell per candle is preferred & a candle should be allowed to burn completely. It’s OK to snuff a flame and relight at a later time and if timed burns run over a few days on the same candle. Dispose of candle stubs in the trash.
Dressing the candle: Etch signs, names, dates before applying oil. Then dab & spread oil along the taper candle or
dab :-: on top of a tea light or votive. The oil holds the energy of the intention to the candle. Stand the candle in it's holder & place your hands around it or hold it in your hands; pull power on the breath from earth & sky to your belly; then focus on the goal, exhale to push the focused intent into the candle & state intention or repeat your incantation. If you add herbs or any stones they should be similarly charged & placed with the candle. Light the wick.
The spell: Sit quietly while focussing your gaze on the flame for a few minutes until you are aware only of the flame;
know in your gut that the spell is already fulfilled upon the Ethers. This is the heart of the spell & uses the witch-power "to know" a thing is so. (Knowing is like a hunch). You don't need to visualize when you know.